Al Madrigal to Star in Disney’s “Stargirl” Sequel

Al Madrigal has a new Star-ring role…

The 49-year-old half-Mexican American actor will star in the Julia Hart-directed Disney feature sequel to Stargirl.

Al Madrigal 

Madrigal, best known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, joins a roster of cast newcomers that includes Sarayu Blue, Chris Williams and Nija Okoro.

Stargirl 2 follows Grace VanderWaal’s title protagonist as she journeys out of Mica into a bigger world of music, dreams and possibility.

The script is based on the original character from Jerry Spinelli’s bestselling book. VanderWaal will write and perform new original music for the sequel.

Hart co-wrote with her husband Jordan Horowitz.

The four new actors join a cast that includes Uma Thurman (Roxanne Martell, a musician who Stargirl idolizes), Judy Greer (Stargirl’s mom), Judd Hirsch (Stargirl’s neighbor Mr. Mitchell), Elijah Richardson (Stargirl’s beau Evan) and Tyrel Jackson Williams (Terrell, Evan’s older brother).

Madrigal will play Iggy, the MC at a local music club. Blue will play Alex, an up-and-coming film producer.

Madrigal feature credits include The Way Back, Night Schoolthe upcoming Marvel/Sony movie Morbius and the television series I’m Dying Up HereAbout a Boy, Free Agents and Gary Unmarried.

CBS Gives Full-Season Order to Diane Guerrero’s Comedy Series “Superior Donuts”

Diane Guerrero’s season is complete…

CBS has given a full-season order to its Monday sophomore multi-camera comedy Superior Donuts, starring the 31-year-old Colombian American actress.

Diane Guerrero

Superior Donuts, which premiered its second season on October 30, is averaging 5.77 million viewers with delayed viewing.

In addition to Guerrero, the series stars Judd Hirsch, Jermaine Fowler, Katey Sagal, David Koechner, Maz Jobrani and Rell Battle.

Superior Donuts hails from CBS Television Studios,

CBS’ Back 9 order for  Superior Donuts, which is the only CBS comedy series with a diverse lead, comes after the network opted not to order additional episodes of Me, Myself & I and pick up only three more episodes of 9JKL.