Five New Docs Make 'House' Full

Princeton Plainsboro is becoming quite the full House.

Five new actors have signed on to star in the upcoming fourth season of the Fox hit, filling the show's quota of smart, pretty people in the wake of the apparent departure of the good doctor's interns.

Olivia Wilde (The O.C.), Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar), Peter Jacobson (The Starter Wife), Anne Dudek (Big Day) and Edi Gathegi (Lincoln Heights) will get a lesson in condescension when they join the medical drama this fall.

The network has kept mum about how long each of the would-be replacements will stick around the house that Hugh Laurie built; however, E! Online's TV blog, which first broke the casting news, reports that the fresh meat will stick around for just eight episodes.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Wilde will play a young doctor named Thirteen, which in itself is no doubt enough to rile House's feathers, and who is expected to work very closely with the diagnostician.

The remaining thesps are expected to play candidates for a fellowship with House, presumably vying for the chance to step into the shoes of Cameron, Chase or Foreman, each of whom wound up on the outs at the close of season three.

Foreman (Omar Epps) left the hospital in the season finale after giving his two weeks' notice, claiming he did not want to turn into House. Chase (Jesse Spencer) was randomly axed by his capricious mentor, while Cameron (Jennifer Morrison) announced she was leaving.

House, which has nabbed series star Laurie a gaggle of Best Actor nods over the past three years, kicks off its fourth season on Sept. 25.