Monday, December 5, 2016

Casting News - Alexandra Breckenridge to Recur on 'This Is Us'; FX's 'Legion' Gets Premiere Date; Plus 4 More Updates!

Casting News - December 5, 2016

ABC's Scandal; AMC's Humans & The Terror; FX's Legion; NBC's This Is Us; and Netflix's Atypical.





AMC's HUMANS
  • The 8-episode second season of the hit drama will premiere on Monday, February 13 at 10/9c. The returning cast for the new season includes Gemma Chan, Emily Berrington, Colin Morgan, Ivanno Jeremiah, Tom Goodman-Hill, Katherine Parkinson, Will Tudor, Pixie Davies, Lucy Carless, Theo Stephenson, Neil Maskell and Ruth Bradley. New cast members include Carrie-Anne Moss, Sam Palladino, Marshall Allman, Sonya Cassidy, Bella Dayne and Letitia Wright.
FX's LEGION
  • The new Marvel drama series created by Fargo's Noah Hawley will debut its 8-episode first season on Wednesday, February 8 at 10/9c. The drama stars Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Katie Aselton, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, Bill Irwin and Jean Smart.
ABC's SCANDAL
  • Zoe Perry (The Family) - the real-life daughter of series star Jeff Perry - has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming sixth season. No details were released about the character she will be playing or how many episodes she'll appear in.
NBC's THIS IS US
  • The Walking Dead alum Alexandra Breckenridge has joined the hit drama's first season in a recurring role. She will play Sophie, a childhood friend of Kate's (Chrissy Metz).
NETFLIX's ATYPICAL
  • Looking alum Raúl Castillo has landed a recurring role on the upcoming comedy starring Jennifer Jason Leigh. He will play Nick, a handsome, free-spirited bartender who meets Elsa (Leigh).
AMC's THE TERROR
  • Matthew McNulty (The Musketeers) has been cast as a series regular on the upcoming drama starring Tobias Menzies and Jared Harris. He will play a lieutenant on the HMS Terror.