Rueben's Ramblings

Hi All,

There has been a lot of news since my last report on June 27 but here are the highlights from then through now:

CASTING NEWS

Actress Parminder Nagra (The Blacklist) has landed a multi-episode role on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., playing a powerful political figure who is outspoken in her distrust of Inhumans and the threat they pose to society. Also actor Jason O’Mara (Terra Nova and Life on Mars) will as the new Director on the show. (IGN and Blastr)

Actress Susan Walters (The Vampire Diaries) has been cast as Dr. Carla Tannhauser, the mom of Caitlin Snow (series regular Danielle Panabaker) on The Flash. (Entertainment Weekly)

Actor Jeremy Davies (Lost) will recur on Sleepy Hollow, which is undergoing a change of direction after the death of lead character Abby Mills. Davies will appear as Malcolm Dreyfuss, an eccentric and outspoken tech mogul who became a billionaire before the age of 30, and has since been seeking other worlds to conquer. He will be the new big bad on the show. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actress Zoe McLellan will not be returning to NCIS: Los Angeles for the show’s third season. Actress Vanessa Ferlito (Graceland) has been added as a new series regular, playing an FBI Special Agent. (TV Line)

Once Upon a Time has cast Oded Fehr (Covert Affairs) as Jafar, Deniz Akdeniz (Graceland) as Aladdin and Karen David (Galavant) will portray Princess Jasmine. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Actress Floriana Lima (The Family) has landed a series regular role on Supergirl where she will appear as Maggie Sawyer. It should also be noted that Calista Flockhart will appear in season two of the show, but only in a recurring capacity [this is due to the show relocating to Canada to film now that it is on The CW.]  (The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Blair Underwood will join the second season of Quantico, playing Owen Hall, an intelligent and inspirational CIA officer every fledgling operative wishes he or she could learn from. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Luke Mitchell (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D) and actress Michelle Hurd (The Glades) have joined Blindspot as series regulars with Mitchell playing Roman and Hurd playing another member of the shadowy organization that sent Jane to the FBI in season one. (The Futon Critic)

Actor Jon Huertas (Castle) has landed a recurring role in the NBC fall drama This Is Us, playing Mike, co-worker and best friend of Jack (series lead Milo Ventimiglia). (Deadline)

Actor Tate Donovan (The O.C.) will have a recurring role in the Amazon streaming series The Man in the High Castle. He will play a character named George Dixon, a mysterious figure from Juliana’s (series regular Alexa Davalos) past. (Deadline)

Actress Brit Morgan (True Blood) will have a recurring role in the new scripted drama series The Arrangement that will air on E! She will play Daisy Parson, an uncompromising independent filmmaker. (Deadline)

WWE Superstar Edge (aka Adam Copeland) (Haven) has landed a recurring role on Vikings, playing Ketill Flatnose, a fierce and brave warrior, chosen by Floki to be one of the leaders of the Viking party intent on traveling to Iceland to set up a community there. (Deadline)

RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS

CBS has renewed Zoo for season 3. (Variety)

Ray Donovan has been given a 5th season renewal by Showtime. (Variety)

PlayStation Network has cancelled their show Powers after two seasons. (Variety)

Suits has been renewed for a 7th season by the USA Network. (Variety)

The Last Ship has been renewed for a fourth season on TNT. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Game of Thrones will come to an end at the conclusion of the show’s 8th season. Season 7 is expected to air in 2017. (Variety)

AMC has renewed Revolutionary War drama “Turn: Washington’s Spies” for a fourth and final season, the network announced Tuesday. The 10-episode final run is scheduled to premiere in 2017. (Variety)

Wynonna Earp has been renewed by Syfy for a second season. (Variety)

The Vampire Diaries will end on The CW after its upcoming eighth season. (Variety)

Bates Motel will come to an end after season 5 on A&E. (Variety)

Teen Wolf will end after season 6 on MTV. (Variety)

Daredevil has been renewed for a third season by Netflix. (Variety)

Netflix has renewed Bloodline for season 3. (Variety)

Starz has given their drama Power two more season. (Variety)

Hunters has been cancelled after one season by Syfy. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Animal Kingdom has been given a second season order by TNT. (Variety)

Preacher has been renewed for a second season by AMC. (Variety)

FOX has canceled Houdini & Doyle after one season. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

PICK-UP ANNOUNCEMENTS

Netflix has ordered Ozark, a 10-episode drama that will revolve around financial planner Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy Bird (Laura Linney) and their family’s sudden relocation from the suburbs of Chicago to a summer resort community in the Missouri Ozarks. The series will premiere worldwide on Netflix in 2017. (The Futon Critic)

Netflix has cast Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary from Downton Abbey) as the female lead in the western mini-series Godless, which is set to premiere worldwide on Netflix in 2017. The story centers on Frank Griffin (Jeff Daniels), a menacing outlaw who is terrorizing the West as he hunts down Roy Goode (Jack O’Connell), his son-like partner turned mortal enemy. While Roy hides at Alice Fletcher’s (Michelle Dockery) ranch, Frank’s chase leads him to the quiet town of La Belle, N.M. – which is mysteriously made up of entirely women. (The Futon Critic)

That’s it. Enjoy!