Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
RENEWALS
Amazon Prime has given a third season renewal to Cross. (Variety)
Hulu has given Paradise a third season renewal. (Variety)
TV CASTING NEWS
Grey’s Anatomy alum Jesse Williams has joined the 5th season cast of The Morning Show. He will play Vernon, UBN’s newest Head of News, who is known as a brash pot-stirrer with a talent for grabbing and keeping an audience. (Deadline)
Veteran actress Judith Light has joined the cast of the Apple TV drama Presumed Innocent for its upcoming second season, but details about her character are being kept under wraps. (Variety)
Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams, Dirty Dancing alum Jennifer Grey, Terry Chen (Almost Famous) and character actor (and cousin to Tom Cruise) William Mapother [among others] have joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix limited series The Altruists, which will be about Sam Bankman-Fried, the “poster boy” of cryptocurrency who was convicted of fraud and related crimes. The series will focus on Bankman-Fried (Anthony Boyle) and Caroline Ellison (Julia Garner), two hyper-smart, ambitious young idealists who tried to remake the global financial system in the blink of an eye before they were accused of stealing $8 billion and became the Bonnie & Clyde of Gen Z. (Deadline)
Some familiar faces will be showing up in season three of the CBS drama Elsbeth, including Broadway legend Patti LuPone, Ugly Betty alum Michael Urie and Madam Secretary cast member Erich Bergen. LuPone will play Ruby Lane, a legendary New York cabaret performer who makes her home in the hotel where she sings. Urie will play Monty Blakemont III, a dashing art connoisseur and philanthropist. And, Bergen will play Otis Langley, a TV personality and celebrity reporter with a charming smile and a nasty reputation. (Deadline)
The upcoming 5th season of the Netflix series The Lincoln Lawyer has added new cast members, including Doom Patrol alum Diane Guerrero, Richard Cabral (Mayans), Steve Howey (High Potential) and veteran actor Corbin Bernsen [among others]. Cobie Smulders, who was introduced in the recent 4th season finale, has been promoted to series regular for the new, upcoming season. There are no specific details about the roles these new cast members will play other than their names. (Deadline)
Amazon Prime is planning a limited series about astronaut Sally Ride with Twilight actress Kristen Stewart set for the lead role. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Netflix has announced additions to its upcoming live-action Scooby Doo cast, which already stars Mckenna Grace as Daphne Blake. Tanner Hagen (The Pitt and Dark Light) will play Shaggy Rogers; Abby Ryder Fortson (Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret) will play Velma Dinkley and Maxwell Jenkins (Lost in Space) will play Fred Jones. (Deadline)
PILOT CASTING NEWS
Actor Felix Solis, best known for The Rookie, Ozark and The Rookie: Feds, has joined the NBC pilot The Rockford Files where he will play the James Rockford’s (to be played by Angel and SEAL Team star David Boreanaz) best friend Nitty. (Deadline)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
The upcoming animated movie Minions & Monsters (from the long-running Minions franchise) will feature voices provided by Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Jesse Eisenberg and Trey Parker. (Deadline)
Looks like a sequel movie for A Minecraft Movie is in the works and Kirsten Dunst has officially joined the cast. There are no details on who she will play or what the movie will be about, though. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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