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Here are the casting couch features for this past week:

Lee Tergesen and Conrad Coates

Lee Tergesen and Conrad Coates

Actors Lee Tergesen (Oz) and Conrad Coates (The Strain) will both appear in the Syfy series Defiance that will pick up its third season on the eve of an impending military siege on the town of Defiance. Tergesen will play Castithan General Rahm Tak, a ruthless, arrogant leader in the Votanis Collective who sees Defiance — now free of Earth Republic oversight — as a symbolic target in his pursuit of power. Meanwhile, Coates will play T’evgin, the leader of the Omec who reluctantly carries the burden of his species’ survival on his shoulders. Defiance is set to air is season premiere this summer on Syfy.

Naya Rivera

Naya Rivera

Actress Naya Rivera (Glee) has landed a recurring role on Devious Maids for the show’s third season, playing Blanca, a new maid in the neighborhood who has landed a job with a seemingly picture-perfect Beverly Hills family, but she soon discovers a terrible secret: something that could change her life forever. Devious Maids will be back on Lifetime at some point later this year.

Milo Ventimiglia

Milo Ventimiglia

Actor Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes) will have a multi-episode recurring role in the FOX drama Gotham, playing Jason Lennon, a.k.a. The Ogre, [but he is not the same Ogre as the DC Comics character Ogre]. The next episode of Gotham will air on FOX at February 9.

Luke Mitchell

Luke Mitchell

Actor Luke Mitchell (The Tomorrow People) will appear in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., playing charismatic Inhuman Lincoln, who has an important role to play in Skye’s (series regular Chloe Bennet) understanding the true extent of her transformation. SHIELD will be back on March 3 on ABC.

Please come back next week for more casting announcements.

Using her favorite online handle, Rueben is an East Coast-bred gal who is now a permanent Californian and a lifelong tv-oholic. She watches at least 25 TV shows a week, goes to the movies as often as possible, listens to music every waking moment, reads every day and “plays” on the internet every chance she can. Some of her current favorite TV shows are Outlander, Sweet Magnolias, Wednesday, The Mandalorian, The Equalizer, Fire Country, Miss Scarlet, Hudson & Rex, SkyMed, The Rookie, Cobra Kai, Virgin River, The Witcher, Leverage: Redemption and School Spirits. She is looking forward to the long-awaited return of Bridgerton, is curious about the debut of Orphan Black: Echoes and the 3rd and final season of Sweet Tooth coming in June, and the season finales of the abbreviated 2023-2024 TV season. Follow her at @ruebenrambling or contact her at rueben@nicegirlstv.com.