TV Roundup: Casting News for 'True Blood,' 'Revenge,' the 'Beverly Hills Cop' Pilot, and More

Rob Kazinzky, Jeanine Mason, Brandon T. Jackson, and Grace Gummer (Getty Images)

A new romance for Sookie Stackhouse? A So You Think You Can Dance alum headed toBunheads? Keep reading to get all the latest small screen casting news, plus sexy new cast portraits from Pretty Little Liars and a magical Grimm scoop!

Casting Scoop
• True Blood has scored yet another hottie for Sookie to romance! English actor Rob Kazinsky has been tapped to join the HBO drama as a series regular for Season 6. Kazinsky will play Ben, a charismatic faerie helps Sookie and Jason explore the mystery of their parents’ murders. They'll also, presumably, get freaky at some point. This is True Blood, after all. [TVLine]

• Axel Foley, meet your new son. Brandon T. Jackson has been cast as Eddie Murphy's son in the new Beverly Hills Cop television pilot. The Beverly Hills Cop sequel will center on Axel Foley's son, Aaron, a Detroit police officer who relocates to Beverly Hills just like his pop. Murphy will reprise his role in the CBS pilot and may appear in later episodes if the series is picked up. Jackson is a stand-up comic who has appeared in Tropic Thunder, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, and the Percy Jackson film series. [The Hollywood Reporter]

• Watch out Conrad Grayson, there's a new nefarious businessman headed to the Hamptons.Nip/Tuck's Dylan Walsh will join Revenge as a rival hedge fund manager who causes trouble for Grayson Global (perhaps he'll uncover the fact that the company doesn't ever do any real work). [EW]

• Now that he's been freed from the purgatory of Made in Jersey,Kyle MacLachlin has scored a multi-episode arc on The Good Wife. Not much is known about his character, but sources say that he'll definitely be interacting with Alan Cumming's Eli Gold. [EW]

• So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 winner Jeanine Mason will be showing off her skills on Bunheads! Mason and newcomer Niko Pepaj have been cast on the ABC Family dramedy as a brother-sister artistic duo who are new to the town of Paradise. Their first episode will air on January 14. Bunheads returns on Jan. 7 at 9/8c. [The Hollywood Reporter]

• Another one of Meryl Streep's talented daughters is headed to the small screen. Grace Gummer, who previously appeared in Gigantic and Smash, has landed a recurring role on the second season of HBO's The Newsroom. Gummer will play Hallie Shea, a reporter who is embedded with the Mitt Romney campaign. Her sister, Mamie Gummer, currently stars on The CW's Emily Owens, M.D. [The Hollywood Reporter]

Sexy Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars doesn't return until January 8, but we've got your first look at the stunning new cast portraits for the series! Click on the photo below to check out Aria, Hanna, Spencer, and Emily, along with the good (and bad) boys of Rosewood.

(Photo by ABC Family)

Elmo's Vindication
The man who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of having an improper sexual relationship with a minor has recanted his story. The 23-year-old accuser claimed that he'd had a relationship with Clash when he was just 16. Clash denied the allegations and insisted that the pair's relationship was "between two consenting adults." In a statement via his publicist, Clash told The New York Times, “I am relieved that this painful allegation has been put to rest. I will not discuss it further." Clash, who had taken a leave of absence from Sesame Street to fight the allegations, will presumably return to the PBS series.

Grimm Scoop
Forget magic and monsters — this season Grimm's Juliette has found herself smack dab in the middle of a good old-fashioned love triangle between longtime love Nick and Captain Renard. We chatted withGrimm star Bitsie Tulloch about the Nick/Juliette/Renard love triangle, the return of witchy woman Adalind, and whether Juliette will ever get her memories back. Tulloch also dished on which Grimm"team" she's on:

I would say 75% [of fans] are Team Nick, maybe 70% Team Nick, 25% Team Renard and then I’m having a lot of Team Monroe’s thrown in there. So that was kind of interesting. [laughs] And then I was shooting last week with Bree [Turner] and I was like screw the boys. There should be a Team Rosalette!"

Click here to read what else Tulloch has to say about what's coming up on Grimm this Friday night.

Get Ready for a Nashville Soundtrack, Ya'll
Good news Nashville fans: ABC, in association with Big Machine Records, is releasing a full soundtrack for the country drama! Series stars Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, and Jonathan Jackson will all have tracks, as will little Lennon and Maisy Stella, who play Rayna's young daughters. Click here to check out the full track listing.

For Your Enjoyment...
A non-spoiler picture of Joshua Jackson on the set of Fringe. You're welcome.


Actors Joshua Jackson, Anna Torv, and John Noble film scenes for the TV show 'Fringe' in Vancouver, Canada on November 13th, 2012. (FameFlynet Pictures)more pics »DVR Watch

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