'Quantico' season 3 update: Alan Powell joins ABC series as new series regular

Alan Powell will be joining Priyanka Chopra and Jake McLaughlin in "Quantico" season 3. He is announced to be the ABC drama's new series regular. 

Powell is going to play the role of Mike McQuigg, a former undercover in a white supremacist militia involved in a bioweapon attack. He is described to be self-confident, skillful, and has the swag. He, too, is adept at hand-to-hand combat.

Mike will join Alex (Chopra) and the rest of the company in "Quantico" season 3. The team is going to need someone with military knowledge and experience, as well as political value that he perfectly fits. In an interview with Deadline, executive producer Michael Seitzman talked about Powell joining the show.

"We're incredibly fortunate to have four leading men on 'Quantico,'" he said. Joining Powell are McLaughlin as Ryan, Blair Underwood as Owen, and Russell Tovey as Harry. He also added that Powell will not just bring "muscularity" to his role but he will also be seen as a clever yet easygoing guy. Also, he could be seen naughty but with a southern charm to his character. "His chemistry with the rest of the cast was instantaneous on screen and off," he continued to say.

Meanwhile, Powell has been known for TV series and movies such as "Nashville," "Heavenquest," "Caged," "Out of Ashes," "Worth Fighting For," "Christmas in the Smokies," "A Deadly Affair," and "The Song." He, too, was a member of the Christian pop band called Anthem Lights.

Powell is not the only major addition in the upcoming "Quantico" season 3. Marlee Matlin, best known as Melody in "Switched at Birth," also joins the ABC series. She will be playing the role of Jocelyn Turner, a deaf and former FBI agent that will work with Alex and Ryan. Johanna Braddy is still part of the show as Shelby Wyatt.

"Quantico" season 3 is set to return in 2018 on ABC.

News
Prayers urged ahead of pastor's abortion zone appeal
Prayers urged ahead of pastor's abortion zone appeal

Johnston, 78, was convicted and fined after he delivered an open air service within an abortion clinic buffer zone in July 2024.

Christian beliefs increasingly unfamiliar to British public, research finds
Christian beliefs increasingly unfamiliar to British public, research finds

With more and more people unclear about basic Christian teachings, Britain “is a mission field” in need of faithful Gospel witness, says Ligonier Ministries, which commissioned the survey. 

Half of Catholic churches in Glasgow to close
Half of Catholic churches in Glasgow to close

The city was once famed for its Catholic heritage.

The questions Britain must answer about Christian free speech
The questions Britain must answer about Christian free speech

The case of Anita Meston, the teacher sacked by a secondary school for expressing pro-life views, deepens Britain’s reputation for suppressing Christian freedom of speech.