EXCLUSIVE: ABC Leisure Casting has chosen its 10 featured performers for the 2025 Disney Tv Discovers: Expertise Showcase.
The ten, chosen from a record-breaking 45,000 actor submissions, might be featured late this summer season in Mirrorland, an authentic comedy written by Brittani Nichols (Abbott Elementary), directed by Dime Davis (A Black Girl Sketch Present) and government produced by Richard J. Lee (All the things I Didn’t Say). They are going to carry out earlier than an unique business viewers of brokers, managers, casting professionals and producers.
“Our casting group brings a deep dedication and keenness to discovering and championing untapped expertise,” mentioned Felicia Joseph, SVP of Expertise & Casting, whose position initially targeted on ABC Leisure and lately expanded to incorporate Hulu Originals and Onyx Collective. “We’re excited to introduce this 12 months’s breakout solid and to collaborate with Brittani, Dime and Richard, whose imaginative and prescient and creativity will convey ‘Mirrorland’ to life. The showcase’s legacy as a launch pad for rising expertise—each on and off display—continues to develop. And with our expanded scope, we’re excited to supply significant publicity throughout all Disney Leisure Tv manufacturers and past.”
Mirrorland follows a ragtag videography crew employed to movie a marriage at a secluded ranch—solely to comprehend issues won’t be as they appear. Upon discovering the reality of Mirrorland, they’re confronted with the choice to depart or get the news on a narrative that might take their careers to the following stage.
The 2025 performers embrace Ra’Mya Latiah Aikens, Kadan Nicely Bennett, Brandon Engman, Cam Gavinski, Sydney Neriah Jones, JD Martin, Amanda Morrow, Jamie C. Ripley, Thalyta and RJ Walker.
Over the course of 20 years, Disney Tv Discovers: Expertise Showcase has launched the business to future stars akin to Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave), Golden Globe winner Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Backside, Black Panther), Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin), Tony Award winner Maleah Joi Moon (Hell’s Kitchen), Tony Award winner Ali Stroker (Oklahoma), Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian), Jesse Williams (Gray’s Anatomy), Randall Park (Contemporary Off the Boat), Meghan Markle (Fits), Laz Alonzo (The Boys), Jermaine Fowler (Coming 2 America), DeWanda Smart (Jurassic World Dominion), Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts), Alexandra Shipp (Barbie), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Yellowjackets), Poorna Jagannathan (By no means Have I Ever), Saagar Shaikh (Deli Boys), Kirby (Cruella), Anirudh Pisharody (9-1-1) and Carrie Ann Inaba (Dancing with the Stars).
