Dead Boss - Rachel Dratch added as Regular
Rachel Dratch has signed on as a series regular in Fox‘s half-hour pilot Dead Boss, from WBTV and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. An adaptation of the BBC3 series created by Sharon Horgan and Holly Walsh, Dead Boss is a comedic mystery that finds overachiever Helen Stephens (Jane Krakowski), who is wrongfully convicted of murdering her boss and is forced to rely on her train wreck of a sister to prove her innocence. Dratch will play Christine, Helen’s cellmate, a sunny but emotionally needy arsonist who will help Helen out of anything, except prison.
Rachel Dratch has signed on as a series regular in Fox‘s half-hour pilot Dead Boss, from WBTV and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. An adaptation of the BBC3 series created by Sharon Horgan and Holly Walsh, Dead Boss is a comedic mystery that finds overachiever Helen Stephens (Jane Krakowski), who is wrongfully convicted of murdering her boss and is forced to rely on her train wreck of a sister to prove her innocence. Dratch will play Christine, Helen’s cellmate, a sunny but emotionally needy arsonist who will help Helen out of anything, except prison.
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Dead Boss - David Cross to Guest
David Cross has been tapped as a guest star on Fox‘s half-hour pilot Dead Boss, from WBTV and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. An adaptation of the BBC3 series created by Sharon Horgan and Holly Walsh, Dead Boss is a comedic mystery that finds overachiever Helen Stephens (Jane Krakowski), who is wrongfully convicted of murdering her boss and is forced to rely on her train wreck of a sister to prove her innocence. Cross will play Derek Bridges, the narcissistic, credit-stealing, misogynistic “dead boss”.
David Cross has been tapped as a guest star on Fox‘s half-hour pilot Dead Boss, from WBTV and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. An adaptation of the BBC3 series created by Sharon Horgan and Holly Walsh, Dead Boss is a comedic mystery that finds overachiever Helen Stephens (Jane Krakowski), who is wrongfully convicted of murdering her boss and is forced to rely on her train wreck of a sister to prove her innocence. Cross will play Derek Bridges, the narcissistic, credit-stealing, misogynistic “dead boss”.
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How and Why - Sally Hawkins cast as Female Lead
SpoilerTV has learned the Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins has joined John Hawkes and Michael Cera as the female lead in FX Pilot How and Why.
How and Why centers on Goodman Hesselman (John Hawkes) is a long-lasting minor TV celebrity, the host of a science show for children entitled “How And Why.” He’s been explaining the wonders of the known universe to kids for the last 25 years — and he’s visibly bored with his job and his life; a guy in a rut. A skeptical rationalist who thinks the supernatural is a big load of hooey, Goodman loses his gig, gets dropped to a ratty little market in the middle of nowhere, and tries to start all over again, doing a TV show and working for a much younger boss (Michael Cera). And that’s when the supernatural world has its dark vengeance on Goodman, catching him when he’s at the lowest point in his life, and forcing his grasp of reality to curl and fray and twist and shred — first at the edges, then working in towards the bones.
SpoilerTV has learned the Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins has joined John Hawkes and Michael Cera as the female lead in FX Pilot How and Why.
How and Why centers on Goodman Hesselman (John Hawkes) is a long-lasting minor TV celebrity, the host of a science show for children entitled “How And Why.” He’s been explaining the wonders of the known universe to kids for the last 25 years — and he’s visibly bored with his job and his life; a guy in a rut. A skeptical rationalist who thinks the supernatural is a big load of hooey, Goodman loses his gig, gets dropped to a ratty little market in the middle of nowhere, and tries to start all over again, doing a TV show and working for a much younger boss (Michael Cera). And that’s when the supernatural world has its dark vengeance on Goodman, catching him when he’s at the lowest point in his life, and forcing his grasp of reality to curl and fray and twist and shred — first at the edges, then working in towards the bones.
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Britne Oldford added as Regular in ABC’s Richard LaGravenese Drama Pilot
Ravenswood alum Britne Oldford is set as a series regular on ABC’s Richard LaGravenese drama pilot. In the vein of Dangerous Liaisons, the untitled project is set in New York and revolves around the love and rivalry between two equally matched, powerful socialites — Philip Fitzgerald Julien (Rufus Sewell) and Margot Worth Cole — who play out their obsessive attraction and seduction of each other through their manipulation of others. Oldford will play Cecelia, the No. 1 fashion model/cover girl in the world who is publicly, and in truth, a virgin, yet in every photo shoot is portrayed as sexual and unattainable. She’s engaged to marry Anderson Cole, who’s three decades older.
Ravenswood alum Britne Oldford is set as a series regular on ABC’s Richard LaGravenese drama pilot. In the vein of Dangerous Liaisons, the untitled project is set in New York and revolves around the love and rivalry between two equally matched, powerful socialites — Philip Fitzgerald Julien (Rufus Sewell) and Margot Worth Cole — who play out their obsessive attraction and seduction of each other through their manipulation of others. Oldford will play Cecelia, the No. 1 fashion model/cover girl in the world who is publicly, and in truth, a virgin, yet in every photo shoot is portrayed as sexual and unattainable. She’s engaged to marry Anderson Cole, who’s three decades older.
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Jane The Virgin - Ivonne Coll added as Regular
Switched At Birth alum Ivonne Coll has landed a series regular role on CW’s drama pilot Jane The Virgin. Based on the successful Venezuelan telenovela Juana la Virgen, Jane The Virgin centers on Jane (Gina Rodriguez), a hardworking religious girl who, due to a series of outrageous events, is accidentally artificially inseminated. Coll will play Alba, Jane’s 60-ish doting grandmother who teaches Jane at an early age the importance of staying pure until marriage. We later learn that Alba has been harboring a lifelong secret.
Switched At Birth alum Ivonne Coll has landed a series regular role on CW’s drama pilot Jane The Virgin. Based on the successful Venezuelan telenovela Juana la Virgen, Jane The Virgin centers on Jane (Gina Rodriguez), a hardworking religious girl who, due to a series of outrageous events, is accidentally artificially inseminated. Coll will play Alba, Jane’s 60-ish doting grandmother who teaches Jane at an early age the importance of staying pure until marriage. We later learn that Alba has been harboring a lifelong secret.
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Ashton Holmes and Anna Brewster to Co-Star in CBS’ David Marshall Grant Drama Pilot
Ashton Holmes has secured the co-starring role opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in CBS’ untitled David Marshall Grant pilot, formerly known as Only Human. The medical drama, from Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman’s Timberman/Beverly and CBS TV Studios, is based on an Israeli format, revolves around quadruplets — three brothers and a sister — who grew up on a reality show. Curtis will play their mother, Caroline Lang, a dynamic and distinguished physician who now runs the hospital. Anna Brewster has also been cast as the sister, Diana, a doctor who has dedicated her life to research.
Holmes will play Gary, possibly the most brilliant of the Lang quadruplets, who left medical school to travel the world and find himself before a near-death experience impels him to head back Stateside to the loved ones he left behind. When he learns that his brother Jonathan is now deeply involved with Jennifer, the love of his life, Gary realizes how much he may have lost when he left the U.S
Ashton Holmes has secured the co-starring role opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in CBS’ untitled David Marshall Grant pilot, formerly known as Only Human. The medical drama, from Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman’s Timberman/Beverly and CBS TV Studios, is based on an Israeli format, revolves around quadruplets — three brothers and a sister — who grew up on a reality show. Curtis will play their mother, Caroline Lang, a dynamic and distinguished physician who now runs the hospital. Anna Brewster has also been cast as the sister, Diana, a doctor who has dedicated her life to research.
Holmes will play Gary, possibly the most brilliant of the Lang quadruplets, who left medical school to travel the world and find himself before a near-death experience impels him to head back Stateside to the loved ones he left behind. When he learns that his brother Jonathan is now deeply involved with Jennifer, the love of his life, Gary realizes how much he may have lost when he left the U.S
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States of Affairs - Sheila Vand to Co-Star
Sheila Vand (Argo) has booked the female lead opposite Katherine Heigl in NBC drama pilot State Of Affairs. It stars Heigl as Charleston Whitney Tucker, a key CIA attaché who counsels the president on high-stakes incidents around the world. Heigl also exec produces. Vand will play Grace Hough, a tough CIA analyst on the President’s daily briefing team, who keeps her private life to herself.
Sheila Vand (Argo) has booked the female lead opposite Katherine Heigl in NBC drama pilot State Of Affairs. It stars Heigl as Charleston Whitney Tucker, a key CIA attaché who counsels the president on high-stakes incidents around the world. Heigl also exec produces. Vand will play Grace Hough, a tough CIA analyst on the President’s daily briefing team, who keeps her private life to herself.
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Save The Date - Jay R. Ferguson to Co-star
Jay R. Ferguson is set to co-star in CBS’ half-hour hybrid 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 Katie (Maggie Lawson), who drunkenly books a wedding venue and now is faced with the task of meeting the right man in time. Ferguson will play Jerry, the owner of a successful pizza restaurant and a very eligible bachelor — who is determined to stay that way and whose ex-roommate is now living with his fiancee, Hillary, Katie’s sister.
Jay R. Ferguson is set to co-star in CBS’ half-hour hybrid 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 Katie (Maggie Lawson), who drunkenly books a wedding venue and now is faced with the task of meeting the right man in time. Ferguson will play Jerry, the owner of a successful pizza restaurant and a very eligible bachelor — who is determined to stay that way and whose ex-roommate is now living with his fiancee, Hillary, Katie’s sister.
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Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll - Elaine Hendrix added as a Regular
Denis Leary’s FX pilot Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll has added Elaine Hendrix as a regular. The project centers on Johnny Rock (Leary), the magnificently talented lead singer of a legendary early-’90s band who is trying to get the band together. Hendrix will play Ava. First seen in 1988 as a long-legged blonde, she is one of Johnny’s three live-in groupies — and 25 years later, she’s still his biggest fan. Having never had a child because her life kinda slipped away from her while she was busy chasing rock stars through dressing rooms, Ava realizes that her life has been a mess and that she has nothing to show for all her many, many parties.
Denis Leary’s FX pilot Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll has added Elaine Hendrix as a regular. The project centers on Johnny Rock (Leary), the magnificently talented lead singer of a legendary early-’90s band who is trying to get the band together. Hendrix will play Ava. First seen in 1988 as a long-legged blonde, she is one of Johnny’s three live-in groupies — and 25 years later, she’s still his biggest fan. Having never had a child because her life kinda slipped away from her while she was busy chasing rock stars through dressing rooms, Ava realizes that her life has been a mess and that she has nothing to show for all her many, many parties.
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Empire - Macy Gray to Recur
Grammy winner Macy Gray is joining Fox's Empire.
The singer-actress has boarded the network's hip-hop drama pilot Empire, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
From The Butler's Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, Empire is a family drama set in the world of a hip-hop empire. Taraji P. Henson stars as Cookie Lyon, the ex-wife of Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard), the head of a record label at the center of the drama.
Gray will recur as Tasha, a woman having an affair with the much-younger Hakeem Lyon (Bryshere Y. Gray aka rapper Yazz The Greatest), over whom she exercises considerable influence and control.
Grammy winner Macy Gray is joining Fox's Empire.
The singer-actress has boarded the network's hip-hop drama pilot Empire, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
From The Butler's Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, Empire is a family drama set in the world of a hip-hop empire. Taraji P. Henson stars as Cookie Lyon, the ex-wife of Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard), the head of a record label at the center of the drama.
Gray will recur as Tasha, a woman having an affair with the much-younger Hakeem Lyon (Bryshere Y. Gray aka rapper Yazz The Greatest), over whom she exercises considerable influence and control.
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States of Affairs - Tommy Savas added as Regular
Hollywood Heights alum Tommy Savas has joined the cast NBC's States of Affairs in the series regular role of Miles, a CIA analyst and the youngest member of the President’s Daily Briefing Team. (Spoiler Alert: Miles is gay and sleeping with his boss, whose name is — get this — Director Skinner!).
Affairs, written by Alexi Hawley (The Following), finds the Grey’s Anatomy alum playing a key CIA analyst whose job it is to debrief and strategize with the president on the most pressing global and national matters. She balances this incredibly high stakes job and trusted relationship with her complicated personal life.
Hollywood Heights alum Tommy Savas has joined the cast NBC's States of Affairs in the series regular role of Miles, a CIA analyst and the youngest member of the President’s Daily Briefing Team. (Spoiler Alert: Miles is gay and sleeping with his boss, whose name is — get this — Director Skinner!).
Affairs, written by Alexi Hawley (The Following), finds the Grey’s Anatomy alum playing a key CIA analyst whose job it is to debrief and strategize with the president on the most pressing global and national matters. She balances this incredibly high stakes job and trusted relationship with her complicated personal life.
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