The Casting Call 07.01.09

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.

Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime)
Liza Minnelli and Delta Burke are set to play dueling sisters on Lifetime’s upcoming legal dramedy. On the show, which premieres July 12, Minnelli plays a psychic who takes her sister (Burke) to court after she opens a competing psychic shop directly across the street from her store. Their episode airs September 20.

Gossip Girl (The CW)
Hillary Duff is joining the show for a multi-episode arc. Duff will play Olivia Burke, a movie star who enrolls at NYU in search of a traditional college experience. She ends up rooming with Vanessa (Jessica Szohr). Duff will debut in this season’s fourth episode, scheduled to air October 5.

Greek (ABC Family)
Olivia Munn is joining the cast in the recurring role of Lana, a beautiful yet guarded waitress who doesn’t realize how drop dead gorgeous she is.

Law and Order: SVU (NBC)
Wentworth Miller will be guest starring on the season premiere, an episode that airs Wednesday, September 23. Miller will play an NYPD officer who saves a rape victim.