ABC has cast Kelly Reilly
(Flight, Sherlock Holmes) as
the lead in The Black Box , a
13-episode limited drama
series written by The Relic and
Mystic Pizza scribe Amy Holden
Jones to air next year. Simon
Curtis ( My Week With Marilyn )
will direct the project, executive produced by
Jones; The L Word creator Ilene Chaiken, who
serves as showrunner; X-Men director Bryan
Singer; 3 Arts’ Oly Obst ( The Invention Of Lying );
and Anne Thomopoulos ( Borgia). The Black Box
centers on Elizabeth Black (Reilly), a world-
renowned neuroscientist who appears to have it
all but is constantly haunted by her own struggle
with mental illness. And that is not the only
secret she’s kept locked away from her family
and her new fiancé. Reilly was the top choice for
the role, and after lengthy negotiations, ABC was
able to lock in her and Curtis.
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I get excited when I hear "limited series"...
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like it could turn out to be quite interesting too. It's got some good people involved in the project, anyway.
It exactly like Perception on TNT.
ReplyDeleteI think "exactly" is a bit of an overstatement. They do have some common points for sure, but the mere fact that one is a procedural whereas this, being a limited series will most likely be serialized is one big major difference right there.
ReplyDeleteThat was my first thought too. I think I already watch this show.
ReplyDeleteI'm so in. But seriously, "black box" makes me think of Nikita.
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