Jolene Purdy (Orange Is The New Black, The Resident) has been cast in a recurring role for Syfy's upcoming fourth season of The Magicians. Purdy will play Shoshana, a maenad (a character from Greek mythology) per Deadline. The drama returns in 2019.
Based on the best-selling novels by Lev Grossman, The Magicians centers on Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph) and his 20-something friends as they discover their magical abilities and ward off evil creatures who threaten to destroy the magical world they’ve come to know.
Purdy will play Shoshana, a maenad, a bright and highly emotional magical creature tasked with tending to notorious party god Bacchus; she stands as gatekeeper between the deity and an old buddy who desperately seeks him.
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