21-05-2025
Casting News: Dichen Lachman Joins Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2, and More
Severance fave Dichen Lachman has joined Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series for Season 2 in the role of Yangchen, the streamer announced on X.
Also boarding the second-season ensemble are Madison Hu (The Brothers Sun) as Fei; Dolly De Leon (Nine Perfect Strangers) as Lo and Li; Lily Gao (Letterkenny) as Ursa; and Terry Chen (Wild Cards) as Jeong Jeong.
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Meanwhile, Season 3 will welcome Jon Jon Briones (Class of '09) as Piandao and Tantoo Cardinal (Echo) as Hama.
Previously reported additions include Miya Cech (The Santa Clauses) as the fan-favorite character Toph; Chin Han (Mortal Kombat, Skyscraper) as Long Feng; Hoa Xuande (The Sympathizer, Top of the Lake: China Girl) as Professor Zei; Justin Chien (The Brothers Sun) as King Kuei; Amanda Zhou (Spinning Out, The Handmaid's Tale) as Joo Dee; Crystal Yu (Doctor Who, Good Omens) as Lady Beifong; Kelemete Misipeka (Sons of Thunder) as The Boulder; Lourdes Faberes (The Sandman) as General Sung; and Rekha Sharma (Yellowjackets, Battlestar Galactica) as Amita.
In other recent casting news…
* Taran Killam (High Potential, Single Parents) has been cast in NBC's cheerleading comedy pilot Stumble as Boone E. Potter, Sammy Davis Sr. Junior College's football coach and the husband of cheer coach Courteney (Jenn Lyon), our sister site Deadline reports.
* Costa Ronin (For All Mankind, The Americans) will recur during The Terminal List Season 2 as billionaire and media mogul Vasili Adrenov, per Deadline.
* Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos) has joined the cast of Hallmark's Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story movie, taking over for Tony Danza, who had a last-minute scheduling conflict with production dates.
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