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One Piece has added Joe Manganiello (True Blood, Magic Mike franchise) and Lera Abova (Bumper in Berlin, Honey Don't) to the Season 2 cast. Manganiello will play "Mr. 0" and Abova will portray "Miss All Sunday." The announcement was made during the Netflix Geeked Week Live show Thursday. The show also…

Miya Cech (Surfside Girls, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah) has landed the key role of fan-favorite Earthbender, Toph, in the upcoming second season of Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender, which has started production. The casting was unveiled at Netflix’s Geeked Week live event…

EXCLUSIVE: Bad Sisters co-creator and star Sharon Horgan has been tapped as a series regular on Hulu's Amanda, playing Amanda Knox’s mother Edda Mellas opposite Grace Van Patten who stars as Knox. The limited series is based on the true story of how Amanda Knox was wrongfully convicted for the murder…

EXCLUSIVE: Actors with credits for the likes of Deadloch, Heartbreak High and The Artful Dodger are among the six finalists competing for the Heath Ledger Scholarship 2024. Andrea Solonge (Time Bandits, Prosper), Charles Wu (Doctor, Doctor, Harrow), Taj Aldeeb (Four Years Later, The Fall), Kartanya…

EXCLUSIVE: 3000 Pictures’ biopic on the Long Beach band Sublime is gaining serious traction and some major talent as sources tell Deadline that KJ Apa is attached to star as Bradley Nowell in the film, with Justin Chon on board to direct. Chon is also writing the screenplay with Bobby Hundreds, based on…

Margo Martindale has joined the Paramount+ series JonBenét Ramsey (w/t) in a guest role. She will play Nedra, Patsy's mother. Her character description says she is “tough, blunt, outspoken, and unafraid to speak her mind.” She joins previously announced cast members Emily Mitchell, Garrett…

EXCLUSIVE: The Duffer Brothers' upcoming Netflix supernatural mystery The Boroughs, created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, has added Jena Malone (Love Lies Bleeding), Carlos Miranda (Station 19), Seth Numrich (Under the Banner of Heaven) and Alice Kremelberg (The Sinner). Malone plays "Claire"…

EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Beals (Flashdance) has wrapped a lead role opposite Chloe Bennet and Phil Dunster in the New Mexico-set alien dramedy Hello Out There, marking the first feature from writer-director Otis Blum. Shot over the summer in New Mexico, the film centers on Minnie (Bennet), a young…

Netflix’s Black Mirror has set its Season 7 cast with Awkwafina (Jackpot), Milanka Brooks (Mum And I Don’t Talk Anymore), Peter Capaldi (Criminal Record), Emma Corrin (Deadpool and Wolverine), Patsy Ferran (Firebrand), Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers), Lewis Gribben (Blade Runner 2099), Osy Ikhile (Citadel)…

Tony winner Danny Burstein will play Herbie to Audra McDonald’s Rose in the upcoming Broadway revival of Gypsy, producers announced today. A veteran of no fewer than 19 Broadway productions, including his Tony Award-winning performance as Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge, Burstein is the first cast…

CBS’ upcoming daytime sudser Beyond the Gates (new title) has cast three actors to play prominent members of the fictitious Dupree family. Tamara Tunie (As the World Turns, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) stars as Anita Dupree, the matriarch of the family and a former famous singer. She worked…

UPDATED with latest: The Emmys and the 2023-24 awards season are history, and it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead as we cruise into Oscar season. Check back often for updates. September 19: International Emmy…