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Fall TV Cast Changes: Leaving & New Actors
THE 100 (midseason)
Original cast member Isaiah Washington will not be returning for Season 5, as Jaha. (READ MORE)
THE 100 (midseason)
Tasya Teles has been promoted to series regular for Season 5, as the polarizing Echo. (READ MORE)
ARROW
Michael Emerson (Person of Interest) will recur during Season 6 as an unnamed mystery character.
ARROW
Series vet Katie Cassidy will return to series regular status for Season 6, now playing Laurel’s Earth-Two doppelgänger, Black Siren. (READ MORE)
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Juliana Harkavy and Rick Gonzelaz have been promoted to series regulars for Season 6, playing Dinah/Black Canary and Rene/Wild Dog. (READ MORE)
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SPOILER ALERT! Stephen Amell said at a fan event that Manu Bennett will be back for Season 6, possibly in “multiple episodes,” as Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke. (READ MORE)
THE BLACKLIST
Ryan Eggold (The Blacklist: Redemption) will return as a series regular for Season 5, as Tom Keen. (READ MORE)
THE BLACKLIST
Enrique Murciano will not return for Season 5, in the recurring role of Julian Gale.
CHICAGO FIRE
Eloise Mumford (Lone Star) will recur during Season 6 as as Hope Jacquinot, an old friend of Sylvie Brett’s.
CHICAGO P.D.
Series regular Sophia Bush will not be returning for Season 5, as Detective Erin Lindsay. (READ MORE)
CHICAGO P.D.
Mykelti Williamson (Justified) will recur during Season 5 as Lieutenant Denny Woods, Voight’s former partner, who was first introduced at the end of Season 4.
CHICAGO P.D.
In the wake of Chicago Justice‘s cancellation, Jon Seda will return as a series regular for Season 5, as Antonio Dawson.
CODE BLACK (midseason)
Moon Bloodgood (Falling Skies) will recur during Season 3 as Rox, a brassy and competitive paramedic.
CODE BLACK (midseason)
Melanie Chandra will not be returning for Season 3 as resident Malaya Pineda.
Tyler Perez (Scream) will recur as Diego, a rich and privileged charmster in his first year residency at Angels Memorial.
CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
Scott Michael Foster and David Hull have been promoted to series regulars for Season 3, as Nathaniel and White Josh.
CRIMINAL MINDS
Series regular Damon Gupton will not be returning for Season 13, as Supervisory Special Agent Stephen Walker.
CRIMINAL MINDS
Daniel Henney has joined the Season 13 cast as a series regular, playing his Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders character — Special Agent Matt Simmons.
DC’s LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
Tala Ashe (Smash, As the World Turns) has joined the Season 3 cast as a series regular, playing Zari Adrianna Tomaz, a Muslim-American computer nerd from the year 2030.
DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
Arthur Darvill has been bumped to recurring status for Season 3, as Rip Hunter.
DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
Wentworth Miller will recur during Season 3 as Leonard Snart, while Neal McDonough will be a series regular as Damien Darhk.
DESIGNATED SURVIVOR
Virginia Madsen will not be returning for Season 2, in the recurring role of Kimble Hookstraten. (READ MORE)
DESIGNATED SURVIVOR
Zoe McLellan (NCIS: New Orleans) has joined the Season 2 cast as a series regular, playing White House counsel Kendra Daynes.
DESIGNATED SURVIVOR
Ben Lawson (The Deep End) has joined Season 2 in the series regular role of Damian Rennett, an MI6 operative who meets Maggie Q’s Hannah while undercover in Amsterdam.
DESIGNATED SURVIVOR
Paulo Costanzo (Royal Pains) has joined the Season 2 cast in the series regular role of White House political director Lyor Boone. (READ MORE)
DIVORCE
Becki Newton (Ugly Betty) will recur during Season 2 as a new squeeze for Thomas Haden Church’s Robert, while Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me) will recur as Andrew, a friend of Nick’s who embarks on a “casual” relationship with Sarah Jessica Parker’s Frances.
EMPIRE
Forest Whitaker (The Shield) will appear in multiple Season 4 episodes as “Uncle Eddie,” a musical icon who gave Lucious his first radio airplay back in the day and now is back to help his protégé recover from the explosion in Las Vegas.
THE EXORCIST
Series regulars Geena Davis (pictured), Alan Ruck, Hannah Kasulka and Brianne Howey will not be returning for Season 2.
THE EXORCIST
Zuleikha Robinson (Lost) has joined Season 2 as a series regular, playing Mouse, an enigmatic character with a personal grudge against the Catholic patriarchy.
THE EXORCIST
John Cho (Sleepy Hollow) has joined Season 2 as a series regular, playing a former child psychologist who runs a group home for five at-risk foster children — one of whom is being targeted by a powerful force. (READ MORE)
THE EXPANSE (midseason)
Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost) will recur during Season 3 as “a character that brings a new, spiritual perspective to the series.”
THE FLASH
Neil Sandilands (The 100) has joined Season 4 as a series regular, playing Clifford Devoe aka the villainous metahuman known as The Thinker, while Kim Engelbrecht (Dominion) will recur as his right hand, The Mechanic. Additionally, Danny Trejo (Sons of Anarchy) will recur as Gypsy’s bounty hunter dad.
GOOD BEHAVIOR (midseason)
Laura Bell Bundy (Hart of Dixie) will recur during Season 2 as a suburban mother who gets drawn into the web spun by Letty and Javier.
GOTHAM
Crystal Reed (Teen Wolf) will recur during Season 4 as Sofia Falcone, the strong, intelligent and calculating daughter of Don Falcone.
GRACE AND FRANKIE (midseason)
Lisa Kudrow (Friends) will recur during Season 4 as Grace’s longtime manicurist Sheree.
GREY’S ANATOMY
Kim Raver will return for a Season 14 guest arc, reprising her role as Dr. Teddy Altman. (READ MORE)
GREY’S ANATOMY
Series regular Jerrika Hinton will not be returning for Season 14, as Stephanie. (READ MORE)
HALT AND CATCH FIRE (Aug. 19, 2017)
Anna Chlumsky (Veep) will recur during Season 4, in the “integral” role of Dr. Katie Herman, Chief Ontologist. (READ MORE)
HAWAII FIVE-0
Original cast member Daniel Dae Kim will not return for Season 8, as Chin Ho. (READ MORE)
HAWAII FIVE-0
Original cast member Grace Park will not return for Season 8, as Kono. (READ MORE)
HAWAII FIVE-0
Ian Anthony Dale has been promoted to series regular for Season 8, as Kono’s husband Adam. Additionally, Meaghan Rath (Being Human) and relative newcomer Beulah Koale have joined the cast as new Five-0 recruits. (GET DETAILS)
HOMELAND (midseason)
Maury Sterling (pictured, right), Jake Weber and Linus Roache have been promoted to series regulars for Season 7, as trusty Max, radio host Brett O’Keefe and Keane’s new right-hand man David Wellington.
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
Jimmy Smits (24: Legacy) has booked a guest-starring arc as a prominent figure in Annalise’s life, someone who will have a key role in Season 4’s overarching mystery.
JANE THE VIRGIN
Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf) will recur during Season 4 as Adam, who made his first appearance in the Season 3 finale.
KEVIN CAN WAIT
Leah Remini (King of Queens) has been promoted to series regular for Season 2, playing wise-cracking police officer Vanessa Cellucci.
KEVIN CAN WAIT
Original cast member Erinn Hayes will not be returning for Season 2, as Kevin’s wife Donna. Hmmmm. (READ MORE)
LEGION (midseason)
Saïd Taghmaoui (Wonder Woman) has joined the Season 2 cast as Amahl Farouk aka the Shadow King.
LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (midseason)
Nathan Fillion (Castle), Tony Hale (Veep), Sara Rue (Impastor), Lucy Punch (Ben & Kate) and Roger Bart (Desperate Housewives) will play undisclosed roles during Season 2. (READ MORE)
LETHAL WEAPON
Michelle Hurd will recur during Season 2 as police chief Gina Santos, while also recurring on NBC’s Blindspot (where she had been a series regular).
THE LIBRARIANS
Rachel Nichols (Continuum) will recur during Season 4 as Nicole Noone, the mysteriously resurrected guardian of Flynn.
LOVE (midseason)
Kyle Bornheimer (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Kathy Baker (The Ranch) will recur during Season 3 as Gus’ older brother and mother.
LUCIFER
Tom Welling (Smallville) will be a series regular for Season 3, playing Marcus Pierce, an accomplished police lieutenant who develops a “connection” with Chloe.
MAJOR CRIMES
Amirah Vann (Underground, pictured) will recur during Season 6 as Special Agent Jazzma Fey, while Jessica Meraz (Chasing Life) has joined the cast as a series regular, playing Det. Camila Paige.
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE (midseason)
Jason O’Mara (Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.) has joined the Season 3 cast as a series regular, playing Wyatt Price, an Irish refugee and resident of the Neutral Zone.
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE
Laura Mennell (Alphas) will recur during Season 3 as Hedda Parsons, the queen of the New York Nazi Reich scene, while Eijiro Ozaki (Heroes Reborn) will recur as Japanese Admiral Inokuchi.
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE
Masi Oka (Hawaii Five-0) will guest-star in multiple Season 4 episodes as Fukumoto Akihiro, the millionaire CEO of a Japanese tech firm who represents a possible donor to the New York Symphony.
MR. ROBOT
Rizwan Manji (Outsourced) will recur during Season 3 as Norm, the new partner of Grace Gummer’s FBI agent Dominique DiPierro.
NCIS
Series regular Jennifer Esposito will not be returning for Season 15, as Special Agent Alex Quinn.
ONCE UPON A TIME
Jennifer Morrison has stepped down as a series regular, but will appear in at least one Season 7 episode as Emma. (READ EXIT INTERVIEW)
ONCE UPON A TIME
Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White) and Josh Dallas (Charming) will not be returning as series regulars for Season 7. (READ MORE)
ONCE UPON A TIME
Emilie de Ravin (Belle) and Rebecca Mader (Zelena) will not be returning as series regulars for Season 7, though (UPDATE) the former is now set to appear in Episode 4. (READ MORE)
ONCE UPON A TIME
Jared Gilmore will not be returning as a series regular for Season 7. (READ MORE)
ONCE UPON A TIME
Andrew J. West (The Walking Dead) has joined the Season 7 as a series regular, playing adult Henry Mills.
ONCE UPON A TIME
Alison Fernandez (Jane the Virgin) has joined the Season 7 as a series regular, playing grown-up Henry’s daughter Lucy.
ONCE UPON A TIME
Gabrielle Anwar (Burn Notice) and Dania Ramirez (Devious Maids) have joined the Season 7 cast in undisclosed series-regular roles, while Adelaide Kane (Reign), Mekia Cox (Chicago Med) and English actress Rose Reynolds (Poldark) will recur (in undisclosed roles).
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (midseason)
Dale Soules has been promoted to series regular for Season 6, as inmate Frieda Berlin.
THE ORIGINALS (midseason)
Steven Krueger has been promoted to series regular for Season 5, as club kid-turned-vampire Josh Rosza. (READ MORE)
THE ORIGINALS (midseason)
Danielle Rose Russell (The Last Tycoon) has joined Season 5 as a series regular, playing an aged-up Hope. (READ MORE)
QUANTICO
Original cast member Yasmine Al Massri (pictured, on left) will not be returning for Season 3, as twins Nimah and Raina (READ MORE). Similarly, series regular Pearl Thusi will not be returning as lawyer Dayana Mampasi.
RIVERDALE
Mark Consuelos (Pitch) has joined Season 2 as a series regular, playing Hiram Lodge. (READ MORE)
RIVERDALE
Brit Morgan (Supergirl) will recur during Season 2 as Penny Peabody aka “The Snake Charmer,” a crafty attorney on retainer with the Southside Serpents.
RIVERDALE
Skeet Ulrich has been promoted to series regular for Season 2, as Jughead’s dad FP Jones. (READ MORE)
RIVERDALE
Casey Cott has been promoted to series regular for Season 2, as Kevin.
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RIVERDALE
Charles Melton (American Horror Story: Hotel) will replace Ross Butler (who’s busy with 13 Reasons Why) in the recurring role of Reggie in Season 2. (READ MORE)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Bobby Moynihan, Vanessa Bayer and Sasheer Zamata will not be returning as a cast members for Season 43.
SCANDAL
George Newbern has been promoted to series regular for the seventh and final season, as Charlie. (READ MORE)
SHADES OF BLUE (midseason)
Nick Wechsler (Revenge) will recur during Season 3 as Detective Cole. (Wechsler will also guest-star on The CW’s Dynasty as Matthew Blaisdell.)
SHAMELESS
Jessica Szohr (Gossip Girl) will recur during Season 8 as Nessa, a tough, smart lesbian who lives in Fiona’s newly purchased apartment building. (READ MORE)
STRANGER THINGS
Joe Keery (pictured) and Noah Schnapp have been promoted to series regulars for Season 2, as Steve and Will.
Additionally, Sadie Sink (American Odyssey) and Dacre Montgomery (Power Rangers) will recur as two Hawkins newcomers, while Danish actress Linnea Berthelsen will recur as Roman, an emotionally damaged young woman who is connected to the supernatural events at the lab.
STRANGER THINGS
Sean Astin (Goonies) will recur during Season 2 as Bob Newby, a kindhearted former nerd who went to high school with Joyce and Hopper.
STRANGER THINGS
Paul Reiser (Mad About You) will recur during Season 2 as Dr. Owens, a high-ranking member within the Department of Energy on a “clean-up” assignment.
STRANGER THINGS
Will Chase (Smash) will recur during Season 2 as Neil Mayfield, the father of a family of recent transplants to Hawkins, Indiana from California.
SUPERGIRL
Katie McGrath has been promoted to series regular for Season 3, as Lena Luthor. (READ MORE)
SUPERGIRL
Onetime series regular Floriana Lima will recur during Season 3, as Detective Maggie Sawyer. (READ MORE)
SUPERGIRL
Odette Annable (Banshee) has joined the Season 3 cast as a series regular, playing legendary DC baddie/”Worldkiller” Reign. (READ MORE)
SUPERGIRL
Adrian Pasdar (Agents of SHIELD) and Yael Grobglas (Jane the Virgin) will recur during Season 3 as ruthless real estate tycoon Morgan Edge and the DC villainess Psi.
Additionally, Carl Lumbly (Alias) will recur as J’onn’s father, M’yrnn J’onzz.
SUPERGIRL
Erica Durance (Smallville) will recur during Season 3 as Kara’s dearly departed mother Alura, replacing Laura Benanti in the role. (READ MORE)
SUPERNATURAL
Series regular Mark Sheppard will not be returning for Season 13, as Crowley. (READ MORE)
TAKEN (midseason)
Series regulars Gaius Charles (who played John), Brooklyn Sudano (Asha), Monique Gabriela Curnen (Vlasik), Michael Irby (Scott), Jose Pablo Cantillo (Dave) and James Landry Hébert (Rem) will not be back for Season 2.
THE TALK
Aisha Tyler (Criminal Minds, Archer, Whose Line is It Anyway?) will not be returning as a cohost this fall.
THIS IS US
Jon Huertas (Castle) has been promoted to a series regular for Season 2, as Miguel.
THIS IS US
Alexandra Breckenridge (American Horror Story) has been promoted to a series regular for Season 2, as Sophie.
THIS IS US
Hannah Zeile (teenage Kate), Niles Fitch (teenage Randall), Logan Shroyer (teenage Kevin), Mackenzie Hancsicsak (young Kate) and Parker Bates (young Kevin) have been promoted to series regulars for Season 2, as have Faithe Herman and Eris Baker, who play Randall and Beth’s daughters Annie and Tess. (READ MORE)
UNREAL (midseason)
Caitlin FitzGerald (Masters of Sex) has joined the Season 3 cast as Serena, the first woman to look for love on Everlasting.
UNREAL (midseason)
Tracie Thoms (Cold Case) will recur during Season 3 as Fiona, an entertainment exec whose friendship with Quinn goes back decades. (READ MORE)
UNREAL (midseason)
Brandon Jay McLaren (Graceland) will recur during Season 3 as Dr. Simon, a crisis counselor Quinn hires to work on Everlasting.
VAN HELSING
Missy Peregrym (Rookie Blue) has joined Season 2 in the series regular role of Scarlett Harker, someone who has a enigmatic past and holds the potential to turn the tables on the vampires.
THE VOICE
Jennifer Hudson (pictured) and Kelly Clarkson will serve as coaches for Seasons 13 (fall) and 14 (midseason), respectively. (READ MORE)
THE WALKING DEAD
Steven Ogg (pictured), Katelyn Nacon and Pollyanna McIntosh have all been promoted to series regular for Season 8, as Negan’s right-hand man Simon, Carl’s crush Enid and Scavengers leader Jadis.
WESTWORLD
Neil Jackson (Sleepy Hollow) will be a series regular during Season 2, playing Nicholas, a charming man who finds himself in uncharted territory. Additionally, Jonathan Tucker (Kingdom) will recur as Major Craddock, an imposing military officer.
WESTWORLD
Louis Herthum has been promoted to series regular for Season 2, as host Peter Abernathy, father of Evan Rachel Wood’s Dolores.
WESTWORLD
Katja Herbers (The Leftovers) has joined Season 2 as a series regular, playing Grace, a big fan of the park who arrives as things go seriously haywire.
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