TVLine Items: True Blood Vet Joins 9-1-1 Spinoff, Grey's Return and More
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9-1-1: Lone Star has enlisted a True Blood alum: Jim Parrack — who played Hoyt on the aforementioned HBO drama — has joined the cast of the upcoming Fox spinoff, our sister site Variety reports.
The series stars Rob Lowe as Capt. Owen Strand, a New York fireman who relocates to Austin with his adult son. Parrack will portray Judd Ryder, a lifelong Texas firefighter marred by tragedy who is suspicious of outsiders, especially newcomer Capt. Strand.
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* Jasmine Guy will return to Grey’s Anatomy in a recurring capacity as Gemma, who has a history with Dr. Richard Webber from their Alcoholics Anonymous group, our sister site Deadline reports.
* Matt Jones will reprise his Breaking Bad role as Jesse Pinkman’s friend Badger in the upcoming sequel movie El Camino, per The Hollywood Reporter.
* Jackie Cruz (Orange Is the New Black) will recur during Season 3 of Good Girls as a single-mom friend of Beth’s who has no idea that the two of them are more connected than she realizes, per Deadline.
* Disney Junior has renewed Fancy Nancy for Season 3, ahead of its Season 2 premiere on Friday, Oct. 4 at 11:30 am ET on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW.
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