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.

CW

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. 

IN DEVELOPMENT

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.

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.

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