ABC Family’s ‘Shadowhunters’ Adds David Castro as Raphael 

ABC Family’s ‘Shadowhunters’ Adds David Castro as Raphael

Actor will recur on series starring Katherine McNamara and Dominic Sherwood based on Cassandra Clare YA best-sellers

ABC Family’s “Shadowhunters” has found its Raphael in newcomer David Castro, the network announced Thursday.

Castro will recur on the show with a cast that also includes Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Harry Shum Jr., Alan Van Sprang, Alberto Rosende, Emeraude Toubia, Isaiah Mustafa and Matthew Daddario.

“Shadowhunters,” the straight-to-series adaptation of the “Mortal Instruments” series of YA novels by Cassandra Clare, will follow 18-year-old Clary, who finds out on her birthday that she is not who she thinks she is, but rather comes from a long line of Shadowhunters — human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons. When her mother Jocelyn is kidnapped, Clary is thrown into the world of demon hunting with mysterious Shadowhunter Jace (Sherwood) and her best friend Simon (Rosende).

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Described as an elegantly handsome, well-dressed vampire, Raphael is ambitious and cunning, aspiring to lead the New York vampire clan.

“Shadowhunters” is produced by Constantin Film and executive produced by Ed Decter and McG, who will also direct the first episode.

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Cor’s film credits include “American Pie” sequel “The Naked Mile” and horror flick “The Exorcism of Molly Hartley,” and he also has a multi-episode arc on Syfy’s upcoming “Dark Matter.” He is represented by The Characters Talent Agency and Industry Entertainment.

Castro had a small role in “27 Dresses” and is currently filming indie “Ruta Madre.” He is represented by Paradigm.

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"Superstore" (NBC): The show was picked up by NBC on May 7, and features America Ferrera and Ben Feldman in a comedy revolving around a unique family of employees at a super-sized megastore. Together, they tackle the day-to-day grind of bargain hunters, riot-causing sales, and snooze-worth training sessions. Ferrera’s casting marks her return to series TV since wrapping her award-winning role on ABC’s “Ugly Betty” in 2010.

"Crowded" (NBC): Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner executive-produced “Crowded.” The show features empty nesters Mike (Patrick Warburton) and Martina (Carrie Preston). After 20 years of parenting, they are finally reclaiming their wild side. But when both of their grown daughters unexpectedly move back in, they are forced to scratch their plans to move to Florida.

"Supergirl" (CBS): The series, from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, will revolve around Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), who escaped Krypton amid its destruction years ago, and has been hiding the powers she shares with her famous cousin, Superman, since arriving on Earth. But now at age 24, she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and become the hero she was always meant to be.

"People Are Talking" (NBC): The self-described “unabashed” comedy follows two diverse couples who are both neighbors and best friends. The show comes from producer Will Packer (“Ride Along”) and director Pam Fryman (“How I Met Your Mother”).

Cast members include Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Meaghan Rath, Tone Bell and Bresha Webb.

"Chicago Med" (NBC): “Chicago Med” , revolves around the day-to-day chaos of the city’s most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room, and through it all, familiar faces from the Chicago police and fire departments will intertwine as this third team of Chicago heroes hits the ground running.

"Heartbreaker" (NBC): The show based on the real life and achievements of Dr. Kathy Magliato, is a character-driven medical drama that follows Dr. Alex Panttiere (George), an outspoken world-renowned heart-transplant surgeon and one of the few women in her field. 

"Blindspot" (NBC): The show explores a vast international plot that explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. There’s one thing that’s very clear, however: the name of FBI agent Kurt Weller, emblazoned across her back. 

"Coach" (NBC): The new offering picks up 18 years after the original ABC series went off the air, with Nelson’s Fox in the present day and retired from coaching. However, he is called back to become assistant coach to his own grown son, who is the new head coach at an Ivy league school in Pennsylvania that is just starting up a new team.

"The Family" (ABC): The show follows the fallout in a tight-knit family and its community when the son thought long dead returns.

"Grandfathered" (NBC): John Stamos stars as longtime bachelor  whose life is upended when he discovers he\'s a father — and a grandfather.

"The Grinder" (Fox): Rob Lowe stars as beloved TV lawyer Dean Sanderson, with Fred Savage starring as his brother, Stewart. When his series ends, he finds himself at a crossroads in life and decides to move back to his home town.

"The Catch" (ABC): A thriller about a woman about to get married and about to get conned. Unbeknownst to her slippery fiancé, our heroine (Mireille Enos) — who investigates fraud for a living — is not all she claims to be. And when the fiancé’s expertly planned con collides with her perfectly constructed lies, they plunge into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Based on the novel from Kate Atkinson

"Dr. Ken" (ABC): The half-hour comedy follows Ken Jeong who is a frustrated HMO doctor juggling medicine, marriage and parenting, and succeeding at none of them.

"The Frankenstein Code" (Fox): The drama follows the morally corrupt and retired cop Ray Pritchard (Rob Kazinsky). He’s given a second chance at life when he is brought back from the dead. He’ll have to choose between his old lifestyle and a new sense of purpose with a second chance at life while navigating the complicated relationship with his “creators”: an antisocial Internet billionaire and his bio-engineer twin sister.

"The Guide to Surviving Life" (Fox): After a particularly calamitous experience, 26-year-old Cooper Barrett (Jack Cutmore Scott) turns to camera and, using cautionary tales from his own life, episode by episode, helps the youth of America survive the ridiculous disaster that is life and love in your 20’s.

"Lucifer" (Fox): Based on the DC Comics character Lucifer (Tom Ellis) who, bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the beauty of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals

"Minority Report" (Fox): The drama takes place 10 years after the end of Precrime in D.C., when one of the three Precogs struggles to lead a “normal” human life, but remains haunted by visions the future, when he meets a detective haunted by her past, who just may help him find a purpose to his gift. Based on the feature film.

"The Muppets" (ABC): The show will explore the Muppets’ personal lives and relationships, both at home and at work, as well as romances, break-ups, achievements, disappointments, wants and desires.

"Of Kings and Prophets" (ABC):  An epic Biblical saga of faith, ambition and betrayal as told through the eyes of a battle-weary king, a powerful and resentful prophet and a resourceful young shepherd on a collision course with destiny.

"Quantico" (ABC): A group of young FBI recruits, all with specific reasons for joining, battle their way through training at the Quantico base in Virginia. As we intercut between their hidden pasts and their present training, we also flash-forward to the near future, where one of the recruits will turn out to be a sleeper terrorist responsible for the most devastating terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11.

"The Real O\'Neals" (ABC): Dan Savage’s semi-autobiographical revolves around a picture-perfect family turned upside down when the youngest son comes out of the closet. What seems like the end of their idyllic life turns out to be the beginning of a bright new chapter when everyone stops pretending to be perfect and actually starts being real.

"Rosewood" (Fox): The investigative drama centers around the brilliant Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. (Morris Chestnut), the top private pathologist in all of Miami. In his lab, he finds secrets in the bodies of those usually dismissed. Despite being surrounded by death, Rosewood is obsessed with life and it frustrates the cynical female detective he often works with, but she can’t argue with the results his perspective provides.

"Uncle Buck" (ABC): Based on the 1989 movie, Uncle Buck is a multi-camera family comedy about a childish man (Mike Epps) who learns how to be an adult by taking care of his brother’s kids in a very childish way.

"OIL" (ABC): The biggest oil discovery in American history (bigger than Texas and as big as Saudi Arabia) has triggered a geopolitical shift and an economic boom in North Dakota on a scale not seen since the American 1849 Gold Rush. This series tracks the epic pilgrimage of a young, ambitious couple to the oil fields of the Bakken seeking their fortune and a better life — it’s a classic tale with modern twists. As we follow their trials and tribulations in a modern day “Wild West”, they negotiate a colorful ensemble of roughnecks, grifters, oil barons, criminals, and fellow prospectors against a stark and beautiful backdrop.

"Wicked City" (ABC): A character-driven, true-crime procedural that explores sex, politics and popular culture across various noteworthy eras in L.A. history. Season one focuses on two LA cops in search for a Bonnie & Clyde-esque serial killing team amidst the rock-and-roll, coke-infused revelry of the 1980s Sunset Strip.

"The Player" (NBC): From the executive producers of "The Blacklist" and starring Wesley Snipes and Philip Winchester ("Strike Back," "Fringe") comes an action-packed Las Vegas thriller about a former military operative turned security expert who is drawn into a high-stakes game where an organization of wealthy individuals gamble on his ability to stop some of the biggest crimes imaginable from playing out.

"Code Black"(CBS): Based on the award-winning documentary by Ryan McGarry, "Code Black" is a new medical drama that takes place in the busiest, most notorious ER in the nation where the staggering influx of patients can outweigh the limited resources available to the extraordinary doctors and nurses whose job is to treat them all – creating a condition known as Code Black. 

"Rush Hour" (CBS): A reimagining of the hit feature film franchise, this new buddy-cop drama follows maverick LAPD detective Carter and by-the-book Hong Kong detective and master martial artist Lee, who knock heads when they are forced to partner together in Los Angeles. 

"Life in Pieces" (CBS): A new single camera comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members.

"Angel From Hell" (CBS): A comedy about Amy, a colorful, brassy woman who insinuates herself into Allison’s organized and seemingly perfect life, claiming to be her “guardian angel.”

"Limitless" (CBS):Based on the feature film, the new drama follows Brian Finch, who discovers the brain-boosting power of the mysterious drug NZT, and is coerced by the FBI into using his extraordinary cognitive abilities to solve complex cases for them.

"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (CW): “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” stars Rachel Bloom, who also serves as an executive producer on the show, as a woman who may be going crazy when she gives up everything to move to West Covina, CA in an attempt to find happiness. Aline Brosh McKenna and Marc Webb will also act as EPs.

"Containment" (CW): “Containment” is set in the aftermath of a mysterious and deadly epidemic breaks out in Atlanta and stars David Gyasi, Christina Moses and Chris Wood.

"DC Legends of Tomorrow" (CW): “Legends of Tomorrow” stars Victor Garber, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller, all reprising superhero or supervillain roles they first played on “Arrow” or “The Flash,” along with newcomers Arthur Darvill, Franz Drameh and Ciara Renee.

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Gillian Anderson and Fox Mulder will reprise their roles as FBI agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder in this limited series follow-up to the hit 90\'s series

"Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris" (NBC)

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Mark Hentemann and Seth MacFarlane\'s new animated comedy about two families living in a Southwest desert town on the U.S. - Mexico border.

This spinoff series follows an elite FBI unit that helps US citizens who get into trouble abroad. Gary Sinise and "Breaking Bad\'s" Anna Gunn will star

Jennifer Lopez stars alongside Ray Liotta in this police drama about a detective (Lopez) who begins working with the FBI to combat corruption in her department

Rob Lowe leads a group of misfits to safety after news breaks that a comet is headed for earth in this apocalyptic comedy

In this modern retelling of "The Wizard of Oz," Dorothy Gale is whisked away to the mystical land of Oz with her K9 police dog. 

Eva Longoria leads this comedy about the crazy mishaps behind the scenes of of telenovela

A new drama about a successful Atlanta attorney (David Lyons) whose long-lost childhood friends unexpectedly reappear after 25 years.

A limited series reboot of the hit NBC show about ordinary people who discover they have incredible superpowers

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