Tv Casting Roundup

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…

Amazon

Craig Roberts has secured the lead role in Red Oaks. The dramatic period piece centers on a 20-year-old collegiate who gets a job as an assistant tennis pro at a Jewish country club in the 1980s.

AMC

Alex Russell will head up Galyntine, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi fantasy. Russell will play an orphan who eventually becomes the leader of a colony of survivors, until he finds himself on a different and dangerous path.

DISNEY

Get ready for Pickle & Peanut an animated/live action hybrid series about an emotional pickle and a freewheeling peanut (yes, you read that right). Jon Heder and Johnny Pemberton will voice the underdog characters on an inspired quest to be anything but ordinary.

LEFT TO RIGHT: JON HEDER AND JOHNNY PEMBERTON TO STAR IN DISNEY CHANNEL'S UPCOMING “PICKLE AND PEANUT” Disney XD has given the greenlight to original TV movie Pants on Fire, starring Bradley Steven Perry, Joshua Ballard, and Tyrel Jackson Williams. The film centers on a teenage boy who lies and makes up stories to get by, and the nonexistent teen friend he invents and pretends he’s tutoring to get out of chores and homework. One day, of course, the imaginary friend shows up in real life, along with all the kid’s other lies. Bedlam and lesson-learning ensue.

LEFT TO RIGHT: BRADLEY STEVEN PERRY, JOSHUA BALLARD, AND TYREL JACKSON WILLIAMS CAST IN DISNEY XD'S "PANTS ON FIRE"

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