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A “Station 19” favorite is returning to ABC. Jaina Lee Ortiz, last seen on the network as firefighter Andy Herrera<\/a>, has been cast as a series regular opposite Scott Speedman (“Grey’s Anatomy”) in the upcoming drama “RJ Decker,” Deadline<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n Based on Carl Hiaasen’s 1987 novel “Double Whammy,” the series follows RJ Decker (Speedman), a disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con who “starts over as a private investigator in the colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida, tackling cases that range from slightly odd to outright bizarre, with the help of his journalist ex, her police detective wife and a shadowy new benefactor \u2014 a woman from his past who could be his greatest ally… or his one-way ticket back to prison,” per ABC’s official logline.<\/p>\n Ortiz will portray Emi Ochoa, described as the\u00a0“shrewd-if-unpredictable” daughter of an extremely powerful \u2014 and equally corrupt \u2014 senator who shares a complicated history with Decker.<\/p>\n The rest of the cast includes Adelaide Clemens (“Under the Banner of Heaven”) as Decker’s ex Catherine Delacroix; Kevin Rankin (“Justified”) as Decker’s former cellmate Aloysius; and Bevin Bru (“Batwoman”) as Melody Romero, a Fort Lauderdale Police Department detective \u2014 who’s now married to Catherine.<\/p>\n Slated to premiere sometime in 2026, “RJ Decker” hails from “Elementary” creator Rob Doherty. He’ll executive-produce alongside pilot director Paul McGuigan,\u00a0Hiassen, Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman.<\/p>\n In other recent casting news…<\/strong><\/p>\n * Jason Momoa (“Chief of War”) is set to star in “Nomad,” an Apple TV biker drama co-created by Kurt Sutter (“Sons of Anarchy”) and Chris Collins (“The Wire”), Deadline<\/a> reports. Set “in the violent underworld of New Zealand’s outlaw bikers, a warrior torn between two lives, two callings and two families must decide which path defines his true destiny,” according to the report. Collins will serve as showrunner, executive-producing alongside Sutter, Momoa and Brian Mendoza.<\/p>\n * Michelle Monaghan (“The White Lotus”) has been cast in a yet-untitled hockey drama for Netflix, TVLine has learned. Monaghan will star as Harper Sullivan, a hockey coach tasked with rebuilding a Minnesota high school team after it suffers a “tragic loss.” The eight-episode series is created by Nick Naveda, with Bridget Bedard (“Love Life”) serving as showrunner.<\/p>\n Read more: Christmas Time Is Here! Your Complete 2025 Holiday TV Schedule \u2014 Hallmark, Netflix, Disney+, Lifetime And More<\/a><\/p>\n Enjoyed this article? Sign up to TVLine’s free newsletter<\/a>, and add us as a preferred search source<\/a> for the latest in TV, streaming and movie news.<\/p>\n