Lethal Weapon: Seann William Scott to replace Clayne Crawford as Riggs in season 3

Clayne Crawford was fired from the show for what's been described as 'bad behaviour' on set

Seann William Scott is Lethal Weapon‘s new Riggs.

The actor was brought in as a swift recast by Fox and producer Warner Bros. Television, according to The Hollywood Reporter, days after the show’s original star Clayne Crawford was fired for what’s been described as “bad behaviour” on set.

Scott’s character on the show is new, according to the network, though he’ll still end up in a partnership with Damon Wayans’ Roger Murtaugh. Sources state he may play the brother to Crawford’s Martin Riggs.

The TV series directly based its two leads off the characters played by Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Shane Black’s 1987 film of the same name, and its clear producers want to keep the Riggs/Murtaugh dynamic intact.

Crawford recently apologised for two incidents for which he was reprimanded during the show’s second season: the first he described on Instagram as an outburst over what he deemed to be unsafe working conditions, for which: “I met with Human Resources, I apologised for my part of the conflict, and I completed studio-appointed therapy.”

“The second reprimand came during an episode I was directing,” he continued. “An actor on set felt unsafe because a piece of shrapnel from an effect hit him... I take responsibility for the incident because I was in charge of the set.”

Warner Bros. confirmed on Sunday that Crawford would not return with a statement: “Warner Bros. Television has decided not to renew Clayne Crawford’s contract for Lethal Weapon.”

“Seann is a fantastic addition to this already amazing cast,” Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn said of Scott’s addition. “Lethal Weapon is packed with action, drama and pure fun and we can’t wait to see Damon and Seann together on screen.”

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