A brand-new face is joining the colorful cast of Doom Patrol on HBO Max!

Elijah Rashad Reed, best known for his work on Black & White, This Is Us, and Snowfall, has signed on for a recurring role in the fourth season of Doom Patrol. Reed will portray Deric, a brilliant, community-minded robotics teacher who’s unexpectedly pulled into the very different life of his former best friend, Victor Stone - played by Joivan Wade.

The fourth season of Doom Patrol will open with the team unexpectedly traveling to the future to find an unwelcome surprise. Faced with their imminent demise, the Doom Patrol must decide once and for all which is more important; their own happiness or the fate of the world? Doom Patrol stars Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Michelle Gomez, and Joivan Wade.

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