Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

CASTING NEWS

Actress Jennifer Beals (Flashdance) has landed a recurring role in the upcoming Amazon drama The Last Tycoon that will center on Monroe Stahr (Matt Bomer from White Collar), Hollywood’s first wunderkind studio executive in the 1930s as he climbs to the height of power pitting him against his mentor and current head of the studio, the brawny, imposing, charming and vain Pat Brady (Kelsey Grammer from Frasier). Beals will play Margo Taft, a regal, dignified and scheming Hollywood royalty star who came up through the school of hard knocks and gets her way on every picture, playing mind games to establish her absolute supremacy on the set. The cast also includes Lily Collins and Rosemarie DeWitt. (Deadline)

Actor Hunter Parrish (Weeds) has landed a major recurring role in the ABC drama Quantico, playing a political strategist forced to join forces with the CIA and FBI during the aftermath of the G20 hostage crisis. (Deadline)

RENEWALS

Good Behavior has been given a second season by TNT. (Variety)

Chesapeake Shores has been given a second season order by the Hallmark Channel. (Twitter)

Showtime has renewed The Affair for a fourth season. (Variety)

The Fosters has been given a fifth season renewal and Beyond has been given a second season order by Freeform. (Variety and The Hollywood Reporter)

FOX renewed Empire for a fourth season. (Variety)

FX has given American Horror Story two more seasons in addition to the already picked-up 7th season. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!