Next up on the love horizon for New Girl‘s Jess: Sleeping Beauty’s sloppy seconds.
Julian Morris, who plays Prince Phillip on Once Upon a Time, will join the Fox comedy for a multi-episode arc in Season 4, TVLine has confirmed.
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Morris will play Ryan, the teacher who replaces Jess in the classroom now that she’s vice principal of her school. Ryan is “distractingly handsome” and has a confidence and swagger that irks Jess… until — per EW.com, which first reported the casting — she starts to fall for him.
Morris will debut in an episode airing in October.
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In addition to OUAT, Morris has appeared on Pretty Little Liars, 24 and ER, among other series, and has a role in the Amazon pilot Hand of God.
Now I’m going to have to start watching that show again! I love him! I wonder if they are going to let him keep his accent…
Don’t know if he’s ever going to come back on PLL soon.
Is this thing still on. TMP is way better.
Clearly. It’s still on.
“Sloppy seconds”? What?
Honestly, I don’t know about New Girl anymore. Last season was a mess, I didn’t even finish the last couple of episodes. It was that painful. I loved Nick & Jess but the writer obliterated everything good about them. Even the chemistry was gone. It’s just really clear to me that the writers don’t know what they’re doing and that just goes for every character on this show. So why watch?
Hopefully since Malifecent is coming back to OUAT, so will Aurora and Phillip
Yes, am hoping the same thing! Good for him for landing the role :)
Good for Morris. Jess and Nick need to move on without dragging out their break-up moping any further than last season. And like most guest actors on OUAT, he was way under-valued (and Sleeping Beauty had oodles more chemistry with Mulan, anyway!).
I hope this doesn’t block his schedule too much, I want him to return to OUAT this spring for the Maleficent arc! I need sleeping beauty backstory and he’s part of that.
Yes please, Mulan and Aurora need to reunite and unfold the love triangle.
how many guest stars does this show need?
that is exactly what i’m thinking. the season isn’t even started yet and there so many casting news from this show already. i am still occasionaly watch the show so i hope next season will be better
Wren!
I just hope this doesn’t mess with his gig in OUAT
Since Maleficent is coming back I’m hoping Mulan/Aurora/Phillip triangle will finally come to a head after the Frozen arc is done. I’m guessing they’ll be the meat of the B-Side of the season.