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For All Mankind creators reveal “complicated” process of recasting characters for Star City

For All Mankind creators reveal “complicated” process of recasting characters for Star City

For All Mankind spin-off Star City is about to bring back some very familiar characters – but they’ve all been recast from the original. The prequel is set in 1960s/70s USSR (in parallel to the early seasons of For All Mankind), telling the space race story from the Soviet perspective after they became the first nation to place a man on the moon in the alt-history series. Within that story, we’re set to see younger versions of iconic For All Mankind characters, most prominently Irina Morozova (played by Svetlana Efremova in For All Mankind and Agnes O’Casey in Star City) and Sergei Nikulov (played by Piotr Adamczyk in for All Mankind and Josef Davies in Star City). Explaining what went into recasting those roles at a special screening of Star City in partnership with Radio Times, co-creator and showrunner Matt Wolpert told us: “It was certainly complicated because obviously we love the actors who played the older versions of them. “But honestly, we looked at it as an opportunity to find the younger versions of …

Elsbeth star returning to show for completely new role in surprise recasting

Elsbeth star returning to show for completely new role in surprise recasting

Tracey Ullman will return to our screens in Elsbeth for the second time, after starring in the second season as a professional psychic at the center of a murder investigation. The legendary comedienne and actress will guest star in an episode of season three, this time as a veteran gossip columnist. “We wanted to celebrate the time-honored TV procedural tradition of bringing back former guest stars in entirely new roles – and who better than Tracey Ullman?” said Elsbeth‘s executive producer and showrunner, Jonathan Tolins, to TV Insider. “She’s legendary for her ability to transform, and everyone at Elsbeth was thrilled she was willing to come play with us again.” Tracey’s first role on the show was that of the psychic Marilyn Gladwell, whom Elsbeth (played by Carrie Preston) suspected was involved in the murder of her client’s stepson. © CBS via Getty ImagesTracey guest starred as a psychic in season two Despite Elsbeth being a non-believer in all things supernatural, Marilyn was able to “channel” her grandmother and shake the attorney’s steadfast beliefs. “I …

Bridgerton showrunner addresses speculation about ‘recasting’ key roles

Bridgerton showrunner addresses speculation about ‘recasting’ key roles

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Bridgerton showrunner Jess Brownell has shut down speculation that the series could recast key roles from the first two seasons. The hit Netflix period romance is known for re-centring on new characters each season, with the latest fourth season focusing on the love affair between Sophie (Yerin Ha) and Benedict (Luke Thompson). While many of the core cast have remained in the series through multiple seasons, Bridgerton has seen some note-worthy departures: Regé-Jean Page, who played the Duke of Hastings , left after just one season, and Phoebe Dynevor, who played Daphne, exited after season two. It has been speculated by fans that the roles could soon be re-cast, in order to bring the characters back into the world of Bridgerton. Brownell denied this, however, telling Variety: “We are not interested in recasting the characters. I think it would [be] a …

Homo HURAQUS 2050 and the Disruptive Techno-Convergence Era: How Humanoid Robotics, AI, Quantum and Synthetic Biology Are Recasting The Future of Humanity

Homo HURAQUS 2050 and the Disruptive Techno-Convergence Era: How Humanoid Robotics, AI, Quantum and Synthetic Biology Are Recasting The Future of Humanity

Screenshot Human civilization is entering a period of unprecedented technological acceleration. This convergence is pushing humanity toward what I define as civilizational frontier risks: systemic, transboundary, and potentially existential challenges arising when transformative technologies intersect with the primal human drives that shape their use. These risks appear when scientific and technological power outpaces the ethical, political, and governance frameworks needed to manage it responsibly. For the first time, the boundaries between the biological, digital, and physical realms are dissolving. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is approaching levels of reasoning and autonomy that challenge human oversight. Quantum technologies promise to transform computation, encryption, and scientific discovery. Synthetic biology gives us the power to design and modify life itself. And humanoid robots are taking machine agency into the physical world, increasingly integrated into homes, workplaces, care facilities, and military systems. These convergences signal that humanity is entering uncharted terrain. We now possess, or soon will, the ability to alter life, rewrite ecosystems, manipulate cognition, disrupt geopolitical stability, and create autonomous systems with agency we barely comprehend.  At this civilizational …