Maddie Archives

'Siren' Season 2: Natalee Linez Joins Cast as Bristol Cove's Mysterious New Resident
Natalee Linez (The Art of Panic, The Swerve) has been cast in a recurring role in the thriller drama as Nicole, a mysterious woman with her own agenda who catches Xander's (Verdun) eye when she moves to town, distracting him from the painful death of his father. Joining Linez for the second season is Garcelle Beauvais (The Arrangement)[...]
'Siren' Season 2 Premieres January 2019, Promises "More Mermaids Are Coming"
pic.twitter.com/Uhfc1n2qpx — Siren (@SirenTV) August 22, 2018 It was announced earlier this summer that Garcelle Beauvais (The Arrangement) would be joining the series in the recurring role of Susan Bishop, Maddie's (Fola Evans-Akingbola) mother and Dale's (Gil Birmingham) wife Having abandoned her family ten months earlier, Susan returns to Bristol Cove ready to start over by making amends with her[...]
Siren Season 2: Garcelle Beauvais Joins Freeform Series as Maddie's Mother
Garcelle is set to play Susan Bishop, Maddie's (Fola Evans-Akingbola) mother and Dale's (Gil Birmingham) wife, who abandoned her family for the past 10 months She returns to Bristol Cove ready to start over by making amends with her family. We know who's on the other side of that phone call … @GarcelleB will play Susan[...]
TLC Member/Superfan Chilli Goes Chasing Mermaids as Siren's SDCC Panel Moderator
The Siren superfan will be moderating the show's Thursday, July 19, SDCC panel — set to include stars Eline Powell (Ryn), Alex Roe (Ben), Fola Evans-Akingbola (Maddie), Ian Verdun (Xander), and Rena Owen (Helen), and executive producers Emily Whitesell and Eric Wald. As we pride ourselves on not going for an obvious "mermaids/'Waterfalls'" joke, check out[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 10 / Series Review: A Weak Season Finale for a Promising Series
The season finale brought a permanent end to some of our characters; major changes to others; a town council demanding answers; and Ben (Alex Roe) and Maddie (Fola Evans-Akingbola) at a personal crossroads – with Ryn (Eline Powell) directly in the middle. Credit: Freeform With that said…check out our review/takeaways from 'Aftermath' and see why it suffered[...]
Siren Songs s01e10: Bleeding Cool's Mer-Mazing Season Finale Live-Blog!
Fola Evans-Akingbola ("An American Exorcism") stars as Maddie, also a marine biologist who works with Ben, and is highly suspicious of Ryn Ian Verdun ("Life's a Drag") stars as Xander, a deep sea fisherman on a quest to uncover the truth; and Rena Owen ("Star Wars" Episodes II and III) as Helen, the town eccentric[...]
Siren Songs: Join Bleeding Cool's Mer-Mazing Season Finale Live-Blog Tonight!
Fola Evans-Akingbola ("An American Exorcism") stars as Maddie, also a marine biologist who works with Ben, and is highly suspicious of Ryn Ian Verdun ("Life's a Drag") stars as Xander, a deep sea fisherman on a quest to uncover the truth; and Rena Owen ("Star Wars" Episodes II and III) as Helen, the town eccentric[...]
Freeform's 'Siren' Season Finale Sneak Peek Finds Bristol Cove Under Siege
Fola Evans-Akingbola ("An American Exorcism") stars as Maddie, also a marine biologist who works with Ben, and is highly suspicious of Ryn Ian Verdun ("Life's a Drag") stars as Xander, a deep sea fisherman on a quest to uncover the truth; and Rena Owen ("Star Wars" Episodes II and III) as Helen, the town eccentric[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 9 'Street Fight' Preview: Xander Wants Revenge
Xander (Ian Verdun) is forced to deal not only with the loss of his father Sean (Brian Anthony Wilson) – at the hands of a merman, no less – but also with his long-simmering feelings for Maddie (Fola Evans-Akingbola) But in this sneak preview of 'Street Fight' from Freeform, it looks like Xander's got only[...]
Mermaid Series 'Siren' Nets Second Season Sighting from Freeform
Fola Evans-Akingbola ("An American Exorcism") stars as Maddie, also a marine biologist who works with Ben, and is highly suspicious of Ryn Ian Verdun ("Life's a Drag") stars as Xander, a deep sea fisherman on a quest to uncover the truth; and Rena Owen ("Star Wars" Episodes II and III) as Helen, the town eccentric[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 8 'Being Human' Review: Tragic Loss, Hard Truths for Xander
When mermaids once again begin wreaking havoc throughout the town, Dale tries to put an end to it once and for all. In this scene from 'Being Human,' Maddie (Fola Evans-Akingbola) takes care of Xander – and we learn that this is far from the first time one of them has "cared" for the other: https://youtu.be/Bf57325AqmAVideo can't[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 7 'Dead in the Water' Review: Merman Means Business
Donna and Ryn's (Eline Powell) relationship has seen some better days; and Ben (Alex Roe) and Decker (Ron Yuan) had a very passive-aggressive meet-up at a big town fundraiser. Credit: Freeform And then there's that matter of Ryn getting picked up by the police… which means Maddie (Fola Evans-Akingbola) to the rescue in this week's 'Dead in the[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 6 'Showdown' Review: Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
After last week's mini-time jump and not-surprising-but-still-cool revelations about Helen (Rena Owen), the conspiracies are getting deeper and more complex as Bristol Cove appears to be "ground zero" for an inevitable 'Showdown' (also this week's episode, appropriately enough) between the government and the most-likely-larger-than-anyone-realizes mermaid population. Credit: Freeform Here's a look at the episode trailer and synopsis[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 5 'Curse of the Starving Class' Review: Water is Thicker Than Blood
Really not looking to have angry fellow geeks outside my apartment with pitchforks and torches because I slacked off on spoiler warnings. https://youtu.be/4e5kez_1G94Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Siren Season 1, Episode 5 Review: 'Curse of the Starving Class' Water is Thicker Than Blood (https://youtu.be/4e5kez_1G94) Check out a sneak preview of this week's new episode[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 4 'On The Road' Review: There's Something About Helen
Fola Evans-Akingbola ("An American Exorcism") stars as Maddie, also a marine biologist who works with Ben, and is highly suspicious of Ryn Ian Verdun ("Life's a Drag") stars as Xander, a deep sea fisherman on a quest to uncover the truth; and Rena Owen ("Star Wars" Episodes II and III) as Helen, the town eccentric[...]