Reneé Rapp Joins 'The Morning Show' Cast for Season 5

Apple TV+ has added singer-actress Reneé Rapp to the cast of its Emmy-winning drama "The Morning Show" for the upcoming fifth season, marking her return to television after focusing on music. Rapp will portray Samantha, a young rising star in the UBN news division determined to make her mark in media on her own terms. The announcement comes as production prepares to ramp up, with no premiere date yet confirmed, though showrunner Charlotte Stoudt has indicated a possible 2026 debut.

Rapp, 26, steps back into acting after leaving HBO's "The Sex Lives of College Girls" following its second season in 2022, where she played Leighton Murray. She previously starred as Regina George in the Broadway production of "Mean Girls" from 2019 to 2020 and reprised the role in the 2024 musical film adaptation. Since shifting to music, Rapp has released two studio albums: "Snow Angel" in 2023 and "Bite Me" in 2025. She is currently on tour promoting the latter, which wraps later this month in Dublin. During a recent performance in Manchester, United Kingdom, the show paused multiple times due to crowd disruptions, with some attendees requiring medical attention after being pushed toward the front...