It would seem that casting news for Young Adult TV shows 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 on who’s playing what, who’s hot, and who’s not. The roles and stars in everyone can’t stop talking about are all here…
Mandy Moore is back to acting, and she will appear in one of the most anticipated shows of the season: Red Band Society. Mandy joins Octavia Spencer, Zoe Levin, Astro, Griffin Gluck, Nolan Sotillo, Ciara Bravo and Charlie Rowe, playing Erin Grace, chief of staff at the hospital who also happens to be engaged to the head physician Dr. McAndrew (Dave Annable).
Hayley Atwell, Kenneth Choi and Neal McDonough will all be guest starring on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as a lead-in for Atwell’s mid-season spinoff, Agent Carter. Marvel freaks, get excited!
Austin Butler, otherwise known as Sebastian Kydd from The Carrie Diaries, will recur on Arrow as Chase, a charming DJ who becomes involved with Thea.
Actor Brian Dare will appear in Jane the Virgin, a new comedy about a devout young woman who (somehow) becomes mistakenly pregnant. Brian will play Jane’s gay bestie Luca.
Degrassi: The Next Generation’s very own Holly J. Sinclair, also known as Charlotte Arnold, has been cast in the new Beauty and the Beast as Marissa, dealing with frightening troubles in her marriage.
