Casting News: The Witcher Recasts Key Role, The Diplomat Promotes West Wing Alumni And More
An important character will look a bit different when The Witcher returns for Season 4 on Netflix.
Vesemir, formerly played by Kim Bodnia, now will be portrayed by Peter Mullan, EW.com reports. Mullan is best known to audiences as King Durin III in Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Ellen's father, Jacob MacKenzie, in Outlander: Blood of My Blood.
Mullan's other TV work includes Westworld, Ozark and Quarry.
The Witcher returns for Season 4 on Thursday, Oct. 30. The new episodes will mark the debut of Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games films) as Geralt, the character played in Seasons 1 through 3 by Henry Cavill.
In other casting news...
* The West Wing alumni Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford will be series regulars in The Diplomat Season 4, Netflix announced Friday. In the upcoming third season — which returns on Thursday, Oct. 13 — Janney guest-stars as Vice President Grace Penn and Whitford guest-stars as Grace's husband, Todd Penn.
* Sullivan's Crossing has added four cast members ahead of Season 4, Deadline reports. Jonathan Silverman (Good Girls) will play Quincy Carlson, a difficult camper at the Crossing who might find common ground with Maggie. Fuad Ahmed (SkyMed) will play Amir Malik, a hotshot young chef who is a friend of Rob's. Colby Frost (Fear Thy Neighbor) and Emerson MacNeil (We Were Liars) will play siblings Ben and Tracy Frost; Ben will take a job at Lola's youth group, and Tracy will be a member of the youth group. In related news: The series has promoted Marcus Rosner, who was introduced as Liam at the end of Season 3, to series regular for Season 4.
* Luke Wilson (Stargirl) has joined Will Ferrell's forthcoming comedy series set in the world of professional golf, Variety reports. Though details are scarce, Ferrell will play a golf legend in the Netflix show, and Wilson will play a fellow pro who beat Ferrell's character in the tour championship multiple times.