Casting News - May 15, 2024
ABC's Grey's Anatomy; CBS' Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage; Max's Dune: Prophecy; and NBC's The Hunting Party.
ABC's Grey's Anatomy; CBS' Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage; Max's Dune: Prophecy; and NBC's The Hunting Party.
CBS' GEORGIE & MANDY'S FIRST MARRIAGE
- Will Sasso and Rachel Bay Jones will reprise their Young Sheldon roles as series regulars on the upcoming spinoff starring Montana Jordan and Emily Osment. Both have recurred on Young Sheldon throughout its sixth and seventh seasons.
- Sasso plays Jim McAllister, Mandy's (Osment) kind-hearted father who is often caught in the crossfire between his daughter and his wife. When he's not running the local tire store, he's trying to help his new son-in-law Georgie (Jordan) navigate marriage, parenthood and his new family.
- Jones plays Audrey McAllister, Mandy's overbearing mother who wants the best for her daughter and isn't convinced that Georgie is it. She is fiercely protective of her family, but not above thinking she knows what's best for everybody.
ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY
- Midori Francis is leaving the cast of the medical drama as a series regular during its upcoming 21st season. She joined the drama as a series regular at the start of Season 19. She becomes the second cast member planning to leave in the upcoming season - following Jake Borelli's announcement earlier this week.
- She plays Dr. Mika Yasuda, one of the five surgical interns at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. She has also been in a romantic relationship with Dr. Taryn Helm (Jaicy Elliot).
MAX's DUNE: PROPHECY
- Jessica Barden has been cast in a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Emily Watson and Olivia Williams. She previously starred for two seasons in Netflix's The End of the F***ing World and in the Netflix limited series Pieces of Her.
- She will play a younger version of Valya Harkonnen, with the elder version of the character played by Watson. Ambitious, stubborn and forceful, young Valya dreams of restoring her family's noble status. When a tragedy shatters her plans for the future, she finds herself on a new path that leads to the Sisterhood.
NBC's THE HUNTING PARTY
- Josh McKenzie has joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Melissa Roxburgh. He previously starred for three seasons in NBC's La Brea.
- He will play Shane Florence. Selfless, sincere and charismatic, he is a former soldier in Iraq and a prison guard at a highly classified facility.