Friday, October 24, 2014

Casting News - 'Childhood's End' Casts Charles Dance; 'The Odd Couple' Adds Lauren Graham; Plus 4 More Updates!

Casting News - October 24, 2014

ABC's Agent Carter; ABC Family's Switched at Birth; CBS' The Odd Couple; The CW's The Originals; HBO's Silicon Valley; and Syfy's Childhood's End.





HBO's SILICON VALLEY
  • Jimmy O. Yang has been promoted to series regular status on the comedy's upcoming second season. He appeared in three episodes of the first season as Jian Yang, a hacker house resident.
CBS' THE ODD COUPLE
  • Parenthood star Lauren Graham will appear on an upcoming episode of the midseason comedy. She will play Gaby, Oscar's (Matthew Perry) ex-wife. The two of whom have a better relationship as divorcĂ©es.
ABC's AGENT CARTER
  • Nikita vet Lyndsy Fonseca has joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Hayley Atwell. She will play Angie Martinelli, an aspiring actress living in 1946 New York who Peggy (Atwell) befriends as she herself seeks to find her place in the post-war world.
SYFY's CHILDHOOD'S END
  • Charles Dance (Game of Thrones) is the first actor cast on the upcoming six-part limited event series. He will play Karellen, the ambassador for the Overlords. His comforting words and amazing technological gifts quickly win humanity's favor, beginning decades of apparent utopia at the cost of human identity and culture. However, his refusal to reveal his physical appearance and insistence on dealing only through Ricky have some people questioning whether his intentions are truly benevolent.
ABC FAMILY's SWITCHED AT BIRTH
  • Bess Armstrong (My So-Called Life) has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. She will play Daphne's (Katie LeClerc) formidable pre-med professor. She will first appear in the season premiere.
THE CW's THE ORIGINALS
  • Debra Mooney (Everwood, Scandal) has been cast in a recurring role on the drama's current second season. She will play play Mary, a tough, no-nonsense werewolf who will do quite literally anything to ensure the safety of her pack.