The supporting actors, mostly from television, are especially well chosen.
The actors are chosen, notified, and given a script no earlier than 24 hours before the scheduled reading.
Only 40 or so actors are chosen from the 1,200 who audition.
Father Ray does not give into temptation, but the handsome actor who plays him was chosen to tempt female viewers.
Four actors with musical skills were chosen, out of 437 hopefuls who auditioned for the series.
She said no specific characters or actors had yet been chosen.
The actors were chosen mostly for their soccer skills.
The other actors were chosen selectively for the film characters.
When the three young British actors were chosen to play the lead roles, they were presented at one news conference and then removed from sight.
The actors are chosen from a commission of the "Die Förderer".