Casting News - "The Pitt" and "Renee Ballard"
The Max medical procedural sets its ensemble cast.
AMAZON's RENEE BALLARD
Courtney Taylor has been cast as a series regular on the upcoming Bosch spinoff starring Maggie Q. She previously starred in Netflix's one-season comedy Neon. She also recurred on HBO's Insecure and ABC's Abbott Elementary.
She will play Samira Parker, a wary, impulsive and tough woman with a burning desire for justice. Growing up, most everyone she knew shared a healthy distrust of the police, but her grandfather, whom Samira looked up to as a kid, was on the force and believed in using his police badge to protect and aid his community. However, being a cop now is a different kind of challenge than it was back then. Five years after leaving the police force, Samira's former mentor, Renee Ballard (Q), convinces her to return to the LAPD's Cold Case Unit, where she works to right the wrongs of the past and bring peace to families and victims, and in the process, Samira slowly restores her own sense of justice.
MAX's THE PITT
Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez and Katherine LaNasa will co-star on the upcoming drama starring Noah Wyle. Ifeachor previously starred in the Netflix limited series Treason. Ball guest starred on NBC's Law & Order. Ganesh guest starred on NBC's Chicago Med, Showtime's Billions and Freeform's Grown-ish. Dourif currently recurs on Syfy's Chucky. Dearden starred in the second season of Netflix's American Vandal. Briones starred for two seasons in Paramount+'s Star Trek: Picard. Howell starred in the Hulu limited series Catch-22. Azeez starred in the Australian limited series In Limbo. LaNasa starred for two seasons in Bravo's Imposters and two seasons in AppleTV+'s Truth Be Told.
No details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing.