Three bits of interesting fall TV casting surfaced today, which should earn the established shows a few viewers who don’t normally watch…
- Jennifer Hudston will get a multi-episode arc on NBC’s musical “Smash,” which stars Katherine McPhee as a young woman working hard to make it on Broadway. Hudson will play a Tony-winner “who reached [her] Broadway dream but also paid a price for it,” according to NBC. After Hudson’s breakthrough, Oscar-earning role in “Dreamgirls,” which was based on a Broadway show, this seems like a natural fit. Aside from a small part in “The Three Stooges,” Hudson hasn’t acted since 2008, so “Smash” will be a good test of whether she’s still got it. (Source: Vulture)
- Marilyn Manson will play himself on an episode of Showtime’s popular “Californication.” Rumor has it that the upcoming season will find David Duchovny’s sex addict protagonist staging a rock opera, so presumably, Manson will be a part of that. (Source: Vulture)
- Patrick Wilson will be a new love interest for Lena Dunham’s Hannah on “Girls,” which should be quite the change from her Season 1 fling, Adam. Wilson will play a doctor, suggesting that perhaps show-runner Dunham, like us, enjoyed the actor’s turn on the short-lived CBS show “A Gifted Man.” Wilson is the second announced “Girls” Season 2 guest star, following Donald Glover of “Community”-fame. (Source: TV|Line)