Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

CASTING NEWS

Actress Ksenia Solo (Lost Girl and Turn: Washington’s Spies) will be a series regular in the upcoming History Channel drama series Blue Book which will chronicle the true top secret U.S. Air Force-sponsored investigations into UFO-related phenomena in the 1950s and ’60s, known as “Project Blue Book.” The series follows Dr. J. Allen Hynek (Aidan Gillen), a brilliant college professor recruited by the U.S. Air Force to spearhead this clandestine operation that researched thousands of cases, many of which were never solved. Solo will portray Susie, a stylish, eye-catching young woman with an alluring confidence to envy. (Deadline)

Actor Breckin Meyer (Franklin & Bash) has landed a recurring role on Designated Survivor, playing Trey Kirkman, the polar opposite of his older brother, Tom Kirkman (series lead Kiefer Sutherland), in temperament and life choices. (Deadline)

Actor Michael Rady (UnREAL and Jane the Virgin) will have a recurring role on the NBC time-travel drama Timeless, playing Nicholas Keynes, an American soldier in World War I who, after getting badly injured during battle, is carried to a farmhouse, where he is cared for by Emma (Annie Wersching) and Carol (Susanna Thompson), who want to save his life. Though he seems helpless at first, Keynes is much more formidable than he initially appears. (TV Line)

Actress Arden Cho (Teen Wolf) will recur on Chicago Med as Emily, the party-girl adopted sister of Dr. Ethan Choi; a semi-professional gambler who bankrolls her high-stakes betting by cozying up to rich men. (TV Line)

Actor Alexander Skarsgard (Big Little Lies and True Blood) will star opposite Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth) in the small screen adaptation of John le Carré’s The Little Drummer Girl, which is a co-production between AMC, BBC One and The Ink Factory. The 6-part mini-series will follow Charlie, a brilliant young actress, as she strikes up an acquaintance with Becker, an intriguing stranger, while on holiday in Greece. (TV Line)

Actress Shantel VanSanten (Shooter) will recur on Scorpion as Toby’s onetime fiancée, Amy, who is now married to his nemesis, pop-psychologist Quincy Berkstead (Jeff Galfer). (TV Line)

That’s it. Enjoy!