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 another superhero series to spawn, 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…

Wentworth Miller, Captain Cold To start things off, some more casting news on new series The Flash—hunky Prison Break star Wentworth Miller will portray villain Captain Cold in the Arrow spinoff series, one of The Flash’s biggest (and chilliest) adversaries in the comics. Miller will guest as the character in the fourth episode of the show’s debut season this fall.

Moving on, some developments on Vampire Diaries: actor Colin Ferguson will be Season 6’s villain Tripp, the leader of a militia hell-bent on protecting his town. Additionally, Carrie Diaries’ Chris Wood, The Client List’s Marco James, and Hit The Floor’s Jodi Lyn O’keefe are also joining VD’s cast!

LEFT TO RIGHT: COLIN FERGUSON, CHRIS WOOD, MARCO JAMES, AND JODI LYN O’KEEFE JOIN CAST OF “THE VAMPIRE DIARIES” One of the more wave-making pieces of TV casting news this week is the securing of Christopher Walken to play Captain Hook in NBC’s live, on-stage adaptation of Peter Pan. Still no word on who will play the boy who never grew up, but we vote for #MileyCyrus!

Wondrous Strange cover In YA book-to-TV news, Lesly Livingston’s beloved YA trilogy Wondrous Strange will be coming to a small screen near you, after the property was recently optioned. The story focuses on a teenage actress in New York City who learns she’s a Faerie princess from another world (how very Sookie Stackhouse of her!) and is forced to embrace her heritage and save the world.

Speaking of Sookie Stackhouse, her onscreen costar Deborah Ann Woll, otherwise known as fire-haired Jessica on TB, has been cast as secretary Karen Page in the Netflix-produced superhero series Daredevil. In other Daredevil news, actor Peter Shinkoda will play a character by the name of Hachiro, who is a new addition to this universe.

LEFT TO RIGHT: DEBORAH ANN WOLL JOINS CAST OF “DAREDEVIL” AS KAREN PAIGE, ALONG WITH PETER SHINKODA. Itch cover Another YA adaptation coming down the pike is Itch, based on the popular teen book series by Simon Mayo about a teen who discovers a brand new chemical element and then tries to get a hold of all the other elements of the periodic table in an attempt to save the world.

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 a Pretty Little Liar to make a mistake, 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…

ABC Family

To begin, we have a new mystery girl. Kerri Medders has been cast to recur on Mystery Girls, a comedy starring Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling (hello 90210!!!) as a former starlet and a mystery TV show costar, respectively, who join forces to solve crimes. Medders will portray the daughter of Garth’s character, who starts to lean about her mom’s past life as a TV star.

Kerrie Medders, Jennie Garth, and Tori Spelling on Mystery Girls
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Nicole Gale Anderson on the CWs Beauty and the Beast

Nicole Gale Anderson is becoming a series regular on Beauty and the Beast for the show’s third season. Anderson plays Heather Chandler, sister to none other than Catherine.

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Lion Kings new spin-off The Lion Guard stars Kion Disney has found a new way to revamp one of its classics, with the TV movie The Lion Guard, to be followed by a spin-off series and focuses on Kion, the second born cub of Simba and Nala. The Lion Guard, sequel of course to The Lion King, focuses on the bravest and brightest of the lion pride who are tasked with watching their territory.

PLL Surprise surprise, Pretty Little Liars is coming back for its sixth and seventh seasons. Thanks ABCFamily! We can’t wait to spend more time with Liars Troian, Ashley, Lucy, Ian and Tyler.

Another piece of good news: MTV has renewed Faking It for a second season, further following two best friends who are mistakenly outed as lesbians but then decide to just go with it after they realize how popular it makes them.