Snowfall has added Brandon Jay McLaren to the cast of season 5 alongside two new additions.
The FX crime drama was renewed for a fifth season earlier this year, which will see Damson Idris reprise his leading role as Franklin Saint, leader of a crew of drug dealers in 1980s Los Angeles during the crack cocaine epidemic.
Joining the cast for this new outing in a heavily recurring role is The Rookie's McLaren (who also starred in Disney+'s Turner & Hooch and Netflix's Firefly Lane) in the role of Buckley.
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He is a detective with the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (C.R.A.S.H.) Unit but he's also "attractive, outwardly tough, but is constantly battling his own demons, including a drug addiction and a failing marriage," according to Deadline.
DeVaughn Nixon (Prom, Marvel's Runaways) is also joining Snowfall in season 5 playing a character by the name of Kane Hamilton. An ex-con, Kane is Kevin's (Malcolm Mays) older brother as well as a fraternal figure to Franklin and Leon (Isaiah John). He is a powerful man and he used to be a member of the neighbourhood.
Tiffany Lonsdale is Parissa, a strong-willed, powerful, educated, sexual former physician with a droll and dry sense of humour who shares history with Teddy (Carter Hudson) and tends to him after he's been hurt.
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Previously announced to be joining the cast of the new season was Clarice actress Devyn Tyler. She will take on the role of Veronique, who is described as "smart, ambitious, with a worldly sophistication but also appreciates the small things and not completely defined by her drive".
Snowfall season 5 is expected for 2022. The show airs on FX in the US while it's available to watch on iPlayer and Disney+ in the UK.
