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EXCLUSIVE: James Frain (Gotham, True Blood) and Eliza Scanlen (The Dope Girls, The Starling Girl) have been cast as new series regulars opposite Alexandra Daddario for the third season of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, which just started production in Vancouver, Canada. Frain will play Solomon and Scanlen will portray Jessica. Details of their roles are under wraps. Set in Salem, Massachusetts, the third season will dive deeper into the mythology of witchcraft, introduce new ‘spellbound’ families and feature some of the historical happenings of Salem, the infamous town of witch trials and folklore. It follows the first two seasons, which were set in New Orleans, the most recent of them ending its run March 2. Season 3 cast also includes Betsy Brandt, Harry Hamlin, Tongayi Chirisa and Alyssa Jirrels. Mayfair Witches Season 3 is executive produced by Johnson, who oversees the Anne Rice Immortal Universe for AMC, co-showrunners Esta Spalding and Schnauz, Michelle Ashford and Tom Williams. AMC Studios is the studio. Well known for his portrayal of Lord Warwick “The Kingmaker” in Starz’s The White Queen, Frain recently recurred on NBC’s Quantum Leap. His other credits include The Tudors for Showtime, Path to War for HBO and BBC’s Bert and Dickie. In features, Frain played world famous conductor and classical pianist Daniel Barenboim in the Oscar nominated Hilary and Jackie and the Spanish Ambassador in the Oscar-nominated Elizabeth opposite Cate Blanchett. He’s repped by Mainstay Entertainment in the U.S. and B-Side Management in the UK. Scanlen was last seen on stage in The Importance of Being Earnest at The National Theatre in London. She can currently be seen in BBC series, The Dope Girls and as the lead in feature The Starling Girl opposite Lewis Pullman and Jimmi Simpson. Her other credits include HBO’s Sharp Objects opposite Amy Adams and the indie feature Babyteeth. Scanlen is repped by 2AM, WME, and Sloane Offer Weber & Dern.
