Mark-Paul Gosselaar Joins Mixed-Ish As Young Bow's Father In Recast

So much for that rumored Pitch revival.

TVLine has learned that former Passage star Mark-Paul Gosselaar is joining ABC's black-ish spinoff mixed-ish as the father of 12-year-old Bow (played by relative newcomer Arica Himmel). He replaces Champions' Anders Holm, who was let go in May shortly after the project was ordered to series.

The 1980s-set prequel offshoot, which will air Tuesdays at 9/8c this fall, centers on a young version of Tracee Ellis Ross' black-ish matriarch, who is described as emotionally and intellectually brilliant but also clueless, confused and awkward. [pmc_inline_gallery]

As previously reported, The Haves and the Have Nots' Tika Sumpter will play Young Bow's mom. (The adult versions of her parents Paul and Alicia were previously played on black-ish by Anna Deveare Smith and Beau Bridges.) Veep and Good Fight vet Gary Cole is set to co-star as Paul's father/Bow's grandfather Harrison, while Ethan William Childress and Mykal-Michelle Harris will play Bow's respective siblings Johan and Santamonica. Improv vet Christina Anthony rounds out the ensemble as Alicia's sister/Bow's aunt.

Gosselaar's casting comes roughly a month after Fox pulled the plug on The Passage after just one season.