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Sarah Chalke (Friends From College) is set as the co-lead opposite Katherine Heigl in Netflix's upcoming drama series Firefly Lane, based on the bestselling novel by Kristin Hannah. Written and executive produced by Maggie Friedman, who also serves as showrunner, Firefly Lane is the sweeping story of two inseparable…

EXCLUSIVE: Law & Order alumna Elisabeth Röhm  has signed with Buchwald. Röhm spent five seasons on Dick Wolf’s flagship series Law & Order portraying Serena Southerlyn. She then moved on to star in such notable projects as the WB's Angel, TNT's The Last Ship, Lifetime's The Client List; The Oath, opposite Sean Bean…

The forthcoming Mortal Kombat film from New Line has set the actors who will play some of the iconic characters from the popular video game. Ludi Lin (Aquaman, Power Rangers), newcomer Sisi Stringer and Mechad Brooks (Supergirl, True Blood) will play Liu Kang, Mileena and Jackson “Jax” Bridges. respectively. In…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy and two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy has joined the cast of Starz’s Power as a recurring character for the series’ sixth and final season. In Power, Murphy, whose most recent Broadway role was last year’s turn as the lead in Hello, Dolly!, will give Councilman Rashad Tate (Larenz Tate) a run for his…

EXCLUSIVE: Bidding has started on Shadow Force, a Leon Chills-scripted action drama that has Kerry Washington and Sterling K. Brown attached to star in and produce. The script is described as a fresh take on Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Simpson Street's Pilar Savone and Washington will be producing alongside Indian Meadows…

EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Hecht (Special), Parisa Fitz-Henley (Jessica Jones) and Eddie Martinez (Orange Is the New Black) are set as leads opposite Bill Pullman, Matt Bomer and Chris Messina on the upcoming third season of USA Network’s anthology crime thriller series The Sinner. Season 3 follows Detective Harry Ambrose…

Perpetual Grace, LTD‘s Damon Herriman has booked a key recurring role on Amazon’s Underground Railroad, Barry Jenkins' adaptation of Colson Whitehead's bestselling novel. The story centers on young Cora, a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for Cora; an outcast…

EXCLUSIVE: Claws‘ star Niecy Nash is set for a recurring role opposite Cate Blanchett and Elizabeth Banks in Mrs. America, FX's nine-episode limited series from Emmy-winning writer Davhi Waller, Oscar-nominated producer Stacey Sher and FX Productions. Mrs. America tells the true story of the movement to ratify the…

EXCLUSIVE: Succession's Matthew Macfadyen, The Good Fight's Michael Sheen and Fleabag's Sian Clifford are to star in Quiz, a drama about the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? cheating scandal, for AMC and ITV. The Breaking Bad broadcaster and the British commercial network have commissioned the TV adaptation of Brexit: An…

Ewan McGregor may be picking up his lightsaber again. The 48-year-old Scottish actor is in talks about reprising his role as the heartfelt but headstrong Jedi master known as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a yet-to-be-titled Disney+ series, Deadline has confirmed. Details about the series following the Jedi master are being kept…

Ken Mok‘s Godfrey has added Iliza Shlesinger, to the cast. She will star alongside Cleopatra Coleman and Nick Thune in the indie romantic comedy. The film is currently in production in Vancouver, Canada. Written and directed by Mok, the film follows the titular character (Thune) who is dealing with his dark past in a…

EXCLUSIVE: Francois Arnaud, best known for starring in the Showtime series The Borgias and NBC's Midnight Texas, as well as young actor Christian Convery (Descendants 3, Beautiful Boy) have been tapped to co-star in Home, a psychological horror indie from director Adam O'Brien. The pic stars Schitt's Creek actress…