The Casting Call 04.01.09

The Casting Call brings together the latest casting news to keep you informed on who is showing up on which show. Find out who is joining your favorite show as a series regular, a recurring character, a guest star or special cameo. The Casting Call could reveal upcoming story-lines, so be aware, there may be spoilers ahead.

Community (NBC)
Alison Brie has joined the cast of NBC’s comedy pilot Community. On the show, set at a community college, Brie will play a student.

Cop House (Fox)
Nick Kroll and Nora Zehetner have landed leads on Fox’s comedy pilot Cop House, directed and executive produced by Brett Ratner. The show is set at a halfway house for troubled cops. Kroll will play an overzealous cop with an enormous ego and delusional fantasies. Zehetner will play the house psychologist, who runs group-therapy sessions.

Masterwork (Fox)
Scott Porter has joined Fox’s drama pilot Masterwork. The show centers on an FBI agent, a specialist in the acquisition of stolen art. Porter will play his cohort, also an agent tracking down international art thieves.

The Eastmans (CBS)
James D’Arcy has been cast to star on CBS’ drama pilot The Eastmans. The show about a complicated family of doctors, D’Arcy will play the oldest of five Eastman children, a top vascular surgeon.

The Fish Tank (CBS)
Dash Mihok will co-star on CBS’ comedy pilot The Fish Tank. The show centers on a teenager (Drake Bell) living alone in his family’s house. Mihok will play an offbeat neighbor.

The Station (Fox)
Rob Huebel and Julio Oscar Mechoso have been added to Fox’s Ben Stiller-directed comedy pilot The Station. The show revolves around covert CIA operatives in South America, one of whom will played by Mechoso. Huebel will play an assassin.

This Little Piggy (ABC)
Kevin Rahm and Jeff Davis are set to star on ABC’s comedy This Little Piggy. The show is about a man (Davis) and his sister who move in with their eldest brother (Rahm).