Casting News - September 30, 2014
ABC's Agent Carter, Astronaut Wives Club & black-ish; and The CW's iZombie & Jane the Virgin.
THE CW's JANE THE VIRGIN
- Tina Casciani (Reckless, Murder in the First) has joined the cast of the upcoming drama. She will play Melissa De La Vega, a telenovela star and ex-wife and manager of Rogelio (Jaime Camil).
ABC's BLACK-ISH
- Jenifer Lewis (Meet the Browns, Strong Medicine) has landed a recurring role on the hit comedy. She will play Ruby, Dre's (Anthony Anderson) mother who overbearingly smothers him with love.
THE CW's iZOMBIE
- Ryan Hansen will reunite with Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas on his new midseason drama starring Rose McIver. He will play a cocky, uncomplicated golden boy and pro snowboarder who is paid handsomely to put his face on things.
ABC's AGENT CARTER
- Marvel and ABC have official confirmed that Dominic Cooper will reprise his role from Captain America film as Howard Stark on the midseason drama.
ABC's ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB
- Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck, 24: Live Another Day) has joined the cast of the midseason drama starring JoAnna Garcia Swisher and Odette Annable. She will play Rene Carpenter, wife of Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, whose modern attitudes are source of both conflict and courage for the other wives. Over time, Rene finds her own voice and awakens to a higher calling in politics, civil rights and women's issues.
