Monday, June 1, 2015

Casting News - Eric Close Not Returning to 'Nashville' as Regular; Dallas Roberts Books 'SVU' Return; Plus 6 More Updates!

Casting News - June 1, 2015

ABC's Motive & Nashville; ABC Family's The Fosters; AMC's Fear the Walking Dead; CBS' Rush Hour; El Rey's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series; and NBC's Heroes: Reborn & Law & Order: SVU.




ABC's NASHVILLE
  • Eric Close - who has starred on the drama for the first three season - will not return as a series regular for the drama's upcoming fourth season. It's still likely that he will continue to make guest appearances though. He plays Teddy Conrad, the Mayor of Nashville and Rayna's (Connie Britton) ex-husband.
NBC's HEROES: REBORN
  • Sendhil Ramamurthy will reprise his role as geneticist Dr. Mohinder Suresh in a guest arc on the upcoming limited event series starring Jack Coleman and Zachary Levi.
NBC's LAW & ORDER: SVU
  • After appearing in the most recent SVU-Chicago P.D. crossover event, Dallas Roberts will reprise his role as convicted serial killer Greg Yates in the upcoming seventeenth season premiere of the veteran procedural. It's currently unclear how or why his character reappears so soon - or if his presence will effect any of the P.D. characters.
CBS' RUSH HOUR
  • Psych creator Steve Franks has signed on to serve as executive producer/showrunner on the upcoming midseason hourlong action comedy starring Jon Foo and Justin Hires. The pilot was written by Bill Lawrence and Blake McCormick, whom Franks will work with in shaping the overall first season.
EL REY's FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: THE SERIES
  • The 10-episode second season of the hit drama series will premiere on Tuesday, August 25 at 9/8c. The new season will star D.J. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, Jesse Garcia, Eiza González, Wilmer Valderrama, Madison Davenport, Brandon Soo Hoo, Jake Busey, Danny Trejo, Esai Morales, Jeff Fahey and Briana Evigan.
ABC's MOTIVE
  • ABC will not continue to air the procedural created by Daniel Cerone despite the Canadian drama acquisition already being renewed for a fourth season on CTV.
ABC FAMILY's THE FOSTERS
  • Chris Warren (High School Musical) has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming third season. He will play Ty, an attractive man who has aged out of the foster system and becomes separated from his younger brother, AJ (guest star Tom Williamson).
AMC's FEAR THE WALKING DEAD
  • Sandrine Holt (The Returned, House of Cards) will appear in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming first season. She will play Dr. Bethany Exner, a confident and skilled doctor.