Friday, December 9, 2016

Casting News - Yvette Nicole Brown to Appear on 'Dr. Ken'; Comedy Central Sets Premieres for 4 Shows; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - December 9, 2016

ABC's Dr. Ken; CBS' 2 Broke Girls; Comedy Central's Detroiters, Idiotsitter, Jeff & Some Aliens & Workaholics; FX's The Strain and Starz's Power.





STARZ's POWER
  • Mike Dopud (Dark Matter, Cedar Cove) has been cast in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. He will play Jason Micic, a handsome, vicious and powerful man who is the leader of a large cartel. 
FX's THE STRAIN
  • Jess Salgueiro (Saving Hope, Mary Kills People) has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth and final season. She will play Rosalinda, a glamorous and tough young lady held prisoner in a mysterious experimental medical ward.
ABC's DR. KEN
  • Yet another Community star is set to reunite with Ken Jeong on his comedy's current second season. Yvette Nicole Brown will guest star in the January 20 episode as Amy, the producer of a documentary series who is following around Dr. Ken (Jeong). A boring day at the office makes Amy start to think that Ken is not so camera-worthy, prompting Ken to doubt his career choice.
COMEDY CENTRAL's DETROITERS, IDIOTSITTER, JEFF & SOME ALIENS and WORKAHOLICS
  • The cable network has set premiere dates for a number of scripted programmings today. The seventh and final season of Workaholics will being on Wednesday, January 11 at 10/9c. followed by the series premiere of TripTank spinoff Jeff & Some Aliens at 10:30/9:30c. New comedy Detroiters starring Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson will premiere on Tuesday, February 7 at 10:30/9:30c. following the return of Tosh.0. The second season of Idiotsitter will debut on Thursday, March 23 at 10/9c.
CBS' 2 BROKE GIRLS
  • Covert Affairs alum Christopher Gorham has landed a recurring role on the comedy's sixth season. He will play Bobby, a friendly, affable contractor with a relaxed, easy-going manner and a good sense of humor who hits it off with Caroline (Beth Behrs).