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The Affair
Catalina Sandino Moreno (The Bridge, Falling Skies) will recur during Season 2 as Luisa, a possible romantic interest for Joshua Jackson’s Cole.Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Constance Zimmer (UnREAL) will recur as a mysterious government agency boss who clashes with Coulson, while Blair Underwood will return for multiple episodes as Andrew.Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Henry Simmons has been promoted to a series regular for Season 3, as Mack.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Luke Mitchell has been promoted to a series regular for Season 3, as Lincoln.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
NFL vet Matthew Willig (NCIS) will recur in Season 3 as Lash, a monstrous Inhuman.Arrow
Neal McDonough (Justified) has been added as a series regular for Season 4, as Damien Darhk, an adversary of the late Ra's Al Ghul and now the leader of his own clandestine group.
Arrow
British actor Jimmy Akingbola will recur/appear in flashbacks during Season 4 as Baron Reiter, head of the the Shadowspire criminal organization.Arrow
Echo Kellum (Ben & Kate) and Alexander Calvert (Bates Motel) will recur as Curtis Holt aka Mr. Terrific (a tech whiz who works for Felicity at Palmer Technologies) and Anarky, a DC Comics villain.
Arrow
Parker Young (Enlisted) will recur during Season 4 as Thea’s new love interest, Alex Davis.
Arrow
Elysia Rotaru (Hellcats) will recur during Season 4 as a woman from Oliver’s past.The Blacklist
Hisham Tawfiq has been promoted to series regular for Season 3, as Red’s bodyguard Dembe.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live) will recur during Season 3 as the precinct’s new captain.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Mary Lynn Rajskub (24) will appear in multiple episodes as Genevieve, an art gallery owner who Charles thinks might be his soulmate.Castle
Penny Johnson Jerald, who played Captain Gates, is not returning for Season 8.
Castle
Toks Olagundoye (The Neighbors) has been added as a series regular for Season 8, as Hayley Vargas, a former Scotland Yard police officer who now works as a security specialist.
Castle
Sunkrish Bala (The Walking Dead) will recur as Vikram Singh, a high-strung tech analyst with a troubled past.
Chicago Fire
Steven R. McQueen (The Vampire Diaries) will recur during Season 4 as Jimmy Borelli, the newest member of Firehouse 51.Chicago Fire
Brian White (Scandal, Mistresses) will recur during Season 4 as Dallas Patterson, the new captain of the squad.
Chicago Fire
Frederic Lehne will recur during Season 4 as Deputy District Chief Ray Riddle, a gruff, politically savvy fire chief above Boden.Chicago Fire
Dora Madison, who plays Chili, has been promoted to series regular for Season 4.
Criminal Minds
Jennifer Love Hewitt, who played Agent Kate Callahan, is not returning for Season 11.
Criminal Minds
Aisha Tyler (Ghost Whisperer) will recur during Season 11 as Dr. Tara Lewis, a forensic psychologist who is determined by Hotch to be the best candidate for Kate Callahan's vacated position.
CSI
William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger will reprise their roles as Grissom and Willows in the two-hour series finale movie (airing Sept. 27).
CSI: Cyber
Peter MacNicol, who played FBI Assistant Deputy Director Simon Sifter, will not return for Season 2.
CSI: Cyber
Ted Danson has joined the cast for Season 2, reprising his CSI character of D.B. Russell.
Elementary
Fringe and Sleepy Hollow vet John Noble has been added as a series regular for Season 4, playing Sherlock Holmes' wealthy, estranged father.
Empire
Andre Royo (The Wire) will recur during Season 2 as Thirsty Rawlings, a lawyer who impresses incarcerated Lucious with his unethical moves.
Empire
Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny) will recur during Season 2 s Mimi Whiteman, a demanding venture capitalist who is a lover of hip-hop music, social trends, high-end fashion and beautiful women.
Empire
Serayah, who plays up-and-coming pop star Tiana, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.Empire
Adam Rodriguez (CSI: Miami) will recur during Season 2 as Laz Delgado, a smooth-talking concert promoter who takes an interest in Cookie.
Empire
Adam Busch (Men at Work) will recur during Season 2 as Chase One, a gifted, avant-garde gay photographer.
The Flash
Teddy Sears (Masters of Sex) will recur during Season 2 as Jay Garrick, the first DC Comics character to take on the title of the scarlet speedster,
The Flash
Shantel VanSanten (One Tree Hill) will recur during Season 2 as Patty Spivot, a metahuman-obsessed police officer/science enthusiast/love interest for Barry.
The Flash
Tony Todd (Candyman) will voice the villain Zoom during Season 2.The Flash
Violett Beane will appear in multiple Season 2 episodes as Jessie Quick, a brilliant but quirky college student who gets caught up in the battle between The Flash and Zoom.The Flash
Keiynan Lonsdale (Dance Academy, the film Insurgent) has joined the superhero drama in the series-regular role of Wally West.
The Flash
Series regular Rick Cosnett, who played Eddie Thawne, will not return for Season 2. (Cosnett will now recur on ABC’s new FBI drama Quantico.)
Fresh Off the Boat
Chelsey Crisp has been promoted to a series regular for Season 2, as Jessica Huang's friend Honey.
The Goldbergs
AJ Michalka has been promoted to a series regular for Season 3, as Barry's girlfriend Lainey.
The Good Wife
Series regular Matthew Goode, who played Finn Polmar, will not be back for Season 7.
The Good Wife
Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Grey’s Anatomy) has been added as a series regular for Season 7, as a PI Alicia hires (presumably) to work at her firm.
The Good Wife
Makenzie Vega will not be a series regular in Season 7, as Alicia and Peter’s daughter Grace.
The Good Wife
Original cast member Archie Panjabi, who played Kalinda, will not be returning for Season 7.
The Good Wife
Margo Martindale (Justified) will recur during Season 7 as Willa Eastman, a top campaign operative poised to clash with Alan Cumming's Eli.
Gotham
Michael Chiklis (The Shield) has been added as a series regular for Season 2, as GCPD Captain Nathaniel Barnes.
Gotham
James Frain (The Tudors) has been added as a series regular for Season 2, playing Theo Galavan, a billionaire industrialist whose philanthropy covers a centuries-old vendetta.
Gotham
Jessica Lucas (Gracepoint) has been added as a series regular for Season 2, playing Tabitha Galavan aka Tigress, the lead enforcer for her brother Theo.
Gotham
Leo Fitzpatrick (The Wire) will recur during Season 2 as Joe Pike, the leader of a gang of arsonists known as the Pike Brothers.
Gotham
Michelle Veintimilla (Lifetime's Those Who Kill) will play the infamous firestarter Firefly (and her alter ego Bridgit Pike) in two late fall episodes.Gotham
Morena Baccarin has been promoted to series regular for Season 2, as Dr. Leslie Thompkins.
Gotham
Chris Chalk has been promoted to series regular for Season 2, as Lucius Fox.
Gotham
Nicholas D’Agosto has been promoted to series regular for Season 2, as Harvey Dent.
Gotham
Drew Powell, who plays Butch, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.
Gotham
Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs) will recur as Silver St. Cloud, a potential love interest for Bruce Wayne.
Gotham
Andrew Stewart-Jones and Victoria Cartagena, who played Major Crimes detectives Allen and Montoya, are no longer series regulars.
Grey’s Anatomy
Martin Henderson (Off the Map) has been added as a series regular for Season 12, as a new Grey+Sloan Memorial surgeon.
Grey’s Anatomy
Jason George has been promoted to series regular for Season 12, as Bailey's husband Ben.
Hawaii Five-0
Sarah Carter (Falling Skies) will recur as Lynn, a nature enthusiast who dates Steve.Hawaii Five-0
Julie Benz (Defiance) will recur as Jennifer, a visiting San Francisco police detective who forms a string relationship with Chin.Homeland
Alexander Fehling (Inglourious Basterds) has been added as a series regular for Season 5, playing Jonas Happich, a lawyer dating Carrie during her self-imposed exile in Berlin.
Homeland
Miranda Otto (the Lord of the Rings films) has been added as a series regular for Season 5, playing Berlin station chief Allison Carr, who's working directly under Saul.
Homeland
Ukrainian actor Mark Ivanir (Royal Pains) will recur during Season 5 as Ivan Krupin, Saul's intelligence counterpart in the SVR.
How to Get Away With Murder
Kendrick Sampson (The Vampire Diaries) will recur during Season 2, in an undisclosed role.Kingdom
Mark Consuelos (All My Children) will recur as Sean Chapas, an ex-fighter/pivotal character “that has the potential to forever impact the fate of the Navy St. MMA gym."
Law & Order: SVU
Series regular Danny Pino, who plays Det. Nick Amara, will not be returning for Season 17.
The Leftovers
Regina King (American Crime) has been added as a series regular for Season 2, playing Erika Murphy, a doctor who runs the local urgent care in town.
The Leftovers
Kevin Carroll (Law & Order: SVU) has been added as a series regular for Season 2, playing John Murphy, husband to Erika (Regina King) and head of the town's volunteer fire department.
The Leftovers
Darius McCrary (Family Matters) will recur during Season 2 as Isaac Rayney, a local palm reader and childhood friend of John Murphy's.
Legends
Kelly Overton (True Blood) has been added as a series regular for Season 2, as Nina Brenner, a tough-as-nails CIA officer.
Legends
Winter Ave Zoli (Sons of Anarchy) has been added as a series regular for Season 2, playing Detective Gabriella Laska.
Legends
Steve Kazaee (Shameless) and Aisling Franciosi (The Fall) have been added as series regulars for Season 2, playing FBI agent Curtis Ballard and dashing British teen Kate Crawford.
Legends
Tina Majorino and Ali Larter, who played Maggie and Crystal, will not be returning for Season 2.
Longmire
Ally Walker (Profiler) will play an undisclosed role in Season 5, which will be hosted by Netflix.
Madam Secretary
Jill Hennessy (Crossing Jordan) will recur during Season 2 as Jane Fellows, Henry's new Defense Intelligence Agency handler.
Madam Secretary
Eric Stoltz (Caprica) will potentially recur as Peter, the brother of Téa Leoni's Elizabeth McCord.The Mindy Project (Hulu)
Garrett Dillahunt (Raising Hope) will recur as Jody, a new OB-GYN at Shulman & Associates who replaces Mindy when she goes on maternity leave.Modern Family
Jeremy Maguire, age 4, is now playing Gloria and Jay’s younger son, Joe.
Mom
Emily Osment (Young & Hungry) will appear in multiple Season 3 episodes as Jodi, a street wise addict whom Christy and Bonnie try to help get sober.
Mom
Spencer Daniels, who plays Violet's baby daddy Luke, will not be a series regular during Season 3.
Mom
Beth Hall has been promoted to series regular for Season 3, as “Weeping Wendy.”
The Mysteries of Laura
Callie Thorne (Necessary Roughness) will recur during Season 2 as Captain Nancy Santiani, the new boss at the 2nd Precinct.
The Mysteries of Laura
Meg Steedle is no longer a series regular as Francesca ‘Frankie’ Pulaski.Nashville
Riley Smith (True Blood) will recur during Season 4 as Markus Keen, the hotshot frontman of a highly successful mainstream band who signs with Rayna's record label when he decided to go solo.
Nashville
Aubrey Peeples has been promoted to series regular for Season 4, as Layla Grant.
Nashville
Oliver Hudson, who plays Jeff, will no longer be a series regular for Season 4.
Nashville
Eric Close, who plays Teddy, will no longer be a series regular for Season 4.
NCIS: New Orleans
Shalita Grant and Daryl Mitchell have been promoted to series regulars for Season 2, as ex-ATF agent/new NCIS agent Sonja Percy and computer investigative specialist Patton Plame.
Once Upon a Time
Sean Maguire and Rebecca Mader have been promoted to series regulars for Season 5, as Robin Hood and Zelena.
Once Upon a Time
British actor Liam Garrigan (24: Live Another Day) will recur during Season 5A as King Arthur.
Once Upon a Time
British actor Elliot Knight (Sinbad) and Portuguese actress Joana Metrass will recur during Season 5A as Merlin and Guinevere.
Once Upon a Time
Sinqua Walls will reprise his role as Lancelot on multiple Season 5A episodes.
Once Upon a Time
Michael Socha, who plays Will Scarlet, will not be a series regular for Season 5.
The Originals
Jason Dohring (Veronica Mars) will recur during Season 3 as vampire-hunting detective Will Kinney.
The Originals
Riley Voelkel has been promoted to series regular for Season 3, as Freya.
Saturday Night Live
Stand-up comedian Jon Rudnitsky has been added as a featured player for Season 41.Scandal
Cornelius Smith Jr. (All My Children) will return for Season 5 as a series regular, playing activist Marcus Walker.
Scandal
Mia Maestro (The Strain) has landed a major recurring Season 5 role, details of which are under wraps.Scorpion
Alana De La Garza (Law & Order) will recur during Season 2 as the Head of Homeland Security. (De La Garza also has joined the midseason spinoff Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders as a series regular.)
Scorpion
Peri Gilpin (Frasier) will recur as Deputy Director of Homeland Security Katherine Cooper, replacing Alana De La Garza's yet-to-debut DHS honcho.Sleepy Hollow
Nikki Reed (The Twilight Saga) has been added as a series regular for Season 3, playing Betsy Ross, seamstress and ex-of-Ichabod’s.
Sleepy Hollow
Shannyn Sossamon (Wayward Pines) has been added as a series regular for Season 3, playing Pandora, a mysterious new presence in Sleepy Hollow.
Sleepy Hollow
Orlando Jones, who plays Frank Irving, will not be a series regular for Season 3.
Supernatural
Emily Swallow (The Mentalist) will recur during Season 11 as Amara, a femme fatale who is both seductive and sinister.
Sleepy Hollow
Zach Appelman (who plays Joe Corbin) and Lance Gross (soon to be introduced as Abbie's FBI boss Daniel Reynolds) have been promoted to series regulars for Season 3.Unforgettable
Jane Curtin, Tawny Cypress and Dallas Roberts, who played Joanne, Cherie and Eliot, will not return as series regulars for Season 4 (which will air on A&E).
Unforgettable
Skeet Ulrich (Jericho) will recur during Season 4 — to air on A&E — as Eddie Martin, the husband of Poppy Montgomery's Carrie.
Unforgettable
E.J. Bonilla (Revenge) has been added as a series regular for Season 4 — to air on A&E — as Denny Padilla, a new team member at the Major Cases division and a fast-rising star within the NYPD.
The Vampire Diaries
Original cast member Nina Dobrev, who last appeared in the Season 6 finale, will not be returning for Season 7.
The Vampire Diaries
Original cast member Michael Trevino, who played Tyler, will not be returning for Season 7.
The Vampire Diaries
Scarlett Byrne (Falling Skies) and Teressa Liane (Neighbours) will recur as heretics Nora and Mary Louise (the show's first same-sex couple), while Elizabeth Blackmore (Legend of the Seeker) will play Valerie, a member of Lily's "family" who is having none of Mama Salvatore's peaceful approach to change.
The Walking Dead
Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton) will recur during Season 6 as Heath, a key comic-book character.
You’re the Worst
Mageina Tovah (Scandal, Hung) will recur during Season 2 as Amy Cadingle, Paul’s nerdy new girlfriend.
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