Will Barry Sloane be the one to break Fiona’s “no relationships or men” resolve on Shameless?
The Revenge vet will guest-star during Season 7 of the Showtime series as Ryan, an entrepreneur who meets Fi at a Southside Young Professionals networking event, per The Hollywood Reporter.
There’s no word yet on whether Ryan will romance the eldest Gallagher child during his two-episode stint, but we wouldn’t bet against Sloane’s charms.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* Fox will air another MasterChef Celebrity Showdown special on Jan. 2 at 8/7c, featuring the following match-ups: Trai Byers and Grace Gealey Byers (Empire) vs. NeNe and Gregg Leakes (The Real Housewives of Atlanta); Cheryl Hines (Son of Zorn) vs. Kal Penn (Designated Survivor); former NFL stars Ronde Barber and Tiki Barber vs. Good Charlotte musicians Joel Madden and Benji Madden; and Anthony Anderson (black-ish) and chef Gordon Ramsay vs. Jordana Brewster (Lethal Weapon) and chef Christina Tosi.
* Rosemarie DeWitt (United States of Tara) will star in a Season 4 episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror, directed by Jodie Foster, our sister site Deadline reports.
* Anders Holm (The Mindy Project) will headline Fox’s private-eye comedy project Pigeon, which has a put-pilot commitment, per Deadline.
* Nickelodeon has renewed The Loud House for a third season, airing in 2017.
* FX’s upcoming series Legion will premiere in February, according to a new promo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-fySgqzhBc
