Friday, March 1, 2024

Casting News - Lucas Till to Co-Star on 'The Abandons'; Noma Dumezwani Joins 'Murderbot'; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - March 1, 2024

Amazon's The Terminal List: Dark Wolf; AppleTV+'s Murderbot; CBS' Elsbeth; HBO's The Last of Us; and Netflix's The Abandons





HBO's THE LAST OF US
  • Danny Ramirez, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle and Spencer Lord will appear in the drama's upcoming second season. Ramirez previously starred in the Disney+ limited series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Barer starred for three seasons in Hulu's Runaways. Gabrielle starred for two seasons in Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and two seasons in Netflix's You. Lord currently recurs on The CW's Family Law.
  • Ramirez will play Manny, a loyal soldier whose sunny outlook belies the pain of old wounds and a fear that he will fail his friends when they need him most.
  • Barer will play Mel, a young doctor whose commitment to saving lives is challenged by the realities of war and tribalism.
  • Gabrielle will play Nora, a military medic struggling to come to terms with the sins of her past.
  • Lord will play Owen, a gentle soul trapped in a warrior's body, condemned to fight an enemy he refuses to hate.
NETFLIX's THE ABANDONS
  • Lucas Till, Nick Robinson, Diana Silvers, Lamar Johnson, Aisling Franciosi and Natalia del Riego will co-star on the upcoming drama starring Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson. Till previously starred for five seasons in CBS' MacGyver. Robinson starred in the FX limited series A Teacher and in the Netflix limited series Maid. Silvers starred for two seasons in Netflix's Space Force. Johnson received an Emmy Award nomination for his guest performance on HBO's The Last of Us. Franciosi starred in the HBO limited series I Know This Much Is True and in the BBC One limited series Black Narcissus. Del Riego recurred on CBS' NCIS: Los Angeles.
  • Till will play Garret Van Ness. Robinson will play Elias Teller. Silvers will play Dahlia Teller. Johnson will play Albert Mason. Franciosi will play Trisha Van Ness. Del Riego will play Lilla Belle.
APPLE TV+'s MURDERBOT
  • Noma Dumezwani has joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Alexander SkarsgĂ„rd. She previously starred for two seasons in HBO Max's Made for Love, in the HBO limited series The Undoing and in the first season of Netflix's The Watcher. She will next star in AppleTV+'s upcoming limited series Presumed Innocent opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Negga.
  • She will play Mensah.
AMAZON's THE TERMINAL LIST: DARK WOLF
  • Dar Salim has booked a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Taylor Kitsch, Chris Pratt and Tom Hopper. He starred in the 2023 film The Covenant. He will next star in Netflix's upcoming drama The Gentlemen opposite Theo James.
  • He will play Mohammed "Mo" Farooq, an Iraqi Special Operations Forces officer, formerly trained in the CIA Scorpions program. He was raised in a world of dictatorship and war. His mission is to strengthen his country and defend it against enemies without and within.
CBS' ELSBETH
  • Keegan-Michael Key and Gina Gershon will guest star in upcoming episodes of the drama's first season. Key previously starred for five seasons in Comedy Central's Key & Peele, two seasons in Netflix's Friends From College and two seasons in AppleTV+'s Schmigadoon. Gershon recurred on Amazon's Red Oaks, FOX/NBC's Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The CW's Riverdale and NBC's New Amsterdam.
  • Key will play Ashton Hayes, a financial advisor.
  • Gershon will play Dr. Vanessa Holmes, a vengeful plastic surgeon.