Monday, August 5, 2024

Casting News - Sarah Ramos and Darren Barnet Set as New Series Regulars on 'Chicago Med'; Plus 5 More Updates!

Casting News - August 5, 2024

Amazon's Citadel; AppleTV+'s For All Mankind; The CW's Good Cop/Bad Cop; FOX's Accused; NBC's Chicago Med; and Netflix's The Four Seasons.





THE CW's GOOD COP/BAD COP
  • Devon Terrell, Grace Chow, Blazey Best, Philippa Northeast, William McKenna, Shamita Siva and Scott Lee will co-star on the upcoming drama starring Leighton Meester, Luke Cook and Clancy Brown.
  • Terrell (Rap Sh!t, Totally Completely Fine) will play Shane Carson, a charming but nerdy detective.
  • Chow (Mystery Road: Origin, The Twelve) will play Lily Lim, a petite EVPD dispatcher with a morbid streak.
  • Best (Pieces of Her, Plum) will play Nadia, Big Hank's (Brown) somewhat cryptic Russian girlfriend.
  • Northeast (The Newsreader, Paper Dolls) will play Dr. Marci Lane, who is brainy, stylish and funny. She is also the one great love of Henry's (Cook) life.
  • McKenna (The Messenger, Nowhere Boys) will play Sam Szczepkowski, a nervous wreck new officer.
  • Siva (Dashboard Dogs, What Would We Do) will play Sarika Ray, a fearless and overly devoted officer.
  • Lee (Home and Away, The Code) will play Joe Bradley, a lovable and long-tenured officer.
NBC's CHICAGO MED
  • Sarah Ramos and Darren Barnet have been cast as new series regulars on the drama's upcoming tenth season. Ramos previously starred for three seasons in NBC's Parenthood and recurred on FX's The Bear. Barnet starred for four seasons in Netflix's Never Have I Ever.
  • Ramos will play Dr. Caitlin Lenox, an ED attending poised to get Gaffney Medical into shape.
  • Barnet will play Dr. John Frost, a pediatric resident who is harboring a secret.
APPLE TV+'s FOR ALL MANKIND
  • Tyler Labine has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fifth season. He previously starred for two seasons in The CW's Reaper, three seasons in Hulu's Deadbeat and five seasons in NBC's New Amsterdam.
  • He will play Fred, a Mars Peacekeeper.
NETFLIX's THE FOUR SEASONS
  • Marco Calvani has joined the cast of the upcoming comedy starring Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Erika Henningsen and Will Forte. He previously wrote and directed the film High Tide. The Italian will make his American acting debut on the series.
  • No details were immediately announced about the character he will be playing.
AMAZON's CITADEL
  • Merle Dandridge, Rahul Kohli and Michael Trucco have landed recurring roles on the drama's upcoming second season. Dandridge previously starred for five seasons in OWN's Greenleaf and three seasons in ABC's Station 19. Kohli and Trucco are frequently collaborators of writer-director Mike Flanagan - with both appearing in Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher and Midnight Mass.
  • No details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing.
FOX's ACCUSED
  • Ken Jeong will guest star in an upcoming episode of the anthology's second season. The role will extend his presence on FOX as he is a panelist on The Masked Singer and hosts I Can See Your Voice.
  • Appearing in the episode "Eugene's Story" directed by Michael Chiklis, he will play a kind-hearted jewelry store owner who confronts his wife's secret past.