Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Casting News - Will Chase to Recur on 'Stranger Things'; 'Still the King' Return Date; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - May 3, 2017

BBC America's Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency; CMT's Still the King; Freeform's The Bold Type; and Netflix's Stranger Things.





FREEFORM's THE BOLD TYPE
  • Emily C. Chang (The Vampire Diaries) has been cast in a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Katie Stevens. She will play Lauren, the blunt and overworked executive editor.
BBC AMERICA's DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY
  • Izzie Steele (Pillow Talk) has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. She will play Tina Tevetino, a deadpan, bone-dry former bad girl-turned-cop with a "let's just see what happens" approach to literally everything.
CMT's STILL THE KING
  • The hit comedy starring Billy Ray Cyrus will return for its second season on Tuesday, July 11 at 10/9c. The season begins with Vernon (Billy Ray Cyrus) fresh out of jail and determined to reclaim his position as a country music superstar while being present in the lives of his daughter Charlotte (Madison Iseman) and her mother Debbie (Joey Lauren Adams). Faced with the possibility of being a father to Debbie's unborn child, Vernon must balance his desires for fame and family.
NETFLIX's STRANGER THINGS
  • Will Chase (Nashville, Smash) has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. He will play Neil Mayfield, the father of a family of recent transplants to Hawkins, Indiana from California.