Casting News - May 17, 2017
Amazon's The Man in the High Castle; Audience's Loudermilk; FX's Katrina: American Crime Story; and TBS' The Last O.G.
TBS' THE LAST O.G.
- Cedric the Entertainer (The Soul Man), Taylor Mosby (Criminal Minds) and Dante Hoagland (The New Edition Story) have been cast on the upcoming comedy starring Tracy Morgan. Cedric will play Miniard Mullins, the head of the halfway house where Tray (Morgan) comes to stay after prison. He thinks of himself as the pinnacle of charisma at the house. Mosby and Hoagland will play Shay's (Tiffany Haddish) fraternal twins Amira and Shahzad. While they both physically resemble Trey, they grew up in private schools and can't relate to his tough upbringing. Tray is pretty certain that the twins are his, although Shay hasn't admitted it yet.
AMAZON's THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE
- William Forsythe (Boardwalk Empire, Hawaii Five-0) has booked a major role on the drama's upcoming third season. He will play J. Edgar Hoover, the powerful and controversial first Director of the FBI.
AUDIENCE's LOUDERMILK
- The upcoming comedy series created by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Mort will premiere on Tuesday, October 17 at 8:30/7:30c. The comedy stars Ron Livingston in the title role.
FX's KATRINA: AMERICAN CRIME STORY
- Dennis Quaid (The Art of More, Fortitude) has joined the cast of the upcoming second installment of the anthology series. He will play George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States who was criticized in the media for his handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
