Casting News: James Marsden Joins Your Friends & Neighbors, Michael Ealy Is Malcolm X And More

Your Friends & Neighbors now includes James Marsden.

The Paradise and Jury Duty actor has joined Season 2 of Apple TV+'s Jon Hamm-starring drama, which was renewed for Season 2 in December 2024 ahead of its series premiere on April 11.

According to our sister site Deadline, Marsden will play the series-regular role of a guy who comes from money and has a relationship with Olivia Munn's character, Samantha.

In other recent casting news...

* Michael Ealy (Reasonable Doubt, Stumptown) will play Malcolm X in Prime Video's Muhammad Ali series The Greatest, per Deadline.

* Beanie Feldstein (Impeachment: American Crime Story) will recur during Season 5 of Only Murders in the Building in an undisclosed role, per Deadline.

* Erinn Hayes (Childrens Hospital, Kevin Can Wait) will star opposite Scott Foley in the Prime Video pilot It's Not Like That as a freshly divorced single mom, Deadline reports.

* Laura Linney (Ozark) has boarded the upcoming MGM+ comedy American Classic, starring Kevin Kline as a Broadway star who returns to his hometown, family-run theater after a public meltdown. Linney will play Kline's sister-in-law.

Hit the comments with your thoughts on the above castings!