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Future Man - Derek Wilson to Co-Star in Hulu Comedy PilotDerek Wilson (Preacher) is set to co-star opposite Josh Hutcherson and Eliza Coupe in Future Man, Hulu’s half-hour comedy pilot from Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg & Sony TV, who also are behind Preacher. Wilson, who is a regular in the pilot, also is a regular on the first season of the upcoming AMC series, so the filming schedules for both projects had to be synched up.
Written by Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir, Future Man is a high-concept comedy that centers on Josh Futterman (Hutcherson), a janitor by day, world-ranked gamer by night, who is tasked with preventing the extinction of humans after mysterious visitors from the future proclaim him the key to defeating the imminent super-race invasion. Wilson will play Wolf, a futuristic soldier, another character in the Cybergeddon video game, Wolf is a grizzled, deadly, action hero. After years of fighting, he’s desensitized to violence and human emotion. He’s basically an animal; he’s destructive and lacks hygiene and interpersonal skills but is fiercely loyal to Tiger. Wolf has no respect for Josh and no faith in his ability to carry out the mission.
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Jack Ryan - John Krasinski Cast in the Lead Role in Amazon PilotEXCLUSIVE: John Krasinski is the next Jack Ryan. The Office alum has closed a deal for the title role in Jack Ryan, the TV series project based on Tom Clancy’s popular CIA hero, which is set at Amazon through Paramount TV. In a competitive situation, the package, which includes the former Lost duo of co-showrunner Carlton Cuse and writer Graham Roland, Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes and Skydance Media, landed at Amazon with a series commitment and the intention to go straight-to-series. While there is no official green light yet, the casting of Krasinski, who had been highly sought after by TV casting directors, would likely tip the scales and help net a series order. The project reunites Krasinski with Bay who recently directed him in the 13 Hours feature.
Conceived by Cuse and Roland, a former U.S. marine, based on Clancy’s novels, the show is not a direct adaptation of the books as were the first Jack Ryan movies but a new contemporary take on the character in his prime as a CIA analyst/operative using the novels as source material. Roland executive produces with Cuse and Lindsey Springer of Carlton Cuse Prods. as well as Platinum Dunes’ Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form and the movie franchise’s producer Mace Neufeld.
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Barry - Stephen Root Cast in HBO Comedy PilotStephen Root has been cast as a regular opposite Bill Hader and Henry Winkler in Hader’s HBO comedy pilot Barry.
The project, co-written and directed by Hader, centers on an ex-Marine (Hader) who works as a low-rent hitman in the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life he begrudgingly travels to Los Angeles to kill someone and ends up finding an accepting in a group of eager hopefuls within the L.A. theater scene.
Root will play Fuches, a lawyer who arranges Barry’s hits. Also co-starring in the pilot are Sarah Goldberg, Glenn Fleshler and Anthony Carrigan.
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Still Star-Crossed - Lucien Laviscount Cast as RomeoYoung British actor Lucien Laviscount (Scream Queens) has been cast as Romeo opposite Clara Rugaard’s Juliet in ABC drama pilot Still Star-Crossed, from Shondaland and ABC Studios.
Written by Heather Mitchell based on the book by Melinda Taub, Still Star-Crossed is set in 16th century Verona and picks up where William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet left off. Because of the premise, both Romeo and Juliet are guest-starring roles in the pilot, which charts the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate.
The story centers on Rosaline (Lashana Lynch), a gorgeous, intelligent and headstrong Capulet and Juliet’s cousin who is ordered to marry Benvolio (Wade Briggs), a Montague. Regular cast also includes Zuleikha Robinson, Anthony Head, Grant Bowler, Torrance Coombs and Ebonée Noel. Filming of the pilot starts this week in Spain.
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I Love Dick - Kevin Bacon to Star in Amazon Comedy PilotKevin Bacon (The Following) is set to star opposite Kathryn Hahn in Jill Soloway’s Amazon comedy pilot I Love Dick. Bacon had been in negotiations for the role for over a month, with the streaming service not confirming his casting until today.
Written by playwright Sarah Gubbins based on Chris Kraus’ 1997 novel and directed by Soloway, I Love Dick is set in a colorful academic community in Marfa, Texas. It centers on a struggling married couple, failing wife and independent filmmaker Chris (Hahn) and Sylvere, and their mutual obsession with an off-putting but charismatic professor, Dick (Bacon). Through that obsession, Chris goes on a journey of self-discovery and eventually transformative power. Told in Rashomon-style shifts of POV, I Love Dick charts the unraveling of a marriage, the awakening of an artist and the reluctant deification of a man named Dick.
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Still Star-Crossed - Clara Rugaard Cast as JulietDanish actress Clara Rugaard has been cast as Romeo’s Juliet in ABC drama pilot Still Star-Crossed, from Shondaland and ABC Studios.
Written by Heather Mitchell based on the book by Melinda Taub, Still Star-Crossed is set in 16th century Verona and picks up where William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet left off. Because of the premise, both Romeo and Juliet are guest-starring roles in the pilot, which charts the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate.
The story centers on Rosaline (Lashana Lynch), a gorgeous, intelligent and headstrong Capulet and Juliet’s cousin who is ordered to marry Benvolio (Wade Briggs), a Montague. Regular cast also includes Zuleikha Robinson, Anthony Head, Grant Bowler, Torrance Coombs and Ebonée Noel.
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Jean-Claude Van Johnson - Phylicia Rashad, Kat Foster and Moises Arias Join Amazon PilotAmazon is setting the cast for its upcoming Jean-Claude Van Damme comedy series.
Phylicia Rashad, Kat Foster and Moises Arias have boarded action comedy Jean-Claude Van Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The series stars Van Damme as a heightened version of himself — an action movie actor who comes out of retirement to resume his alter-ego, undercover private contractor Jean-Claude Johnson. Johnson's cover as the lead role in a re-imagined action film version of Huckleberry Finn lands him right back in the midst of the danger he secretly always craves — but most importantly, back in the orbit of Vanessa, his fellow operative and the woman he loves.
Foster ('Til Death, Your Family or Mine, Rebirth) will play Vanessa, an international undercover operative whose cover is working as a hair and makeup artist for film shoots. She spent years as his right-hand woman and fell in love with him on their last assignments together. She's now determined to keep him at arm's length when he deliberately gets himself assigned to her new mission in Bulgaria.
Rashad will take on the role of Jane Hardy, Jean-Claude's agent who doubles as the head of the secret-ops group for which he and Vanessa work. Arias (Hannah Montana, The Kings of Summer) will portray Luis, a young secret agent who works with Vanessa.
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Chad: An America Boy - Paul Chahidi and Christine Tawfik Join Cast + Production Pushed to May; Remains In Midseason ConsiderationNasim Pedrad’s Fox comedy pilot Chad: An American Boy will not film in time to be considered for the fall schedule, but will be in the running for midseason.
Chad — a single-camera Middle Eastern family comedy co-created by and starring the Saturday Night Live alumna and directed by Jason Winer — was a late order, getting the pilot greenlight on February 10. It has been casting the other roles ever since, a process that took awhile. The two adult co-starring roles opposite Pedrad in the pilot have now been filled, with British actor Paul Chahidi and Christine Tawfik landing the parts of Hamid and Naz in the 20th TV-produced pilot, which will shoot in late May, after the upfronts.
“Because of our commitment to authenticity, we conducted a worldwide casting search for several roles in this pilot which meant that we wouldn’t have been able to get visas in time to shoot within the traditional pilot window,” 20th TV said in a statement.
Casting a family comedy that represents a specific ethnicity is hard because it involves finding actors that have chemistry, but also look and sound authentic. Nedrad is Iranian American, and Chad, Hamid and Naz were written as Iranian Americans. Chahidi is of Iranian descent while Tawfik was born in Egypt. (Similarly, on 20th TV, successful ABC family comedy Fresh Off the Boat, about a Taiwanese American family, Constance Wu is of Taiwanese descent, Randall Park is Korean American).
Written by Pedrad & Rob Rosell, Chad centers on a 14-year-old boy (Pedrad), who in the throes of adolescence is tasked with being the man of the house, which leaves him with all the responsibilities of being an adult without any of the perks. Chahidi plays Hamid, Naz’s sweet older cousin. Tawfik plays Naz, the witty long-divorced mom raising her two kids in Delaware with the help of her older cousin, Hamid.
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My Time/Your Time - Tone Bell Joins Cast as 2 Roles Are RetooledTruth Be Told star Tone Bell has been cast opposite Nicholas Braun and Jane Levy in My Time/Your Time, CBS’ hybrid comedy pilot from Hilary Winston and How I Met Your Mother creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, which is currently filming.
The late addition of Bell stems from a last-minute tweak the producers made, combining two supporting series regular characters in the original script — cast with Langston Kerman and Utkarsh Ambudkar — into one new character, played by Bell. As a result of the change, Ambudkar and Kerman are no longer in the pilot.
Bell is cast as a guest star in My Time/Your Time because he is already a regular on another comedy pilot, NBC’s Good Fortune (though this appears to be a relatively safe second position based on early pilot buzz I’m hearing).
Ambudkar was to play Jay, Wade’s friend and co-worker who looks like a slacker/surfer dude on the surface but is secretly ambitious. Kerman was to play another friend of Wades, Parker. He and Wade (Braun) were childhood buddies while growing up in the Midwest, and now they’re each other’s closest friend in L.A.
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The Tick - Jackie Earle Haley Cast in a Villainous Role in Amazon's Superhero PilotOscar-nominated actor Jackie Earle Haley is set for a key villainous regular role opposite Peter Serafinowicz in the Amazon pilot The Tick, a new take on Ben Edlund‘s comic book character with an all-new cast. Additionally, he is in negotiations for a co-starring role opposite Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey in The Dark Tower.
The Tick reboot, written and executive produced by Edlund, is bringing back the eponymous muscle-bound, antennae-sporting superhero (Serafinowicz). In the new incarnation, the blue-suited Tick is recovering from a memory loss and ends up reteaming with his sidekick Arthur (Griffin Newman) to fight evil.
Haley will be a major part of that evil, as he will play The Terror, a powerful super villain and the leader of the evil league in the comics. He is described as our world’s epitome of the criminal mastermind, a hooded ancient villain barking at his minions whose incredible will power and tenacity have powered an underworld syndicate for decades. The character was featured in an episode of Edlund’s 2001 Fox live-action series, where he was played by Armin Shimerman (right). Edlund executive produces the Amazon pilot with Barry Josephson for Sony Pictures TV.
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When The Street Lights Go On - Adam Long Joins Hulu Drama PilotBritish actor Adam Long (Happy Valley) is set as a series regular in When The Lights Go On, Hulu’s drama pilot adapted from the Black List feature script by writers Chris Hutton and Eddie O’Keefe. The project hails from Paramount Television and Anonymous Content.
In the vein of Stand By Me, When The Street Lights Go On is a coming-of-age thriller about a sleepy, suburban town that is rocked by the brutal murder of a high school girl and her teacher in the summer of 1983.
Long will play 17-year-old rebel Casper Tatum, a popular suspect in the small town murder.
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A Lot - Lucy Punch, Brett Goldstein, Jenn Tullock & Krystal Smith Join HBO Comedy PilotLucy Punch (Ben And Kate), Brett Goldstein (SuperBob), Jenn Tullock (Partners) and Krystal Smith (aka YouTube’s Krissychula) have been cast opposite Whitney Cummings in her half-hour HBO comedy pilot A Lot (fka Untitled Whitney Cummings).
Inspired by Maureen Dowd’s book Are Men Necessary?: When Sexes Collide, Cummings stars in this not so romantic comedy about how a financially successful woman navigates a world complicated by the biological and cultural differences between the sexes.
Punch is Izzy, a close friend of Amanda’s who is in her first romantic relationship with a woman. Goldstein plays Max, Amanda’s live-in boyfriend who designs hand-drawn wall paper and makes very little money. Tullock plays Lou, Amanda’s freshly divorced friend. Smith is Opal, Amanda’s new and outspoken assistant.
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Still Star-Crossed - Anthony Head Joins CastBuffy the Vampire Slayer alum Anthony Head is set as a regular in the ABC drama pilot Still Star-Crossed, from Shondaland and ABC Studios.
Written by Heather Mitchell based on the book by Melinda Taub, Still Star-Crossed is set in 16th century Verona and picks up where William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet left off. It charts the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate.
The story centers on Rosaline (Lashana Lynch), a gorgeous, intelligent and headstrong Capulet and Juliet’s cousin who is ordered to marry Benvolio (Wade Briggs), a Montague.
Head plays Lord Capulet. Kind and powerful, Lord Capulet is a thoughtful man with a sunny, jovial disposition. However, he will turn on you if you cross him. Grant Bowler was just cast as rival Lord Montague.
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Toast - Frankie Faison Joins CastBanshee’s Frankie Faison has booked a series regular role on Toast, ABC’s hybrid comedy pilot from Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers’ Shondaland, Scott Foley and Greg Grunberg.
The project revolves around the engaged couple Max (Jono Kenyon) and Page (Jerrika Hinton), who, over their wedding rehearsal dinner, have their eclectic family and friends give toasts recalling anecdotes about the couple – but flashbacks reveal that the toasts don’t always get it right, as we watch the true story of their complicated, funny and relatable road to marriage.
Faison will play Big Earl, the self-made and energetic father of Page, who is funding her over-the-top wedding with the fortune he’s made with the family auto business.
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Still Star-Crossed - Grant Bowler Joins CastFormer Defiance star Grant Bowler is set as a regular in the ABC drama pilot Still Star-Crossed, from Shondaland and ABC Studios.
Written by Heather Mitchell based on the book by Melinda Taub, Still Star-Crossed is set in 16th century Verona and picks up where William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet left off. It charts the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate.
The story centers on Rosaline (Lashana Lynch), a gorgeous, intelligent and headstrong Capulet and Juliet’s cousin who is ordered to marry Benvolio (Wade Briggs), a Montague. Bowler will play Lord Montague. He is hot but scary, rugged,a ruthless and brilliant man hellbent on raising his family’s fortunes, no matter the cost.
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Citizen - Tom Waits Joins Hulu's Supernatural PilotTom Waits (Fight Club) has joined the cast of Citizen, Hulu’s supernatural drama pilot, from Me And Earl And The Dying Girl director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Paramount TV, and Anonymous Content.
Set against the backdrop of a vibrant, ‘supernaturalized’ Los Angeles, Citizen is a hero origin story, blending gritty vigilantism with elements of magical realism.
Waits will play Cesar, a priest, who is a walking anachronism of virtue and vice, mostly virtue. A proudly anti-authoritarian man, Cesar, runs a guerrilla humanitarian outfit with questionable legality from his church in Boyle Heights.
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Model Woman - Kaley Roynane and Marcus Callender Join CastKaley Roynane (Gotham) and Marcus Callender (Straight Outta Compton) have booked series regular roles in ABC drama pilot Model Woman.
The project, from Sony TV’s TriStar Television and ABC Studios, is a fictionalized family soap inspired by Robert Lacey’s book Model Woman: Eileen Ford And The Business Of Beauty, the recently published biography of the outspoken and controversial woman who started as a model and went on to co-found the famous Ford Modeling Agency with her husband Jerry.
Roynane will play Rebecca Blackwell, the top model in the world. She is a stone cold beauty, stunning but immature and has been with the Geiss Agency since she was a young teenager and like the other models, lives at the Geiss home. Callender will play Drew Pickett, a charming, charismatic couture designer.
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Model Woman - Jamie Bamber Joins in RecastingJamie Bamber has joined ABC’s drama pilot Model Woman in a recasting.
He’ll play Lio Fibonacci, a longtime colleague of Bertie and Miller Geiss (Andie MacDowell and Steven Weber) who reads more rock star than agent and opens a rival agency that he plans to take to the top. Felix Gomez initially was cast in the role. The project, from Sony TV’s TriStar Television and ABC Studios, is a fictionalized family soap inspired by Robert Lacey’s book Model Woman: Eileen Ford and the Business of Beauty, the recently published biography of the Ford Modeling Agency co-founder.
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When The Street Lights Go On - Cory Hardrict to Star“American Sniper” actor Cory Hardrict has signed on to star in the Hulu drama “When the Street Lights Go On.”
Odessa Young is also set to topline the pilot, which Steve Golin, Michael Sugar and Tariq Merhab are producing for Anonymous Content, along with “Mr. Robot” producer Chad Hamilton. The potential series is based on the Black List script from writers Chris Hutton and Eddie O’Keefe who will also exec produce the project. Paramount TV is producing, and Brett Morgen will direct the pilot.
The show centers on the residents of a small town who grapple with the ruthless killing of a young girl and a teacher. Hardrict will play Officer Teddy Green, the police chief’s second in command — a competent detective who underestimated the small-town job. However, he’s sharp enough to spot something on a surveillance video that turns out to be a vital clue.
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The Blacklist Spinoff - Ryan Eggold Joins CastRyan Eggold, who plays Tom Keen on the NBC drama, has closed a deal for the potential spinoff, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Should the series move forward, Eggold would co-star. He has been with the original series since its inception, playing the mysterious husband of Elizabeth (Megan Boone).
Set to air as a back-door pilot on the May 12 episode of the James Spader-led series, Famke Janssen (X-Men, How to Get Away With Murder) stars as Susan ""Scottie"" Halsted. Her character will be introduced in the previous episode, airing May 5. Details about her character are also being kept close to the vest, however sources have toldTHR that the role could be the mother to Eggold's character. In addition to Janssen, Eggold would join Edi Gathegi on the spinoff.
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When The Street Lights Go On - Graham Beckel and Luke Kirby Join CastGraham Beckel (Aquarius) and Luke Kirby (Rectify) are set as series regulars opposite Max Burkholder and Odessa Young in When the Street Lights Go On, Hulu’s drama pilot adapted from the Black List feature script by writers Chris Hutton and Eddie O’Keefe. The project hails from Paramount Television and Anonymous Content.
In the vein of Stand by Me, When the Street Lights Go On is a coming-of-age thriller about a sleepy, suburban town that is rocked by the brutal murder of a high school girl and her teacher in the summer of 1983.
Graham Beckel will play Chief Hal Hoffman, the soon-to-be-retired town sheriff. Kirby will play Andrew Koch, the high school newspaper adviser and mentor to Charlie Chambers (Burkholder).
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Toast - Brooks Wheelan Joins CastBrooks Wheelan (Saturday Night Live) has landed a series regular role on Toast, ABC’s hybrid comedy pilot executive produced by Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. The project hails from Rhimes and Betsy Beers’ Shondaland, Scott Foley and Greg Grunberg. Written by Foley and Grunberg and directed by Gail Mancuso, Toast revolves around engaged couple Max (Jono Kenyon) and Page (Jerrika Hinton), who, over their wedding rehearsal dinner, have their eclectic family and friends give toasts recalling anecdotes about the couple — but flashbacks reveal that the toasts don’t always get it right, as we watch the true story of their complicated, funny and relatable road to marriage.
Wheelan will play Vince, an extreme sports enthusiast. An animated and adventurous guy, he is Max’s best man and best friend. Wheelan spent the 2014 season on SNL, and his other credits include Those Who Can’t, Girls, Hawaii Five-O and a Comedy Central stand-up special. Repped by Gersh, Avalon and Hansen Jacobson, he next will be seen in the indie feature Random Tropical Paradise.
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The Blacklist Spinoff - Tawny Cypress Joins CastTawny Cypress (Unforgettable) has been cast as a series regular opposite Famke Janssen, Ryan Eggold and Edi Gathegi in NBC’s proposed spinoff from The Blacklist. Like fellow new Blacklist addition Janssen, Cypress will recur on the last couple of episodes of the original series this season and will become a regular should NBC proceed with the project as a new series for next season.
The Blacklist episode that will serve as a formal planted spinoff is Episode 322 — airing May 12 — written by The Blacklist creator/executive producer Jon Bokenkamp and exec producer/showrunner John Eisendrath and directed by Michael Dinner.
Cypress will play Nez Rowan (fka Harper). Janssen will play Susan “Scottie” Halsted. No details are being provided on the spinoff’s premise, but I hear that it focuses on Scotties relationship with Tom (Eggold), which is said to be similar to Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader)’s relationship with Liz (Megan Boone) on the original series.
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24: Legacy - Sheila Vand Joins CastSheila Vand (Argo, NBC’s State Of Affairs) is set as a series regular opposite Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto and Jimmy Smits in 24: Legacy, Fox’s drama pilot that reboots the 24 franchise with brand new characters and cast.
Written by 24 veterans Manny Coto and Evan Katz and directed by Stephen Hopkins (who helmed the original 24 pilot), 24: Legacy chronicles the return of military hero Eric Carter (Hawkins) to the U.S. and the trouble that follows him back – compelling him to ask CTU for help in saving his life, and stopping what potentially could be one of the largest-scale terror attacks on American soil.
Vand will play Nilaa, the campaign director of Sen. Donovan (Smits) who is driven and bright and won’t take a back seat to the judgment of Donovan’s wife, Rebecca (Otto). Teddy Sears and Anna Diop also co-star.
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The Fluffy Shop - Tyler Hilton Joins Cast in RecastingIn a recasting, One Tree Hill alum Tyler Hilton has been set as a series regular in the ABC comedy pilot The Fluffy Shop, co-written by and starring Gabriel Iglesias. Hilton replaces Paul Walter Hauser, who was originally cast in the pilot. The Fluffy Shop follows Gabe (Iglesias), a stepfather and boss to his family and friends, while he navigates his home life during the few days he spends off the road each week.
Hilton will play Memo, high-spirited, earnest and sincere, he is Gabe’s oldest and most loyal friend. The pilot was co-written by Tim Doyle, Jay Lavender and Iglesias who are also executive producing with Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements and Joe Meloche. Ted Wass is directing. Most recently, Hilton recurred on CBS’ Extant. Hilton, who is a also singer/songwriter, is repped by Berwick & Kovacik and Don Buchwald & Associates.
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The Tick - Brendan Hines to Co-StarBrendan Hines (Lie To Me) is set to co-star opposite Peter Serafinowicz in the Amazon pilot The Tick, a new take on Ben Edlund’s comic book character. Edlund is writing and executive producing for Sony Pictures TV. The reboot is bringing back the eponymous muscle-bound, antennae-sporting superhero (Serafinowicz). In the new incarnation, the blue-suited Tick is recovering from a memory loss and ends up reteaming with his sidekick Arthur (Griffin Newman) to fight evil.
The two are surrounded by a new host of characters that include Superian (Hines), a superhero with issues, and Arthur’s sister Dot (Valorie Curry). Hines, who most recently recurred on CBS’ Scorpion, is repped by Sanders Armstrong Caserta Management, TalentWorks, and Jackoway Tyerman.
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MacGyver - Addison Timlin Cast as the Female Lead; Michelle Krusiec Joins CastAddison Timlin (Califorication) has been cast as the female lead opposite Lucas Till in CBS’ drama pilot MacGyver. Also set as a regular alongside George Eads and Joshua Boone in the reimagining of the 1985 series is Michelle Krusiec (Hawaii 5-0).
The pilot, co-written by Paul Downs Colaizzo and Brett Mahoney and directed by David Von Ancken, features twentysomething Angus MacGyver (Till), who is recruited into the clandestine organization from the original series where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.
Timlin will play Mickey, an app developer who’s aggressively progressive in her political views with a soft spot for MacGyver (Lucas Till). Krusiec plays Agent Croix, Lincoln’s (Eads) sister who works for the Department of Homeland Security.
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Untitled Weeks/Mackay ABC Comedy Pilot - Tattiawna Jones Cast as the Female LeadFlashpoint alumna Tattiawna Jones has landed the female lead opposite Andy Ridings in ABC’s untitled Weeks/Mackay comedy pilot.
Written by The Mindy Project co-star Ed Weeks & Hannah Mackay and directed by Leslye Headland, the single-camera project centers on lesbian Hilda (Jones) and her best friend Randall (Ridings), a neurotic straight guy, as they navigate their dysfunctional, co-dependent friendship and the world of dating. Jones’s Hilda is an intelligent and seemingly confident lesbian lothario with a dry sense of humor – that she uses to hide her underlying fear of growing up, settling down and becoming conventional.
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Midnight, Texas - Parisa Fitz-Henley and Yul Vasquez Join CastParisa Fitz-Henley (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) and Yul Vasquez (Captain Phillips) are set as series regulars in NBC’s supernatural drama pilot Midnight, Texas, based on the bestselling trilogy by Charlaine Harris. Written by Monica Owusu-Breen and directed by Niels Arden Oplev, Midnight, Texas is described as “Twin Peaks meets True Blood” in Midnight, Texas, a remote town where your neighbor could be a vampire, a witch, a werewolf, or even an angel.
Fitz-Henley will play Fiji, a quirky, funny, free spirit who marches to the beat of her own drum.
Vasquez is the Reverand, a grizzled Mexican cowboy who always wears his Stetson boots. He presides over the wedding chapel and cemetery. Fitz-Henley, repped by CESD, Washington Square Films and Peikoff/Mahan, recurs on Marvel’s Jessica Jones. Vasquez played the series regular role of President Westwood on The Lottery and recurred on Divorce.
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Bull - Jaime Lee Kirchner Joins CastJaime Lee Kirchner (Mercy) is set as a series regular in CBS drama pilot Bull, from Amblin TV and CBS TV Studios. Written by Phil McGraw and Paul Attanasio, Bull is inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw during his days as head of one of the most prolific trial consulting firms of all time.
Kirchner will play Danny, the team’s investigator, a former FBI interrogator with a photographic memory.
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Chad: An American Boy - Ariana Molkara Joins CastAriana Molkara (Septembers of Shiraz) has booked a series regular role in Fox pilot Chad: An American Boy, a single-camera Middle Eastern family comedy co-created by and starring Saturday Night Live alumna Nasim Pedrad and directed by Jason Winer. Written by Pedrad & Rob Rosell, Chad centers on a 14-year-old boy (Pedrad) in the throes of adolescence who’s tasked with being the man of the house, which leaves him with all the responsibilities of being an adult without any of the perks.
Molkara will play Nikki, Chad’s little sister. Molkara appeared in feature Septembers in Shiraz and recently guested on Code Black. She’s repped by Coast To Coast and attorney Carolyn Conrad.
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Speechless - Micah Fowler Joins Cast
Young actor Micah Fowler has been cast in ABC’s comedy pilot “Speechless,” which is about a family with a special-needs child.
Fowler — who has cerebral palsy in real life — will portray JJ, the family’s eldest child who is nonverbal.
Minnie Driver will star as Fowler’s mother in the ensemble comedy that also stars John Ross Bowie (“The Big Bang Theory”) as Driver’s on-screen husband, Kyla Kenedy as the middle child and Mason Cook as the youngest. The potential series will revolve around the family as they tackle day-to-day challenges.
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Chicago Justice - Ryan-James Hatanaka Joins CastRecent NYU graduate Ryan-James Hatanaka rounds out the core cast of Chicago Justice (fka Chicago Law), the next installment of Dick Wolf’s Chicago franchise for NBC.
The planned spinoff will be introduced in Episode 21 of Chicago PD this season, titled Justice, which started filming today in Chicago with Jean de Segonzac directing. Hatanaka will play investigator Daren Okada who is working alongside fellow investigator Lori Nagle (Joelle Carter). Philip Winchester, Nazneen Contractor and Carl Weathers also star.
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Prototype - JR Bourne and Toby Hemingway Join CastTeen Wolf‘s JR Bourne and Toby Hemingway (Black Swan) are set as series regulars opposite Cote de Pablo and Jack Davenport in Prototype, Syfy’s sci-fi thriller drama pilot written by Tony Basgallop (24: Live Another Day). It centers on three unlikely cohorts — two of them played by de Pablo and Davenport — who inadvertently stumble upon an invention that challenges the very nature of quantum physics – a discovery which in turn puts their lives in grave danger.
Bourne will play Ethan, Laura’s (de Pablo) husband. Frustrated by Laura’s long hours and split focus, he doesn’t believe in Laura’s time-consuming, after-hours project. Hemingway is Forde, a model-actor and Donna’s abusive live-in boyfriend.
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Sebastian - Owen Smith Joins CastComedian, writer and actor Owen Smith is set as a series regular opposite Sebastian Maniscalco and Tony Danza in NBC’s multi-camera pilot Sebastian, produced by Greg Garcia. The project, from CBS TV Studios and Garcia’s Amigos De Garcia Productions, was inspired by Maniscalco’s life. Written by Austen Earl and to be directed by Scott Ellis, it chronicles Sebastian’s (Maniscalco) old-school values, instilled by his opinionated Italian father (Danza), which are constantly put to the test by his new wife, her family, and the absurdities of the modern world.
Smith will play Kev, Sebastian’s beleaguered friend/security guard, who is still single and a little clueless about everything. Smith made his late night stand-up comedy debut on Conan and has produced two hourlong comedy specials – the latest Good Luck Everybody shot entirely on iPhones. As a writer his credits include Survivor’s Remorse. The Arsenio Hall Show, The ESPY’s, The Guy’s Choice Awards, Whitney (NBC), Deon Cole’s Black Box, Are We There Yet and Everybody Hates Chris.
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Broken - Enrique Murciano Joins CastBloodline star Enrique Murciano has been cast opposite Anna Paquin in ABC’s drama pilot Broken (fka untitled Meaghan Oppenheimer project and Please Don’t Go). Written by Oppenheimer, Broken follows the personal and professional life of Gemma (Paquin), a ruthless divorce attorney in Dallas whose life begins to unravel when her emotionally damaged, love-addicted sister (Charity Wakefield) resurfaces, triggering self-destructive tendencies and exposing long-hidden family secrets.
Murciano will play Peter, Gemma’s (Paquin) childhood friend-turned-nemesis after she represented his ex-wife in his divorce. Peter comes from a similarly rough upbringing as Gemma, but through hard work has become a successful doctor.
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No Tomorrow - Jesse Rath Joins CastJesse Rath (Defiance) has booked a series regular role in The CW pilot No Tomorrow, from the Jane The Virgin duo of writer/co-executive producer Corinne Brinkerhoff and executive producer Ben Silverman. Directed by Jane the Virgin pilot director Brad Silberling and written by Brinkerhoff and the comedy writing-directing team Scott McCabe and Tory Stanton, No Tomorrow centers on a risk-averse, straight arrow, female procurement manager (Tori Anderson) at an Amazon-like distribution center who falls in love with a freewheeling man who lives life to the fullest because he believes the apocalypse is imminent, to comedic and poignant results as they embark on a quest together to fulfill their individual bucket lists.
Rath will play Timothy, sweet, smart, successful, appealing in that cool-tech-nerd kind of way, Timothy is Evie’s ex-boyfriend – the guy she probably “should” marry. Rath is repped by SDB Partners and Hess Entertainment.
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Miranda's Rights - Gail O’Grady Joins CastGail O’Grady (NYPD Blue) is set as a series regular opposite Rebecca Breeds and Parker Sawyers in NBC’s drama pilot Miranda’s Rights. Written/co-executive produced by Katie Lovejoy and executive produced by John Glenn, Miranda’s Rights is a one-hour legal soap about an idealistic group of lawyers — Young Law Group — who not only work together but live together at their start-up firm. The story centers on Miranda Coale (Breeds), a pretty and smart attorney plagued for the past six years by a youthful mistake — a much-publicized and scandalous affair in her early 20s with a married state Senator which changed the course of her life forever.
O’Grady will play Karen Klein, a whip-smart, formidable career woman who is head of the Klein & Associates law firm. O’Grady’s credits include starring roles in NBC series NYPD Blue, which earned her three consecutive supporting actress Emmy nominations, and American Dreams. She also recurred on ABC’s Revenge and will next be seen in upcoming TV movie The Right Girls.
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Untitled Weeks/Mackay ABC Comedy Pilot - Christine Horn Joins CastChristine Horn has booked a series regular role in ABC’s untitled Weeks/Mackay comedy pilot. Written by The Mindy Project co-star Ed Weeks & Hannah Mackay (Peep Show) and directed by Leslye Headland, the single-camera project centers on lesbian Hilda and her best friend Randall (Ridings), a neurotic straight guy, as they navigate their dysfunctional, co-dependent friendship and the world of dating.
Horn will play Gail, a slightly pretentious ex-lawyer who gave up the rat-race to open a bar in Austin with her girlfriend, where she mothers everybody. Horn’s previous TV credits include Complications and Tyler Perry’s The Haves And The Have Nots.
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Speechless - Kyla Kenedy Joins Cast“The Walking Dead” alum Kyla Kenedy has been cast as a series regular in ABC’s comedy pilot “Speechless,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Kenedy joins star Minnie Driver in the potential series, about a family with a special-needs child that is good at dealing with the challenges it faces, but excellent at creating new ones.
The young actress will play Driver’s on-screen daughter, Dylan. The middle child, she is described as preternaturally focused and driven to succeed, but disconnected from her emotions. She is a champion runner with a competitive spirit, and she takes her non-verbal brother JJ’s physical challenges and the nuttiness of her mom (Driver) in stride.
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Speechless - John Ross Bowie Cast as the Male Lead on ABC's Comedy PilotJohn Ross Bowie, who recurs on CBS’ The Big Bang Theory, has booked the male lead opposite Minnie Driver in the ABC comedy pilot Speechless, from Scott Silveri and 20th Century Fox TV.
Speechless centers on a family with a special-needs child that is good at dealing with the challenges it faces and excellent at creating new ones. Bowie will play the dad, Jimmy, who, after a long day providing for his family, comes home and provides every last laugh he can wring out of a sometimes difficult life. He is married to Maya (Driver) and clearly adores the wild ride. As the father of three teenage boys, Jimmy tends to let his wife rule the roost, but he’s there as a buffer when either the boys or Maya go off the rails.
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Spark - Rachel Hurd-Wood Joins CastBritish actress Rachel Hurd-Wood (Home Fires) is set as a series regular in ABC pilot Spark, from writer Michael Cooney and producers Ian Sander & Kim Moses. Spark is a lavish primetime drama series of passion, greed and hope in a Steampunk reality, circa 2016. Set in an alternate history where gas and coal fuel the world, the drama centers on the battle for power between two rival families and a rebellious young woman with a spark of invention that could level both their empires.
Wood will play Keira Stockton, Hazel Stockton’s daughter (Lena Olin) who is being groomed by her mother to take over the Stockton Coal Company one day. Hurd-Wood recently appeared in a starring role on ITV’s Home Fires.
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Four Stars - Bojana Novakovic Cast as the Female LeadBojana Novakovic is set as the female lead opposite Wilmer Valderrama in Four Stars, CBS’ drama pilot from playwright/TV writer Becky Mode, CBS TV Studios, and studio-based Timberman/Beverly Productions.
Written by Mode and to be directed by RJ Cutler, Four Stars centers on two powerful rival families in the military community of Tampa, FL — the Buckleys and the Rodriguezes — who make decisions at the highest levels in the interest of national security.
Novakovic will play Ali Buckley, a sharp‐witted, Pulitzer Prize-nominated investigative journalist and the daughter of four‐star special ops legend General Buckley (Bruce Greenwood). Valderrama plays Matt, the son of Gen. Rodriguez (Steven Bauer). Ashley Zukerman and Ana Cruz Kayne are set as Ali and Matt’s sibling, respectively.
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Cruel Intentions - Taylor Zakhar to Guest with the Potential to Recur
NBC’s “Cruel Intentions” pilot has added Taylor Zakhar to the cast, TheWrap has learned exclusively.
Upon discovering his late father’s legacy in a hidden journal, Bash is introduced to a world of sex, money, power and corruption he never could have imagined.
Zakhar has been cast in the guest role of Jay, a recently-out hard partier and Cassidy’s ex-boyfriend, who tries to convince Bash to join his team. Should the pilot get picked up to series, Zakhar’s character has the potential to recur in multiple episodes.
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The Tick - Peter Serafinowicz Cast as the Lead in Amazon's Revival PilotEXCLUSIVE: British actor-comedian Peter Serafinowicz is set as the lead in the Amazon pilot The Tick, a new take on Ben Edlund‘s comic book character with an all-new cast. Edlund, who created the 2001 live-action Fox comedy as well as the 1994 animated series, is writing and executive producing. Also back are fellow original exec producer Barry Josephson and original studio Sony Pictures TV.
The reboot is bringing back the eponymous muscle-bound, antennae-sporting superhero (Serafinowicz). In the new incarnation, the blue suit-wearing Tick is recovering from a memory loss and ends up re-teaming with his sidekick Arthur (Griffin Newman) to fight evil. The two are surrounded by a new host of characters that include Arthur’s sister Dot (Valorie Curry).
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Still Star Crossed - Dan Hildebrand Joins CastDan Hildebrand has signed on as a series regular to ABC drama pilot Still Star-Crossed from Shondaland. Written by Heather Mitchell based on the book by Melinda Taub and directed by Michael Offer, Still Star-Crossed is set in 16th century Verona and picks up where William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet left off. It charts the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate.
Hildebrand will play Friar Lawrence, who uses the church to climb the social ladder.
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Hail Mary - Tom Stourton Joins CastUK actor, writer and comedian Tom Stourton has booked a series regular role on ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot Hail Mary, from Sony TV and ABC Studios. Written by The McCarthys creator Brian Gallivan and directed by Julie Anne Robinson, Hail Mary centers on Mary Wolf (Casey Wilson), a young small-town mayor who has dysfunctional siblings, a dying father, disgruntled citizens, a nearly bankrupt town and the mafia breathing down her neck. Only a miracle can help her. So … she fakes one.
Stourton will play Inspector Matteo, a dry-witted, confident emissary from the Vatican who has come to this small town to investigate a sighting of the Virgin Mary.
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The Trail - Angel Parker to RecurAngel Parker, who can currently be seen in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” has booked a recurring role in NBC’s comedy pilot “The Trail,” which stars John Lithgow, Variety has learned exclusively.
“The Trail” follows the arrest and murder trial of a beloved poetry professor, Larry Henderson (Lithgow), from a small Southern town who is accused of murdering his wife, and the young “Northeastern” lawyer and team hired to defend him. Parker will play Heidi Baker, a local Carolina newscaster who’s following the Larry Henderson murder case and reports on many of the case’s unexpected twists and turns.
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Untitled Kevin James CBS Comedy - Lenny Venito and Gary Valentine Join the Straight to Series ComedyLenny Venito (The Neighbors) and Gary Valentine (The King of Queens) are set as series regulars opposite Kevin James in his multi-camera comedy series at CBS.
The untitled show, from Sony Pictures TV, James’ studio-based Hey Eddie Productions and CBS TV Studios, centers on a newly retired police officer (James) who looks forward to spending more quality time with his wife and three kids — only to discover he faces much tougher challenges at home than he ever did on the streets.
Venito will play Duffy, Kevin’s (James) oldest buddy with a great sense of humor and two ex-wives. Valentine is Kyle, Kevin’s brother who is a fireman and not taken seriously by Kevin and his cop buddies.
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When The Street Lights Go On - Kelli Mayo and Ben Winchell Join CastKelli Mayo and Ben Winchell are set as series regulars in When The Street Lights Go On, Hulu’s drama pilot adapted from the Black List feature script by writers Chris Hutton and Eddie O’Keefe. The project hails from Paramount Television and Anonymous Content.
In the vein of Stand By Me, When The Street Lights Go On is a coming-of-age thriller about a sleepy, suburban town that is rocked by the brutal murder of a high school girl and her teacher in the summer of 1983.
Mayo will play 15-year-old bohemian bookworm, Berlice Beaman. Winchell is Brad Krichoff, the brooding, quarterback boyfriend of prom queen, Chrissy Monroe.
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Miranda's Rights - Parker Sawyers Cast as the Male LeadOn the heels of his first feature starring role as Barack Obama in the indie Southside With You, which premiered at Sundance, Parker Sawyers has been cast as the male lead opposite Rebecca Breeds in NBC’s drama pilot Miranda’s Rights.
Written/co-executive produced by Katie Lovejoy and executive produced by John Glenn, Miranda’s Rights is a one-hour legal soap about an idealistic group of lawyers — Young Law Group — who not only work together but live together at their start-up firm. In centers on Miranda Coale (Breeds), a pretty and smart attorney plagued for the past six years by a youthful mistake — a much-publicized and scandalous affair in her early 20s with a married state Senator which changed the course of her life forever.
Sawyers will play Tanner, a charming and confident attorney and one of the founders of YLG. He’s also Miranda’s ex, the one she dumped to take up with the married senator. Now teamed with four other lawyers, all partners at a start-up law firm, he offers Miranda a job, only to ruffle the feathers of Lana, another attorney, also his fiancée.
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Untitled NBC Vladimir Caamaño Pilot - Liche Ariza Joins CastLiche Ariza has booked a series regular role in NBC’s untitled multi-camera family comedy pilot starring Vladimir Caamaño. Produced by Bill Lawrence and written by Adam Sztykiel and Caamaño, the project is inspired by Caamaño’s real-life family dynamic living with his Dominican father and older brother in the Bronx.
Ariza is Julio, Vlad’s (Caamaño) father, a hard-working, good-hearted, endearingly melodramatic family man who has been in this country since 1970. A building super, Julio shares a rent-free basement unit with his two sons, while his wife (whom he adores) has a nearby subsidized apartment.
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The Great Indoors - Susannah Fielding Joins CastSusannah Fielding (4.3.2.1) is set as a series regular opposite Joel McHale and Stephen Fry on The Great Indoors, CBS‘ multi-camera pilot written and executive produced by Mike Gibbons. The comedy, from CBS TV Studios, centers on Joel (McHale), an adventure reporter who must adapt to the times when he becomes boss to a group of millennials in the digital department of their magazine.
Fielding will play Brooke, Antonio’s (Fry) daughter who is in charge of co-running “The Great Outdoors” with him.
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Untitled Laura Steinel FOX Comedy Pilot (aka HR) - Esai Morales to Co-StarEsai Morales is set to co-star opposite Judy Greer and Patton Oswalt in Fox’s untitled Laura Steinel comedy pilot (aka HR).
The project, from 20th Century Fox TV, centers on Jane (Greer), the overused and underappreciated head of Human Resources for a plastics molding plant, who is caught between trying to manage her charmingly incompetent HR department and an eccentric new CEO Sam (Oswalt), who dreams of bringing the New Jersey plastics plant into the future.
Morales will play Bruce. Even though Bruce is usually unclogging toilets, or fixing someone’s foot heater, he always has a pleasant, chill and strangely sexy demeanor.
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Chicago Justice - Lorraine Toussaint to GuestThanks to A for the heads up.
The worlds of Law & Order and Chicago Justice are about to collide.
Lorraine Toussaint is set to appear in the backdoor pilot of Dick Wolf's latest NBC drama as a character she originated on the former series 26 years ago, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The Critics Choice Award winner will play defense attorney Shambala Green in the 21st episode of Chicago P.D., which serves as the backdoor pilot for Chicago Justice. Formerly titled Chicago Law, the show stars Philip Winchester, Nazneen Contractor, Joelle Carter and Carl Weathers, the latter's casting was announced Saturday at PaleyFest.
Toussaint played Green seven times over Law & Order's 20 seasons, her most recent appearance being in 2003. Since then, Toussaint has enjoyed breakout success thanks to her role as Vee in Orange Is the New Black. The actress currently stars on the Fox medical drama Rosewood. Her appearance in the Chicago Justice pilot is a guest-starring role, meaning her full-time gig on Rosewood will not be affected.
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MacGyver - Lucas Till Cast as MacGyver in CBS PilotFollowing a lengthy and extensive casting search, CBS has found its new MacGyver.
X-Men alum Lucas Till has been tapped to take on the character that was originally made famous by Richard Dean Anderson, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Additionally, Joshua Boone has joined the drama pilot as a series regular.
CBS' MacGyver is described as a reimagining of the television series of the same name. It follows a 20-something MacGyver (Till) as he gets recruited into a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.
Till recently wrapped X-Men: Apocalypse, where he plays mutant Havok. He's also set as the lead in Paramount's Monster Trucks. The actor, who was born into a military family and raised by his father (a lieutenant colonel and aviation task force commander in the Army, he started his career on the set of Walk the Line. He's repped by APA, manager Tom Sullivan and Hirsch Wallerstein.
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Chicago Justice - Carl Weathers Joins CastChicago Justice is bringing a true fighter onboard.
Rocky alum Carl Weathers has joined the latest spinoff project, executive producer Dick Wolf announced Saturday at PaleyFest.
The actor, best known for his portrayal of fighter Apollo Creed, will play the state's attorney of Cook Country in the backdoor pilot for the new project, which is set to air as episode 21 of the current season of Chicago PD.
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What Goes Around Comes Around - Matt Murray Joins CastKevin From Work alum Matt Murray has booked a series regular role opposite Alyssa Milano and Jason Lee on CBS comedy pilot What Goes Around Comes Around. In addition, he’s been cast in a recurring role on USA drama series Eyewitness. Written by Kopelman and directed by Tim Story, What Goes Around Comes Around centers on two fortysomething parents — Kenny (Lee), a husband, father and owner of a hip music management company; and Robin (Milano) — who were wild and reckless teenagers now face their worst nightmare of raising three teenagers.
Murray will play Doyle, the Smithers to Kenny’s (Lee) Mr. Burns. Kenny is the father figure he never had and, in Doyle’s eyes, Kenny can do no wrong. In crime thriller Eyewitness Murray will play Deputy Tony Michaels, Sheriff Helen’s (Julianne Nicholson) right-hand man who seamlessly operates their storefront precinct.
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Still Star Crossed - Sterling Sulieman Joins CastSterling Sulieman (In Time) has joined ABC drama pilot Still Star-Crossed from Shondaland. Written by Heather Mitchell based on the book by Melinda Taub, Still Star-Crossed is a period drama that picks up where Romeo & Juliet left off, charting the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate.
Sulieman will play Prince Escalus.
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Hail Mary - Jackee Harry Joins CastJackee Harry has joined the cast of ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot Hail Mary, from Sony TV and ABC Studios. Written by The McCarthys creator Brian Gallivan and directed by Julie Anne Robinson, Hail Mary centers on Mary Wolf (Wilson), a young small-town mayor named who has dysfunctional siblings, a dying father, disgruntled citizens, a nearly bankrupt town and the mafia breathing down her neck. Only a miracle can help her. So … she fakes one.
Harry will play Nurse Wanda, the insightful, no-nonsense nurse tending to Mr. Wolf.
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The Mick - Carla Jimenez, Thomas Barbusca and Jack Stanton Join CastCarla Jimenez, Thomas Barbusca and Jack Stanton have booked series regular roles opposite Kaitlin Olson in Fox comedy pilot The Mick. Written by John and Dave Chernin, The Mick has a centers on Mackenzie “Mickey” Murphy (Olson), a hard-living, foul-mouthed, cigarette-smoking woman who moves to affluent Greenwich, CT to raise the spoiled kids of her wealthy sister who has fled the country to avoid a federal indictment. She quickly learns what the rest of us already know — other people’s children are awful.
Jimenez will play Alba, the Pembertons’ housekeeper who gets along famously with Mickey.
Barbusco is Chip, A supremely confident twelve-year-old with adult-like sensibilities and an extremely punchable face. Chip behaves as if the world is a cocktail party and he is the host. His conservative ideology and entitled behavior can be off-putting to a lot of people, especially his Aunt Mickey.
Stanton is Ben, the youngest Pemberton child.
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Untitled Laura Steinel FOX Comedy Pilot (aka HR) - Veronica Osorio & Lateefah Holder Join CastVeronica Osorio (Hail Caesar!) and newcomer Lateefah Holder are set as series regulars opposite Judy Greer in Fox comedy pilot HR (aka untitled Laura Steinel). The project, from 20th Century Fox TV, centers around Jane (Greer), the over-used and under-appreciated head of H.R. for a plastic molding plant, who is caught between trying to manage her charmingly incompetent human resources department and a new eccentric CEO who dreams of bringing the New Jersey plastics plant into the future.
Osorio will play Tanya, a real Jersey girl. She started as Jane’s (Greer) assistant but worked her way up to payroll and severances.
Holder is Effie, a factory worker at BS Plastics. Effie is… a pain, the kind who makes dramatic, impassioned pleas to keep the soda machines.
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Zoobiquity - Ben Rapport Joins CastBen Rappaport (Mr. Robot) has been cast as a series regular in Zoobiquity, Fox’s light medical procedural pilot written by Bones executive producers Stephen Nathan and Jon Collier and directed by Kevin Bray.
Based on the best-selling book by Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers, Zoobiquity follows the unlikely pairing of Dr. Kara Martins (Marsha Thomason), a successful, driven cardiologist as she risks career suicide by teaming with Dr. Lucas Cort (Peter Facinelli), a brilliant, socially-challenged veterinarian who relates better to animals than people. They try to put aside their competitive natures to cure the incurable using a unique blend of cross-species medicine that’s never been tried before. Kim Raver co-stars.
Rappaport will play Dr. Henry Lowe, a cardiology resident. Ambitious and always concerned with doing the right thing for his career, he surprisingly bends hospital rules.
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Me & Mean Margaret - Gavin Stenhouse Cast as the Male Lead in NBC Comedy PilotAllegiance star Gavin Stenhouse is returning to NBC as the male lead opposite Stockard Channing in the network’s multi-camera comedy pilot Me & Mean Margaret, from producer Peter Chernin.
Written by veteran comedy writer Adam Barr and directed by top multi-camera director Jimmy Burrows, Me & Mean Margaret is an unlikely buddy comedy that follows Margaret (Channing), a fiercely candid and often offensive legendary actress, and Ben (Stenhouse), the ambitious 27-year-old lawyer forced to babysit her.
Naturally conciliatory but not a doormat (entirely), Ben is a nice, responsible, hard-working lawyer with a solid plan for his life: make partner, get a killer apartment with his girlfriend, get married. He accepts his latest assignment as the legal conservator/babysitter for the notoriously mean and mischievous former actress Margaret Manley (Channing), but quickly realizes it’s more than he bargained for. He’s forced to go way outside his comfort zone and think on his feet — and in the process, learns a thing or two from her about standing up for himself.
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Untitled Chris Case FOX Comedy Pilot - Joshua Carlon, Steele Stebbins and Amberia Allen Joins CastJoshua Carlon (Richie Rich), Steele Stebbins (Vacation) and Amberia Allen (Punk’d) are set as series regulars opposite Bill Bellamy and Becki Newton in Fox’s untitled Chris Case comedy pilot from 20th Century Fox Television.
Written by Case and directed by Malcolm D. Lee, the untitled interracial family comedy (fka My White Wife And Kids) follows Jay “Havoc” Hammond (Bellamy), an African-American ex-NFL lineman who recently moved in with his white wife, Christy (Newton), and her two oddball sons, as he struggles to win the most challenging game of his life: fatherhood.
Carlon will play Colin, Christy’s meek, awkward Amberia Allenmama’s boy. Colin has absolutely no game whatsoever. Jay takes him under his wing and tries to teach him self-confidence.
Stebbins is Harry, Christy’s 12-going-on-25-year-old son, charming, rap-loving, more confident than motivated, and as much of a ladies’ man as a kid can be at 12. He’s also selfish and disrespects authority, probably because he’s never had any authority to respect.
Allen is Angela, Jay’s well-educated, successful and strong-willed sister. She has some very specific points-of-view about Jay’s marriage that she doesn’t necessarily keep to herself.
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The Jury - JD Pardo Joins Cast *Updated with Details on his Character*Please Note: Deadline has released information on his character*
Revolution alum JD Pardo is set as a series regular opposite Jeremy Sisto, Archie Panjabi and Kevin Rankin in ABC’s murder trial drama pilot, The Jury. Written by VJ Boyd and Mark Bianculli, and executive produced by Carol Mendelsohn, The Jury examines “the ultimate social experiment” that happens thousands of times a day in the U.S.: A person’s fate is placed in the hands of 12 strangers. Described as “12 Angry Men meets the podcast Serial,” the series follows a single murder trial a season as seen through the eyes of the individual jurors, exploring the biases and experiences that influence the jurors’ judgment and how their preconceptions change along the way.
Pardo will play Oscar, a U.S. Marine who signed up for the Corps straight out of high school and displays immense pride in his status as a soldier.
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Toast - Punam Patel Joins CastPunam Patel has landed a series regular role on Toast, ABC’s hybrid comedy pilot executive produced by Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. The project hails from Rhimes and Betsy Beers’ Shondaland, Scott Foley and Greg Grunberg. Written by Foley and Grunberg and directed by Gail Mancuso, Toast revolves around engaged couple Max Leeds (Jono Kenyon) and Page (Jerrika Hinton), who, over their wedding rehearsal dinner, have their eclectic family and friends give toasts recalling anecdotes about the couple — but flashbacks reveal that the toasts don’t always get it right, as we watch the true story of their complicated, funny and relatable road to marriage.
Patel will play Arden, a charmingly spoiled life-of-the-party who is first up to give a toast at the rehearsal dinner who definitely says more than she should. Patel, who cut her teeth in Chicago’s Second City, is also an alum of CBS’ Diversity Showcase. Her credits include a series regular role in Kevin From Work, and a guest starring role on NBC’s untitled Amy Poehler pilot.
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Frequency - Daniel Bonjour Joins CastDaniel Bonjour has joined the cast of Frequency, the CW’s drama pilot based on Toby Emmerich’s sci-fi thriller. The TV series, written by Supernatural showrunner Jeremy Carver, centers on Raimy, a female police detective in 2016 who discovers that she is able to speak via a ham radio with her estranged father, Frank Sullivan (Riley Smith), also a detective, who died in 1996. They forge a new relationship while working together on an unresolved murder case, but unintended consequences of the ‘butterfly effect’ wreak havoc in the present day.
Bonjour will play Daniel Badour, a handsome man with infectious charm, an up-and-coming architect who is deeply in love with Raimy and planning to propose. He’s gravely concerned by Raimy’s apparently insane claims that she’s communicating with her dead father in the past. Bonjour has recurred on The Walking Dead and Satisfaction.
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Making History - Yassir Lester Joins CastComedian-writer Yassir Lester (The Carmichael Show) is been cast opposite Adam Pally in Making History, Fox’s time-travel single-camera comedy pilot executive produced by Phil Lord, Chris Miller & Julius “Goldy” Sharpe. Written by Sharpe, Making History revolves around three unlikely friends who find an even less likely way to travel through time, irreversibly complicating their personal lives in 2016.
Lester will play Chris, a 30-year-old history professor and the most popular teacher on campus, with good reason. He has a gift of inspiring people by making his encyclopedic knowledge of history accessible. Women love him and guys want to be his buddy but when he goes to the past, it quickly unravels. Yassir is currently working double duty on the writing staff of The Carmichael Show and Girls, but will take a brief hiatus to shoot this pilot.
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The Fluffy Shop - Tommy Savas Joins CastTommy Savas is set opposite Gabriel Iglesias on ABC comedy pilot The Fluffy Shop, co-written by and starring Iglesias. It follows Gabe (Iglesias), a stepfather and boss to his family and friends, while he navigates his home life during the few days he spends off the road each week.
Savas will play Reggie, Gabe’s manager, who’s not a slick Hollywood player but tries to carry himself like one. He grew up disadvantaged, didn’t go to college but makes up for it with street hustle. Gabe met Reggie early in his career and sticks with him out of loyalty.
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Lethal Weapon - Johnathan Fernandez Joins CastJohnathan Fernandez has been cast opposite Clayne Crawford and Damon Wayans Sr. in Lethal Weapon, Fox’s hourlong pilot based on the hit movie franchise. In the pilot, written by Matt Miller and directed by McG, when Texas cop and former Navy SEAL Riggs (Crawford) suffers the loss of his wife and baby, he moves to Los Angeles to start anew. There, he is partnered with LAPD Detective Roger Murtaugh (Wayans Sr), who, having recently suffered a “minor” heart attack, must avoid stress in his life.
Fernandez will play Scorsese, a dry-toned and creative pathologist with the LAPD who works with Riggs (Crawford) and Murtaugh (Wayans Sr.)
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Lethal Weapon - Keesha Sharp to Co-Star in RecastingKeesha Sharp, who plays attorney Johnnie Cochran’s wife Dale in the hit FX miniseries American Crime: The People vs. OJ Simpson, is set to co-star opposite Damon Wayans Sr. in Lethal Weapon, Fox’s hourlong pilot based on the hit buddy cop action comedy movie franchise. Girlfriends alumna Sharp, who will play one of the lead female roles, Trish, replaces fellow former Girlfriends star Golden Brooks, who was originally cast in the part. The decision was made after the project’s table read last night.
In Fox’s Lethal Weapon, written by Matt Miller and directed by McG, when Texas cop and former Navy SEAL Martin Riggs (Clayne Crawford) suffers the loss of his wife and baby, he moves to Los Angeles to start anew. There, he is partnered with LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh (Wayans), who, having recently suffered a “minor” heart attack, must avoid stress in his life.
Sharp will play Roger’s hardworking, perceptive and loving wife Trish, who worries about him and is not thrilled when she hears about his new adrenaline-crazed partner. In the movies, Trish was played by Darlene Love and Roger by Danny Glover.
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Untitled Chris Case FOX Comedy Pilot - Bill Bellamy to StarFox has found its leading man for Chris Case's comedy pilot. Stand-up comedian/actor Bill Bellamy will star opposite Becki Newton in the inter-racial family comedy.
The family comedy follows Jay ""Havoc"" Hammond, an African-American, ex-NFL lineman who recently moved in with his white wife and her two oddball sons, as he struggles to win the most challenging game of life: fatherhood.
Bellamy will take on the role of Jay, a tough, ex-NFL player who has retired from the field and is looking to move into the sports announcer side of the business. He is also married to Christy (Becki Newton) and is step-father to her two sons. He tries to respect Christy’s wish that he let her be the disciplinarian, but when he feels like she’s allowing the kids to get away with too much, he steps in with comic results…but manages to get through to the kids, too.
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Speechless - Minnie Driver to Star; Mason Cook to Co-StarFormer About A Boy star Minnie Driver is set as the female lead in the ABC comedy pilot Speechless, from Scott Silveri and 20th Century Fox TV. In addition, Mason Cook (The Haunting Hour) has been cast as the project’s young lead.
Speechless centers on a family with a special-needs child, which is good at dealing with the challenges it faces and excellent at creating new ones.
Driver will play the mother, Maya. Fiercely protective of her non-verbal son JJ, she makes it her mission to find the perfect school for him, repeatedly moving her family from town to town in the process. Her single-minded fight for her family can rub people the wrong way – sometimes people in the family itself – but it all stems from a loving intention.
Cook will play Ray, the youngest of the family’s three boys. Ray supports his mother as she struggles and tilts at windmills; he just wishes she could bust a few fewer asses along the way. Quite certain he’s always right, Ray views himself as “the only adult in the family” – an assertion to which the actual adults who birthed him sometimes object.
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Transylvania - Sofia Pernas Replaces Amrita AchariaThe Young & the Restless‘ Sofia Pernas has been cast as a regular opposite Laura Brent in The CW genre-themed drama pilot Transylvania. She replaces Amrita Acharia who was originally cast in the role.
It’s been a whirlwind 48 hours for Pernas. On Monday, she was let go early from her Young & the Restless contract due to budgetary reasons. Twenty four hours later, she had auditioned, tested, and booked the role in Transylvania, and today, she got on a plane to go to the pilot shoot.
Written by Hugh Sterbakov and directed by Jason Ensler, Transylvania is set in 1880 and centers on Victoria (Brent), a headstrong young woman in search of her missing father who ventures from NYC to Transylvania where she teams up with a wrongfully disgraced Scotland Yard Detective, and together they witness the births of the most famous monsters and villains in history.
Pernas will play Coriander, an exotic gypsy, the leader of the matriarchal Szgany clan that runs the fleshpots of the Old City — the haunted spot where Vlad the Impaler once killed thousands of their tribe.
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Zoobiquity - Melissa Tang Joins CastMelissa Tang is set as a series regular opposite Marsha Thomason and Peter Facinelli in Zoobiquity, Fox’s light medical procedural pilot written by Bones executive producers Stephen Nathan and Jon Collier and directed by Kevin Bray. Based on the best-selling book by Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers, Zoobiquity follows the unlikely pairing of Dr. Kara Martins (Thomason), a successful, driven cardiologist as she risks career suicide by teaming with Dr. Lucas Cort (Facinelli), a brilliant, socially-challenged veterinarian who relates better to animals than people.
Tang will play Dr. Diana Hess, an earthy and free-spirited top resident pathologist at the hospital. Tang’s TV credits include The Goodwin Games, The Big Bang Theory and Beauty and the Beast. She’s repped by Gersh and Colleen Schlegel Entertainment.
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Real Good People - Julie White Joins CastJulie White (Transformers) has been cast opposite David Keith in Real Good People, CBS’ multi-camera comedy project, written/executive produced by writer-actress Stephnie Weir and executive produced by Greg Garcia. It centers on a conservative small-town family forced to reconcile their values when they discover their children’s lives are less than perfect.
White will play Gloria, the family matriarch and other half of what is possibly the world’s happiest couple. Paradigm-repped White was a series regular on Amazon’s Alpha House and recently appeared on The Good Wife.
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Bull - Michael Weatherly Cast as Lead in CBS's Dr. Phil Drama PilotDeparting NCIS co-star Michael Weatherly is staying in the CBS fold as the lead in the network’s drama pilot Bull, playing a character inspired by Dr. Phil.
Written by Phil McGraw and Paul Attanasio and directed by Rodrigo Garcia, Bull is based on popular daytime talk-show host Dr. Phil’s early days as head of one of the most prolific trial consulting services of all time. It centers on Dr. Jason Bull (Weatherly), who runs Trial Sciences Inc., a company that analyzes juries to help develop defense strategies. He has a physicality and feral intelligence that make him magnetic to women, and a bruising candor.
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A.P.B. - Ernie Hudson to Co-StarGhostbusters‘ Ernie Hudson is set to co-star opposite Justin Kirk and Natalie Martinez in Fox’s drama pilot APB, from writer David Slack and Sleepy Hollow co-creator/executive producer Len Wiseman.
Inspired by the July New York Times Magazine article “Who Runs the Streets of New Orleans,” APB explores what happens when an enigmatic tech billionaire, Gideon Reed, (Kirk) purchases a troubled police precinct in the wake of a loved one’s murder.
Hudson will play Sgt Ed Conrad, a gruff, grumpy teddy bear veteran cop with the 13the Precinct. He’s not a fan of the arrival of the precinct’s new “owner,” Gideon Reed, (Kirk). Martinez plays Detective Amelia Murphy.
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Toast - Jerrika Hinton Cast as the Female LeadEXCLUSIVE: Grey’s Anatomy co-star Jerrika Hinton has been cast as the female lead opposite Jono Kenyon in Toast, ABC’s hybrid comedy pilot executive produced by Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. The project hails from Rhimes and Betsy Beers’ Shondaland, Scott Foley and Greg Grunberg.
Hinton’s casting in Toast will have no immediate impact on her status on Grey’s Anatomy, where she is a regular, playing surgical resident Stephanie Edwards. If Toast goes to series, that will likely be revisited. There are no plans in place but I hear there is a possibility for her to do both shows, likely scaling back her duties on Grey’s for logistical reasons.
Written by Foley and Grunberg and directed by Gail Mancuso, Toast revolves around engaged couple Max Leeds (Kenyon) and Page (Hinton), who, over their wedding rehearsal dinner, have their eclectic family and friends give toasts recalling anecdotes about the couple — but flashbacks reveal that the toasts don’t always get it right, as we watch the true story of their complicated, funny and relatable road to marriage.
Hinton’s Page is Max’s confident, no-nonsense, self-aware, soon-to-be bride. She’s spent most of her life working very hard but feeling a bit sheltered by her well-to-do Texas family. In an effort to break the mold, Page finds herself wanting to take a risk with the charismatic but awkward Max.
In addition to Hinton, Shondaland also recruited Grey’s alumna Tessa Ferrer for a co-starring role in Toasts.
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Time - Sakina Jaffrey Joins CastSakina Jaffrey (House of Cards) is set as a series regular in Time, NBC’s action adventure drama pilot from Supernatural creator Eric Kripke, The Shield creator Shawn Ryan, Sony Pictures TV and studio-based Davis Entertainment. Described as “Back To The Future meets Mission: Impossible,” Time is a high-octane drama following an unlikely trio who travel through time to battle a master criminal intent on altering the fabric of human history with potentially catastrophic results.
Jaffrey will play Agent Denise Christopher, a formidable and high-ranking goverment agent in charge of the team’s trip back in time to chase after the criminal. Jaffrey recurs as The Mindy Project and Mr. Robot. She’s repped by Greene & Associates Talent Agency, Authentic Talent and Literary and Schreck, Rose, Dapello & Adams.
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Untitled NBC Vladimir Caamaño Pilot - Lilah Richcreek Joins CastLilah Richcreek has joined the series regular cast of NBC’s untitled multi-camera family comedy pilot starring Vladimir Caamaño. Produced by Bill Lawrence and written by Adam Sztykiel and Caamaño, the project is inspired by Caamaño’s real-life family dynamic living with his Dominican father and older brother in the Bronx.
Richcreek will play Rosie, self-described Bronx girl, a smart, capable young woman managing close to 20 of her dad’s buildings. Vlad (Vladimir Caamaño) finds her both inspiring and intimidating. When Rosie offers Vlad a job as her IT guy, this gives their good-natured flirtation even more common ground.
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Dream Team - MasterChef Jr. Winner Addison Osta Smith Joins CastAddison Osta Smith, the youngest and first female winner of cooking competition series MasterChef Jr, has been cast opposite Justin Long in Dream Team, ABC’s single-camera half-hour from comedy writers Kari Lizer and Bill Wrubel, and Warner Bros. TV.
Written/executive produced by Lizer and Wrubel, Dream Team centers on Marty Schumacher (Long). Recently divorced, Marty is the eternally optimistic manager of a sporting goods store and also the “damn good” head coach of a nationally ranked soccer program — the one true love in his life. Currently recruiting young girls for his dream team, Marty is looking to recreate his amazing rise to the national championships of two years ago.
Smith will play Miley, a fantastic soccer player who is built like a sparkplug and recruited to join Schumacher’s (Long) dream team.
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The Great Indoors - Stephen Fry to Co-StarPopular British actor/comedian/writer/game show host Stephen Fry is set to co-star opposite Joel McHale in The Great Indoors, CBS‘ multi-camera pilot written by Mike Gibbons and directed by Andy Ackerman. The comedy, from CBS TV Studios, centers on Joel (McHale), an adventure reporter who must adapt to the times when he becomes boss to a group of millennials in the digital department of their magazine.
Fry will play Antonio, the charismatic founder of “The Great Outdoors” magazine, and a world traveler, explorer and adventurer. The employee-boss dynamic between Joel and Antonio is compared to that between Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon and Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy on NBC’s 30 Rock.
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No Tomorrow - Sarayu Blue Joins CastSarayu Blue (Monday Mornings) has been cast opposite Tori Anderson and Joshua Sasse in The CW pilot No Tomorrow, from the Jane The Virgin duo of writer/co-executive producer Corinne Brinkerhoff and executive producer Ben Silverman. Directed by Jane the Virgin pilot director Brad Silberling and written by Brinkerhoff and the comedy writing-directing team Scott McCabe and Tory Stanton aka Two Trick Pony, No Tomorrow centers on a risk-averse, straight arrow, female procurement manager (Anderson) at an Amazon-like distribution center. She falls in love with a freewheeling man (Sasse), who lives life to the fullest because he believes the apocalypse is imminent, leading to comedic and poignant results as they embark on a quest together to fulfill their individual bucket lists.
Blue will play Kareema, one of the manager’s (Anderson) “too-hip” co-workers. Blue, repped by Pakula/King & Associates and D2 Management, recurs on The Real O’Neals and will next be seen in Veep.
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Lethal Weapon - Chandler Kinney Joins CastChandler Kinney (Gortimer Gibbons Life on Normal Street) has joined the cast of Lethal Weapon, Fox’s hourlong pilot based on the hit movie franchise. In the pilot, written by Matt Miller and directed by McG, when Texas cop and former Navy SEAL Riggs suffers the loss of his wife and baby, he moves to Los Angeles to start anew. There, he is partnered with LAPD Detective Roger Murtaugh, who, having recently suffered a “minor” heart attack, must avoid stress in his life.
Kinney will play Riana Murtaugh, the Murtaughs’ 15-year-old daughter, a typical L.A. teenager. The only time Riana looks up from her phone is to deploy that famous Murtaugh wit at the dinner table; she will bring up anything she can to drive her parents nuts.
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Zoobiquity - Wesam Keesh Joins Cast“Awkward” star Wesam Keesh has been cast as a series regular in Fox’s “Zoobiquity” pilot, Variety has learned exclusively.
“Zoobiquity” is a light medical procedural, which follows the unlikely pairing of a successful, driven cardiologist (Raver) as she risks career suicide by teaming with a socially-challenged veterinarian (Facinelli) in an effort to tackle the most challenging cases with an untested brand of cross-species medicine.
Keesh — who is best known for playing Kyle on the MTV series, “Awkward” — will play Zahid, Facinelli’s assistant at his veterinarian practice. The character is described as kind, strong-willed and a computer whiz.
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Notorious - Kevin Zegers Joins CastKevin Zegers (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones) is set as a series regular in ABC’s drama pilot Notorious. The project, from Sony Pictures TV and Jeff Kwatinetz’s The Firm, was inspired by the relationship between famed criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos and longtime Larry King Live executive producer Wendy Walker. Written by Drop Dead Diva creator Josh Berman and blogger Allie Hagan, Notorious is described as a provocative look at the interplay of criminal law and the media.
Zegers will play Oscar Keaton, a billionaire playboy who created one of America’s biggest social media companies that went public two years ago.
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Still Star-Crossed - Medalion Rahimi Joins CastMedalion Rahimi has signed on as a series regular to ABC drama pilot Still Star-Crossed from Shondaland. Written by Heather Mitchell based on the book by Melinda Taub, Still Star-Crossed is set in 16th century Verona and picks up where William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet left off. It charts the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate.
Rahimi will play Princess Isabella, described as intelligent, outspoken and practical with inner steel.
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The Kicker - J.B. Smoke Joins CastActor-comedian J.B. Smoove has been cast opposite Geoff Stults and David Spade in The Kicker, CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot from the 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt trio of Tina Fey, Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock.
Written by Burditt, The Kicker centers on Daryl Thorkelsonan (Stults), an oddball athlete who drives family, friends and strangers insane after he unexpectedly finds himself retired. Smoove will play Gil, Daryl’s (Stults) extremely loyal, totally lovable employee.
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Prototype - Annabelle Dexter-Jones Cast in a Lead RoleAnnabelle Dexter-Jones has booked a lead role in Prototype, Syfy’s sci-fi thriller drama pilot written by Tony Basgallop (24: Live Another Day). It centers on three unlikely cohorts who inadvertently stumble upon an invention that challenges the very nature of quantum physics – a discovery which in turn puts their lives in grave danger.
Dexter-Jones will play Donna Neuring, a young coder and math whiz whose help has been enlisted to bring a potentially momentous invention to life. But while Donna may be the key to getting a working prototype, her home life is anything but functional.
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Real Good People - Lindsey Gort and Betsy Beutler Join CastThe Carrie Diaries‘ alumna Lindsey Gort and Betsy Beutler (You’re The Worst) have been cast opposite Nick Zano and Ross Kimball in Real Good People, CBS’ multi-camera comedy project, written/executive produced by writer-actress Stephnie Weir and executive produced by Greg Garcia. It centers on a conservative small-town family forced to reconcile their values when they discover their children’s lives are less than perfect.
Gort will play June, Billy’s beautiful fiancée and the Mayor’s daughter.
Beutler is Liz,’ Beau’s (Kimball) wife who is a former party girl and band groupie now trying to reinvent herself into the mother her husband adores.
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Chicago Justice - Joelle Carter to Co-StarJustified alumna Joelle Carter has signed on for a co-starring role opposite Philip Winchester and Nazneen Contractor in Chicago Justice (fka Chicago Law), the next installment of Dick Wolf’s Chicago franchise for NBC.
The planted spinoff will be introduced in Episode 21 of Chicago PD this season, which will be directed by Jean de Segonzac. Carter will play Lori Nagle, a tough-as-nails investigator.
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No Tomorrow - Joshua Sasse Cast as the Male LeadJoshua Sasse, who plays the title role in ABC’s medieval musical comedy Galavant, is set as the male lead opposite Tori Anderson in the CW pilot No Tomorrow. The project, from CBS Studios, has Sasse in first position.
Directed by Jane the Virgin pilot director Brad Silberling and written by Brinkerhoff and the comedy writing-directing team Scott McCabe and Tory Stanton aka Two Trick Pony, No Tomorrow centers on a risk-averse, straight arrow, female procurement manager (Anderson) at an Amazon-like distribution center. She falls in love with a freewheeling man (Sasse), who lives life to the fullest because he believes the apocalypse is imminent, leading to comedic and poignant results as they embark on a quest together to fulfill their individual bucket lists. Brinkerhoff and Silverman executive produce for CBS TV Studios and Electus.
The underrated Galavant, created by Dan Fogelman with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, has developed a cult following but has been softly rated in its limited runs as a midseason replacement. Its second second renewal was hailed as a “miracle” in the self-deprecating opening number of Season 2. Another such miracle is not expected, especially with the ABC Studios-produced show’s chief supporter at ABC, Paul Lee, gone. Still, even if Galavant is to beat the odds and come back, Sasse will only appear in the first episode of the potential third season in a carveout from No Tomorrow. It is hard to imagine Galavant continuing beyond that without Galavant.
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Cruel Intentions - Peter Gallagher Joins CastPeter Gallagher has been cast in NBC’s revival of “Cruel Intentions,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Gallagher will play Edward Valmont, a sexy, beguiling, sophisticated, powerful and ruthless billionaire hotel magnate with fingers in many far-reaching financial pies — some legal, some not so much. Edward is delighted to discover that he’s got a long-lost grandson in the newly arrived Bash Casey and once the DNA test proves his claim, Edward immediately starts grooming Bash for a life of impossible wealth and opportunity.
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Bull - Christopher Jackson Joins CastChristopher Jackson, who plays George Washington in the Broadway smash hit musical, Hamilton, has been cast in the CBS drama pilot Bull, from Amblin TV and CBS TV Studios.
Written by Phil McGraw and Paul Attanasio, Bull is based on popular daytime talk show host Dr. Phil’s early days as head of one of the most prolific trial consulting services of all time. It centers on Dr. Jason Bull, who runs Trial Sciences Inc., a company that analyzes juries to help develop defense strategies.
Jackson will play Chunk, a stylist on the team who helps prepare defendants for trial, and a former All-American lineman.
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Training Day - Justin Cornwell to Co-StarEXCLUSIVE: Young Chicago actor Justin Cornwell has landed the co-lead opposite Bill Paxton in CBS’ drama pilot Training Day.
Written by Will Beall and directed by Danny Cannon, Training Day is a present-day reimagining of Antoine Fuqua’s acclaimed 2001 feature. Set 15 years after the film left off, the show centers on a bright, gung-ho, idealistic young African-American police officer, Kyle Craig (Cornwell), who is appointed to an elite squad of the LAPD where he is partnered with seasoned, morally ambiguous detective Frank Rourke (Paxton).
Cornwell’s Kyle is one of the good guys — an LAPD cop who is fearless in the face of terrible odds and driven to avenge the murder of his father, also a cop. Tapped to go undercover, Kyle is reassigned to the Special Investigation Section, where he’s supposed to take down rogue cop Rourke.
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The Great Indoors - Christopher Mintz-Plasse Joins CastChristopher Mintz-Plasse (How To Train Your Dragon 2) has been cast opposite Joel McHale in The Great Indoors, CBS‘ multi-camera pilot written and executive produced by Mike Gibbons. The comedy, from CBS TV Studios, centers on Joel (McHale), an adventure reporter who must adapt to the times when he becomes boss to a group of millennials in the digital department of their magazine.
Mintz-Plasse will play Clark, one of Joel’s colleagues, a tech/nerd survivalist who knows everything about surviving at sea, in the woods and on Mars, but hasn’t left downtown in five years. Cast also includes Shaun Brown and Christine Ko.
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Model Woman - Steven Weber Cast as the Male LeadSteven Weber is set as the male lead opposite Andie MacDowell in ABC’s drama pilot Model Woman.
Weber will play Miller, a character inspired by Jerry Ford. Miller is Bertie’s tall, charming, imposing and handsome husband and the father of their three children. A sharp businessman, Miller runs Geiss Agency with his wife, and he’s grown it into the top modeling agency in the world. He genuinely adores Bertie and has tremendous respect for her remarkable talents. Miller smolders without even knowing it.
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Riverdale - Casey Cott Cast as Kevin KellerAnd last but certainly not least--KEVIN KELLER (@CaseyCott) joins the ever-expanding "Riverdale" universe!! pic.twitter.com/GfKENlZpGu
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Spark - Rege-Jean Page Cast as the Male LeadRege-Jean Page (Roots) is set as a male lead in ABC pilot Spark, from writer Michael Cooney and producers Ian Sander & Kim Moses. Spark is a lavish primetime drama series of passion, greed and hope in a Steampunk reality, circa 2016. Set in an alternate history where gas and coal fuel the world, the drama centers on the battle for power between two rival families and a rebellious young woman with a spark of invention that could level both their empires.
Page is Alex, a handsome and charismatic young man with a wickedly sexy smile, he’s the youngest son of the powerful Lavelle family, the industrial natural gas titans who control half the city and who are constantly jockeying to undermine the coal interests that rule the other half. Page has a starring role in History’s upcoming Roots miniseries and played Guy Braxton in Waterloo Road.
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Four Stars - Danielle Savre Joins CastDanielle Savre (Hollywood Heights) is set as a series regular opposite Bruce Greenwood in Four Stars, CBS’ drama pilot from playwright/TV writer Becky Mode, CBS TV Studios, and studio-based Timberman/Beverly Productions. Written by Mode and to be directed by RJ Cutler, Four Stars centers on two powerful rival families in the military community of Tampa, Florida who make decisions at the highest levels in the interest of national security.
Savre will play Lieutenant Kriss, a decorated combat pilot and lifelong adrenaline junkie, and the daughter of four‐star special ops legend General Buckley (Greenwood). She’s repped by TalentWorks and Zero Gravity.
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Chicago Law (Now Titled 'Chicago Justice') - Nazneen Contractor to Co-Star; Will Appear in Episode 21 of Chicago PDUPDATED: Coming off a major role on Heroes Reborn, Nazneen Contractor is staying in the NBC fold with a lead role opposite Philip Winchester in the next installment of Dick Wolf’s Chicago franchise for NBC, I have learned. Originally titled Chicago Law, the name of the legal drama has now been changed to Chicago Justice.
Coming off a major role on Heroes Reborn, I hear Nazneen Contractor is staying in the NBC fold with a lead role opposite Philip Winchester in the next installment of Dick Wolf’s Chicago franchise for NBC, tentatively titled Chicago Law.
The planted spinoff will be introduced in Episode 21 of Chicago PD this season, which will be directed by Jean de Segonzac. Winchester and Contractor will guest star in the episode/backdoor pilot. I hear Contractor will play Assistant State’s Attorney Dawn Harper to Winchester’s lead prosecutor.
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Untitled Laura Steinel FOX Comedy Pilot - Patton Oswalt Cast as the Male LeadPatton Oswalt is headed for Fox.
The busy actor — who narrates ABC's The Goldbergs — has booked the male lead in the network's untitled comedy pilot from Laura Steinel, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The single-camera comedy (known as HR) centers around Jane (Judy Greer), who is caught between trying to manage her charmingly incompetent human resources department and a new eccentric CEO (Oswalt) who dreams of bringing the New Jersey plastics plant into the future.
Oswalt will take on the role of Sam, the CEO, who lives life at a higher octave than everyone else. Sam is an ""ideas"" guy, however, none of them are suitable for this small-town New Jersey plastics plant.
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Cruel Intentions - Bryce Cass Joins CastBryce Cass (Battle Los Angeles) is set as a series regular in NBC’s drama pilot Cruel Intentions, based on the cult 1999 movie. Set in present day, Cruel Intentions picks up more than 15 years after the movie left off. It follows the beautiful and cunning Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) as she vies for control of Valmont International as well as the soul of Bash Casey (Taylor John Smith), the son of her brother, the late Sebastian Valmont, and Annette Hargrove. Upon discovering his late father’s legacy in a hidden journal, Bash is introduced to a world of sex, money, power and corruption he never could have imagined.
Cass will play Miles Castillo, the kid brother of Carmen, the Barrett family’s chief of staff. He’s repped by Mitch Smelkinson, Coast to Coast Talent, and Anonymous Content.
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The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez - Jeimy Osorio Joins CastJeimy Osorio (Celia) is set as a series regular in ABC’s drama pilot The Death Of Eva Sofia Valdez. Written by Cuban-American playwright Charise Castro Smith, The Death Of Eva Sofia Valdez is described as a sexy revenge drama with a supernatural twist. It centers on Eva Sofia Valdez (Gina Torres), a Cuban immigrant who rose from rags to riches and is a celebrated Miami entrepreneur and a champion for immigrant rights. But her success is fueled by an insatiable ambition that could destroy her family, a vendetta against the lover Blair Monroe (Eric Close) who betrayed her, and ghosts from the past who threaten to reveal the dark sacrifices Eva Sofia made to attain the American Dream.
Osorio will play Luz, wild-haired and hugely pregnant, she’s another of the strange “shadow women” who is delighted to help Eva Sofia exact revenge on Blair Monroe.
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Training Day - Julie Benz to Co-StarDefiance star Julie Benz is set as a regular role opposite Bill Paxton in CBS’ drama pilot Training Day.
Written by Will Beall and directed by Danny Cannon, Training Day is a present-day reimagining of Antoine Fuqua’s acclaimed 2001 feature. Set 15 years after the film left off, the TV show centers on an idealistic young African-American police officer, Kyle Craig, who is appointed to an elite squad of the LAPD where he is partnered with seasoned, morally ambiguous detective Frank Rourke (Paxton).
Benz will play Holly McCabe, an unapologetic Hollywood madam who looks like a woman half her age and takes pride in how well she treats her girls. In addition to having a tacit understanding with Frank (Paxton), they are also a couple. Drew Van Acker, Katrina Law and Lex Scott Davis also co-star.
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Spark - Antonia Thomas to Star in ABC's Drama PilotIn-demand British actress Antonia Thomas has been tapped to play the lead in the ABC drama pilot Spark, from ABC Studios.
Written by Michael Cooney, Spark is a lavish primetime drama series of passion, greed and hope in a Steampunk reality, circa 2016. Set in an alternate history where gas and coal fuel the world, the drama centers on the battle for power between two rival families and Pin (Thomas), a rebellious young woman with a spark of invention that could level both their empires. Thomas’ Pin is the smart, driven, fiercely independent young woman whose mission it is to bring back electricity to the masses no matter the cost.
This marks the US television debut for Thomas, who fielded multiple offers for lead pilot roles this season, with ABC and ABC Studios particularly aggressive. In her native England, Thomas played one of the lead roles in the BAFTA award-winning series Misfits. She was nominated for the Best Female Newcomer Empire Award for her role in hit musical-feature Sunshine on Leith. She also stars in Scrotal Recall for Channel 4 and Netflix.Thomas is repped by Gersh, Principal LA and Curtis Brown.
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A.P.B. - Justin Kirk to Star; Eric Winter to Co-StarFox's APB has found their men. The network has collard Justin Kirk and Eric Winter to star in the cop drama, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The pilot revolves around a tech billionaire who purchases a troubled police precinct in the wake of a loved one’s murder. It poses the question of if the eccentric and enigmatic figure’s cutting-edge approach fix the broken ways of these blue blooded veterans? Inspired by the New York Times story ""Who Runs the Streets of New Orleans?""
Golden Globe nominee Kirk (Weeds, Wayward Pines) will star as Gideon Reed, the multi-billionaire and creative genius with a childlike curiosity, whose alien awkwardness is balanced by an undeniable charm. After a tragic crime rate claims the life of a dear friend, Gideon literally buys himself a police precinct, the dysfunctional 13th, and sets out to rethink everything about the way cops do business.
Winter (The Mentalist, Witches of East End, Days of Our Lives) will co-star as Tom Murphy, a vice cop and tough guy with a big heart and a family man. Tom is married to homicide detective Amelia Murphy (Natalie Martinez), with whom he has two children.
Person of Interest's David Slack will pen the script and exec produce the 20th Century Fox Television drama alongside Len Wiseman (Sleepy Hollow).
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Chad: An American Boy - Matthew Mindler Joins FOX's Comedy PilotMatthew Mindler (Our Idiot Brother) has been cast as a series regular in Fox pilot Chad: An American Boy, a single-camera Middle Eastern family comedy co-created by and starring Saturday Night Live alumna Nasim Pedrad and directed by Jason Winer. Written by Pedrad & Rob Rosell, Chad centers on a 14-year-old boy (Pedrad) in the throes of adolescence who’s tasked with being the man of the house, which leaves him with all the responsibilities of being an adult without any of the perks.
Mindler will play Chad’s (Pedrad) best – make that only- friend, an aloof, pubescent, oddly content kid. He’s repped by Innovative Artists and Inspired Artist Management.
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Untitled Laura Steinel FOX Comedy Pilot - Milana Vayntrub Joins CastMilana Vayntrub (Other Space) is set as a series regular opposite Judy Greer in Fox’s untitled Laura Steinel comedy pilot (aka HR). The project, from 20th Century Fox TV, centers around Jane (Greer), the over-used and under-appreciated head of H.R. for a Fox plastic molding plant, who is caught between trying to manage her charmingly incompetent human resources department and a new eccentric CEO who dreams of bringing the New Jersey plastics plant into the future.
Vayntrub will play Alex, who’s new to the company’s H.R department and the adult workplace as this is her first job in the real world.
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Bunker Hill - Odette Annable to StarOdette Annable (The Astronaut Wives Club) is set as the female lead opposite Dermot Mulroney and Augustus Prew in Bunker Hill, CBS’ medical drama pilot written by Jason Katims and directed by David Semel.
The project follows James Bell (Prew), a young Silicon Valley tech titan who enlists Walter Wallace (Mulroney), a veteran surgeon with a controversial past in starting a hospital with a cutting-edge, “new school” approach to medicine. Annable will play Zoe (aka Alex), a forthright, idealistic physician at Bunker Hill, and a positive life force.
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No Tomorrow - Amy Pietz Joins CastThe Nine Lives of Chloe King alumna Amy Pietz is set as a series regular opposite Tori Anderson in the CW pilot No Tomorrow, from the Jane The Virgin duo of writer/co-executive producer Corinne Brinkerhoff and executive producer Ben Silverman. Based on a Latin American format, No Tomorrow centers on Evie, formerly Sarah (Anderson), a risk-averse, straight arrow, female procurement manager at an Amazon-like distribution center who falls in love with a freewheeling man who lives life to the fullest because he believes the apocalypse is imminent, to comedic and poignant results as they embark on a quest together to fulfill their individual bucket lists.
Pietz will play Deirdre, Evie”s (Anderson) boss at the distribution center. Amy Pietz, repped by Haven Entertainment, Innovative Artists, and Jackoway Tyerman, most recently appeared on Devious Maids and Backstrom.
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Untitled NBC Vladimir Caiman Comedy - Josh Segarra Joins CastSirens alum Josh Segarra has joined the cast of NBC’s untitled multi-camera family comedy pilot starring Vladimir Caamaño. Produced by Bill Lawrence and written by Adam Sztykiel and Caamaño, the project is inspired by Caamaño’s real-life family dynamic living with his Dominican father and older brother in the Bronx.
Segarra will play Frankie, Vlad’s (Caamaño) older brother. Segarra is coming off a role in Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck and is currently starring in Broadway musical On Your Feet.
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What Goes Around Comes Around - Alyssa Milano to Star; Jee Young Han Also CastEarl and Billie are getting back together! Alyssa Milano is set as the female lead opposite Jason Lee in CBS’ comedy pilot What Goes Around Comes Around. The duo, who played husband and wife Earl and Billie on NBC’s single-camera comedy series My Name Is Earl, will once again play a couple in the CBS single-camera pilot. Also cast in the project, from Dan Kopelman and Aaron Kaplan, is Jee Young Han.
Written by Kopelman and directed by Tim Story, What Goes Around Comes Around centers on two fortysomething parents — Kenny (Lee), a husband, father and owner of a hip music management company; and Robin (Milano) — who were wild and reckless teenagers now face their worst nightmare of raising three teenagers. After vowing that she’d never be like her overly strict parents, Robin Spiller now tries to be open and understanding with her teenage kids — but sometimes she’d just like to lock them up until they’re ready for college.
Han plays Jess, the opinionated receptionist at Kenny’s (Lee) firm, who is always painting the worst-case scenarios of what his kids are doing and loves cornering Kenny’s clients for her own thrills.
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Time After Time - American Idol Winner Jordin Sparks Cast in Recurring RoleIn her pilot debut, singer-actress Jordin Sparks has joined Kevin Williamson’s time-traveling ABC pilot Time After Time in a recurring role.
Using the 1979 novel by Karl Alexander and movie as a starting point, Time After Time will chronicle the epic adventures of young H.G. Wells (Freddie Stroma). Upon arriving in modern New York, he is captivated by museum curator Jane Walker (Genesis Rodriguez).
Sparks will play New York stylist Jesse Givens who is also Jane Walker’s (Rodriguez) roommate and good friend. Williamson wrote Time After Time and is executive producing. Marcos Siega is directing. Warner Bros. TV is the studio.
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Mars Drama - America Olivo & Mark Leslie Ford Join CastAmerica Olivo (Chicago PD) and British actor Mark Leslie Ford are set as series regulars on The CW’s Untitled Mars Project pilot, from CBS TV Studios.
Written by Doris Egan (Reign), the thriller follows a team of explorers who arrive on Mars to join the first human colony on the planet, only to discover that their predecessors have vanished. Led by a woman whose husband is among the missing, the colonists are forced to change their mission from exploration and settlement to investigation and survival, while navigating the hostile planet and their own personal demons.
Olivo will play Captain Gautier, the woman in charge on the mission. Ford will play Friedman, a director and documentarist hired to capture the recruiting process and mission to Mars.
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Prototype - Cote de Pablo in Talks to Star in Syfy's Quantum Physics PilotEXCLUSIVE: NCIS alumna Cote de Pablo is nearing a return to series television. I have learned that the fan favorite is in negotiations to play the female lead opposite Jack Davenport in Prototype, Syfy’s sci-fi thriller drama pilot written by Tony Basgallop (24: Live Another Day). It centers on three unlikely cohorts — two of them played by de Pablo and Davenport — who inadvertently stumble upon an invention that challenges the very nature of quantum physics – a discovery which in turn puts their lives in grave danger.
De Pablo would play Laura Kale, a driven, extremely intelligent mother of two. Excited about a potentially world-changing machine being developed by herself and two partners, she is certain that she is on the brink of something history-making. Propelled by a shot at glory, she is not about to give up despite numerous setbacks.
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My Time/Your Time - Izzie Steele & Langston Kerman Join CastUPDATES: Izzie Steele and Langston Kerman (Clear History) have been cast opposite Jane Levy and Nicholas Braun in My Time/Your Time, CBS’ hybrid comedy pilot from Hilary Winston and How I Met Your Mother creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas. Based on the web series 7P/10E by Avital Ash, the project chronicles the relationship of a young couple as they begin dating long distance.
Steele will play Lauren, Marla’s (Levy) best friend who’s married to her college sweetheart and has trouble understanding the single life and Marla’s plight.
Kerman will play Parker. He and Wade (Braun) were childhood buddies while growing up in the Midwest, and now they’re each other’s closest friend in L.A.
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The Fluffy Shop - Paul Walter Hauser Joins CastPaul Walter Hauser (Kingdom) is set as a series regular in ABC comedy pilot The Fluffy Shop, co-written by and starring Gabriel Iglesias. It follows Gabe (Iglesias), a stepfather and boss to his family and friends, while he navigates his home life during the few days he spends off the road each week.
Hauser will play Memo, high-spirited, earnest and sincere, he is Gabe’s oldest and most loyal friend.
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Pitch - Ali Larter to Replace Elisabeth ShueHeroes alumna Ali Larter is set for a leading role opposite Kylie Bunbury and Mark-Paul Gosselaar in Fox’s drama pilot Pitch. Larter, who will play sports agent Amelia Slater, replaces Elisabeth Shue who was originally cast in the role. The decision came after the pilot’s table read and followed creative changes made to the Amelia character over the past week. Upon seeing the character’s evolution, with the final version of Amelia different from the woman she signed on to play, I hear Shue asked out, and she and the producers parted ways amicably.
Written by Dan Fogelman and Rick Singer and directed by Paris Barclay, Pitch follows Ginny (Bunbury), a young female pitcher who defies the odds when she becomes the first woman to play in the major leagues. Larter’s Amelia Slater is an agent not to be trifled with – Ginny’s personal protector and pseudo big sister.
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I'm Not Your Friend - Jessica Chaffin & Diana Maria Riva Join CastJessica Chaffin (Spy) and Telenovela‘s Diana Maria Riva have been cast opposite Matt LeBlanc in CBS’ untitled LeBlanc/Filgos comedy pilot (aka I’m Not Your Friend).
Written on spec by Jeff & Jackie Filgos and to be directed by James Burrows, the multi-camera comedy stars LeBlanc as Adam, a contractor, who agrees to take over parenting chores when his wife Andi (Jenna Fischer) goes back to work. As he starts spending more time with his kids, he discovers the truth every parent eventually realizes: his little angels are maniacs.
Chaffin will play Marie, a frazzled mom who is disgruntled to learn that Adam (LeBlanc) doesn’t remember her — after meeting her a half dozen times. Riva is Mrs. Wannamaker, the lead teacher at the school who appears cozy and matronly but is a storm trooper who runs a very tight ship.
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Bull - Freddy Rodriguez to Co-StarFreddy Rodriguez is segueing from his co-starring role on NBC’s The Night Shift to playing one of the main characters in the CBS drama pilot Bull, from Amblin TV and CBS TV Studios.
Written by Phil McGraw and Paul Attanasio, Bull is based on popular daytime talk show host Dr. Phil’s early days as head of one of the most prolific trial consulting services of all time. It centers on Dr. Jason Bull, who runs Trial Sciences Inc., a company that analyzes juries to help develop defense strategies. Rodriguez will play Benny, the only lawyer on the team, who provides legal strategy and acts as the lawyer in their mock trials. He’s also Bull’s former brother-in-law and the closest thing Bull has to a friend. Rodriguez joins previously cast Geneva Carr.
Rodriguez was a series regular on NBC medical drama The Night Shift for the first two seasons, playing Michael Ragosa. He recently announced that he will not be returning for the upcoming third season.
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Furst Born - Patrick Brammall Cast as the Male LeadPatrick Brammall, who played the male lead Danny on the Australian comedy series Upper Middle Bogan, is set to reprise his role opposite Poppy Montgomery in CBS’ single-camera pilot adaptation Furst Born (formerly untitled Butler/Hope/O’Shannon).
Written by Modern Family alum Dan O’Shannon and creators of the original Australian comedy Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, Furst Born is an extended family show that centers on Bess (Montgomery), a successful doctor, happily married to Danny (Brammall), a successful architect. Bess, also the mother of fraternal twins, Erin (Talitha Bateman) and Owen, is shocked to learn she’s adopted, a secret her mom (Swoosie Kurtz) has kept buried for 38 years. Katey Sagal and John Carroll Lynch co-star. Todd Holland is directing and executive produces alongside O’Shannon, Butler and Hope for CBS Studios and ABC Studios.
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Recon - Nick Wechsler Joins CastFox has cast “Revenge” alum Nick Wechsler in drama pilot “Recon,” Variety has learned.
Wechsler has nabbed the series regular role of Freddie, a skillful and hardworking FBI agent who struggles with moral conflict while at the center of a key mission: A rookie FBI agent (Tracy Spiridakos) embeds herself in a suspected terrorist family. He joins other previously announced stars Alexander Siddig and Sarita Choudhury.
The pilot hails from Warner Bros. Television with Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec and Caroline Dries executive producing. Dries penned the pilot script, which will be directed by Adam Davidson.
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Lethal Weapon - Clayne Crawford to StarFox's Lethal Weapon reboot has found its Mel Gibson. Rectify and 24 alum Clayne Crawford has been tapped to star opposite Damon Wayans Sr. in the drama pilot, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Based on the feature film of the same name, the pilot kicks off when Texas cop and former Navy SEAL Martin Riggs (Crawford taking on the role played by Gibson in the feature film franchise) suffers the loss of his wife and baby, he moves to Los Angeles to start anew. There, he gets partnered with LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh (Damon Wayans Sr.), who, having recently suffered a ""minor"" heart attack, must avoid any stress in his life.
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Marlon - Diallo Riddle Joins CastFormer Late Night With Jimmy Fallon writer-performer Diallo Riddle has joined Marlon Wayans in NBC’s multi-camera comedy pilot Marlon.
Loosely inspired by Wayans’ life, Marlon centers on Marlon (Wayans), an inappropriate but loving father who is committed to successfully co-parenting with his polar opposite ex-wife Angie (Essence Atkins). Riddle will play Kevin, who introduces himself as Marlon’s best friend and occasional “business manager” but actually is just a guy who sleeps on Marlon’s couch, eats his food and repeatedly tells him that he is the “Wind Beneath His Wings.”
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Spark - Austin Hébert Joins CastAustin Hébert has been cast as a series regular in ABC pilot Spark, from writer Michael Cooney and producers Ian Sander & Kim Moses. Spark is a lavish primetime drama series of passion, greed and hope in a Steampunk reality, circa 2016. Set in an alternate history where gas and coal fuel the world, the drama centers on the battle for power between two rival families and a rebellious young woman with a spark of invention that could level both their empires.
Hébert will play Cable Jones, a lovable rogue cursed with a heart of gold; caught within the battle of power between two rival families. His tentacles tend to reach down rather than up, securing his connections into the lower echelons of society.
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The Jury - Nikki DeLoach Joins CastAwkward alumna Nikki DeLoach is set as a series regular opposite Jeremy Sisto, Archie Panjabi and Kevin Rankin in ABC’s murder trial drama pilot, The Jury. Written by VJ Boyd and Mark Bianculli, and executive produced by Carol Mendelsohn, The Jury examines “the ultimate social experiment” that happens thousands of times a day in the U.S.: A person’s fate is placed in the hands of 12 strangers. Described as “12 Angry Men meets the podcast Serial,” the series follows a single murder trial a season as seen through the eyes of the individual jurors, exploring the biases and experiences that influence the jurors’ judgment and how their preconceptions change along the way.
DeLoach will play Haley, a beautiful, stylish Southern Belle who uses her flirtatious charm to cover the tragedy of her real life, which is spiraling out of control. DeLoach starred as Lacey Hamilton on all five seasons of MTV’s Awkward.
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Furst Born - Poppy Montgomery to StarUnforgettable star Poppy Montgomery is returning to CBS as the lead in Furst Born (form. untitled Butler/Hope/O’Shannon), a single-camera comedy pilot based on the Australian comedy Upper Middle Bogan.
Written by Modern Family alum Dan O’Shannon and the creators of the original Australian comedy, Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, Furst Born is an extended family show that centers on Bess (Montgomery), a successful doctor, happily married to Danny, and the mother of fraternal twins, Erin (Talitha Bateman) and Owen, who is shocked to learn she’s adopted, a secret her mom, (Swoosie Kurtz), has kept buried for 38 years. Katey Sagal and John Carroll Lynch co-star. Todd Holland is directing and executive produces alongside O’Shannon, Butler and Hope for CBS Studios and ABC Studios.
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Kevin Williamson's CW Pilot - Matt Passmore to Replace Bailey ChaseKevin Williamson’s paranormal CW pilot is making a major casting change. Satisfaction star Matt Passmore has been tapped as the male lead in the project. He will replace Bailey Chase who was originally cast in the role. The decision was made after the pilot’s table read earlier this week.
Written by Williamson and directed by David Nutter, the CW pilot is about a young woman (Megan West) who seeks help from a parapsychologist (Passmore) when she begins to experience paranormal phenomena. Passmore’s Clark Patterson is a once-successful parapsychologist who is now just an attraction at local ghost conventions. But when he meets a mysterious young woman, everything begins to change.
Recastings are unfortunate but inevitable during pilot season when 80+ pilots rush to fill their casts on very tight deadlines. Being recast doesn’t necessarily reflect on the actor who sometimes just turns out not to be the best suited for the role, something that may not become clear until the table read. The CW pilot’s studio, Warner Bros. TV, has a strong relationship with Chase who recently co-starred on its drama series Longmire.
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Riverdale - Ross Butler, Daniel Yang and Cody Kearsley to RecurThe CW’s modern take on Archie comics has added three more “Riverdale” residents. Ross Butler, Daniel Yang and Cody Kearsley are joining the Greg Berlanti drama pilot, TheWrap has learned.
“Riverdale” is set in the present day and is based on the iconic Archie Comics characters. It is described as a surprising and subversive take on Archie (KJ Apa), Betty (Lili Reinhart), Veronica (Camila Mendes), Jughead (Cole Sprouse) and their friends, exploring the surrealism of small town life — the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome façade.
Butler will play the role of Reggie Mantle, Yang will be Dilton Doiley and Kearsley has landed the role of Moose Mason. All three will be recurring if the show goes to series.
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Still Star Crossed - Lashana Lynch Cast as the Lead; Zuleikha Robinson Also Joins CastNine years after her breakout role on HBO’s Rome, Zuleikha Robinson has been tapped for another period drama, ABC pilot Still Star-Crossed, in which she will play Lady Capulet. The Romeo & Juliet sequel from Shondaland also has cast its female lead, which went to Lashana Lynch.
Written by Heather Mitchell based on the book by Melinda Taub, Still Star-Crossed is set in 16th century Verona and picks up where William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet left off. It charts the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate.
The story centers on Rosaline (Lynch), a gorgeous, intelligent and headstrong Capulet and Juliet’s cousin. Following the death of her parents, she is taken in by her aunt and uncle, Lady (Robinson) and Lord Capulet, and forced to work as a servant. She does her best to tolerate her aunt’s cruelty, and focuses on finding a way to free herself of the humiliation. She is eventually ordered to marry Benvolie (Wade Briggs), a Montague.
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Conviction - Daniel DiTomasso Joins CastDaniel DiTomasso (Witches of East End) has booked a series regular role in ABC’s legal drama pilot Conviction, from The Mark Gordon Co. and ABC Studios. Co-created by Liz Friedman, who wrote the script, and Liz Friedlander, who will direct the pilot, Conviction stars Hayley Atwell as Carter Morrison, the brilliant but ne’er-do-well daughter of a former President who is blackmailed into taking a job as the head of Los Angeles’ newly created Conviction Integrity Unit. She, along with her team of lawyers, investigators and forensic experts, work together to examine cases where there’s credible suspicion that the wrong person may have been convicted of a crime.
DiTomasso will play Jackson Morrison, Carter’s (Atwell) younger brother and the family’s golden child, who also happens to be a top end lawyer. Initially conceived as a guest star, the role has been upgraded to a series regular. DiTomasso is best known for his role as Killian on Lifetime’s Witches of East End. He is repped by The Kohner Agency and Authentic Talent & Literary Management.
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Notorious - Dilshad Vadsaria to GuestDilshad Vadsaria will appear in ABC’s drama pilot “Notorious,” which is based on the true-life stories of famed criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos and cable news producer Wendy Walker, Variety has learned exclusively.
Vadsaria has a guest role in the pilot and she joins previously announced series regulars Piper Perabo, Daniel Sunjata, J. August Richards and Kate Jennings Grant. The “Revenge” and “Greek” alum will play Sarah Keaton, the gorgeous wife of an internet tycoon, who has a secret past that’s coming back to haunt her.
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Hail Mary - Gareth Reynolds Joins CastGareth Reynolds (The Naughty Show) has joined the cast of ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot Hail Mary, from Sony TV and ABC Studios. Hail Mary, a half-hour adaptation of the hourlong Austrian series Braunschlag, was written by The McCarthys creator Brian Gallivan and directed by Julie Anne Robinson. It centers on a young small-town mayor named Mary Wolf (Casey Wilson) who has dysfunctional siblings, a dying father, disgruntled citizens, a nearly bankrupt town and the mafia breathing down her neck. Only a miracle can help her. So … she fakes one.
Reynolds will play Christopher, Mary’s older brother, never one to sugarcoat a situation or use tact, Christopher speaks in simple facts. An offbeat oddball who runs a taxidermy shop and believes in UFOs. Christopher may not show it, but he loves his family very much. Reynolds is repped by ICM Partners and by Generate.
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Pitch - Bob Balaban Joins CastBob Balaban is stepping up to the plate for Fox. The veteran actor has boarded the network's baseball drama pilot Pitch, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The project hails from prolific producer Fogelman (Grandfathered, Galavant) and centers on Ginny, a young female pitcher who defies the odds when she becomes the first woman to play in the major leagues. Kylie Bunbury (Under the Dome, Tut) stars as Ginny.
Balaban, who will be credited as a recurring guest star should Pitch move to series, will play Frank Reid, the charming baseball club owner who is wealthy both in finance and wisdom. He understands that bringing Ginny up to the pros is a risk but sees the greater good in what he's doing.
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24: Legacy - Ashley Thomas Joins CasrAshley Thomas is set as a lead opposite Corey Hawkins in 24: Legacy, Fox’s pilot that reboots the 24 franchise with brand new characters.
24: Legacy, written by 24 veterans Manny Coto and Evan Katz and directed by Stephen Hopkins (who helmed the original 24 pilot), centers on military hero Eric Carter (Hawkins) and chronicles his return to the U.S. and the trouble that follows him back – compelling him to ask CTU for help in saving his life, and stopping what potentially could be one of the largest-scale terror attacks on American soil.
Thomas will play Isaac Carter, Eric’s (Hawkins) older brother. Isaac is angry at Eric regarding their bitter past (which includes Eric now married to Isaac’s former girlfriend Nicole (Anna Diop).
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Making History - Leighton Meester to Star in FOX's Time Travel Comedy PilotGossip Girl co-star Leighton Meester is returning to TV series as the female lead opposite Adam Pally in Making History, Fox’s time-travel single-camera comedy pilot executive produced by Phil Lord, Chris Miller & Julius “Goldy” Sharpe.
Meester will play Deborah, a colonial woman self-educated and incredibly motivated with modern ideals trapped in a regressive time. She has contemporary beliefs of gender and racial equality which everyone scoffs at in 1775.
Written by Sharpe, Making History revolves around three unlikely friends who find an even less likely way to travel through time, irreversibly complicating their personal lives in 2016. It centers on Dan (Pally), a nerdy computer science professor at a small college and the “failure” of an accomplished family, who is unpopular with both students and colleagues on campus, where his extreme intelligence comes off as odd. Dan invented time travel, hoping to get a fresh start and meet less shallow people. We see two Dans – the “nerd rage” guy having a hard time in the present, and the cooler more carefree guy in the past.
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Transylvania - Amrita Acharia Joins CastGames Of Thrones alumna Amrita Acharia has been cast opposite Laura Brent in The CW genre-themed drama pilot Transylvania. Written by Hugh Sterbakov and directed by Jason Ensler, Transylvania is set in 1880 and centers on Victoria (Brent), a headstrong young woman in search of her missing father who ventures from NYC to Transylvania where she teams up with a wrongfully disgraced Scotland Yard Detective, and together they witness the births of the most famous monsters and villains in history.
Acharia will play Coriander, an exotic gypsy, the leader of the matriarchal Szgany clan that runs the fleshpots of the Old City — the haunted spot where Vlad the Impaler once killed thousands of their tribe. Acharia played the role of Irri in Game Of Thrones and appeared in feature I Am Yours.
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Citizen - Ismael Cruz Cordova Joins CastIsmael Cruz Cordova has joined the cast of Hulu’s supernatural drama pilot Citizen. From Me And Earl And The Dying Girl director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Paramount TV, and Anonymous Content, Citizen is a fresh take on the hero origin story blending elements of magical realism and gritty vigilantism against the backdrop of the vibrant world of east Los Angeles.
Cordova will play Chris Martinez, a fiercely ambitious cellular phone salesman methodically putting together an illicit drug empire with Mrs. Candy. Gersh-repped Cordova has recurred on Ray Donovan and The Good Wife.
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The Great Indoors - Christine Ko Joins CastChristine Ko has been cast opposite Joel McHale in The Great Indoors, CBS‘ multi-camera pilot written and executive produced by Mike Gibbons. The project, from CBS TV Studios, centers on Joel (McHale), an adventure reporter who must adapt to the times when he becomes the boss to a group of millennials in the digital department of the magazine.
Ko will play Emma,the magazine’s millennial social media expert who views Joel (Joel McHale) as an out-of-touch relic from another time. Ko, repped by Abrams Artists Agency and Arsonhouse, recently appeared in HBO’s Ballers.
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Recon - Yasmin Kaur Barn Cast in a Lead RoleEXCLUSIVE– Yasmin Kaur Barn has landed a leading role in the Fox TV drama Recon, the first Fox pilot order from an outside studio (Warner Bros TV) this season. Recon is about a rookie FBI agent who embeds herself in a suspected terrorist family. Barn will play the role of Oshin.
Recon is written by The Vampire Diaries exec producer Caroline Dries and exec produced by TVD co-developers/exec producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. Dries wrote the script and is exec producing with Williamson and Plec through Warner Bros. TV and Williamson’s Outerbanks Entertainment.
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Superior Donuts - David Koechner & Sarah Stiles to Co-StarThe Office alum David Koechner, Rules of Engagement alumna Megyn Price and Sarah Stiles have been tapped for co-starring roles opposite Brian d’Arcy James and Jermaine Fowler in Superior Donuts, CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot written by Bob Daily and Neil Goldman & Garrett Donovan and directed by James Burrows. Superior Donuts follows the relationship between the owner of a donut shop, Arthur (James), his new young employee, Franco (Fowler), and their patrons in a gentrifying neighborhood of Chicago.
Koechner will play Tush, Arthur’s most loyal customer, who comes in every morning for breakfast and often stays through lunch and dinner, occupying his regular stool at the counter. Price is Randy, a sarcastic and matter-of-fact street cop. Superior Donuts is part of her beat.
Stiles will play Dana, a professor at nearby Loyola University with a weakness for jelly donuts and a soft spot for Arthur and her fellow patrons.
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Still Star Crossed - Ebonée Noel Joins CastTottance Coombs is segueing from one costume drama set in 16th century Europe to another. The Reign co-star has been cast in Still Star Crossed, ABC’s Romeo & Juliet sequel drama pilot from Shondaland. Also cast in the project, written by Heather Mitchell, are Wade Briggs (Home and Away) and Ebonée Noel.
Newcomer Noel will play Livia, protagonist Rosaline’s sister. She is a stunning beauty in a more conventional way than her sister, but not as smart.
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Still Star Crossed - Torrance Coombs, Wade Briggs & Medalion Rahimi Join CastABC's Romeo and Juliet follow-up is beginning to take shape. Reign star Torrance Coombs and Home and Away's Wade Briggs have nabbed key roles in the network's Shondaland drama pilot Still Star-Crossed, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Based on the book by Melinda Taub, the period drama picks up where Romeo and Juliet left off, charting the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate.
Coombs — who has starred for three seasons as Bash on The CW's Reign — will exit the drama at season's end and take on the role of Count Paris, who is described as ""your basic Prince Charming."" The Count of Mantua, he is betrothed to marry Juliet — whom he's never met — and is saddened when she dies. The character is rumored to be the show's central villain.
Briggs, meanwhile, is set as the male lead of Benvolio Montague, the dark, dangerous and handsome guy who is able to play both the good and bad guy. The character believes no good will come from mixing Montague and Capulet blood. He's Lord Montague's nephew and is betrothed to marry a woman he doesn't love — though that is called off because of his bad behavior. He agrees to look after Romeo at his uncle's request and is later ordered to marry Capulet Rosaline in the hope that their union will create peace in Verona.
They join a cast that also includes Medalion Rahimi.
Grey's Anatomy and Scandal's Heather Mitchell will pen the script and exec produce the ABC Studios drama alongside Shondaland's Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. Michael Goldstein is also on board as an EP with Michael Offer set to direct the pilot.
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Reese Witherspoon's Divorce Drama - Anna Paquin to Star (Now Titled "Broken")Anna Paquin is returning to TV. The True Blood alum has been tapped to star in ABC's Reese Witherspoon-produced divorce drama, which is now called Broken, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The drama pilot centers on Gemma (Paquin), a ruthless Dallas divorce attorney whose life begins to unravel when her emotionally damaged, love-addicted sister resurfaces. That triggers her self-destructive tendencies and exposes long-hidden family secrets.
Paquin's Gemma is described as ambitious, ruthless and whip smart with all the qualities of a hunter. She has been in survival mode since her troubled childhood — doing whatever it took to leave her trailer park past behind and build herself into a success story. She is now one of the most sought-after divorce attorneys in Dallas — having made a fortune off of the heartbreak of wealthy Texans. But beneath her carefully constructed facade are layers of vulnerability, self-destruction and deeply buried trauma.
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Four Stars - Steven Bauer Joins CastRay Donovan co-star Steven Bauer is set for a key series regular role opposite Bruce Greenwood in Four Stars, CBS’ drama pilot from playwright/TV writer Becky Mode, CBS TV Studios, and studio-based Timberman/Beverly Productions.
If Four Stars goes to series, Bauer, who is a regular on Ray Donovan, playing Ray’s (Liev Schreiber) right-hand man Avi Rudin, will be able to do both shows as part of an arrangement between the sister networks.
Cuban-American actor Bauer (born Esteban Ernesto EchevarrÃa Samson) will play the patriarch of the Rodriguez clan, General Rodriguez, the four‐star general in charge of the entire Middle East – and the consummate soldier‐statesman. Greenwood plays his rival, four-star general Buckley, with Ashley Zukerman cast as Buckley’s son and Wilmer Valderrama and Ana Cruz Kayne as Rodriguez’s offspring.
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