AppleTV+'s The Morning Show; Disney+'s Wonder Man; NBC's Brilliant Minds; Netflix's Stranger Things; Paramount+'s NCIS: Tony & Ziva; and Showtime's The Agency & The Chi.
NBC's BRILLIANT MINDS
- Mandy Patinkin, Steve Howey and André De Shields will guest star on the upcoming drama starring Zachary Quinto. Patinkin previously starred for three seasons in CBS' Chicago Hope, eight seasons in Showtime's Homeland and in the fifth season of Paramount+'s The Good Fight. Howey starred for six seasons in The WB's Reba and eleven seasons of Showtime's Shameless. De Shields has received three Tony Award nominations - winning in 2019 for his role in the musical Hadestown.
- Patinkin will play an esteemed doctor who joins the staff of Bronx General Hospital, shaking up the dynamic of our doctors. Bringing his own unconventional methods to the workplaces, his affinity for house calls and long-standing patient relationships wins the respect of Dr. Wolf (Quinto), and fosters a mentor-like relationship between the two men.
- Howey will play a rugged motorcycle mechanic who comes to Dr. Wolf with signs of memory loss and an accidental gunshot wound. As the severity of his condition is uncovered, he is forced to make a heartbreaking decision. A decision that will forever change his life and the lives of his loved ones.
- De Shields will play an Alzheimer's patient in an end-of-life care facility. His disease is in its advanced stages, but Dr. Wolf is determined to help him reconnect with his family.
PARAMOUNT+'s NCIS: TONY & ZIVA
- Isla Gie, Amita Suman, Maximilian Osinski, Nassima Benchicou, Julian Ovenden, Terence Maynard, Lara Rossi and James D'Arcy will co-star on the upcoming NCIS spinoff starring Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly.
- Gie (Foundation) will play Tali, Tony (Weatherly) and Ziva's (de Pablo) precocious 12-year-old daughter who is sick of being treated like a child. She's more intuitive and vigilant than the adults around her give her credit for and she's ready to prove this to them.
- Suman (Shadow and Bone) will play Claudette, the Chief Technical Officer at Tony's private security company and the only reason the place runs as smoothly as it does. There's no problem Claudette can't solve or code she can't crack.
- Osinski (Ted Lasso) will play Boris, a Russian ex-pat and a brilliant computer hacker, one of the best and most elusive in the world. He lives outside the law and polite society and enjoys the anonymity and freedom that affords.
- Benchicou (Emily in Paris) will play Martine, a former French intelligence agent with the Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE). She is elegant and cunning, playing both sides of any conflict masterfully to protect her own self-interest.
- Ovenden (Bridgerton) will play Jonah, a former computer programmer for the NSA and now the Secretary General of Interpol. Charming, decisive and confident, he sees the ways in which the world is broken and knows he can fix it.
- Maynard (Coronation Street) will play Dr. Lang, a deeply experienced therapist. Gentle and probing, he treats patients with severe traumas and helps them find comfort and agency.
- Rossi (The Watch) will play Sophie, a highly skilled professional with a background in the Special Air Service (SAS). She brings a unique blend of maternal warmth and hyper-vigilance to her role as a caretaker for Tali.
- D'Arcy (Agent Carter) will play Henry, a high-ranking official at Interpol. He has spent his career in law enforcement chasing international criminals. Career-focused with no wife or family of his own, Henry has always been happily married to his job.
SHOWTIME's THE AGENCY
- Jodie Turner-Smith has been cast as a series regular on the upcoming drama starring Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright and Richard Gere. She previously starred for two seasons in TNT's The Last Ship and in the Cinemax limited series Jett. She is currently recurring on Disney+'s The Acolyte and stars in AppleTV+'s upcoming drama Bad Monkey, which premieres next month.
- She will play Sami Zahir, a professor of social anthropology who has a history with Martian (Fassbender).
NETFLIX's STRANGER THINGS
- Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly and Alex Breaux have landed recurring roles on the drama's upcoming fifth and final season. Fisher recently starred in the film Bookworm. Connelly previously appeared in the short film Between the Silence. Breaux recurred on Showtime's Waco: The Aftermath and Paramount+'s Joe Pickett.
- No details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing.
APPLE TV+'s THE MORNING SHOW
- Aaron Pierre has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. He previously starred for two seasons in Syfy's Krypton, in the Amazon limited series The Underground Railroad and in the fourth installment of National Geographic's Genius: MLK/X.
- He will play Miles, an acclaimed visual artist who moves through the circles of the New York elite.
SHOWTIME's THE CHI
- Rotimi is set for a recurring role on the drama's upcoming seventh season. He previously starred for two seasons in Starz's Boss and five seasons in Starz's Power.
- He will play Charles, Pastor Ezekiel's (Daniel J. Watts) former assistant who returns to the church for a second chance.
DISNEY+'s WONDER MAN
- Byron Bowers has joined the cast of the upcoming Marvel drama starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. He previously recurred on Showtime's The Chi and HBO's Irma Vep. He next stars in the AppleTV+ limited series Lady in the Lake, which debuts on Friday.
- No details were immediately announced about the character he will be playing.
