Returning series
Modern Family (ABC): Emmy and Tony-winning actress Tyne Daley (Cagney & Lacey) will guest star on the fourth episode of the family sitcom’s 6th season as the hard-nosed teacher to Cam and Mitch’s adopted daughter Lily. Modern Family returns 9/24 (THR).
The Goldbergs (ABC): Paul Sorvino (GoodFellas) will play Jeff Garlin’s curmudgeonly father Pop-Pop in an episode of The Goldbergs when the 80’s-set sitcom returns September 24th (THR).
Faking It (MTV): The once-proud music channel’s single-camera romantic comedy adds Yvette Monreal (Matador) who will play Regan, a proudly out lesbian cater-waiter/DJ and Keith Powers (Pretty Little Liars) who will play Liam’s (Gregg Sulkin) friend Theo. The series which begins its second season 9/23 revolves around high school best friends Karma (Katie Stevens) and Amy (Rita Volk) who find their popularity on the rise when they’re mistaken for the school’s first lesbian couple (THR). Also of note, Orange is the New Black’s Emmy nominee Laverne Cox will guest star as the school’s drama club director, Margot (EW).
Major Crimes (TNT). Torrey DeVitto (Pretty Little Liars) will guest star as Nicole, the daughter of Lt. Andy Flynn (Tony Dennison) in the 13th episode of the police procedural starring Mary McDonnell (Battlestar Galactica, Dances with Wolves). The episode will run December 8 (TV Line).
New Series
Manhattan Love Story (ABC): Yet another ABC sitcom grows its cast. Nico Evers-Swindell (William & Kate) will have a recurring role as the gay senior editor at a publishing house who mentors Analiegh Tipton’s character Dana. The romantic comedy explores the new relationship of a young couple (Tipton and Jake McDorman) as they voice the questions they’re actually thinking along the way. The series debuts 9/30 (THR).
Scorpion (CBS): Brendan Hines (Suits) has been added to the cast of the new hour-long drama starring Katharine McPhee (American Idol) and Robert Patrick (Terminator 2, X-Files). He’ll play a recurring role as Drew, the father of McPhee’s genius son Ralph. Scorpion is about a team of geniuses who are recruited to solve world problems… ingeniously. It debuts 9/22 with a pilot episode directed by Justin Lin (Fast and Furious) who executive produces along with Star Trek‘s Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (TV Line).
Members Only (ABC): John Stamos has been cast in a lead role on the 12-episode mid-season drama which tells the goings on amongst the guests and staff of a snooty Connecticut country club. The Full House alum will play the billionaire husband of Natalie Zea (Justified, The Following) (Deadline).
