Friday, December 2, 2016

Casting News - Betty White to Appear on 'Young & Hungry'; 'Zoo' Ups Gracie Dzienny to Regular; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - December 2, 2016

ABC's Modern Family; CBS' Zoo; Freeform's Young & Hungry; Netflix's Disjointed; OWN's The Haves and the Have Nots.





OWN's THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS
  • The hit drama series from Tyler Perry will begin its fifth season on Tuesday, January 3 at 9/8c. The new season will continue to heat up as Hannah (Crystal R. Fox) is tested like never before. Hanna and her son, Benny (Tyler Lepley) are stripped of everything they have once Candace's (Tika Sumpter) latest hustle fails miserably. Elsewhere, Veronica (Angela Robinson) is stunned after Katheryn (Renee Lawless) lashes out in anger.
ABC's MODERN FAMILY
  • Charles Barkley and DeAndre Jordan will appear as themselves in an upcoming episode of the comedy's eighth season. In the episode, they will attend a charity basketball game that Phil (Ty Burrell) has been training all year for in an attempt to redeem himself after a disastrous turn at the previous year's game.
NETFLIX's DISJOINTED
  • Elizabeth Ho (Melissa & Joey) has been tapped to replace Jessica Lu on the upcoming comedy starring Kathy Bates. She will play one of the bud tenders, a big-hearted, type-A over-achiever trying to medicate herself back to normal. 
FREEFORM's YOUNG & HUNGRY
  • Emmy winner Betty White (Hot in Cleveland) will appear in an upcoming episode of the comedy's fifth season. She will play Ms. Wilson, Gabi's (Emily Osment) neighbor who she encounters after a misunderstanding with Josh (Jonathan Sadowski) leaves her confused about what to do. Ms. Wilson reluctantly helps Gabi figure out her next steps.
CBS' ZOO
  • After appearing in the second season finale, Gracie Dzienny (Chasing Life) has been promoted to series regular for the drama's upcoming third season. She plays Clementine, Mitch's (Billy Burke) daughter after the ten year time jump. In her brief appearance, she claims that her father may not be dead after all and she knows where he is.