Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Casting News - Stana Katic Signs New 'Castle' Contract; 'Gotham' Ups Morena Baccarin to Regular; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - May 12, 2015

A&E's Unforgettable; ABC's Castle; The CW's The Originals; and FOX's Gotham.





FOX's GOTHAM
  • Morena Baccarin has been promoted to series regular for the drama's upcoming second season. She plays Dr. Leslie Thompkins, the new medical examiner for the police precinct and James Gordon's (Ben McKenzie) love interest throughout the second half of the first season.
THE CW's THE ORIGINALS
  • After recurring in the second season, Riley Voelkel has been upped to series regular for the drama's upcoming third season. She plays Freya Mikaelson, the eldest sister of the Mikaelson siblings.
ABC's CASTLE
  • Stana Katic has just signed a new one-year deal to continue starring as Kate Beckett on the drama's upcoming eighth season.
A&E's UNFORGETTABLE
  • Alani Nicole Anthony (aka La La Anthony) is joining the cast of the procedural's upcoming fourth season. she will play Delina Michaels, an up-and-coming medical examiner successful in everything but love.