With Fox’s prodigal son returning to premiere on January 12 with the first season, the series will get a new addition to the cast later this season.
According to a press release from Fox, Catherine Zeta-Jones for the regular role of dr. Vivian Capshaw signed up.
The 51-year-old actress is working with Michael Sheen, who also hails from her native Wales and will make her debut in the ‘last half of the season’.
New role: With Fox’s prodigal son returning on January 12 with the first season in premiere, the series will get a new addition to the cast later this season.
Co-stars: The 51-year-old actress works with Michael Sheen, who also comes from her native Wales and debuted in the ‘last half of the season’.
In the second season, dr. Martin Whitly of Sheen assigned to military service, where he met Capshaw.
Capshaw, “delights in the commission of ‘The Surgeon’ to clean beds and wipe the floor, ‘according to the official description.
Surprisingly, Capshaw sees Whitley ‘becoming valuable in treating patients’ as she begins, ‘seeing him in a new light … which is not a good thing.’
Infirmary: In the second season, Sheen’s dr. Martin Whitly assigned to hospital service, where he meets Capshaw
Valuable: Surprisingly, Capshaw sees Whitley ‘becoming valuable in treating patients’ as she begins, ‘seeing him in a new light … which is not a good thing’
“An extraordinary talent, Catherine Zeta-Jones, is the perfect foil for the brilliant Michael Sheen,” said Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment, FOX Entertainment.
“I can’t wait to see these two sizes go head to head in a season that will increase the measure by an excellent season one,” he added.
Prodigal Son will return on Tuesday, January 12 at 9:00 PM ET on Fox for its second season in a new night.
Talent: “An extraordinary talent, Catherine Zeta-Jones is the perfect film for the brilliant Michael Sheen,” said Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment, FOX Entertainment
The show was the new series no. 1 that would appear last fall, with an average of 9.3 million multi-platform viewers.
The show follows Malcolm Bright (Tom Payne), a criminal with a rare talent for getting murderers’ minds inside.
He learned how to think, because his father, Martin Whitly, was a notorious serial killer known as ‘The Surgeon’.
Father and son: the show follows Malcolm Bright (Tom Payne), a criminal with a rare talent for remembering murderers
Now he is using his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve their most bizarre murders.
Also starring in the show are Aurora Perrineau as Detective Dani Powell, JT Tarmel as Detective Frank Harts and Keiko Agena as Doctor Edrisa Tanaka.
The second season takes place with Malcolm trying to look after his sister Ainsley (Halston Sage) while his mother Jessica (Bellamy Young) is protected from a secret that could tear the family apart.
The season also follows Martin as he ‘tries to deepen his relationship with Bright, his prodigal son, but forging this bond leads to shocking twists and revelations.’
Cast: Aurora Perrineau also plays Detective Dani Powell, JT Tarmel as Detective Frank Harts and Keiko Agena (above) as Dr. Edrisa Tanaka.
Father and son: The season also follows Martin as he ‘tries to deepen his relationship with Bright, his prodigal son, but the forging of this band leads to shocking twists and revelations’