TVLine Items: Fresh Off the Boat Ups Ray Wise, ’70s Show Reunion and More
Prepare to see more of Honey’s other half on Fresh Off the Boat.
The ABC comedy has promoted Ray Wise — who plays the Huangs’ neighbor and Honey’s hubby Marvin — to series regular for Season 3, our sister site Deadline reports.
The ubiquitous Wise also has a part in Netflix’s Gilmore Girls revival and will reprise his role as Leland Palmer in Showtime’s Twin Peaks continuation.
Fresh Off the Boat returns Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9/8c on ABC.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* Wilmer Valderrama will reunite with his That ’70s Show castmates Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson during a three-episode arc on Netflix’s The Ranch, EW.com reports.
* AMC’s Talking Dead will air a live, 90-minute episode, featuring 12 Walking Dead cast members as well as executive producers Scott M. Gimple and Robert Kirkman, on Oct. 23 at 9/8c.
* AMC has ordered to series the drama Lodge 49, which counts Paul Giamatti (Billions) among its producers. The modern fable centers around a deadbeat but charming ex-surfer who joins a fraternal order to reclaim the simple, happy lifestyle he lost when his father died.
* Jennifer Gareis will reprise her role as The Bold and the Beautiful‘s Donna starting Oct. 20, “and may end up sticking around a bit,” says Soap Opera Digest.
* GIVE, a new series about the world of philanthropy, will join NBC’s three-hour Saturday programming block, The More You Know, on Oct. 8th.
* Black Sails‘ fourth and final season will premiere Sunday, Jan. 29th at 9 pm on Starz. A new poster can be found below:
I am a huge fan of Ray Wise and have been hoping to see more of him on Fresh Off the Boat (my second favorite sitcom after The Middle)! Honey and Marvin are a great couple, too.