Overview
- Rapp will play Samantha, described officially as a young rising star in the UBN news division determined to make it in media on her own terms.
- She joins the ensemble led by Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, with new Season 5 additions also including Jeff Daniels and Jesse Williams.
- The casting marks Rapp’s return to acting after leaving The Sex Lives of College Girls to prioritize music, following earlier turns in Mean Girls on Broadway and its film adaptation.
- Her 2025 album BITE ME delivered breakout commercial results, including No. 1 debuts in the UK and the Netherlands and more than 64,000 first-week equivalent units.
- Deadline first reported the deal, which was subsequently covered by TVLine, BroadwayWorld, and Collider, as the Apple TV+ drama moves forward following its Season 5 renewal.