ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Bravo's Odd Mom Out; CBS' Two and a Half Men; The CW's Beauty and the Beast; and Showtime's Penny Dreadful.
THE CW's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
- Charlotte Arnold (Degrassi) will guest star on the third season premiere of the hit drama. She will play Marissa, a distraught Midwest woman whose stockbroker husband suddenly begins displaying erratic and violent behavior.
BRAVO's ODD MOM OUT
- The network's first scripted comedy series created by and starring Jill Kargman has rounded out the rest of its cast. Joining as series regulars are Abby Elliot (Saturday Night Live) as Brooke, Jill's (Kargman) sister-in-law and quintessential momzilla; Andy Buckley (Veep) as Andy, Jill's classically blue-blood and moneyed husband; Sean Kleier (Madam Secretary) as Lex, Jill's mega-successful brother-in-law; KK Glick (CollegeHumor) as Vanessa, an ER doctor and Jill's best friend and confidant; and Joanna Cassidy (Six Feet Under) as Candace, Jill's mother-in-law.
CBS' TWO AND A HALF MEN
- Psych alum Maggie Lawson will recur on the final season of the veteran sitcom. She will play a social worker who will help Walden (Ashton Kutcher) and Alan (Jon Cryer) when Walden decides to adopt a child.
SHOWTIME's PENNY DREADFUL
- Tony and Emmy winner Patti Lupone will guest star on the hit drama's upcoming second season. She will play a mysterious character from Vanessa's (Eva Green) past. Also joining the series in guest roles are Douglas Hodge as Bartholomew Rusk, an intense Scotland Yard investigator; Sarah Greene as Hecate, the powerful daughter of Evelyn Poole; and Jonny Beauchamp as a young man with a singular past.
- Additionally, Helen McCrory and Simon Russell Beale - who recurred throughout the first season - have been upped to series regular status. They play Evelyn Poole and Ferdinand Lyle respectively.
ABC's AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Hayley Atwell - star of ABC's midseason drama Agent Carter reprising her Captain America role as Agent Peggy Carter - will also appear on the second season premiere of the hit drama. Further details on her appearance are being kept under wraps. Additionally, ABC News' George Stephanopoulos will make a cameo appearance as himself in the premiere.
