Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Development News - Sheila Vand to Co-Star on FOX's '24: Legacy'; Tawny Cypress Joins NBC's 'Blacklist' Spinoff

Development News - March 30, 2016

FOX's 24: Legacy and NBC's Untitled Blacklist Spinoff.






FOX's 24: LEGACY
  • Sheila Vand (Argo, State of Affairs) has been cast on the drama pilot starring Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto and Jimmy Smits. She will play Nilaa, the campaign manager for Senator Donovan (Smits) who is driven and bright and won't take a back seat to the judgment of his wife, Rebecca (Otto).
NBC's UNTITLED BLACKLIST SPINOFF
  • Tawny Cypress (Unforgettable) has joined the cast of the proposed spinoff of The Blacklist starring Famke Janssen and Edi Gathegi. She will play Nez Rowan. No other details were immediately released, though it's likely she'll appear in a couple of episodes of The Blacklist this season and not just the backdoor pilot airing May 12.