Newcomer Abigail Shapiro joins DOOM PATROL’s second season

The second season of DC Universe’s Doom Patrol is currently in production. Overnight TVLine has brought news of some new casting for the upcoming season.

The site is reporting that newcomer Abigail Shapiro has joined the cast of season two as Niles Caulder’s (Timothy Dalton) 11-year-old daughter Dorothy Spinner. The character was initially teased at the end of the series first season last year.

The official character description reads: “Niles loves her very much and has gone through great sacrifice to protect her, and the world, from her special abilities. Now that she is no longer hidden, Niles will go to even greater lengths to protect her.”

The second season of Doom Patrol is set to debut in the latter half of 2020 on both DC Universe and Warner Bros. new streaming platform HBO Max.

Doom Patrol stars Brendan Fraser as Cliff Steele, Matt Bomer as Larry Trainor, Diana Guerrero as Crazy Jane, Alan Tudyk as Mr. Nobody, April Bowlby as Rita Farr, Joivan Wade as Vic Stone and Timothy Dalton as Niles Caulder.

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