This Is Usis adding another familiar cast member to its fourth season.
Creator Dan Fogelman announced at the Television Critics Association winter press tour Saturday thatSophia Bush, best known forOne Tree HillandChicago P.D.,will be joining the hit NBC series in a guest role,according toEntertainment WeeklyandDeadline.
Fogelman, 43, did not offer any details on Bush’s upcoming role.
“Sterling has an unbelievable arc in the back half of the season,” Fogelman said, “and she plays an important role in the story.”
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Bush, 37, reacted to the exciting news, tweeting, “Love love love the #TIU family, and ALWAYS love being next to @pamelaadlon.”
Adlon, 53, retweeted Bush’s message and joked, “Ok maybe me and @SophiaBush hook up. Why does everyone think it’s the guy? ps. I can’t wait! @NBCThisisUs @BetterthingsFX #notacrossover.”
“Well I just fainted. @pamelaadlon,” Bush responded with a heart emoji.
John Legendwill also be joining the series when it returns from its winter hiatus. Hiscasting was announcedin a promo that aired during the 2020Golden Globesbroadcast last week.
While the commercial preview did not reveal details of Legend’s role on the show, it appears the musician will guest star as himself after the ad featured a brief shot of him playing the piano in a tailored suit.
Dan Fogelman previously teased fresh faces joining show, saying during a fan event in August, “I would say that there’s a lot of secret new cast members who are going to be a big deal, coming up.”
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The series has already recruitedSylvester Stallone, Ron Howard and M. Night Shyamalan to play themselves, while Omar Epps, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Asante Blackk, Tim Matheson and Timothy Omundson havetaken on rolesfor the fourth season.
In November, Fogelmantold PEOPLEthat the second half of the fourth season will dive deeper intoMandy Moore‘s character Rebecca after it was foreshadowed that she’ll struggle with memory loss.
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“We’re at the early, early stages of something going on. Beyond all of the concern for the character herself, it would be correct to have concern for the entire family right now. We’ve been born with this family, in terms of how they started as children with what place Rebecca holds for them,” he said, adding that Rebecca’s shift in her mental well-being has “always been part of the series’ plan” while callingThis Is Usa show that “plays in time and memory so this was always part of the plan of where we were going to go.”
“It’s always been part of our plan where this storyline will go but what can’t be part of your plan was how extraordinary Mandy was going to be in all of this,” he continued. “It’s not spoken about how extraordinary she is doing on this show right now, which is playing multiple versions and timelines of the same character so seamlessly that your heart is breaking for [Rebecca] on-screen. I’m very excited for people to see what comes next and what she’s doing as an actor.”
This Is Usreturns Jan. 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
source: people.com
