Casting News - March 4, 2025
FX's Alien: Earth; Hulu's Amanda; Max's Hacks; Netflix's Nobody Wants This; Peacock's Poker Face; and Showtime's Dexter: Resurrection.
FX's Alien: Earth; Hulu's Amanda; Max's Hacks; Netflix's Nobody Wants This; Peacock's Poker Face; and Showtime's Dexter: Resurrection.
FX's ALIEN: EARTH
- Richa Moorjani (Never Have I Ever), Karen Aldridge (Severance), Enzo Cilenti (The Crown), Max Rinehart (Industry), Amir Boutrous (Good Omens), Victoria Masoma, Toma Moya (Midsomer Murders), Andy Yu (Fargo), Michael Smiley (Bad Sisters), Jamie Bisping (Mandy) and Tanapol Chuksrida (Thai Cave Rescue) will guest star on the upcoming drama starring Sydney Chandler.
- No details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing.
SHOWTIME's DEXTER: RESURRECTION
- Neil Patrick Harris will appear in a guest role on the upcoming Dexter sequel starring Michael C. Hall. He won a Tony Award in 2014 for his performance in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. He has also received 12 Emmy Award nominations - winning for his guest spot on FOX's Glee and three for producing and hosting the Tony Awards.
- He will play Lowell. No further details were revealed today about the character.
NETFLIX's NOBODY WANTS THIS
- Arian Moayed and Alex Karpovsky have booked recurring roles on the comedy's upcoming second season. Moayed received two Emmy Award nominations for his performance on HBO's Succession. Karpovsky previously starred for six seasons in HBO's Girls and in the Peacock limited series Angelyne.
- Moayed will play Dr. Andy, a charming, highly regarded (particularly by himself) psychotherapist who might just be the perfect match for Morgan (Justine Lupe).
- Karpovsky will play Big Noah, an overly confident rabbi at Noah's (Brody) temple.
PEACOCK's POKER FACE
- The dramedy's second season is staging an Orange Is the New Black reunion. Taylor Schilling and Adrienne C. Moore will guest star in upcoming episodes. They both starred for all seven seasons of the Netflix dramedy alongside Natasha Lyonne, who headlines the Peacock series.
- Furthermore, Geraldine Viswanathan (You're Cordially Invited) will appear in the second season. And finally, Rhea Perlman and Simon Helberg will reprise their roles as Beatrix Hasp and FBI Agent Luca Clark, respectively.
MAX's HACKS
- Julianne Nicholson, Michaela Watkins, Bresha Webb, Robby Hoffman and Eric Balfour have been added to the guest cast of the comedy's upcoming fourth season. Nicholson currently stars in Hulu's Paradise, which has been renewed for a second season. Watkins starred for four seasons in Hulu's Casual and two seasons in CBS' The Unicorn. Webb starred for two seasons in NBC's Marlon and two seasons in Starz's Run the World. Hoffman wrote on PBS' Odd Squad and Netflix's Workin' Moms. Balfour starred for five seasons in Syfy's Haven and in the Prime Video limited series Wilderness.
- Moreover, Danny Jolles, Gavin Matts, Grover Whitmore III, Holmes, Jasmine Ashanti, Katy Sullivan, Matt Oberg and Sandy Honig will appear as writers on Deborah Vance's (Jean Smart) new late night show.
HULU's AMANDA
- Rebecca Wisocky, Joe Lanza and Crosby Fitzgerald have landed recurring roles on the upcoming limited series starring Grace Van Patten. Wisocky currently stars in CBS' Ghosts, which has been renewed for two additional seasons. Lanza recurred on FOX's Gotham and FX's The Americans. Fitzgerald recurred on AppleTV+'s Palm Royale and guest starred on ABC's Abbott Elementary.
- Wisocky will play Cecilia, an American in prison who moves into Amanda's (Van Patten) cell to take care of her.
- Lanza will play Chris Mellas, Amanda's stepdad who found love later in life with Edda (Sharon Horgan) and is a strong presence in Amanda's life.
- Fitzgerald will play Madison, Amanda's best friend who always speaks her mind.