Casting News - January 31, 2025
AppleTV+'s Lucky; HBO's House of the Dragon; Netflix's The Night Agent; and Peacock's The Miniature Wife.
AppleTV+'s Lucky; HBO's House of the Dragon; Netflix's The Night Agent; and Peacock's The Miniature Wife.
APPLE TV+'s LUCKY
- Timothy Olyphant has joined the cast of the upcoming limited series starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Annette Bening. He previously starred for three seasons in HBO's Deadwood (as well its follow-up movie), six seasons in FX's Justified (as well as its City Primeval limited series sequel), three seasons in Netflix's Santa Clarita Diet, in the Prime Video limited series Daisy Jones & the Six and in the Max limited series Full Circle. He also received an Emmy Award nomination in 2021 for his guest performance on Disney+'s The Mandalorian.
- He will play John, Lucky's (Taylor-Joy) father.
NETFLIX's THE NIGHT AGENT
- Fola Evans-Akingbola, Ward Horton and Albert Jones have been promoted to series regulars for the drama's upcoming third season. Evans-Akingbola previously starred in the first season but only made a cameo appearance in the second season. Horton also guest starred in the Season 2 finale setting up the plot for the third season. Meanwhile, Jones recurred throughout the second season - appearing in six episodes overall.
- Evans-Akingbola plays Secret Service Agent Chelsea Arrington. Horton plays Governor Richard Hagan. Jones plays FBI Deputy Director Aiden Mosely.
HBO's HOUSE OF THE DRAGON
- James Norton has been cast as a new series regular on the drama's upcoming third season. He previously starred for four seasons in ITV's Grantchester, three seasons in BBC One's Happy Valley, in the BBC One limited series The Trial of Christine Keeler and in HBO's one-season drama The Nevers.
- He will play Ormund Hightower, the Lord of Oldtown, the nephew of Otto (Rhys Ifans), and cousin to Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Gwayne (Freddie Fox). He is presently leading the Hightower forces in a march on King's Landing to support his house against Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy).
PEACOCK's THE MINIATURE WIFE
- O-T Fagbenle, Sian Clifford and Ronny Chieng have booked roles on the upcoming dramedy starring Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen. Fagbenle currently stars in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, which returns for its sixth and final season later this year. Clifford previously starred for two seasons in Prime Video's Fleabag and two seasons in Netflix's Unstable. Chieng recently starred in Hulu's Interior Chinatown, which premiered in November 2024.
- Fagbenle and Clifford are series regulars while Chieng will recur. No details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing.