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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dream Roles for Stars of Cancelled Shows: New Rookie Recruit, Meta Pitt Patient, Will Trent Sibling and More
It's time to reach into the back of our closets, dust off those casting director caps and put 'em on. Now that the dust has settled from this spring's many TV cancellations, and we await the start of a fresh fall season, we've taken it upon ourselves here at TVLine to find new work for the small-screen actors whose latest gigs have come to a close (whether by abrupt cancellation or pre-planned series finale). More from TVLine Grantchester to End With Season 11 - Find Out When It Will Air Abigail Spencer to Star Opposite Josh Charles in Fox's Doc Martin Adaptation HGTV's Battle on the Beach Cancelled After 4 Seasons, Says Co-Host In the list below, we've crafted some hypothetical characters for alumni of 20 concluded series, including The Handmaid's Tale, Night Court, 1923, Found, Andor, The Recruit and The Irrational. We've placed stars on shows spanning broadcast, cable and streaming — and though there's currently zero evidence to suggest these castings will actually happen, we're unironically jazzed about these imaginary scenarios, including an ER reunion on The Pitt, Noah Centineo's presence on a different Alexi Hawley series, and Melissa Rauch's return to the Big Bang Theory universe. But again: These are dream castings from Team TVLine, not actual news items. Keep scrolling to review all of our picks, then hit the comments to share the beloved faces want back on TV ASAP. Past Gig: Titular CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks on Alexi Hawley's The Recruit New Gig: Sgt. Lucy Chen's first night shift recruit on The Rookie, who she hopes will follow her example and not pick up on bad 'Dream Team' habits Past Gig: Grosse Pointe Garden Society member Birdie New Gig: One of Caleb's adult children on Will Trent — the half-sister Will never knew he had Past Gig: Crisis manager Gabi Mosely on Found New Gig: The 'by-the-book, seasoned and smart FBI agent' who is partnered with Tom Ellis' Hart Hoxton in CBS' CIA Past Gig: Frasier's bartender love interest, Holly New Gig: The third ex-wife of Matlock's Senior (Beau Bridges), who was too smart for his liking! Past Gig: FBI: Most Wanted's Special Agent Ray Cannon New Gig: On Prime Video's Cross, as Alex's (Aldis Hodge) never-known brother from another mother Past Gig: Laid's cursed femme fatale Ruby New Gig: The baby-faced Overcompensating professor with whom Peter is determined to make more than the grade Past Gig: Étoile's ballet company artistic director Jack McMillan New Gig: The leader of a group of topside survivors, potentially in the same encampment as Xavier's wife Teri, in Paradise Past Gig: On Call's no-nonsense Sgt. Lasman New Gig: The brother of Robby's late mentor, Dr. Adamson, who is admitted to The Pitt as a patient Past Gigs: Bosch: Legacy, Rescue: HI-Surf, FBI: International and The Sex Lives of College Girls New Gig: Meet the untested, unpredictable S.W.A.T. EXILES team! Past Gig: The Irrational's detective Alec Mercer New Gig: Danny's (Colman Domingo) ex-boyfriend whose return sends Claude (Marco Calvani) into a fit of hot-blooded jealousy on The Four Seasons Past Gig: The Handmaid's Tale's Commander Nick Blaine New Gig: Mysterious wizard Sirius Black on HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series Past Gig: Alert: Missing Persons Unit's unexpectedly deceased Nikki Batista New Gig: Chicago P.D.'s incoming loose-cannon officer on the ATF Task Force Past Gig: Night Court judge Abby Stone New Gig: A return to the Big Bang Theory franchise — not as Bernadette, but as the previously mentioned, but never-before-seen fiancée of Mandy's ex/current boss Scott (played by Christopher Gorham) Past Gig: 1923's haunted veteran Spencer Dutton New Gig: Rising NIS star Dwayne Pride, as NCIS: Origins in Season 2 spends an episode or two planting a seed for the Fed 5 Past Gig: Good girl Annie Grover on Cruel Intentions New Gig: Interview With the Vampire's Akasha, aka the Queen of the Damned, who is awakened by Lestat's music after a centuries-long sleep Past Gig: Andor's relentless bureaucrat Syril Karn New Gig: Lumon's chief corporate negotiator sent in to break Innie Mark and Helly's sit-in protest on Severance Past Gig: EMS captain Tommy Vega on 9-1-1: Lone Star New Gig: The interim deputy director of the GBI who is brought in while Will Trent's boss Amanda recovers from a nearly fatal gunshot wound Past Gig: The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh's no-nonsense matriarch Sudha New Gig: The sardonic director of the residency program in which Grey's Anatomy's Ben is forced to enroll after being let go by Teddy Past Gig: Aspiring documentarian Damon 'Junior' Fulton on Poppa's House New Gig: A new resident in The Neighborhood who befriends Calvin… and makes Dave (played by Jr.'s former New Girl loftmate Max Greenfield) super jealous Past Gig: FBI: International tech whiz Amanda Tate New Gig: Given the transitive property of DWU (Dick Wolf Universe) crossovers, perhaps Amanda Tate could bring her tech skills over to Law & Order: Organized Crime. 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CBC
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Canadian artists will be front and centre at the National Gallery this summer
CBC's Sandra Abma has a preview of a series of new shows that are running at the gallery over the summer months.
BBC News
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie unveils 10 star-studded new and returning shows, championing affordable, distinctive, UK comedy
BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie today announced 10 new and returning shows at the BBC Comedy Festival, as he championed affordable, distinctive comedy from across the UK. Speaking at the BBC Comedy Festival in Belfast, Jon Petrie and Eddie Doyle, Senior Head Content Commissioning BBC Northern Ireland, also announced over half a million pounds of additional, year-long funding for brand new comedy. The money will be ringfenced exclusively for production spend on new comedy in Northern Ireland for 2025/2026. BBC Comedy and BBC Northern Ireland are committing to putting the commissioning spend towards the production of comedy-focused projects, demonstrating the BBC's unwavering commitment to new comedy from across the UK. Jon confirmed: Diane Morgan's sitcom Ann Droid (w/t) about a social humanoid robot designed to keep elderly people company, exploring the hilarious intersection of technology and human connection Supernatural family sitcom Reluctant Vampire starring BAFTA winner Lenny Rush Bill's Included, which stars Rob Brydon as a middle-aged divorcee who staves off financial ruin by renting his spare rooms to students Small Prophets, created by BAFTA winner Mackenzie Crook, starring Pearce Quigley, BAFTA winner Sir Michael Palin and BAFTA winner Sophie Willan Stuffed, starring Guz Khan as an office worker who gets an unexpected Christmas bonus and takes his family to Lapland, only to find that he has to pay the money back. The return of Only Child, Funboys, The Young Offenders and Golden Cobra Ahead of the festival, BBC Northern Ireland also announced Leonard and Hungry Paul, based on the award-winning, best-selling novel by Rónán Hession Jon said: 'The BBC continues to be the biggest single investor in original comedy content in the UK. And for the second year running eight out of the top 10 scripted comedies were on the BBC. Created, written by and starring some of the UK's most brilliant homegrown talent, I'm really proud of the shows we have announced today and can't wait for BBC viewers to see them.' He added: 'Great comedy always comes back to the fundamentals: brilliant characters, sharp jokes, a unique voice. Those are the elements that endure – not massive sets or casts of thousands. 'Our priority is to keep our shows affordable and distinctive, because comedy doesn't need explosions and continuous shots, it needs punchlines, authentic voices, and that gleeful point of view that no algorithm can touch.' Eddie Doyle, Head of Commissioning, BBC Northern Ireland, said: 'We're known in Northern Ireland for our unique and sometimes dark sense of humour, so it's fitting that Belfast is hosting the BBC Comedy Festival this year. 'We've been doing our part to develop local comedians and comedy writers on and off screen at BBC Northern Ireland over the last number of years, and it's great that network BBC Comedy is recognising the talent that's here. The additional year-long funding of more than half a million pounds shows real faith in Northern Ireland comedy talent and will provide a decent leg up to network commissioning for the comedy sector here, like Hot House has been to factual and the Green Lit project to scripted. 'And of course, it's been exciting to announce the commissioning of Leonard & Hungry Paul and the return of Funboys which we can't wait to bring to audiences.' LH2
