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TVLine Items: Mimi Rogers to Evil Dead, BoJack Return Date Set and More

Mimi Rogers Ash vs Evil Dead

It looks like Ash won’t be the only one fighting off demons this fall.

Mimi Rogers (Two and a Half Men, Bosch) has joined the cast of Starz’s upcoming sequel series Ash vs. Evil Dead, a follow-up to the Evil Dead horror franchise.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Rogers will play Suzy Maxwell, a woman who is reunited with her family — and some unwelcome guests — after a freak accident.

Bruce Campbell will reprise his role as Ash, who must get back into the monster-hunting business after a Deadite plague threatens to destroy mankind.

Rogers’ recent TV credits also include Mad Men and NCIS.

Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…

* Season 2 of Netflix’s animated comedy BoJack Horseman will debut on Friday, July 17. All 12 episodes will be made available at 12:01 am PT.

* Bruce Greenwood (Mad Men) has joined FX’s upcoming American Crime Story as Gil Garcetti, the Los Angeles County District Attorney who prosecuted O.J. Simpson for murder, the network announced Wednesday.

* Steven Williams (The X-Files) will recur on Season 2 of The Leftovers as Virgil, an outcast who becomes an unlikely confidant for Justin Theroux’s Kevin Garvey, our sister site Deadline reports.

* Cinemax is teaming with director Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) to develop the crime drama Warrior, inspired by the writings of martial artist Bruce Lee. Per Deadline, Warrior follows a gifted but morally corrupt fighter who is thrown into crisis after a lifelong quest for vengeance is sabotaged.