Ignacio Serricchio to Star on Season Two of Netflix’s “Firefly Lane”

Ignacio Serricchio is on fire(fly)

The 39-year-old Argentine actor has joined the cast of Netflix’s Firefly Lane, starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke.

Ignacio Serricchio

Serricchio, who most recently appeared in Lost In Space, is among a list of new series cast members that includes Greg Germann, India de Beaufort and Jolene Purdy.

In Season 2, Heigl and Chalke reprise their roles as lifelong best friends Tully and Kate, facing the ultimate test of their friendship and the path to sustain the other relationships in their lives.

Serricchio plays Danny Diaz. Danny is a cocky sportscaster turned reporter who has crackling chemistry with Tully (Heigl). He’s brash, ambitious, and sexy. Danny and Tully continually trade barbs, but beneath his smug façade lies real vulnerability and passion.

Maggie Friedman serves as showrunner of Firefly Lane, based on the novel of the same name by Kristin Hannah, and executive produces along with Heigl, Shawn Williamson and Michael Spiller. Hannah serves as co-executive producer. The series is currently in production in Vancouver, Canada.

Serricchio’s credits also include Good Girls and El Recluso.

Gloria Calderón Kellett Taking Part in Latinx-Themed Panel for Virtual ATX Television Festival

Gloria Calderón Kellett is representin’…

The 45-year-old Cuban American television writer and One Day at a Time co-showrunner will be taking part in ATX Television Festival’s virtual edition, which has been appropriately titled “ATX TV…From The Couch!” 

Gloria Calderón Kellett

Calderón Kellett will take part in a conversation about Latinx representation on the small screen, alongside Vida creator Tanya SarachoPose’s co-creator Steven Canals and Diary of a Future President’s Ilana Peña.

Calderón Kellett, Saracho, Canals and Peña, some of today’s hottest Latinx content creators, will be “Celebrating Authentic Stories,” the title of their panel. 

They’ll talk about celebrating and continuing the push for positive Latinx representation, as well as how decision-makers within the industry can amplify Latinx voices.

 “ATX TV… from the Couch!” marks the first virtual event for the fest and will include industry-forward panels with showrunners and executives, sneak previews of upcoming series, and virtual events such as television trivia and a music showcase. 

The virtual event will take place June 5-7. It will be free to access via ATX’s official YouTube channe l, with the option for viewers to donate to select organizations providing COVID-19 relief regionally and nationally.

In addition to the Latinx panel, the festival’s virtual line-up will include conversations with cast and creatives from Freeform’s The Bold TypeNBC’s hit drama New Amsterdam, and The CW’s mystery-drama Nancy Drew.

The ATX Television Festival will also include a Scrubs reunion with the show’s creator Bill Lawrence, as well as cast members Zach BraffDonald FaisonSarah Chalke, John C. McGinley, and Judy Reyes. The cast was previously confirmed for ATX Season 9 in Austin, and rescheduled their in-person reunion for the 2021 festival.

Delgado Smith Cast in ABC Comedy Pilot

Rebecca Delgado Smith is having a successful pilot season.

The Latina actress and writer has been cast in ABC’s comedy pilot How to Live With Your Parents For The Rest Of Your Life.

Rebecca Delgado Smith

The multi-camera/hybrid comedy centers on Polly (Sarah Chalke), a recently divorced single mom who moves in with her eccentric mother Elaine (Elizabeth Perkins) and explosive stepfather Max (Brad Garrett).

Delgado Smith, who is a member of the sketch group Harvard Sailing Team and performs regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, will play Polly’s assistant.

Delgado Smith also hosts her very own sports vlog, Rebecca Brings You The Sports!