Inside NY TV Casting: Major TV Series Currently Hiring Actors

If you’re an actor looking to book television work in or around New York City, the local industry is bustling with activity. Currently, there’s a robust TV casting landscape across the Empire State, featuring 41 major productions actively looking for talent.

Every listed project operates under SAG-AFTRA contracts, offering union talent a wide variety of roles spanning prestige cable dramas, network mainstays, and big-budget streaming hits.

Here is a breakdown of what’s casting right now and where the biggest opportunities are landing.

Prestige Streaming & Premium Cable Heavyweights

Streaming platforms and premium networks are heavily represented in NYC right now, with several high-profile projects setting up their casting bases here:

• HBO & Max: High-end period drama The Gilded Age just wrapped casting for Season 4 with The Telsey Office. Other major projects include Season 2 of The Chair Company (Beke/White Casting), along with limited series Bluebird and The Chain (Ellen Lewis Casting). The White Lotus (Season 4) is also handling casting out of Meredith Tucker’s NY office as the next season is filming in France.

• Netflix: The streaming giant has a massive footprint in the region. NY offices are actively casting long-running hits like The Night Agent (Season 4), as well as upcoming titles like The God of the Woods (Laura Rosenthal Casting), Enigma Variations (Cindy Tolan Casting), The Retrievals (Avy Kaufman Casting), The Roman, Pagans, and Big Mistakes (which films nearby in New Jersey).

• Apple TV+ & Paramount+: Apple TV+ is filling out rosters for Season 3 of the hit Severance and the Jon Hamm-led Your Friends and Neighbors (Season 3). Over on Paramount+, Dexter: Resurrection is casting its second season, alongside Discretion (starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning) and School Spirits (Season 4).

Network Procedurals & Long-Running Franchises

For actors seeking recurring or guest-star roles on staple network television, the major networks are operating at full capacity. High-volume procedural powerhouses continue to drive a significant portion of New York’s audition workflow:

• Dick Wolf & Procedural Powerhouses: Jonathan Strauss Casting remains a central hub for major network TV, running casting for long-standing mainstays including Law & Order (Season 26), Law & Order: SVU (Season 28), FBI (Season 9), and Chicago PD (Season 14).

• CBS, ABC, NBC, & FOX Favorites: CBS continues strong with Elsbeth (Season 4), NCIS: NY, Sheriff Country(Season 2), and new series like Cupertino. ABC is casting Will Trent (Season 5) and new spin-off 9-1-1: Nashville. Over at FOX, Christine Kromer is leading casting for Best Medicine (Season 2), while Julie Tucker & Co. is handling Doc (Season 3).

Top Casting Offices to Watch

If you are tracking where the work is coming from, a handful of prominent NYC casting directors currently manage the bulk of these active rosters:

Whether you are aiming for a multi-episode arc on a prestige series or a guest spot on a classic primetime procedural, New York’s casting ecosystem is running at full steam across every major network and streamer. Keep your headshots ready and your reel updated!