The Selection - Casts its prince

Newcomer Michael Malarkey will play Maxon, the charming, self-serving and untrustworthy son of the king and queen who are not pleased with his reckless behavior. He's thrilled to have a group of young women competing for his affections and is intrigued by the feisty labor-class girl America.

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Malarkey grew up in Ohio and resides in London, where he trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. His theater credits include London productions of The Great Gatsby, Million Dollar Quartet and Arthur. On the TV side, his credits include the Irish drama Raw.
Malarkey steps into the role played by Ethan Peck in The CW's first incarnation of its Hunger Games-ish pilot. Sean Patrick Thomas and Peta Sergeant will reprise their roles in the retooled Selection pilot.

Additionally Celia Massingham will reprise her role as Celeste, a young girl competing in The Selection to become wife of Prince Maxon (Michael Malarkey).
This time around the CW seems to be mostly casting older more unknown actors than the first pilot, the first pilot supposedly suffered from casting actors the network wanted (such as William Moseley) that didn't fit the parts.

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