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04-04-2025
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Casting News: Chi McBride Joins Netflix's Harlan Coben Series and More
Chi McBride is making a promise: I Will Find You. The Hawaii Five-O vet will star opposite Sam Worthington in Netflix's adaptation of Harlan Coben's aforementioned novel, our sister site Variety reports. More from TVLine Georgie & Mandy Adds Christopher Gorham as Someone From Mandy's Romantic Past... and Future? Alert: MPU Boss Explains This Week's Shocking Twist ('It Was a Big Swing'), Teases 'Emotional Fallout' Ahead Casting News: Deborah Norville Exits Inside Edition, Days of Our Lives Departure and More Additionally, Jonathan Tucker (Westworld, Kingdom) has joined the show's cast, per Deadline. In the limited series, 'an innocent father (Worthington) serving life for the murder of his own son receives evidence that his child may still be alive—and must break out of prison to find out the truth,' reads the official synopsis. McBride will play Max Williams, 'a legend in the FBI's Fugitive Task Force who will doggedly pursue the escaped con David Burrough (Worthington) no matter how much it rips his personal life apart.' Meanwhile, Tucker is Police Sergeant Adam Mackenzie, a close friend of David's who will help his pal in any way he can. The ensemble also includes Britt Lower (Severance), Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us), Logan Browning (Dear White People) and Erin Richards (Gotham). In other recent casting news… * Power creator Courtney A. Kemp's Netflix crime drama Nemesis has added Jeff Pierre (Walker), Sophina Brown (Bosch: Legacy, Twenties) and Cedric Joe (Women of the Movement) to its cast, per Deadline. Hit the comments with your thoughts on the above castings! Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Alert: MPU Boss Explains This Week's Shocking Twist (‘It Was a Big Swing'), Teases ‘Emotional Fallout' Ahead
The following contains major spoilers from the April 1 episode of Fox's , now streaming on Hulu. But who will get back our babies now…? More from TVLine Casting News: Deborah Norville Exits Inside Edition, Days of Our Lives Departure and More American Dad! Moving Back to Fox, Renewed for 4 Seasons Along With Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy Juno Temple to Star in Apple Dramedy About Woman With a Mysteriously 'Infinite Supply of Husbands' With the second episode of Season 3, Fox's Alert: Missing Persons Unit sent viewers' jaws dropping to the forest floor as Jason and Mike (Scott Caan and Ryan Broussard) discovered that Nikki, played by original cast member and series front woman Dania Ramirez, had been murdered — with a single gunshot to the head. Early on in the April 1 episode, titled 'Badge #41870,' Ramirez's Captain Nicolina 'Nikki' Batista was sneaked up on and jabbed with a knockout drug by Raina, someone she once arrested for felony assault and now was out on early parole. It was eventually discovered that Raina abducted and killed Nikki on behalf of Charlie McGannon, the Irish mob boss who first showed up in Season 2 and has shared a mysterious association with Nikki. Of note, Ramirez appeared as Nikki just last week, in the Season 3 premiere. But when Raina preyed on Nikki, when she attacked her from the back seat of her car, and again when Raina pulled her out of a car trunk, Nikki was only seen from the back, wearing sun glasses, and/or in shadowy silhouette — meaning, a stand-in clearly was used. TVLine emailed Alert: MPU showrunner Carla Kettner a few of our burning questions coming out of Tuesday's shocking twist…. TVLINE | To be clear, there is no sleight of hand at play, no 'Nikki has gone deep undercover to expose a massive human trafficking ring'? She is indeed dead?Nikki is truly gone, and the emotional and professional fallout from her death echoes all the way through Season 3. TVLINE | What led to this shocking exit, of the series' lead female character? Had Dania asked off, for whatever reasons? [.]It was a 'big swing' creatively. The great thing about procedurals is that you kind of know what to expect every week. But — and this is a big but — the best procedurals shake things up and find ways to deepen our understanding of the characters. Grey's Anatomy, Dexter, 24… they all killed off main cast members. It's sad to say goodbye, but I think those kind of bold changes make you sit up and pay attention. TVLINE | Why was a stand-in used for this episode's few glimpses of Nikki? After all, Dania had appeared just last week in the season we established the creative direction, it made sense to give her a big farewell at the end of episode 301 and let the storytelling take care of the rest. TVLINE | To what degree will the show change moving forward, having lost its 'I'll get your baby back' beating heart?Alert is about finding missing people, so that will always be core to our episodes and our arcs. We said 'I'll get your baby back' enough times that it was in danger of becoming a cliché, so although the words may be gone, the spirit — which is actually the important part — lives on. What I hope people take away from Season 3 is that we're not afraid to keep things surprising, because that's the best kind of ride. My only rule is that surprises need to be authentic and challenge our characters. Now that you know that's part of our DNA, I've given you a big clue to more surprises later in the season!Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
