Friday, July 26, 2024

Casting News - Nicola Coughlan to Appear in 'Doctor Who' Christmas Special'; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - July 26, 2024

AMC's The Walking Dead: Dead City; Disney+'s Doctor Who; and Paramount+'s 1923 & Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.





AMC's THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY
  • Keir Gilchrist, Dascha Polanco, Jake Weary and Pooya Mohseni have joined the cast of the drama's upcoming second season. Gilchrist starred for three seasons in Showtime's United States of Tara, four seasons in Netflix's Atypical and in the Max limited series Love & Death. Polanco starred for seven seasons in Netflix's Orange Is the New Black. Weary starred for six seasons in TNT's Animal Kingdom. Mohseni guest starred on CBS' Madam Secretary and NBC's Law & Order: SVU.
  • Gilchrist will play Benjamin Pierce. Polanco will play Major Lucia Narvaez. Weary will play Christos. Mohseni will play Roksana.
DISNEY+'s DOCTOR WHO
  • Nicola Coughlan and Jonah Hauer-King will appear in upcoming episodes of the veteran drama. Coughlan starred for three seasons in Channel 4's Derry Girls and three seasons in Netflix's Bridgerton. Hauer-King starred in the 2023 feature film The Little Mermaid.
  • Coughlan will appear in upcoming Christmas special as Joy, a determined woman whose life is changed forever when she meets the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa).
  • Hauer-King will join the next season as a character that will be part of Ruby Sunday's (Millie Gibson) story.
PARAMOUNT+'s 1923
  • Janet Montgomery has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. She previously starred for three seasons in WGN America's Salem and five seasons in NBC's New Amsterdam.
  • She will play Hillary, a thoughtful woman who does not want to see injustice go unpunished.
PARAMOUNT+'s STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY
  • Gina Yashere has booked a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti. She co-created and starred in CBS' Bob Hearts Abishola, which aired for five seasons.
  • She will play an instructor at Starfleet Academy.