tv-casting-roundup - Young Entertainment

It would seem that casting news for Young Adult Hollywood revolves around just a few hot and very in-demand names, and what a busy bunch they are! But because things change in showbiz faster than it takes Disney to fast-track something into production, the names on that list are changing all the time. So to that end, we here at YA Mag will undertake the hefty task of keeping you up to date each month on who’s playing what, who’s not, and who should. The roles and stars everyone can’t stop talking about are all here…

Your #1 stop for Scream, the TV series casting news! MTV has cast Bex Taylor-Klaus (Sin of Arrow!) on the show as creative outcast type Audrey Jensen. Connor Weil (Sharknado) is also set to join the series as a regular, playing an all-American jock type. We can’t wait to see who gets killed off first!

LEFT TO RIGHT: BEX TAYLOR-KLAUS AND CONNOR WEIL ADDED TO CAST OF MTV’S “SCREAM”

Clancy Brown, Flash logo Speaking of Arrow, Clancy Brown (Starship Troopers) is set to join the spinoff series The Flash in a recurring role as The General, a nefarious militant leader with dark intentions for Plastique.

The Brittany Murphy Story will be hitting small screens on Lifetime, starring Grey’s Anatomy’s Amanda Fuller in the lead role of the talented but troubled actress who died way too young at 32.

Another biopic of an ill-fated young woman in the entertainment industry is coming together. Chattrisse Dolabaille and Izaak Smith will play Missy Elliott and Timbaland, respectively, in the upcoming Aaliyah biopic. Also attached are Alexandra Shipp, Rachael Crawford, Sterling Jarvis, Lyriq Bent, Anthony Grant, A.J. Saudin and Jesse Sukunda.

Spy Kid forever Alexa Vega and Gotham’s Brette Taylor will recur on Season 3 of Nashville, respectively playing Kiley, Gunnar’s first love, and Pam, a new back-up singer with a checkered past.

LEFT TO RIGHT: ALEXA VEGA AND BRETTE TAYLOR TO APPEAR ON ABC’S “NASHVILLE”

Let the superhero trend continue. Olesya Rulin, Noah Taylor and Eddie Izzard will all be a part of Powers, a superhero fantasy series based on the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. The show takes place in a universe where many people possess superhuman powers, and two detectives are charged with keeping order between those who have these abilities and those who don’t.

LEFT TO RIGHT: OLESYA RULIN, NOAH TAYLOR AND EDDIE IZZARD TO STAR IN “POWERS”

Switched at Birth ad, Twisted as Renewal news: Unsurprisingly, ABC Family has ordered a fourth season of Switched at Birth! All we gotta say is: Yay! On a sad note, the network has decided to cancel Twisted after just one season. We’re sure we’ll be seeing more of Avan Jogia, Maddie Hasson, Kylie Bunbury, Denise Richards, Ashton Moio, and Kimberly Quinn in other projects though!

It would seem that casting news for Young Adult Hollywood revolves around just a few hot and very in-demand names, and what a busy bunch they are! But because things change in showbiz faster than it takes them to put another superhero project into production, the names on that list are changing all the time. So to that end, we here at YA Mag will undertake the hefty task of keeping you up to date each month on who’s playing what, who’s not, and who should. The roles and stars everyone can’t stop talking about are all here…

FOX

It’s official. The musical extravaganza Glee will return for its 6th and final season for a reduced mid-season order of 13 episodes. The end of the series will be a return to form, focusing on the original core cast and especially Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrison.

The CW

Arrow is about to get another superhero infusion in the form of Superman Returns’ Brandon Routh. Routh will play Ray Palmer, who is to become the Atom, a superhero who can shrink to microscopic size.

Other CW superhero news is Robbie Amell’s arrival on The Flash, the new Arrow spinoff. Amell will play Ronnie Raymond.

LEFT TO RIGHT: BRANDON ROUTH SET TO PLAY RAY PALMER IN “ARROW”; ROBBIE AMELL CAST AS RONNIE RAYMOND AKA FIRESTORM IN “THE FLASH”

ABC

The Magic Mirror is back. Giancarlo Esposito is returning to Once Upon A Time as Sidney Glass, opposite the Evil Queen along with all our other fairytale favorites.

Nickelodeon

Anne Heche will voice the recurring character of Suyin Beifong in The Legend of Korra, the Avatar: The Last Airbender spinoff.

TV Land

Nick Roux, of Jane By Design and appearing on Pretty Little Liars, will take a recurring role on Jennifer Falls. Falls is about a working mother who moves back in with her mom when she loses her high profile job. Roux will portray Jennifer’s daughter’s boyfriend.

IN DEVELOPMENT

The Disney Channel has greenlit the pilot Bunked, which follows a tech-obsessed teen who must adapt to life at a middle-of-nowhere sleepaway camp. #firstworldproblems!