Caffeine – July 1st Edition

Happy July! Wow, that happened quickly. We’ve got a bunch of summer show renewals for you, and The Good Wife has cast basically every actor in existence, but first: fall premiere news!

CW fall premiere dates!

October 2: Hart of Dixie
October 3: Supernatural
October 8: 90210, Gossip Girl
October 10: Arrow
October 11: The Vampire Diaries, Beauty and the Beast
October 16: Emily Owens, M.D.
October 19: Nikita

Renewed: Longmire, Rizzoli & Isles, Dallas, Rookie Blue, Men at Work

USA has ordered Graceland to series – it’s a new drama from White Collar‘s Jeff Eastin.

Unforgettable has been uncanceled! It will return in summer 2013.

Dexter will end after season 8.

The whole Community cast will indeed be returning, so hopefully some rumors will be set to rest there.

In development:
Damon Lindelof will adapt Tom Perrotta’s Leftovers for HBO.
Interesting: A U.S. version of French political thriller Kingmakers.
Amazon Studios has announced its first four projects.
Sundance Channel will co-produce spy miniseries Restless with the BBC.

BBC America has picked up Canadian sci-fi series Orphan Black.

Good news for legal drama fans: It looks like Guilty is still alive at FOX, potentially for fall 2013.

Paulo Costanzo will make his directing debut on his show Royal Pains.

Promoted to series regular: Erik Palladino on 666 Park Ave.; Ray Ford on Apt 23; Marin Hinkle on Infamous

Matthew Gray Gubler has reupped his Criminal Minds contract.

B.J. Novak will not be returning to The Office full time.

Guest stars!
Bunheads: Sean Gunn
Burn Notice: Jose Zuniga
CSI: NY: Rob Morrow
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Chaz Bono
Necessary Roughness: Robbie Jones

Returns:
NCIS: Diane Neal

Casting:
American Horror Story: Chris Zylka
Being Human (U.S.): Bobby Camp
Breaking Bad: Laura Fraser
Brothers-In-Law: Josh Cooke
Cassandra French’s Finishing School for Boys: Cole Jensen
The Good Wife: Maura Tierney, Marc Warren, Kristin Chenoweth, Nathan Lane
Guys with Kids: Erinn Hayes
Pretty Little Liars: Steve Talley
Revolution: Elizabeth Mitchell, Daniella Alonso
Smash: Andy Mientus
Vikings: Jessalyn Gilsig, Travis Fimmel, Gustaf Skarsgard, Clive Standen, Katheryn Winnick
Wendell & Vinnie: Nicole Sullivan

(Photo courtesy of the CW.)

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