Casting News - November 21, 2024
ABC's Abbott Elementary; AMC's The Talamasca; Netflix's The Boroughs; and Syfy's Revival.
ABC's Abbott Elementary; AMC's The Talamasca; Netflix's The Boroughs; and Syfy's Revival.
ABC's ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
- Talia Shire will appear in an upcoming episode of the comedy's fourth season. She has received two Academy Award nominations for her performances in The Godfather Part II and Rocky.
- She will play Teresa Schemmenti, Melissa's (Lisa Ann Walter) mother.
NETFLIX's THE BOROUGHS
- Rafael Casal, Dee Wallace, Ed Begley Jr., Jane Kaczmarek, Eric Edelstein and Mousa Hussein Kraish have booked recurring roles on the upcoming drama starring Alfred Molina and Geena Davis.
- Casal will play Neil. Casal co-created and starred in the 2018 film Blindspotting and its spinoff series which aired for two seasons on Starz. He also recurred on Showtime's The Good Lord Bird and Disney+'s Loki.
- Wallace will play Grace. Wallace starred in the films E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Hills Have Eyes, Cujo and Halloween. She also recurred on FOX's 9-1-1 and Paramount+'s Fatal Attraction.
- Begley will play Edward. Begley starred for six seasons in NBC's St. Elsewhere, receiving four Emmy Award nominations for his performance. He also recurred on AMC's Better Call Saul and CBS' Young Sheldon.
- Kaczmarek will play Lilly. Kaczmarek starred for seven seasons in FOX's Malcolm in the Middle, receiving seven Emmy Award nominations for her performance. She also guest starred on NBC's This Is Us and AppleTV+'s The Changeling.
- Edelstein will play Hank. Edelstein recurred on Showtime's Shameless, Comedy Central's Drunk History, ABC's Fresh Off the Boat and Showtime's Twin Peaks: The Return.
- Kraish will play Dr. McGinnis. Kraish starred for two seasons in Starz's American Gods. He also guest starred on Showtime's Homeland and Paramount+'s Star Trek: Picard.
SYFY's REVIVAL
- WWE star CM Punk has landed a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Melanie Scrofano, Romy Weltman, David James Elliott and Andy McQueen. The wrestler previously recurred on Starz's Heels and FX's Mayans M.C.
- No details were immediately announced about the character he will be playing.
AMC's THE TALAMASCA
- Maisie Richardson-Sellers will co-star on the upcoming drama starring Nicholas Denton, William Fichtner and Elizabeth McGovern. She previously starred for four seasons in The CW's Legends of Tomorrow and in the Channel 4 limited series The Undeclared War.
- She will play Olive, a beguiling and ambitious agent of the Talamasca, assigned to be Guy Anatole's (Denton) American handler. She is deft with information and a master of disguises in the old tradition of spy craft.