{"id":449037,"date":"2026-05-14T20:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/449037\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T20:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:11:09","slug":"apple-tv-x-deadline-casting-directors-panel-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/449037\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple TV x Deadline Casting Directors Panel Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tA group of casting directors working across Apple TV<\/a>\u2019s scripted series have revealed their tricks of the trade when it comes to selecting the right stars to cast.<\/p>\n

\n\tShrinking<\/a>\u2019s Debby Romano<\/a>, Pluribus<\/a>\u2019 Russell Scott<\/a>, Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles\u2019 David Rubin<\/a>, The Morning Show\u2019s Vickie Thomas<\/a> and Stick<\/a>\u2019s Rachel Tenner<\/a> convened at the Apple TV + Deadline session to talk about how the world of casting has changed over the last few years and what they look for when it comes to casting these dramas and comedies.<\/p>\n

\n\tCheck out the panel conversation in the video below and scroll down for photos from the event.<\/p>\n

\n\tTenner said the biggest challenge in Stick, which stars Owen Wilson as a former professional golfer who takes a young prodigy under his wing to turn his life around, was finding a young actor who could work well with Wilson.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe added that another important role was Mitts, a friend and former caddy to Wilson\u2019s Pryce Cahill. \u201cSomeone that we were very passionate about casting right from the get go was Marc Maron,\u201d she said. \u201cWe loved him. It just seemed so right and elevating for that part, and their chemistry is so great together. That was someone that was super joyful to [cast].\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Morning Show<\/a>, which stars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, added a number of stars for Season 4 including Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Aaron Pierre, William Jackson Harper and Boyd Holbrook.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut Thomas thinks the most impactful castings on the show were Billy Crudup, who plays Cory Ellison, and Greta Lee, who plays Stella Bak.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIn terms of the series in general, not necessarily this year, maybe Billy \u2026 because he adds a sort of extra something. He gives the show a little bit more and he\u2019s just delightful to watch, and has his own rhythms,\u201d she added. \u201cThe next one would have been Greta, because just she sort of has her own rhythms as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMargo\u2019s Got Money Troubles, which comes from David E. Kelley and just landed a Season 2 pickup<\/a>, stars Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman. But Rubin said that one of the key roles was that of Jinx, Margo\u2019s father, a former professional wrestler.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI think it really was initially the role of Jinx played by Nick Offerman. It\u2019s an incredibly nuanced performance, different from things he\u2019s done before. When we began this process, while we absolutely had Nick in our minds, we also ended up reading a lot of professional wrestlers for the role. That process was fascinating and ultimately, I think it became just helpful to know what the elements that we needed from Nick\u2019s performance. It\u2019s deeply moving and a funny performance,\u201d he said. \u201cHe actually trained considerably before he showed up for the first day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRussell Scott at the Apple X Deadline Casting Directors Panel held at PMC Lumen Theater on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJC Olivera for Deadline\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDebby Romano at the Apple X Deadline Casting Directors Panel held at PMC Lumen Theater on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJC Olivera for Deadline\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRachel Tenner at the Apple X Deadline Casting Directors Panel held at PMC Lumen Theater on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJC Olivera for Deadline\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVictoria Thomas at the Apple X Deadline Casting Directors Panel held at PMC Lumen Theater on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJC Olivera for Deadline\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Rubin at the Apple X Deadline Casting Directors Panel held at PMC Lumen Theater on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJC Olivera for Deadline\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Rubin, Victoria Thomas, Rachel Tenner, Debby Romano, Russell Scott and Tamara Hunter at the Apple X Deadline Casting Directors Panel held at PMC Lumen Theater on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJC Olivera for Deadline\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVictoria Thomas at the Apple X Deadline Casting Directors Panel held at PMC Lumen Theater on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRussell Scott at the Apple X Deadline Casting Directors Panel held at PMC Lumen Theater on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDebby Romano at the Apple X Deadline Casting Directors Panel held at PMC Lumen Theater on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDebby Romano and Peter White at the Apple X Deadline Casting Directors Panel held at PMC Lumen Theater on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRachel Tenner, Victoria Thomas, David Rubin, Russell Scott, Debby Romano and Peter White at the Apple X Deadline Casting Directors Panel held at PMC Lumen Theater on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Rubin at the Apple X Deadline Casting Directors Panel held at PMC Lumen Theater on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tVince Gilligan\u2019s Pluribus\u2018 most impactful casting actually came from his previous show, Better Call Saul. That series starred Rhea Seehorn alongside Bob Odenkirk. \u201cThe most impactful casting decision for this show was when we cast Rhea Seehorn on Better Call Saul. She had mostly done sitcoms before, and we had been a fan of hers forever. Better Call Saul gave her the opportunity to show everybody her range, and she\u2019s in every scene of [Pluribus],\u201d said Scott.<\/p>\n

\n\tShrinking, which stars Jason Segel and Harrison Ford, had a laundry list of big guest stars in Season 3. Michael J. Fox joined as Gerry, a Parkinson\u2019s patient Ford\u2019s Paul meets at the doctor\u2019s office, and Jeff Daniels plays Segel\u2019s father.<\/p>\n

\n\tRomano said the Fox casting came directly from co-creator Bill Lawrence.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019m gonna go with Sherry Cola. That was a role we started early, and it was very important. We went through the traditional casting process with her. We had over 2500 submissions, and we were looking specifically AAPI. We have a limited budget, so anyone who came in really wanted to be a part of the show. She specifically Zoomed with us and explained how important it was, because \u2026 she wanted to do something deeper and be able to show that side of herself. She just did it so beautifully,\u201d said Romano.<\/p>\n

\n\tCola plays a patient of Gaby Evans, played by Jessica Williams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A group of casting directors working across Apple TV\u2019s scripted series have revealed their tricks of the trade…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":449038,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[3288,195212,195213,93,61,60,14807,73455,195214,195215,93832,195216,12896,282,195217],"class_list":["post-449037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-apple-tv","tag-david-rubin","tag-debby-romano","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-margos-got-money-troubles","tag-pluribus","tag-rachel-tenner","tag-russell-scott","tag-shrinking","tag-stick","tag-the-morning-show","tag-tv","tag-vickie-thomas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=449037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/449038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}