Monday, February 6, 2017

Casting News - Annette Bening to Star in FX's 'Katrina: American Crime Story'; Plus 4 More Updates!

Casting News - February 6, 2017

ABC's The Goldbergs; FX's Katrina: American Crime Story; Hulu's Casual; NBC's Chicago Fire, Chicago Justice & Chicago P.D.; and Starz's Power.





NBC's CHICAGO FIRE, CHICAGO P.D. and CHICAGO JUSTICE
  • The West Wing star Bradley Whitford will guest star in the upcoming crossover between the three dramas, set to air on Wednesday, March 1. He will play Albert Forest, a high-powered defense attorney who literally wrote the book on cross-examination. Truth is irrelevant to Forest; what's important is the appearance of reality. The zealous defense of his client is actually a long con that lures prosecutors into his trap.
FX's KATRINA: AMERICAN CRIME STORY
  • Oscar nominee Annette Bening (20th Century Women, The Kids Are All Right) has been cast on the second installment of the hit anthology series. She will play former Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco. Her casting reunites her with her Running with Scissors director, Ryan Murphy.
STARZ's POWER
  • Larenz Tate (Game of Silence, Rescue Me) has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. he will play Rashad Tate, a city councilman from Jamaica Queens.
HULU's CASUAL
  • Judy Greer (Archer, Married) has booked a recurring role on the comedy's upcoming third season. She will play Judy, a newly single mother, wry and self aware, who is forced to do multiple jobs at a digital branding firm. She is overworked and in desperate need of distraction, something that Alex (Tommy Dewey), her new co-worker, is happy to provide.
ABC's THE GOLDBERGS
  • Girl Meets World star Rowan Blanchard has been cast in her first role since the cancellation of the Disney series - a guest spot on the comedy's fourth season. She will play Aliza, the editor of William Penn Academy's student-run sci-fi/fantasy magazine.