Thursday, July 23, 2015

Casting News - 'Da Vinci's Demons' Gets Final Season Premiere Date; 'American Crime' Adds Hope Davis; Plus 7 More Updates!

Casting News - July 23, 2015

ABC's American Crime; The CW's The 100 & Arrow; FOX's Empire; FX's American Horror Story: Hotel & Married; Netflix's Lilyhammer; Showtime's The Affair & Homeland; and Starz's Da Vinci's Demons.




STARZ's DA VINCI'S DEMONS
  • The premium cable network has announced that the upcoming third season of the hit period drama starring Tom Riley will be its last. The network has also unveiled that the final season will debut on Saturday, October 24 at 8/7c.
FX's MARRIED
  • Joanna Cassidy (Blade Runner) will appear on an upcoming episode of the comedy's second season. She will play Sharon, Russ' (Nat Faxon) over-sexed mother who, even at 70, is still on the hunt for Russ' new daddy.
NETFLIX's LILYHAMMER
  • The online streaming service has opted to cancel the drama starring Steve Van Zandt after three seasons. Van Zandt broke the cancellation news on Twitter. The drama aired its last episode in November 2014.
SHOWTIME's THE AFFAIR and HOMELAND
  • The premium cable network will debut new seasons of the two acclaimed dramas on Sunday, October 4 - with the fifth season of Homeland at 9/8c. and the second season of The Affair at 10/9c.
THE CW's THE 100
  • Michael Beach (Sons of Anarchy) and Neil Sandilands (The Americans) have landed recurring roles on the drama's upcoming third season. Beach will play Pike, a tough and charismatic member of the Ark with a staunch moral code. Sandilands will play Titus, an embodiment of the Old Guard, who works to preserve and protect his Grounder civilization and the fate of his people.
FOX's EMPIRE
  • Rapper Ludacris (Fast & Furious franchise) will appear on the drama's upcoming second season. No details were released about the character he will be playing. However, he posted a picture of him with Terrence Howard on Instagram with Ludacris in an officer's uniform.
ABC's AMERICAN CRIME
  • Hope Davis (Wayward Pines, Allegiance) has been cast in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. No details were made immediately available about the character she will be playing - though series creator John Ridley noted that she will share many scenes with Timothy Hutton.
THE CW's ARROW
  • Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager) will guest star on an upcoming episode of the drama's fourth season. She will play Jessica Danforth, a friend of the Queen family whose political ambitions place her in the crosshairs of a powerful and menacing enemy.
FX's AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
  • Naomi Campbell (Empire) has booked a recurring role on the upcoming fifth installment of the anthology series. She will play a fashion editor who pays the ultimate price for her critiques.