Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia and Revenge‘s Barry Sloane have been cast as leads in ABC alien drama pilot The Visitors, from Amblin TV, after fielding interest from multiple pilots. The project chronicles the race against the clock to defeat an unseen alien enemy out to destroy the world. Ventimiglia will play John Doe/Drew, who is covered in strange tattoos and diagrams and speaks in a strange language. Sloane will play Wes, a former FBI agent now with the Special Projects Division of the Defense department who investigates military threats that are better off solved outside the public’s knowledge. The Visitors is for the same network and hails from the same studio, ABC Studios, as Revenge, where Sloane has been a regular since midway through the second season after starting the season as a recurring. Sloane received the blessing of Revenge‘s producers to do a pilot this season. The fate of his character, Aiden, is being kept under wraps.
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I'm glad for Milo but Barry is so annoying( I even voted him in the most annoying character poll). I already gave up on this.
ReplyDeleteBack when ABC was developing V they put another alien project called The Returned or something (the aliens had been here before) and while this sounds alright I really wish they would have revived Returned instead, but ah well. The unseen part doesn't sound too awesome but I hope I'm wrong.
ReplyDeleteI loved Milo in Heroes.
ReplyDeleteglad to see milo,he was the only reason i was able to go through that horrible season 4 of heroes!! barry-not so much.
ReplyDeleteVery excited about this project now. I really like both Milo and Barry. I am however very disappointed that Barry is leaving Revenge, I really like what he adds to the show, not to mention that I like him with Emily.
ReplyDeleteI also love Aiden with Emily, but will also give his new show a try.
ReplyDeleteWasn't the mid-season show Ressurection previously known as The Returned?
ReplyDeleteDitto. Though I gave up on Revenge a while ago, so... Anyway, yay for Milo & Barry! Now I'm rooting for them and planning to check this one out.
ReplyDeleteHere for Milo!
ReplyDeleteHave ABC actually had a successful non soapy show in recent years, they keep trying to pick up shows that their core audience base have no interest in and they end up be utter failures.
ReplyDeleteScifi + Milo + Barry??? I WANT IT NOW
ReplyDeleteI think you might be confused with the remake of the French show, or the French show itself, or Babylon Fields, or some other project, or maybe you're right.
ReplyDeleteMaybe but the pilot I'm talking about was being developed in 2008 or 2009, I believe the opening scene was to be aliens descending on the White House or something.
ReplyDeleteAh ok, I guess it's a different show then.
ReplyDeleteYeah it seems to be a common name lately, I just saw a promo for a zombie movie that's not the French one called The Returned haha
ReplyDeleteI've loved Milo ever since Heroes so this sounds great!
ReplyDeleteNoooo, I like Barry Sloane just where he is...on Revenge!
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