Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

TELEVSION

Veteran actor Tony Todd (Candyman) will voice the DC Comics villain Zoom in season two of The Flash. (Laura Prudom at Variety)

Actress Amy Okuda (The Guild) has landed a recurring role on How to Get Away With Murder, playing a character who is, of course, being kept under wraps. (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)

Syfy has renewed both of their new series Killjoys and Dark Matter for a second season; but the fate of Defiance has yet to be announced. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actress Sarah Carter (Falling Skies and Rogue) has landed a recurring role on Hawaii Five-0 where she will be play Lynn, a nature enthusiast and avid explorer, who McGarrett (series lead Alex O’Loughlin) takes to a remote island on an adventurous first date, where they stumble upon a criminal hideout that puts both of their lives in danger. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Actor Freddie Stroma (UnREAL) has landed a role in the sixth season of Game of Thrones, playing Samwell Tarly’s brother Dickon. (Kimberly Roots at TV Line)

Actress Kelly Rowan (The O.C. and Perception) will guest star on an episode of Castle, playing Carla Feller, the dean of a prestigious university that is left stunned by the mysterious death of a student. (Rebecca Iannucci at TV Line and Entertainment Weekly)

Actress Ally Walker (Profiler and Sons of Anarchy) has landed a recurring role in the upcoming USA Network drama Colony that is set in Los Angeles in the near future where a state of occupation by a force of outside intruders exists. (Kate Stanhope at The Hollywood Reporter)

TV TRAILERS

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

Actress Cara Buono (Person of Interest and Mad Men) has landed a series regular role in the Netflix supernatural period drama Stranger Things that is set in 1980 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. Buono will play Karen, the mom of Mike and Nancy, two of the kids on the search for the missing boy. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

Narcos, the Netflix series, has been renewed for a second season. (Variety)

BOX OFFICE TRAILERS

Q&A SECTION (with Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Question: Supernatural scoop, please! —Shirin

Ausiello: Remember how executive producer Jeremy Carver teased at Comic Con that some fan favorite characters will return in Season 11 (premiering Oct. 7), and in surprising ways? It sounds like their reappearance could be tied to the new Big Bad. “As responsible as the boys feel for having released The Darkness and how much they personally want to defeat it, they’re not going to be able to do it alone,” the EP tells TVLine. “They’re going to have to confront some figures from their past. They’re going to have to make some unexpected and unholy alliances involving folks from their past, which will have personal ramifications, as well. Because these are some pretty significant figures from their past.”

Question: Will Ziva ever come back to NCIS? —Janet

Ausiello: Isn’t that forever the million-dollar question? And while we (obviously) have no news on that particular front, Michael Weatherly — he plays Ziva’s former colleague, Tony — did tease some very special guests to come. “I have come to understand that there will be, later in the year, some guest stars that will melt the avid NCIS viewer’s brain,” he shared. (Presented with and amused by Weatherly’s provocative sell, show boss Gary Glasberg would only confirm, “We’ve got some really fine guest spots that aren’t locked in yet.”)

Question: I have a query regarding NCIS: LA. Do you know if we’ll see Nell and Eric getting together this season? –Brittany

Ausiello: In Season 7 (premiering Sept. 21), “We certainly see more of that relationship,” showrunner Shane Brennan told Matt Mitovich as part of our Fall Preview Q&A. “It’s obviously not as developed as Kensi and Deeks’ relationship, but there’s definitely more fun to be had there.” Especially when one of the techies tackles a new skill. “Sam is going to give Eric weapons training,” Brennan shared with a chuckle. “For those who have watched from the beginning, you realize this is fraught with danger — for everyone!”

Question: What’s this past history between Sleepy Hollow’s Abbie and Lance Gross’ character, Daniel? —Regina

Ausiello: Abbie and Daniel “had a very special relationship when they met,” new showrunner Clifton Campbell tells TVLine, “and it’s going to be kind of challenging to suddenly be somebody’s boss when you started out being very, very close friends.” Whether that closeness continues into Season 3 creates a “challenge” for the feds, he adds. “You want all the good of that close, trusting, intimate relationship without the messiness of it going too far, and that’s proven in the first handful of episodes so far this season to be interesting to watch.”

That’s it. Enjoy!