Tooken - Tituss Burgess to Co-Star
Tituss Burgess, who played D’Fwan, the flamboyant member of Tracy Jordan’s wife’s (Sherri Shepherd) entourage on 30 Rock for two seasons, is the first actor to join star Ellie Kemper in Tooken. Written by Fey and Carlock, who serve as showrunners, Tooken centers on Kimmy (Kemper) who escapes from a doomsday cult and starts life over in New York. Burgess will play a gay, larger-than-life, dfwangenuinely talented African American singer who has never made it to Broadway and lives hand-to-mouth, working as a robot in Times Square. His relationship with Kimmy will re-energize him. The role appears tailor made and likely written for Burgess, down to the character name.
Tituss Burgess, who played D’Fwan, the flamboyant member of Tracy Jordan’s wife’s (Sherri Shepherd) entourage on 30 Rock for two seasons, is the first actor to join star Ellie Kemper in Tooken. Written by Fey and Carlock, who serve as showrunners, Tooken centers on Kimmy (Kemper) who escapes from a doomsday cult and starts life over in New York. Burgess will play a gay, larger-than-life, dfwangenuinely talented African American singer who has never made it to Broadway and lives hand-to-mouth, working as a robot in Times Square. His relationship with Kimmy will re-energize him. The role appears tailor made and likely written for Burgess, down to the character name.
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Save The Date - Brian Howe to Co-Star
Brian Howe is set to co-star in CBS’ half-hour hybrid comedy pilot Save The Date. The romantic comedy, from writers Jackie and Jeff Filgo, ABC Studios and CBS Studios, centers on 35-year-old and newly single Kate (Maggie Lawson), who drunkenly books a wedding venue and now is faced with the task of meeting the right man in time. Howe will play Ray, Kate and Hillary’ (Michelle Trachtenberg) wry-humored dad, who’s been married to Connie (Julie White) for decades in an active, happy marriage.
Brian Howe is set to co-star in CBS’ half-hour hybrid comedy pilot Save The Date. The romantic comedy, from writers Jackie and Jeff Filgo, ABC Studios and CBS Studios, centers on 35-year-old and newly single Kate (Maggie Lawson), who drunkenly books a wedding venue and now is faced with the task of meeting the right man in time. Howe will play Ray, Kate and Hillary’ (Michelle Trachtenberg) wry-humored dad, who’s been married to Connie (Julie White) for decades in an active, happy marriage.
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Good Session - Rich Sommer to Co-Star
With Mad Men wrapping production on its seven and final season, original cast member Rich Sommer has booked his followup series gig, taking a comedy turn with a co-starring role in CBS’ half-hour pilot Good Session. The single-camera project, written by John Hamburg and Matt Miller and directed by Hamburg, revolves around a happy couple, Joel and Lindsay, who go to a therapist to help them decide if they should have a baby but quickly discover they have more to discuss. Sommer will play Seth, Joel’s best friend and former college roommatel, an armchair philosopher and suburban-dwelling father of three kids with the vibe of a man who hasn’t been single in years.
With Mad Men wrapping production on its seven and final season, original cast member Rich Sommer has booked his followup series gig, taking a comedy turn with a co-starring role in CBS’ half-hour pilot Good Session. The single-camera project, written by John Hamburg and Matt Miller and directed by Hamburg, revolves around a happy couple, Joel and Lindsay, who go to a therapist to help them decide if they should have a baby but quickly discover they have more to discuss. Sommer will play Seth, Joel’s best friend and former college roommatel, an armchair philosopher and suburban-dwelling father of three kids with the vibe of a man who hasn’t been single in years.
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Red Zone - Aimee Garcia and Shanley Caswell cast
Dexter alumna Aimee Garcia has joined the CBS drama pilot Red Zone, written by Nikki Toscano and directed by James Foley. Also cast in the Uni TV project is Shanley Caswell (The Conjuring). It centers on retired CIA operative Holden Weller who, when a terrorist event rocks Washington, D.C., is pulled back into action, forced to investigate caswellcloser to home where the next generation of terrorists is being bred. Garcia will play Vera Bradley, a whip-smart, driven and impatient case officer with the CIA’s Counter-Terrorism department. Caswell will play Holden’s daughter, a cute but slightly awkward teenager with a lively interest in world affairs.
Dexter alumna Aimee Garcia has joined the CBS drama pilot Red Zone, written by Nikki Toscano and directed by James Foley. Also cast in the Uni TV project is Shanley Caswell (The Conjuring). It centers on retired CIA operative Holden Weller who, when a terrorist event rocks Washington, D.C., is pulled back into action, forced to investigate caswellcloser to home where the next generation of terrorists is being bred. Garcia will play Vera Bradley, a whip-smart, driven and impatient case officer with the CIA’s Counter-Terrorism department. Caswell will play Holden’s daughter, a cute but slightly awkward teenager with a lively interest in world affairs.
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How To Get Away With Murder - Billy Brown to Co-Star
Hostages co-star Billy Brown has been cast in ABC drama pilot How To Get Away With Murder starring Viola Davis, written by Pete Nowalk and executive produced by Shonda Rhimes. The sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller centers on ambitious law students and their brilliant and mysterious criminal defense professor, Annalise DeWitt (Davis), who become entangled in a murder plot that could rock the university and change the course of their lives. Brown will play Nate, a respected police detective who is having an affair with Annalise and is caught by Wes (Alfred Enoch). Married to a woman dying of cancer, Nate is furious when Annalise coerces him to testify falsely at her trial in order to discredit a junior detective.
Hostages co-star Billy Brown has been cast in ABC drama pilot How To Get Away With Murder starring Viola Davis, written by Pete Nowalk and executive produced by Shonda Rhimes. The sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller centers on ambitious law students and their brilliant and mysterious criminal defense professor, Annalise DeWitt (Davis), who become entangled in a murder plot that could rock the university and change the course of their lives. Brown will play Nate, a respected police detective who is having an affair with Annalise and is caught by Wes (Alfred Enoch). Married to a woman dying of cancer, Nate is furious when Annalise coerces him to testify falsely at her trial in order to discredit a junior detective.
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