AMC's Fear the Walking Dead; DirecTV's Kingdom & Rogue; FX's American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson; IFC's Benders; Netflix's The Get Down; NBC's Heroes: Reborn; and Starz's Outlander.
NETFLIX's THE GET DOWN
- Jaden Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness, After Earth) has joined the cast of the upcoming period drama created by Baz Luhrmann. He will play Marcus "Dizzee" Kilping, a psychedelically talented and enigmatic graffiti writer raised in the South Bronx.
FX's AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON
- Leonard Roberts (American Sniper) has been tapped to replace Gbenga Akinnagbe on the upcoming anthology series. Roberts will play Dennis Schatzman, the journalist who jumped on the O.J. Simpson soapbox to cry out about the LAPD's war against African Americans. Akinnagbe was original set to play the role but had to pull out because of a scheduling conflict.
DIRECTV's KINGDOM
- Mark Consuelos (Alpha House) will appear in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. He will play Sean Chapas, an ex-fighter and an old friend of Alvey's (Frank Grillo).
NBC's HEROES: REBORN
- Cristine Rose has been tapped to reprise her role as the manipulative Angela Petreli on a recurring basis on the upcoming limited series revival.
STARZ's OUTLANDER
- Dominique Piñon, Rosie Day, Andrew Gower and Romann Berruz have joined the cast of the drama's upcoming second season. Piñon will play Master Raymond, a mysterious healer with a great deal of knowledge regarding secret matters who develops a unique bond with Claire (Caitriona Balfe). Day will play Mary Hawkins, the daughter of a minor baronet who is being used as a pawn in the power plays of her elders. Gower will play Prince Charles Edward Stuart, the young heir to the exiled Catholic royal dynasty who is plotting his return to the throne. Berrux will play Fergus, a young French pickpocket who is incredibly loyal to the Frasers.
DIRECTV's ROGUE
- Ashley Greene (The Twilight Saga) has landed a series regular role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. She will play Mia Levesque, a beautiful and highly intelligent former NSA contractor who desperately needs Ethan's (Cole Hauser) help after an attempt is made on her life. She will pull Ethan into the high stakes world of corporate espionage. As Ethan grows closer to her, the body count around her begins to rise, and Ethan will question if he can trust this master manipulator.
AMC's FEAR THE WALKING DEAD
- Colman Domingo (Selma, The Knick) has booked a recurring role on the upcoming drama series. He will play Strand, a smart and sophisticated man with a mysterious past.
IFC's BENDERS
- Steven Schirripa (The Sopranos) has been cast in a recurring role on the upcoming comedy series starring Andrew Schulz and Lindsey Broad. He will play a character named Vito.
