TV's Big Cast Changes (2018-2019)

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Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer) has joined the Season 2 cast as Maddie, a new 911 call-center operator who also happens to be Buck's sister.

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Connie Britton is not returning for Season 2 as a series regular, but is in talks to potentially return as a guest star.

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Ryan Guzman (Pretty Little Liars) has joined the Season 2 cast as Eddie Diaz, a new addition to the firehouse.

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Corinne Massiah and Marcanthonee Reis, who play May and Harry — the children of Angela Bassett's Athena Grant — have been promoted to series regulars for Season 2.

13 Reasons Why (Midseason)

Katherine Langford, who has played Hannah Baker, will not return for Season 3.

American Gods (Midseason)

Kahyun Kim (Austin & Ally) has joined the Season 2 cast as New Media, succeeding former cast member Gillian Anderson.

American Gods (Midseason)

Sakina Jaffrey (Timeless) will recur during Season 2 as Mama-Ji, a waitress at the Motel America and a Hindu goddess of war.

American Vandal (Midseason)

Travis Tope (Last Man Standing) and Melvin Gregg (UnREAL) have joined the Season 2 cast as high school juniors.

Arrow

Original cast member Paul Blackthorne will not be returning for Season 7.

Arrow

Colton Haynes, who plays Roy Harper, is returning for Season 7 as a series regular.

Arrow

Original cast member Willa Holland will not be returning for Season 7 as a series regular.

Berlin Station (Midseason)

Ismael Cruz Córdova (Ray Donovan) has joined the Season 3 cast as Rafael Torres, a former military warrior/scholar.

Big Little Lies (Midseason)

Poorna Jagannathan (The Night Of) will recur during Season 2 as a new character named Katie Richmond.

Big Little Lies (Midseason)

Martin Donovan (Weeds) will recur during Season 2 as Martin Howard, father to Zoe Kravitz's Bonnie.

Big Little Lies (Midseason)

Douglas Smith (Big Love) has been cast in the Season 2 role of Corey Brockfield, an off-beat surfer/aspiring marine biologist who works with Shailene Woodley's Jane.

Big Little Lies (Midseason)

Denis O'Hare (American Horror Story, True Blood) will recur during Season 2 as a new character named Ira Farber.

Catastrophe (Midseason)

Michaela Watkins (Casual) will appear in Season 4 as the sister of Rob Delaney's Rob.

Chicago Fire

Monica Raymund — who has played paramedic Gabriela Dawson since the NBC drama's launch — will not be returning for Season 7.

Cobra Kai (Midseason)

Martin Kove (right) has joined the Season 2 cast, reprising his villainous Karate Kid role of John Kreese.

The Conners

Roseanne Barr will not be returning for the cancelled Roseanne revival's spinoff.

Dynasty

Nicollette Sheridan, who plays Alexis, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.

Dynasty

Original cast member Nathalie Kelley, who plays Cristal, claimed in a recent interview, "I won't be filming Season 2." (The CW has had no comment on the actress' status.)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Courtney Ford, who plays Damien Darhk's daughter Nora, has been promoted to series regular for Season 4.

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Jes Macallan, who plays Ava Sharpe, has been promoted to series regular for Season 4.

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Matt Ryan, who plays demonologist John Constantine, has been promoted to series regular for Season 4.

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Keiynan Lonsdale will not be returning as a series regular for Season 4 (but will appear as Wally West in The Flash's Season 5 premiere).

Doctor Who

Bradley Walsh (Law & Order: UK, Coronation Street), Tosin Cole (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Mandip Gill (Hollyoaks) have joined the new season's cast as Graham, Ryan and Yasmin, while Sharon D. Clarke (Holby City) will play an unspecified "returning role."

Empire

Nicole Ari Parker, who plays Giselle, has been promoted to a series regular for Season 5.

The Flash

Hartley Sawyer, who plays Ralph Dibny, has been promoted to series regular for Season 5.

The Flash

Jessica Parker Kennedy, who recurred during Season 4 as The Mystery Girl aka Barry and Iris' daughter Nora, has been promoted to series regular for Season 5.

Friends From College (Midseason)

Sarah Chalke will appear in a major Season 2 arc as a divorced Park Avenue WASP who briefly dated Nat Faxon's Nick in college.

Get Shorty

Amy Seimetz (The Girlfriend Experience) will recur during Season 2 as Miles' love interest Jinny.

Get Shorty

Steven Weber (from everything) will recur during Season 2 as Lawrence Budd, an impossibly powerful Hollywood film producer.

The Gifted

Grace Byers (Empire) has joined the Season 2 cast as Reeva, someone whom Polaris, Andy and The Frost Sisters will team up with in the Inner Circle.

The Good Doctor

Fiona Gubelmann, who plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.

The Good Doctor

Will Yun Lee, who plays Dr. Alex Park, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.

The Good Doctor

Christina Chang, who plays Dr. Audrey Lim, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.

The Good Doctor

Paige Spara, who appeared in the first half of Season 1 as Shaun's neighbor and love interest Lea, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.

The Good Doctor

Chuku Modu, who played Dr. Jared Kalu, will not be returning for Season 2.

The Good Doctor

Lisa Edelstein (House) will recur during Season 2 as Dr. Blaize, an expert oncologist. 

The Good Fight (Midseason)

Justin Bartha is not expected to return for Season 3 — at least not as a series regular.

Grey's Anatomy

Kim Raver, who plays Dr. Teddy Altman, will return for Season 15 as a series regular.

Grey's Anatomy 

Jessica Capshaw will not be returning for Season 15.

Grey's Anatomy 

Sarah Drew will not be returning for Season 15.

How to Get Away With Murder

Rome Flynn, who plays Gabriel Maddox, has been promoted to series regular for Season 5.

Last Man Standing

Molly Ephraim will not be reprising her role as the Baxter's middle daughter, Mandy, for the Season 7 revival on Fox; a recast is currently underway.

Lethal Weapon

Seann William Scott (American Pie) has joined the Season 3 cast as a new character, war vet Wesley Cole.

Lethal Weapon

Clayne Crawford, who plays Riggs, will not be returning for Season 3.

Lost in Space (Midseason)

Sibongile Mlambo, who plays PTSD sufferer Angela Goddard, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Midseason)

Zachary Levi will appear during Season 2 as an eclectic Manhattan doctor who begins orbiting Midge's world.

Marvel's Daredevil (Midseason)

Jay Ali (The Fosters) has joined the Season 3 cast as FBI Agent Rahul "Ray" Nadeem.

NCIS

Original cast member Pauley Perrette will not be returning for Season 16.

The Oath (Midseason)

Christina Milian (Grandfathered) has joined the Season 2 cast as a second-generation Raven who is Kraley's partner. 

One Day at a Time (Midseason)

Gloria Estefan — who sings the show's theme song — will guest-star during Season 3 as Mirtha, the younger sister and arch-nemesis of Moreno's Lydia.

One Day at a Time (Midseason)

Danny Pino (Law & Order: SVU) will appear during Season 2 as Penelope's brother Tito.

One Day at a Time (Midseason)

Raúl Castillo (Looking) will recur during Season 3 as a friend of Penelope's from school who turns into something more.

Outlander 

Billy Boyd (aka The Lord of the Rings' Pippin) has joined the Season 4 cast as Gerald Forbes, a wealthy lawyer in Cross Creek who is friends with his prominent client, Jocasta Cameron.

Pure (Midseason)

Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother) will recur during Season 2 of WGN America's Mennonite crime drama as a lapsed worshiper.

Ray Donovan

Susan Sarandon, who plays studio head Sam Winslow, will return for the NYC-set Season 6 as a series regular.

Ray Donovan

Graham Rogers, who plays Smitty, has been promoted to series regular for Season 6.

The Resident

Glenn Morshower, who plays Conrad's estranged father, Marshall Winthrop, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.

The Resident

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who plays cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. AJ Austin, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.

The Resident

Melina Kanakaredes (who played incarcerated oncologist Lane Hunter, pictured), Moran Atias (PR chief Renata Morali) and Merrin Dungey (ex-CEO Claire Thorpe) will not be back for Season 2.

The Resident

Jane Leeves (Frasier) has joined the Season 2 cast as Dr. Kitt Voss, the hospital's new star orthopedic surgeon.

Riverdale

Vanessa Morgan, who plays Cheryl's friend Toni Topaz, has been promoted to series regular for Season 3.

Riverdale

Charles Melton, who plays Reggie, has been promoted to series regular for Season 3.

Shameless

Dan Lauria (Pitch, The Wonder Years) will recur during Season 9 as a disgraced former congressman .

Star

Brandy Norwood, who plays Cassie, has been promoted to series regular for Season 3.

Star Trek: Discovery (Midseason)

Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels) has joined the Season 2 cast as Christopher Pike, captain of the Enterprise.

Stranger Things (Midseason)

Cary Elwes (Psych) will guest-star as Mayor Kline during Season 3.

Stranger Things (Midseason)

Maya Hawke (Little Women) has joined the Season 3 cast as Robin, an "alternative girl."

Stranger Things (Midseason)

Priah Ferguson, who plays Lucas' little sister Erica, has been promoted to recurring guest star for Season 3.

Stranger Things (Midseason)

Jake Busey (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) will appear during Season 3 as Bruce, a journalist for the The Hawkins Post with questionable morals and a sick sense of humor.

Strike Back (Midseason)

Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica, center) and English actress Yasemin Kay Allen (far left) have boarded the Season 6 cast  as Col. Alexander Coltrane, the new commanding officer, and Katrina Zarkova, a rogue Russian operative.

Strike Back (Midseason)

Roxanne McKee will not be returning for Season 6 as Captain Natalie Reynolds.

Supergirl

Chris Wood, who played Mon-El, will not be returning for Season 4.

Supergirl

Original cast member Jeremy Jordan will return for Season 4 in just a recurring capacity.

Supergirl

Jesse Rath, who plays Brainiac-5 (aka "Brainy"), has been promoted to series regular for Season 4.

S.W.A.T.

Patrick St. Esprit, who plays Commander Hicks, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.

The Walking Dead

Former cast member Jon Bernthal will reprise his role as the very dead Shane Walsh during a Season 9 episode.

The Walking Dead

Original cast member Andrew Lincoln has confirmed that he will exit the series during Season 9, reportedly appearing in only a half-dozen episodes. (READ MORE)

The Walking Dead

Lauren Cohan, who plays Maggie and now stars in the midseason ABC drama Whiskey Cavalier, is expected to appear in only the first half of Season 9.

The Walking Dead

Avi Nash and Callan McAuliffe, who play Siddiq and Alden, have been promoted to series regulars for Season 9.

Get Shorty

Andrew Leeds (Bones) will recur during Season 2 as FBI Special Agent Ken Stevenson, the partner of Felicity Huffman's Agent Dillard.

Shameless

Richard Flood, who plays Fi's Irish carpenter boyfriend Ford, has been promoted to series regular for Season 9.

Get Shorty

Sonya Walger (Lost) will recur during Season 2 as Lila, the head the Los Angeles wing of a drug cartel.

Counterpart (Midseason)

James Cromwell (American Horror Story) will recur during Season 2 as Yanek, the enigmatic warden of an underground facility where Howard finds himself fighting for his life.

The Flash

Danielle Nicolet, who plays Cecile, has been promoted to series regular for Season 5.

Chicago P.D.

Original cast member Elias Koteas, who played Alvin Olinsky, will not be returning for Season 6.

NCIS: New Orleans

Shalita Grant was written off the show toward the end of Season 4, and she will not be returning for Season 5

Law & Order: SVU

George Newbern (Scandal) will recur during Season 20 as Dr. Al Pollack, a charming and very wealthy doctor who has a history with Detective Rollins.

Blindspot

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio will recur during Season 4 in a top-secret role.

Bull

Original cast member Annabelle Attanasio, who plays Cable, will not be returning for Season 3. (READ MORE)

Santa Clarita Diet (midseason)

Stephen Full (Dog With a Blog, I'm in the Band) will recur during Season 3 as Janko, a suspicious desk clerk at the Serbian Consulate.

Arrow

Holly Elissa (Supernatural, Fringe), Miranda Edwards (The Magicians) and Michael Jonsson (Van Helsing) will recur during Season 7 as Longbow Hunters Red Dart, Silencer and Kodiak. (READ MORE)

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Jeff Ward has been promoted to series regular for Season 6, as FitzSimmon's grandson, Deke Shaw.

Black Lightning

Jordan Calloway has been promoted to series regular for Season 2, as Khalil aka Painkiller.

Chicago Med

Heather Headley (She's Gotta Have It) will recur during Season 3, continuing her role as the hospital's new COO. Gwen Garrett.

Chicago P.D.

Anne Heche (The Brave) will recur during Season 6 as Dep. Superintendent Katherine Brennan.

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Ramona Young (Z Nation, Santa Clarita Diet) will be a new series regular as Alaska Yu, a young woman who is "something of an expert in the world of the magical creatures, while Tom Wilson (Back to the Future) will recur during Season 4 as Nate's father, Hank.

Empire

Rhyon Nicole Brown, who plays Poundcake's daughter Maya, has been promoted to series regular for Season 5.

Fear the Walking Dead (Midseason)

Season 4B has Aaron Stanford (photo, 12 Monkeys), Tonya Pinkins (Gotham), Daryl Mitchell (NCIS: New Orleans), Mo Collins (Parks and Recreation) and Stephen Henderson (The Newsroom) in undisclosed roles.

The Flash

Chris Klein (American Pie) has joined the Season 5 cast in the series regular role of DC supervillain Cicada. (READ MORE)

How to Get Away With Murder

Amirah Vann has been promoted to series regular for Season 5, as legal eagle Tegan Price.

Law & Order: SVU

Dylan Walsh (Nip/Tuck) will recur during Season 20 as John Conway, a "self-made man and major beverage distributor who is respected by his community and looked up to by his children." Which can only mean no good!

Midnight, Texas

Nestor Carbonell (Lost), Jaime Ray Newman (The Magicians) and Josh Kelly (UnREAL) have joined the Season 2 cast as, respectively, Kai and Patience Lucero, the owners of the haunted hamlet's new hotel, and Walker Chisum, an openly gay hunter of demons.

NCIS

Diona Reasonover has been promoted to series regular for Season 16, as forensic scientist Kasie Hines.

The Resident

Jenna Dewan will recur during Season 2 as Julian Lynn, a sharp and sophisticated medical device rep with an ability to connect with just about anybody.

Riverdale

Penelope Ann Miller will recur during Season 3 as Ms. Wright, the district attorney who will be prosecuting Archie. (READ MORE)

Station 19

Boris Kodjoe (Code Black) will recur during Season 2 as a "seasoned firefighter with a mysterious past." 

Supergirl

Transgender activist Nicole Maines has been cast in the series regular role of Nia Nal aka Dreamer, television's first transgender superhero.

Supergirl

Smallville alum Sam Witwer has joined Season 4 in the series-regular role of Agent Liberty, the founder of Children of Liberty, an anti-alien hate group dedicated to establishing humans as the superior race.

Supergirl

April Parker-Jones (If Loving You Is Wrong, The Fosters) has joined Season 4 in the series-regular role of Colonel Haley Hardline, a career military woman who lives and dies by the orders of her commanding officers.

Supergirl

David Ajala (Falling Water) will recur during Season 4 as Manchester Black, a man with a dark past who easily deflects the brutality of his mission with charm and sense of humor.

The Walking Dead

Samantha Morton (Minority Report) has joined the Season 9 cast as the Alpha, the infamously antagonistic leader of The Whisperers.

The Walking Dead

Tony nominee Lauren Ridloff will recur during Season 9 as Connie, a seasoned, deaf survivor who communicates via American Sign Language (ASL).

Chicago Fire

Annie Ilonzeh (Arrow, Charlie's Angels) will recur during Season 7 as paramedic Emily Foster aka Brett's new partner.

Chicago Fire

Steven Boyer (Trial & Error) will recur during Season 7 as Jerry Gorsch, a firefighter-turned-CFD Assistant Deputy Commissioner who has his sights set on a cushier job at headquarters.

Chicago Med

Molly Bernard (Younger) and newcomer Colby Lewis will recur during Season 4 as third-year med students Elsa (an arrogant know-it-all) and Terry (a star football player who gave up sports to go to medical school).

Empire

Toby Onwumere (Sense8) will recur during Season 5 as Kai, a war correspondent and love interest for Jamal.

Lethal Weapon

Maggie Lawson (Psych) will recur during Season 3 as Natalie Flynn, the ex-girlfriend and baby mama of Seann William Scott's character.

Shadowhunters (midseason)

Luke Baines (Australia's Home and Away) will recur during Season 3B as Jonathan — in his true form, aka the Big Bad of the series' final episodes.

Siren (midseason)

Garcelle Beauvais (The Magicians, NYPD Blue) will recur during Season 2 as Maddie's mom and Dale's wife, Susan Bishop, who returns to Bristol Cove to make amends with her family.

Supergirl

Rhona Mitra (The Last Ship) has joined the Season 4 cast as villainess Mercy Graves. (READ MORE)

This Is Us

Rob Morgan (Marvel's Daredevil) will recur during Season 3 as Solomon Brown, a city councilman who oversees the district where Randall's late birth father William lived.

Vida (midseason)

Roberta Colindrez (I Love Dick) has joined the Season 2 cast as Nico, a new bartender at the family bar.

The Magicians (midseason)

Jolene Purdy (Orange Is the New Black) will recur during Season 4 as a highly emotional magical creature tasked with tending to notorious party god Bacchus.

Law & Order: SVU

Mark Tallman (Rise) will recur during Season 20 as Gavin Riley, the chief of detectives who's looking to make his presence felt on his way to becoming governor someday

SEAL Team

Michael McGrady (Ray Donovan, pictured) and Ruffin Prentiss (The Arrangement) will recur during Season 2 as a commanding officer and an EOD tech, respectively

Bosch (midseason)

Chris Vance (Transporter) will recur during Season 5 as Dalton Walsh, the big boss of the opioid ring.

Bosch (midseason)

Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy) has joined the Season 5 cast as Hector Bonner, a former client of attorney Honey Chandler (Mimi Rogers) who now works as her investigator.

Bull

MacKenzie Meehan (Vinyl) will recur during Season 3 as Taylor, the newest member of the Trial Analysis Corporation team. (READ MORE)

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect) has joined the fourth and final season's cast as... Greg?! (READ MORE)

Dynasty

Ana-Brenda Contreras (Mexico's Por amar sin ley) has joined the Season 2 cast as... "the real Cristal"?! (READ MORE)

The Flash

Kiana Madeira (Facebook's Sacred Lies) will recur during Season 5 as Spencer Young (aka Spin), an aspiring social media influencer.

Grey's Anatomy

Chris Carmack (Nashville) will recur during Season 15 as an orthopedic surgeon/"ortho god."

How to Get Away With Murder

Timothy Hutton (American Crime) has joined the Season 5 cast in a yet-to-be-disclosed series regular role.

Last Man Standing

Molly McCook (The Ranch) will play Tim Allen's middle daughter in the upcoming Fox revival, replacing original portrayer Molly Ephraim.

Will & Grace

David Schwimmer (Friends) will recur during Season 10 as Grace's new love interest.

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Arrowverse

Tyler Hoechlin will reprise his Supergirl role as Clark Kent/Superman in all three episodes of this fall's The Flash/Arrow/Supergirl crossover event (airing Sunday, Dec. 9 through Tuesday, Dec. 11).

Billions (midseason)

Kelly AuCoin, who plays Axe Capital's "Dollar" Bill Stearn, has been promoted to series regular for Season 4.

Blindspot

Ennis Esmer, who plays Rich Dotcom, has been promoted to series regular for Season 4.

Dynasty

Australian actress Maddison Brown has joined the Season 2 cast as Kirby Anders, the daughter of Carrington estate manager Joseph Anders.

The Flash

Kyle Secor (Veronica Mars) will recur during Season 5 as Caitlin's absentee pops, Dr. Thomas Snow.

Hawaii Five-0

Rochelle Aytes (Mistresses) will recur during Season 9 as Greer, a sharp, smart and calculating CIA operative who was once romantically involved with McGarrett. (READ MORE)

Instinct (midseason)

Travis Van Winkle (The Last Ship) will recur during Season 2 as Ryan Stock, a quiet, ex-military police officer from Nebraska who travels to New York City in pursuit of a killer.

Knightfall (midseason)

Mark Hamill (Star Wars, duh) has joined the History drama's Season 2 cast as Talus, a battle-hardened Knight Templar/veteran of the Crusades who survived captivity for 10 years in the Holy Land and now is tasked with training the new initiates to the Order.

Last Man Standing

Krista Marie Yu (Dr. Ken) will recur on Fox's revival of the ABC sitcom as Jen, a foreign exchange student whom Vanessa takes under her wing, eventually convincing Mike to let her stay with them.

Law & Order: SVU

Sandrine Holt (Homeland, MacGyver) will recur during Season 20 as a clinical psychologist who consults on cases for the Manhattan district attorney's office.

Life in Pieces (midseason)

Joey King (Fargo Season 1) will recur during Season 4 as Morgan, a pregnant 17-year-old who plans to place her baby with adoptive parents Matt and Colleen.

Lucifer (midseason)

Graham McTavish (Outlander, Preacher) will recur during Season 4 of the Fox-turned-Netflix drama as Father Kinley, a deeply empathetic and revered priest who is committed to keeping mankind safe from evil. (READ MORE)

NCIS: Los Angeles

Esai Morales (NYPD Blue) will recur during Season 10 as Deputy Director Gaines, who is tasked to protect the team while a special prosecutor from the Department of Defense investigates the NCIS office and its employees.

NCIS: New Orleans

Reggie Lee (Grimm) will recur during Season 5 as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Steven Thompson.

Saturday Night Live

Luke Null will not return as a cast member for Season 44. Also, Luke Null had apparently been a cast member.

Scream (whenever)

Mary J. Blige will appear during the rebooted Season 3 as Sherry Elliot, the mother of local football star Deion, whose tragic past comes back to haunt him.

SEAL Team

Judd Lormand, who plays Lieutenant Commander Eric Blackburn, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.

Star

Telenovela vet William Levy has joined the cast for Season 3, playing Mateo Ferrera, the first-generation son of immigrant parents who makes and breaks his own rules as a rich, driven media mogul. 

Star Trek: Discovery (midseason)

Ethan Peck (10 Things I Hate About You) has joined the Season 2 cast as Spock. 

Supergirl

Bruce Boxleitner (Babylon 5) will recur during Season 4 as Vice President Baker (replacing Brent Spiner, who had to vacate the role due to family issues).

This Is Us

Michael Angarano (Will & Grace) will recur during Season 3 as Jack's brother, Nicky.

This Is Us

Melanie Liburd, who plays Beth's cousin Zoe, has been promoted to series regular for Season 3.

Vida (midseason)

Raúl Castillo (Looking, pictured) and Adrian Gonzalez (Your Family or Mine, The Bold and the Beautiful) will recur during Season 2 as the bar's new handyman and a city councilman.