Laura Linney (The Truman Show) joins the cast of HBO’s DC series Lanterns. No info on her role, but the show will follow new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) as they investigate a murder in Nebraska. Nathan Fillion (Castle) will also reprise his role as Green Lantern Guy Gardner in the new series.
Rob Delaney (FX’s Dying for Sex) joins the untitled Apple TV comedy show, starring Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games franchise). The show will follow a woman fresh off a divorce, setting out to secure a living for herself and her kids. No info on his role. The show will be written and EPed by Liz Heidens (Wri: Will Trent) and Matt Ward (EP: Best Medicine).
Disney+’s hit Korean superhero show Moving Season 2 starts production. Many of the original cast, including Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo, and Zo In-sung (Hope), are set to return. The show follows three high school students whose lives turn upside down when they realize they are superheroes, being hunted down by a secret government organization.
Tom Kane, the voice actor behind Master Yoda in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Professor Utonium on The Powerpuff Girls, dies at 64. His voice performance as Woodhouse in FX’s Archer, Lord Monkey Fist in Kim Possible, and Magneto and Ultron in various Marvel projects left a mark on the childhood memories of many viewers. He will be missed.
HBO’s Harry Potter series is losing a Weasley, with young actress Gracie Cochrane exiting the show ahead of its Christmas Day premiere. The role of Ginny Weasley will be recast for the second season.
Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here) is ready for a hug. The Oscar-nominated actress has been cast in Barbara Paz’s debut feature Cuddle. Torres will play an immigrant woman who meets a professional cuddler (Willem Dafoe) who offers platonic comfort to strangers craving connection.