Two more have joined Grosse Pointe Garden Society, the upcoming NBC drama pilot. It’s a creation by Jenna Bans (Good Girls, Grey’s Anatomy), Bill Krebs (Good Girls, No Tomorrow), and Universal Television.
Matthew Davis (Legacies, The Vampire Diaries) and Alexander Hodge (Insecure) have been added as series regulars. This news comes from our sister site Deadline.
They join previously announced cast members Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), AnnaSophia Robb (The Act, Dr. Death), and Ben Rappaport (For the People, Younger). The story revolves around members of a suburban garden club. They find themselves entangled in murder and mischief, all while trying to make their conventional lives bloom.
Davis is set to portray the burnt-out police officer Joel. Interestingly, Joel has an adopted son Birdie (Fumero) takes a keen interest in.
Hodge, on the other hand, will play Alice’s (Robb) husband Doug. Doug is a man who once dreamt of being a renowned artist but now paints signs for local restaurants.
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