Dascha Polanco to Appear on Season Two of “The Walking Dead: Dead City”

Dascha Polanco has entered a Dead zone…

The 41-year-old Dominican actress and Orange Is the New Black and Poker Face star is among four new actors joining the action for season two of The Walking Dead: Dead City in 2025.

Dascha PolancoExecutive producer Eli Jorné revealed the cast additions at the AMC show’s Hall H panel on Friday at San Diego Comic-Con.

In addition to Polamco, who will portray Major Lucia Narvaez, new cast additions include Keir Gilchrist, Jake Weary and Pooya Mohseni.

The Walking Dead: Dead City follows Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as they travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror. In season two, in the growing war for control of Manhattan, Maggie and Negan find themselves trapped on opposite sides. As their paths intertwine, they come to see that the way out for both is more complicated and harrowing than they ever imagined.

Pedro Pascal to Star in eOne & Macro’s New Film “Freaky Tales”

Pedro Pascal is freaky-ing out…

The 47-year-old Chilean actor has joined the all-star cast of eOne and Macro’s co-produced film Freaky Tales, the new film from Captain Marvel helmers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden.

Pedro PascalPascal joins a cast that includes Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Jack Champion, Angus Cloud, Dominique Thorne, Keir Gilchrist and Michelle Farrah Huang, as well as a collection of notable Oakland natives.

The film will be financed by eOne.

Set in Oakland in 1987, Freaky Tales is a wholly original, immersive film inspired by Ryan’s experience growing up in the bay. The film is comprised of four interconnected stories each featuring distinct characters, real life locations and noteworthy historical events (some real, some imagined).

In addition to playing the title character in Disney’s Emmy-winning The Mandalorian, Pascal will star in HBO’s upcoming series The Last of Us. Some of Pascal’s recent film and television credits include The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Wonder Woman 1984 and Game of Thrones.

Jaime Zevallos to Star in the Home Invasion Thriller “An Intrusion”

Jaime Zevallos continues to break into Hollywood…

The Peruvian-American actor/writer has been cast in An Intrusion, the home invasion thriller that’s currently shooting in Michigan.

Jaime Zevallos

Billy Boyd, Sam Logan Khaleghi, Keir Gilchrist and Scout Taylor-Compton are also cast in the film, which follows an upper class suburban family who find themselves the victims of repeated cases of vandalism and stalkings.

Nicholas David Holland is directing and producing through Michigan-based Diamond Dead Media alongside Logan Khaleghi under his SLK Media Group banner. The team have COVID-19 safety protocols in place, including medical staff available on set.

“I’m excited and elated to work alongside such a powerful team of actors,” said Logan Khaleghi. “Nick has written an intriguing, thrilling script that will make for an amazing film with such a wonderful cast collaborating together.”

Zevallos’ previous credits include Cloak & Dagger, Animal Kingdom and The Bridge.