Hey everyone, welcome to Part 2, there are roughly 130 castings on Part 1 of the Casting Newsreel so I thought it was time to start a brand new post.
As per usual, I'll try my best to update as fast as possible, some days it might be slower, please understand but always feel free to submit something you really want posted and we'll do our best to post. Additionally, if you want to read more about the series for a new casting additional please always click the link directly below the info to Deadline etc's full article for the full article.
Full details on pilot plots and castings for all pilots are available in the 2019 Full SpoilerTV Pilot Watch Spreadsheet.
Triangle - Pallavi Sharda to Star in ABC's Bermuda Triangle Drama Pilot
Sharda will play Alex, David's (Vogel) girlfriend who is trying to connect with his teen daughter Natalie (Sarah Catherine Hook).
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Nancy Drew - Pamela Sue Martin Joins The CW Pilot
Martin will guest star as Harriet Grosset, a small-town psychic who offers her talents to help Nancy investigate a murder — and ends up delivering an otherworldly clue that neither of them bargained for.
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Triangle - Amit Shah, Sibongile Mlambo, Diana Bermudez & Sarah Catherine Hook Join ABC's Bermuda Triangle Drama Pilot
Shah will play Dr. Owen Patel, another resident of the Triangle who has been here since 1988.
Mlambo will play Lieutenant Priscilla.
Bermudez will play Tama. Hook will play Natalie.
Mlambo will play Lieutenant Priscilla.
Bermudez will play Tama. Hook will play Natalie.
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Richard Lovely - Jason Alexander to Voice Animated Character in FOX Comedy Pilot
Mr. Mouse (Alexander) appears in Richard's real life as he is forced into an unlikely father/son relationship that will change his life forever.
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Friends-In-Law - Michael Urie, Zach Cregger, Vella Lovell & Gil Ozeri to Star in NBC Comedy Pilot
Urie will play Brian who fears that his best friend Margaret's (Lovell) potential marriage to Randy (Ozeri) will leave him left out. He forms an unlikely partnership with Randy's best friend, Jake (Cregger), to disrupt their union.
Cregger will play Jake, is handsome and a little too arrogant. Jake has been best friends with Randy since kindergarten, and he rejects the unwanted additions of Margaret and Brian in his life.
Lovell will play Margaret, a sweet, sarcastic middle school librarian who is looking forward to a lifelong relationship with Randy despite the objections of her best friend Brian and Randy's best friend Jake.
Ozeri will play Randy, lovable and optimistic and Jake's best friend since kindergarten. He is ready to live the rest of his life with Margaret, even if Jake does not support his choice.
Cregger will play Jake, is handsome and a little too arrogant. Jake has been best friends with Randy since kindergarten, and he rejects the unwanted additions of Margaret and Brian in his life.
Lovell will play Margaret, a sweet, sarcastic middle school librarian who is looking forward to a lifelong relationship with Randy despite the objections of her best friend Brian and Randy's best friend Jake.
Ozeri will play Randy, lovable and optimistic and Jake's best friend since kindergarten. He is ready to live the rest of his life with Margaret, even if Jake does not support his choice.
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From Riches (aka Broke and Untitled Jaime Camil/Jennie Snyder Urman Project) - Izzy Diaz Joins CBS Comedy Pilot
Diaz will play Luis, a fastidious, impeccably dressed man with an impressive memory and the ability to do just about anything well. He is Miguel's assistant, driver and friend who will be forever loyal to him.
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Super Simple Love Story (aka The Us Project) - Ronny Chieng & Susan Wokoma Join CBS Comedy Pilot
Chieng will play Harris, Kevin's (Walton) friend and former college roommate, an atheist without a filter who "loves to debate" and mostly ruins every social interaction by getting in his own way (and everybody else's).
Wokoma will play Abby. While friend and co-worker Morgan (Alderfer) agonizes over job and relationship fulfillment, Abby is happy to hate her job as long as the check clears, and hit on cute Rabbi Sarah without hesitation.
Wokoma will play Abby. While friend and co-worker Morgan (Alderfer) agonizes over job and relationship fulfillment, Abby is happy to hate her job as long as the check clears, and hit on cute Rabbi Sarah without hesitation.
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The Emperor Of Malibu - Taylor Louderman to Star in CBS Comedy Pilot
Louderman portrays Kate. A charming, easygoing classic California blonde, Kate's an intellectual property lawyer who urges her fiancé, Auggie (Willems) to tell his parents about their engagement — confident that they'll eventually get over the cultural differences and embrace the relationship. But that was before she actually met his parents.
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Triangle - Lorenzo Richelmy Joins ABC's Bermuda Triangle Drama Pilot
Lorenzo will play Ham, one of the residents of the Triangle, a former pirate and a rogue who is skeptical of newcomers.
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Our House - Nancy Lenehan & Phil Hendrie to Co-Star in CBS Comedy Pilot
Lenehan will play Laura, Bridget's (Heigl) loving, passive-aggressive mother who feels like she no longer has a place in her family after her daughter renovates the childhood home she grew up in and raises her kids with a radically different parental style. Once Bridget and Laura learn to communicate better and commiserate over the difficulties of raising a family, their complicated relationship improves – and Bridget realizes she's not as different from her mother as she thought.
Hendrie will play Rory, Bridget's old-school, sometimes problematic father who spends his time trying to appease his wife Laura (Lenehan) – even if that means meddling in the lives of his children. Rory's adoration for his family is tested when he finds himself at odds with his daughter Bridget's new ""hippy dippy"" parenting style.
Hendrie will play Rory, Bridget's old-school, sometimes problematic father who spends his time trying to appease his wife Laura (Lenehan) – even if that means meddling in the lives of his children. Rory's adoration for his family is tested when he finds himself at odds with his daughter Bridget's new ""hippy dippy"" parenting style.
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Deputy - Mark Moses Joins FOX Drama Pilot
Moses will play Jerry London. This overbearing bureaucrat is a "political apex predator" who is openly contemptuous of Hollister and itching to drive him off the force.
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Victoria Cartagena Joins Untitled Annie Weisman and Jason Katims FOX Drama Pilot
Cartagena will play Amanda, a young, hip, self-assured, "gender-fluid" D.A. who's politically savvy & knows how to play the media. She gets her shot at the headlines when she becomes the lead prosecutor on the Bechley case.
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The Emperor Of Malibu - Max Willems to Star in CBS Comedy Pilot
Willems will play Auggie, an environmental lawyer with a degree from Stanford. Recently engaged to his college girlfriend, Kate, he's terrified of how his parents will react when they learn off the engagement.
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To Whom It May Concern - Adhir Kalyan Joins CBS Comedy Pilot in Recasting Replacing Raymond Ablack
Kalyan will play Tanner, the high school best friend, loves Kate (Heelan) and the corner pierogi shop they run together but hopes that someday she'll relent to his white picket fence aspirations. When not creating pierogi fillings like White Chocolate Chicken Parm, he spends the rest of his day watching random male-grooming and lifestyle YouTube videos in his never-ending pursuit of becoming "the bon vivant of the Pittsburgh pierogi scene."
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The Unicorn - Omar Benson Miller & Maya Lynne Robinson Join CBS Comedy Pilot
Miller and Robinson will play married couple Ben and Michelle, parents of four children. Ben is another of Wade's well-meaning friends, who is convinced Wade is ""going to crush it out there"" in the dating world. He is pumped to think that his friend finally is taking the big step.
Robinson plays Michelle, the anti-Delia (Watkins), a super laid-back mother of four kids who kind of have to fend for themselves. Keenly aware that women already are throwing themselves at Wade, Michelle is openly impatient with him when he waffles about trying dating for real.
Robinson plays Michelle, the anti-Delia (Watkins), a super laid-back mother of four kids who kind of have to fend for themselves. Keenly aware that women already are throwing themselves at Wade, Michelle is openly impatient with him when he waffles about trying dating for real.
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Art Malik to Co-Star in ABC's Untitled Hannah Simone Comedy Pilot
Sid will play Hannah Simone's father, Side, a newly retired and a once-adventurous man who has fallen into a routine. He is still enthusiastic and gung-ho for all things American and fond of Western wear. Sid had moved to the United States so that his family could have a better life, and he is bursting with pride at Hannah's many accomplishments. However, all is not as it seems, and when Sid learns that Hannah is in pretty dire straits, he becomes razor-focused, calling on his keen organizational skills to make sure Hannah doesn't fall down on the job.
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Katy Keene - Zane Holtz and Katherine LaNasa Join The CW's Riverdale Spinoff Pilot
Holtz will star as Ko Kelly, a boxer with two goals in life: To fight a welterweight championship in Madison Square Garden, and to marry his longtime girlfriend, Katy Keene. Born and raised in Queens, KO is a humble, protective, salt-of-the-earth guy who makes ends meet as a personal trainer and a bouncer.
LaNasa will play portray Gloria Grandbilt, a legendary personal shopper at the luxury department store Lacy's, catering to the rich and famous. Always impeccably dressed and the queen of her domain, she demands a level of excellence from her ""girls,"" young assistants that few can provide.
LaNasa will play portray Gloria Grandbilt, a legendary personal shopper at the luxury department store Lacy's, catering to the rich and famous. Always impeccably dressed and the queen of her domain, she demands a level of excellence from her ""girls,"" young assistants that few can provide.
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The Unicorn - Rob Corddry & Michaela Watkins to Co-Star in CBS Comedy Pilot
Corddry will play Forrest, one of Wade's (Goggins) good friends and married to the very opinionated, blunt and controlling Delia (Michaela Watkins), Forrest is tightly wound and a cerebral guy determined to look like a cool guy. Forrest encourages Wade to start dating again to help his friend find happiness, but may also be living a little vicariously through Wade's foray into the world of online dating.
Watkins will play Delia who takes the helm when Wade (Goggins) starts looking to date again, although sometimes that means activating her husband Forrest (Corddry) to do the dirty work. Appalled at the entropy that has set in at the house since Wade's wife died, she thinks it's important to come up with a concrete plan of action.
Watkins will play Delia who takes the helm when Wade (Goggins) starts looking to date again, although sometimes that means activating her husband Forrest (Corddry) to do the dirty work. Appalled at the entropy that has set in at the house since Wade's wife died, she thinks it's important to come up with a concrete plan of action.
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Village Gazette - Tommy Dewey to Star in NBC Comedy Pilot Presentation
Village Gazette centers on Amber (Ruffin), the editor of the Benson Village Gazette. She loves fluff pieces that demonstrate the idyllic nature of life in her hometown. When the newspaper owners hire Randall Westinghouse (Dewey), an arrogant big-city reporter who's looking to uncover a juicy story in Benson, he threatens to unravel the happy denial Amber has been living in.
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Courthouse - Lindsay Mendez & Ruthie Ann Miles Join CBS Legal Drama Pilot
Mendez will play Sara, an ebullient, optimistic court reporter who has surprising hidden talents. A close friend to Emily, Sara hosts the Courthouse poker games and is a reliable source for gossip and courthouse intel.
Miles will portray Sherri. As Lola's Judicial Assistant, Sherri is The Gatekeeper; she controls the schedule, the witness lists, the flow of paperwork — everything. She can make defendants sit in the lockup and wait all day for the next appearance, or she can find a way to get them in and out before her morning coffee gets cold. Efficient, pragmatic and armed with wickedly dry sense of humor, Sherri isn't thrilled she has to ""train"" Lola (Simone Missick) — a rookie judge.
Miles will portray Sherri. As Lola's Judicial Assistant, Sherri is The Gatekeeper; she controls the schedule, the witness lists, the flow of paperwork — everything. She can make defendants sit in the lockup and wait all day for the next appearance, or she can find a way to get them in and out before her morning coffee gets cold. Efficient, pragmatic and armed with wickedly dry sense of humor, Sherri isn't thrilled she has to ""train"" Lola (Simone Missick) — a rookie judge.
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neXT - Elizabeth Cappuccino Joins FOX AI Drama Pilot
Cappuccino will play Abby. A smart college who is somewhat estranged from her father, Paul, and has learned how to live without him in her life.
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Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist - Carmen Cusack Joins NBC Musical Dramedy Pilot
Cusack will play Joan, a female tech pioneer who runs a tight ship at Zoey's office.
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Glamorous - Chester Lockhart & Brady Dalton Richards Join The CW's Gender Non-Conforming Pilot
Lockhart will play Dizmal, a non-binary drag performer and nightlife fixture who opens Marco's eyes to everything the city has to offer a young queer person.
Richards will play Ben, an insecure and endearing young assistant who develops a workplace crush on Marco (Pierce).
Richards will play Ben, an insecure and endearing young assistant who develops a workplace crush on Marco (Pierce).
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Courthouse - Simone Missick to Star in CBS Legal Drama Pilot
Missick will play Lola. Over the course of her impressive career as a Deputy District Attorney, Lola was known to be independent, formidable and, occasionally, wildly impulsive. As a newly appointed Judge, Lola suddenly has more power. So, she doesn't sit back on the bench; Lola leans in — immediately pushing boundaries and challenging expectations of what a judge should be.
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Lincoln - Tate Ellington Joins NBC's The Bone Collector Adaptation Police Drama Pilot
Ellington will play Felix, part of the CSI team and quick to speak his mind.
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The Kenan Show - Dani and Dannah Lockett Join NBC Comedy Pilot
Dani will play Emma, Kenan's daughter who is good-hearted and trusting almost at her peril.
Dannah will play Sophie, Kenan's daughter who is less trusting than her sister.
Dannah will play Sophie, Kenan's daughter who is less trusting than her sister.
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New York Undercover - Joseph Cartagena (Fat Joe) Joins ABC Reboot Pilot
Fat Joe will play Beto, described as a villainous gangster.
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Patty's Auto - H. Michael Croner Joins FOX Comedy Pilot
Croner will play Fisher, who works for Bill at the Muffler Men auto repair shop across the street, but hangs out at Patty's whenever he can. Because he's raising two little girls on his own, he is determined to figure out what a feminist is and become one.
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Uninsured - Steven Weber to Star in NBC Comedy Pilot
Weber will play Elliot, an upbeat salesman who knows too many facts about things you don't care about.
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Lovestruck - Beth Riesgraf, Jeffery Self & Linda Park Join FOX Dramedy Pilot
Reisgraf will play Isabelle, a rational, smart, affable beauty and mother trying to navigate a divorce and just wants the best for her son.
Self will play Kevin, an earnest, avuncular, gay accountant with a sense of humor and is a good friend.
Park will play Kate. She's a mellow and fun mom with an easygoing sensibility and loyal to her friends.
Self will play Kevin, an earnest, avuncular, gay accountant with a sense of humor and is a good friend.
Park will play Kate. She's a mellow and fun mom with an easygoing sensibility and loyal to her friends.
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Richard Lovely - Asif Ali Joins FOX Comedy Pilot
Ali will play Howard, Richard's literary agent. He spends most of his time putting out fires that Richard has needlessly started.
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Heart of Life - Nick Thune Joins ABC Drama Pilot Inspired by John Mayer Song
Thune will play Jimmy, a wiry, aloof, singer/guitar player and aging rock star who drank too much, partied too much, and enjoys the lifestyle. But he's surprisingly sweet, thoughtful, and a good listener.
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Richard Lovely - Nicole Richie Joins FOX Comedy Pilot
Richie will play Kelli, Richard's publicist, a high-functioning millennial who is Richard's polar opposite in every way except one: they both like to keep their eyes on number one – themselves.
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Triangle - Matt Passmore to Co-Star in ABC's Bermuda Triangle Drama Pilot
Passmore will play Liam, a dark, rash and complicated member of the land's ruling family.
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Our House - Katherine Heigl to Star in CBS Comedy Pilot
Heigl will play Bridget. She tries her best to be a laid-back, progressive parent like her therapist husband, but often finds herself reverting to the old school style of her parents. Now that she's moved back into her childhood home, surrounded by her parents and crazy siblings, finding a balance between these wildly different parenting styles is going to be more difficult than she imagined.
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United We Fall - Will Sasso & Christina Vidal to Star in ABC Comedy Pilot
Sasso will play Bill, a confident, analytical yet funny and emotional father and husband. Bill and his wife, Jo, both have college degrees, great careers, and a solid, loving marriage. However, since having their second kid, they can barely make it out the door. He tries to hold it together because he loves his family more than anything, and, deep down, he knows his wife is slightly too cool to be with him.
Vidal will play Jo, the youngest of ten siblings, who is not a ""traditional"" mom. Although she is a strong female role model for her kids, she’s cool, sarcastic, and does things her own way, often bringing her into conflict with other parents and her own extended family.
Vidal will play Jo, the youngest of ten siblings, who is not a ""traditional"" mom. Although she is a strong female role model for her kids, she’s cool, sarcastic, and does things her own way, often bringing her into conflict with other parents and her own extended family.
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Dorian Missick Joins Untitled ABC Hank Steinberg & 50 Cent Drama Pilot
Missick will play Jamal. A reformed gang-banger who is smart, fit, loyal, savvy, Jamal is a prison inmate and Aaron's best friend.
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The Emperor Of Malibu - Deborah S. Craig to Star in CBS Comedy Pilot
Craig will play Shiatzy. A terrifying force of nature, Auggie's (TBD) mom is sophisticated, a little eccentric and strong-willed. Outraged that Auggie chose his fiancée without her, she does her best to keep Kate (also known as "that one") (TBD) at a distance.
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The Kenan Show (aka Saving Kenan) - Andy Garcia to Star in NBC Comedy Pilot
The Kenan Show centers on a newly widowed dad (Kenan Thompson) determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law, Percy (Garcia), a retired police officer, become more involved in their lives.
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neXT - Jason Butler Harner to Co-Star in FOX AI Drama Pilot
Harner will play Ted LeBlanc, a corporate executive at a tech company, Paul's (Slattery) somewhat narrow-minded younger brother.
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Alive - Ryan Phillippe to Star; Katrina Law & Aaron Staton to Co-Star in CBS' Frankenstein Cop Drama Pilot
Phillippe will play Escher, a San Francisco police investigator who was presumed dead after an attack and destructive fire at his home. Six months later, he shockingly reappears and is reunited with his wife, Elizabeth (Law). But something has changed. A shadow has fallen across his sunny disposition, and he's haunted by visions of the case he was working on when he died. He and Elizabeth will seek answers about who shot and abducted him, and what was done to him.
Law will play Elizabeth Lavenza, a pathologist/medical examiner who is stunned when her husband (Phillippe) returns from the dead and though she's thrilled to have him back, she knows there's a secret behind his disappearance, his reappearance and his new personality – and she thinks she knows exactly who's responsible.
Staton will play Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant, slightly odd and driven – perhaps obsessed – scientist who is working on a secret, cutting-edge project. On the run from an ethics board in China, Victor is back in the U.S. where he works in a lab and is very involved in whatever it is that's going on with Escher (Phillippe). He's also Escher's wife's (Law) ex.
Law will play Elizabeth Lavenza, a pathologist/medical examiner who is stunned when her husband (Phillippe) returns from the dead and though she's thrilled to have him back, she knows there's a secret behind his disappearance, his reappearance and his new personality – and she thinks she knows exactly who's responsible.
Staton will play Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant, slightly odd and driven – perhaps obsessed – scientist who is working on a secret, cutting-edge project. On the run from an ethics board in China, Victor is back in the U.S. where he works in a lab and is very involved in whatever it is that's going on with Escher (Phillippe). He's also Escher's wife's (Law) ex.
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neXT - John Slattery to Star in FOX AI Drama Pilot
Slattery will play Paul Leblanc. He's extremely intelligent. People think he may be a sociopath but he's really just a narcissist with money instead of social graces.
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Lincoln - Ramses Jimenez, Brooke Lyons & Roslyn Ruff Join NBC's The Bone Collector Adaptation Police Drama Pilot
Jimenez will play Eric Ortiz, an NYPD detective and Sellitto's (Imperioli) new partners.
Lyons will play Kate, an invaluable addition to the investigative team.
Ruff will play Claire, Lincoln's caregiver.
Lyons will play Kate, an invaluable addition to the investigative team.
Ruff will play Claire, Lincoln's caregiver.
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Lovestruck - Steve Kazee to Star in FOX Dramedy Pilot
Kazee will play Alex Fletcher, a charming, caring and earnest music journalist who has a way with words and loves music.
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Jane The Novela - Remy Hii to Star; Ivonne Coll, Benito Martinez & Holland Roden Join The CW's Jane The Virgin Spinoff Pilot
Hii will play Luen, Estela's sweet, dependable, long-term boyfriend. When the life he's planned for himself and Estela is threatened by Felix, Luen will stop at nothing to win back the woman he loves.
Coll will play Camila, Estela's adoptive mother. Camila would do anything to protect her daughter and the life they have built, even lie to her.
Martinez will play Raul, the winery's enigmatic riddler. Nobody knows Napa's terroir like he does – he specializes in collecting dirt on everyone.
Roden will play Sienna, Felix's not-so-regular sister who is determined to save the world, one endangered animal at a time; hopefully using her family's moolah.
Coll will play Camila, Estela's adoptive mother. Camila would do anything to protect her daughter and the life they have built, even lie to her.
Martinez will play Raul, the winery's enigmatic riddler. Nobody knows Napa's terroir like he does – he specializes in collecting dirt on everyone.
Roden will play Sienna, Felix's not-so-regular sister who is determined to save the world, one endangered animal at a time; hopefully using her family's moolah.
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The Us Project - Elizabeth Alderfer & David Walton Join CBS Comedy Pilot
Alderfer will play Morgan, a self-described ""bailer"" who has drifted from job to job and now in her 30s, is experiencing alarm bells about getting serious about life. She's concerned that her current job at a ""click-hungry"" website is making the world worse, and that her jiujitsu-crazed boyfriend (Young) may not be the one. Then she meets Kevin (Walton), and the next decade of her life is transformed.
Walton will play Kevin, a recently divorced father of two teenage girls (Vanessa and Laura Marano). Normally secure and loyal, Kevin is still heartsick over his ex – though he won't admit it – and has been adrift since the split. Then he meets Morgan, and their tangled romantic relationship begins.
Walton will play Kevin, a recently divorced father of two teenage girls (Vanessa and Laura Marano). Normally secure and loyal, Kevin is still heartsick over his ex – though he won't admit it – and has been adrift since the split. Then he meets Morgan, and their tangled romantic relationship begins.
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To Whom It May Concern - Raymond Ablack, Michael Cassidy, Taylor Dearden & Ana Villafañe Join CBS Comedy Pilot
Ablack will play Tanner, the high school best friend. Loves Kate (Heelan) and the corner pierogi shop they run together, but does hope someday she'll relent to his white picket fence aspirations. When not creating pierogi fillings like White Chocolate Chicken Parm, he spends the rest of his day watching random male grooming and lifestyle YouTube videos in his never-ending pursuit of becoming the bon vivant of the Pittsburgh pierogi scene.
Cassidy will play Kellen. Everything about Kellen just works. Always cool, calm and collected. The clothes. The cool hair. Has a mortgage, HAS BEEN TO FRANCE. He went to high school, college and interned with Evan at the factory. Good-natured, he genuinely wants to help Evan even though Evan clearly has perceived him as a rival.
Dearden will play Croz. Playfully sardonic, Croz has been living her best life since coming out in college. As Evan's co-worker and wing-lady, she's on the frontlines, night and day, encouraging him to follow suit.
Villafañe will play Lea Carter, an elementary school English teacher, who's breezy and cool – like the Pittsburgh weather never is. Life decisions have always come easily, but when she reconnects with Evan and friends, she wonders for the first time if there's more out there. The ever-smitten Evan has hoped that means him… since 9th grade.
Cassidy will play Kellen. Everything about Kellen just works. Always cool, calm and collected. The clothes. The cool hair. Has a mortgage, HAS BEEN TO FRANCE. He went to high school, college and interned with Evan at the factory. Good-natured, he genuinely wants to help Evan even though Evan clearly has perceived him as a rival.
Dearden will play Croz. Playfully sardonic, Croz has been living her best life since coming out in college. As Evan's co-worker and wing-lady, she's on the frontlines, night and day, encouraging him to follow suit.
Villafañe will play Lea Carter, an elementary school English teacher, who's breezy and cool – like the Pittsburgh weather never is. Life decisions have always come easily, but when she reconnects with Evan and friends, she wonders for the first time if there's more out there. The ever-smitten Evan has hoped that means him… since 9th grade.
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Lilah Richcreek Joins Untitled Leslie Odom Jr. ABC Comedy Pilot
Richcreek plays Angela, Hope's spirited and flirtatious assistant.
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Lovestruck (aka Untitled FOX Tom Kapinos Dramedy) - Rachel Bilson to Star in FOX Drama Pilot
Bilson will play the bride, Daisy Valentine. A 'bolt of pure sunshine,' she's sweet, thoughtful, assertive, has deep soulful eyes, and works in music education.
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Bluff City Law - MaameYaa Boafo Joins NBC Legal Drama Pilot
Boafo will play Briana Logan, a private investigator who works for Elijah's firm.
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Courthouse - Marg Helgenberger Joins CBS Legal Drama Pilot
Helgenberger will play Judge Judith who broke the glass ceiling by becoming one of the rare female judges in California. Originally a progressive voice from the bench, over time she has become an entrenched member of the judicial establishment. As Supervising Judge, Judith is a powerful and influential figure who oversees Lola's transition to judge — and through that relationship, she will rediscover her passion for justice.
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Nancy Drew - Alvina August Joins The CW Pilot
August will play Detective Karen Hunt, an ambitious police detective who had a close friendship with Nancy's late mother. Karen has a protective attitude towards Nancy (McMann), who tends to get in hot water while pursuing her various investigations.
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Adam & Eve - Ryan Hansen to Star in FOX Comedy Pilot
Adam & Eve follows one couple, Adam (Hansen) and Eve (Annable) at three stages of their relationship — young and passionate, middle-aged with kids and navigating retirement. It's a comedy about the big questions: What makes a marriage last? Do people ever really change? And, after 40 years together, why can't we pick a place for dinner without it turning into a whole, you know, "thing"?
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Heart of Life - Jessica Stroup Joins ABC Drama Pilot Inspired by John Mayer Song
Stroup will play Alexandra Reid, Wes' (Dave Annable) sister, one of the two sets of adult siblings.
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Tommy - Joseph Lyle Taylor & David Fierro Join CBS LAPD Drama Pilot
Taylor will play Dudik, Buddy's (Fierro) deputy, Treat "The Dude" Dudik, the somewhat dim, brutal, blindly loyal fixer who always returns to his master's side for another kick.
Fierro will play Buddy, the brilliant, manipulative Mayor of Los Angeles, who becomes a rival for power with Abigail "Tommy" Thomas (Falco), the city's first female police chief.
Fierro will play Buddy, the brilliant, manipulative Mayor of Los Angeles, who becomes a rival for power with Abigail "Tommy" Thomas (Falco), the city's first female police chief.
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Jane the Novela - Hunter Parrish to Co-Star in The CW's Jane the Virgin Spinoff Pilot
Parrish will play Felix, Napa's most eligible bachelor and heir apparent to his family's winery. Though Felix's future looks bright, he is tortured by the secrets of his past.
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Prism - Joe Tippett & Alex Neustaedter Join NBC Legal Drama Pilot
Tippett will play Lucius King, Rachel's second chair.
Neustaedter will play Michael Jamison. Hard to tell if he's a bit unstable or just masterfully playing everyone.
Neustaedter will play Michael Jamison. Hard to tell if he's a bit unstable or just masterfully playing everyone.
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Woman Up - Bryce Charles & Tate Moore Join ABC Comedy Pilot
Nana - Ben Lawson to Star in ABC Comedy Pilot in Recasting Replacing Josh Cooke
Nana centers on Alex (Lawson), a fire chief in Indianapolis and an obsessive dad, who after the death of his wife, is forced to invite his brash and bawdy mother-in-law – Nana (Sagal) – into his home to help raise the two granddaughters she barely knows.
The recasting was made after the pilot's table read which triggered a substantial reworking of the script. Sagal as the title character was very well received, a number of other elements underwent changes, including the male lead character Alex.
The recasting was made after the pilot's table read which triggered a substantial reworking of the script. Sagal as the title character was very well received, a number of other elements underwent changes, including the male lead character Alex.
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neXT - Michael Mosley Joins FOX AI Drama Pilot
Mosley will play CM, a Southern ex-con hacker with a genius IQ who works at the FBI cybercrime division.
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Nancy Drew - Freddie Prinze Jr. to Star in The CW Pilot
Prinze will play Nancy's dad, Carson Drew, a dynamic attorney who has become estranged from Nancy following the recent death of his beloved wife. But his attempts to reconnect with his daughter run aground when Nancy's murder investigation reveals unsettling secrets from Carson's own past.
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Emergence - Zabryna Guevara Joins NBC Mystery Drama Pilot
Guevara will play Abby, a pediatrician who is a longtime friend of Jo.
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Patty's Auto - Jonathan Sadowski Joins FOX Comedy Pilot
Sadowski will play Bill, the crass, tough owner of the Muffler Men auto repair shop across the street from Patty's Auto. Despite his fierce competition with Patty, the two are more alike than different and are therefore drawn to each other.
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The Baker And The Beauty - David Del Rio Joins ABC Romantic Comedy Drama Pilot
Del Rio will play Mateo Garcia, Daniel's younger brother.
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Until The Wedding - Christian Borle Joins ABC Romantic Drama Pilot
Borle will play Miles, Adrienne's charming, highly accomplished brother and stay-at-home dad.
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Deputy - Bex Taylor-Klaus Joins FOX Drama Pilot in Recasting Replacing Jasmine Kaur
The recasting of Jasmine Kaur with Taylor-Klaus, who identifies as gender non-binary was made at the table read.
Taylor-Klaus will play Deputy Breanna Bishop, the smartly dressed, sarcastic, "quietly badass" driver in charge of newly appointed Sheriff Hollister's security detail.
Taylor-Klaus will play Deputy Breanna Bishop, the smartly dressed, sarcastic, "quietly badass" driver in charge of newly appointed Sheriff Hollister's security detail.
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Prodigal Son - Halston Sage Joins FOX Police Drama Pilot
Sage will play Ainsley, Bright's younger sister, a successful TV journalist with a good sense of humor. Younger and more normal(ish) than Bright, they have a good relationship, but she's an emotional spark plug.
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Lincoln - Courtney Grosbeck Joins NBC's The Bone Collector Adaptation Police Drama Pilot
Grosbeck will play Rae Sachs, Amelia's kid sister, stalked and tormented by the serial killer.
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Lincoln - Arielle Kebbel to Star in NBC's The Bone Collector Adaptation Police Drama Pilot
Kebbel will play Amelia Sachs, extremely bright and can hold her own in any situation. Lincoln forms a unique partnership with Amelia Sachs (Kebbel), a young beat cop who helps him hunt the deadly mastermind while also taking on the most high-profile cases in the NYPD.
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Deniz Akdeniz Joins ABC's Untitled Hannah Simone Comedy Pilot
Akdeniz will play Jack. Vain and manicured, yet hip-hop, Jack lives in a townhouse next door to his parents and drives a BMW. He looks up to his big sister Hannah (Simone) but can't believe she hasn't figured out that success equals getting paid.
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Boris McGiver & Tyla Harris Join Untitled ABC Hank Steinberg & 50 Cent Drama Pilot
McGiver will play DA Maskins, who's running a campaign to unseat the current Attorney General, and who happens to be married to Kate (Indira Varma), the prison warden.
Harris will portray Jasmine, Aaron's (Pinnock) daughter.
Harris will portray Jasmine, Aaron's (Pinnock) daughter.
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The Republic of Sarah - Daniel Ings & Annie Funke Join CBS Drama Pilot
Ings will play Danny. After enduring a difficult childhood at the hands of his mother, Danny returns to his hometown as the harbinger of its demise. A mining company lawyer tasked with negotiating the acquisition of Morrisville's newly discovered mineral resource, Danny must confront the faces of his troubled past… including his sister, Sarah (Drew), and her best friend, Corinne (Funke)… Danny’s ""one that got away.""
Funke will play Corinne, Sarah's devoted, bubbly best friend. Like Sarah, Corinne is a teacher in the town and possesses warmth, wit, and savvy. But Corinne is also the only person in town who truly understands the truth of Sarah's relationship with her mother and the complicated past with Sarah's brother, Danny (Ings).
Funke will play Corinne, Sarah's devoted, bubbly best friend. Like Sarah, Corinne is a teacher in the town and possesses warmth, wit, and savvy. But Corinne is also the only person in town who truly understands the truth of Sarah's relationship with her mother and the complicated past with Sarah's brother, Danny (Ings).
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Glamorous - Peyton List & Susan Santiago Join The CW's Gender Non-Conforming Pilot
List will play AlyssaSays, an over-the-top YouTube personality with a competitive edge who finds an unexpected home at the same cosmetics firm as Marco.
Santiago will pay Julia, a no-nonsense lawyer who has raised her son in a loving and supportive environment where he's always been held to the highest of standards. As her son leaves the nest for the first time, Julia fights to keep him on the ambitious (if colorless) path in life she is absolutely certain is best for him.
Santiago will pay Julia, a no-nonsense lawyer who has raised her son in a loving and supportive environment where he's always been held to the highest of standards. As her son leaves the nest for the first time, Julia fights to keep him on the ambitious (if colorless) path in life she is absolutely certain is best for him.
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Mary Stuart Masterson to Co-Star in Untitled ABC Hank Steinberg & 50 Cent Drama Pilot
Masterson will play Anya. Hard-charging, intelligent, politically savvy but take-no-prisoners, Anya is the Brooklyn District Attorney. Married to Kate, they share two kids. Anya is running for re-election, and Kate's support of Aaron will make that very complicated for her.
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Lincoln - Michael Imperioli to Star in NBC's The Bone Collector Adaptation Police Drama Pilot
Imperioli will play Rick Sellitto, an NYPD detective and Lincoln's partner.
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Perfect Harmony - Geno Segers & Rizwan Manji Join NBC Church Choir Comedy Pilot
Segers will play Shep Rollins. Rugged and strong, he is the youngest of six enormous brothers.
Manji will play Reverand Jax. He was not born in the U.S. but has a lifelong love affair with American pop culture.
Manji will play Reverand Jax. He was not born in the U.S. but has a lifelong love affair with American pop culture.
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Prodigal Son - Tom Payne to Star in FOX Police Drama Pilot in Recasting Replacing Finn Jones
The decision was made after the pilot's table read earlier this week where Finn Jones exited over creative differences.
Malcolm Bright (Payne), who has a gift. He knows how killers think, how their minds work. Why? His father Martin Whitly (Sheen) was one of the worst — a notorious serial killer called “The Surgeon.” That’s why Bright is the best criminal psychologist around; murder is the family business.
Malcolm Bright (Payne), who has a gift. He knows how killers think, how their minds work. Why? His father Martin Whitly (Sheen) was one of the worst — a notorious serial killer called “The Surgeon.” That’s why Bright is the best criminal psychologist around; murder is the family business.
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Mo McRae to Co-Star in Untitled Annie Weisman and Jason Katims FOX Drama Pilot
McRae will play Tim, Edie's (Echikunwoke) husband and fellow attorney.
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Hailey Kilgore Joins Untitled Leslie Odom Jr. ABC Comedy Pilot
Kilgore will play Lisa, Omari's (Odom) biological daughter.
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Until The Wedding - Christian Coulson Joins ABC Romantic Drama Pilot
Coulson will play James, Will's (Stahl-David) sexy international friend and an investor in Nick's (Trent Garrett) restaurant and Will's plus one at the wedding.
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neXT - Gerardo Celasco Joins FOX AI Drama Pilot
Celasco will play the blue collar tough guy Ty Salazar, who is Shea's loving husband.
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Bluff City Law - Jayne Atkinson Joins NBC Legal Drama Pilot
Atkinson will play Della Bedford, a warm-hearted but incredibly shrewd and wise lawyer in Elijah's firm.
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Stumptown - Camryn Manheim Joins ABC P.I. Drama Pilot
Manheim will play Lieutenant Roberta Volk, Hoffman's (Ealy) superior officer on the Portland Police Department, who has a no-nonsense, big city vibe. Her path crosses with Dex (Smulders) when she supervises Hoffman's investigation into a kidnapping case.
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Under the Bridge - Justin Kirk to Star in CBS Medical Drama Pilot
Kirk will play Michael, a charming, affable ""natural leader who loves the limelight"" and just happens to be one of the top cardiothoracic surgeons in the state. Michael is a real mover and shaker in the private practice he founded some years back with his and Caitlin's best friends, Dan, Charlie and Ameni. Always the class clown, Michael is learning that his irreverent and sometimes inappropriate behavior have landed him in hot water, and the hospital they are aligned with wants him booted out.
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New York Undercover - MC Lyte, Otmara Marrero, Toby Sandeman, Anna Enger & Octavio Pizano Join ABC Reboot Pilot
Lyte plays Lt. April Freeman, a hard-driving boss with a genius IQ.
Marrero plays Melissa Ortiz, a fiery young detective who blends well undercover.
Sandeman plays Nat Gilmore, charismatic with an easy smile and a quick fuse.
Enger plays Lisa Kim, an ambitious climber.
Pizano plays Moses Hernandez, an eager beaver with a hero complex.
Marrero plays Melissa Ortiz, a fiery young detective who blends well undercover.
Sandeman plays Nat Gilmore, charismatic with an easy smile and a quick fuse.
Enger plays Lisa Kim, an ambitious climber.
Pizano plays Moses Hernandez, an eager beaver with a hero complex.
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Geniuses - Tisha Campbell-Martin to Co-Star in FOX Comedy Pilot
Campbell-Martin plays Rita, a mother of three and a casino pit boss. She's Cay's (Lawson) closest friend at work.
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Deputy - Siena Goines, Jasmine Kaur & Shane Paul McGhie Join FOX Drama Pilot
Goines will play Deputy Rachel Quinn. Practical, meticulous and a workaholic, this clever detective pieces together details overlooked by others, and does so quickly.
Kaur will play Deputy Breanna Bishop. Smartly dressed and sarcastic, this ""quietly badass"" driver is in charge of newly appointed Sheriff Hollister's security detail.
McGhie will play Deputy Joseph Blair. Bright-eyed and buzz-cut, this whippet-slender young man is the son of Hollister's old partner.
Kaur will play Deputy Breanna Bishop. Smartly dressed and sarcastic, this ""quietly badass"" driver is in charge of newly appointed Sheriff Hollister's security detail.
McGhie will play Deputy Joseph Blair. Bright-eyed and buzz-cut, this whippet-slender young man is the son of Hollister's old partner.
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Courthouse - J. Alex Brinson Joins CBS Legal Drama Pilot
Brinson will play Luke. Wholesome, generous and hardworking, Luke is a bailiff by day and law student by night, determined to move up in the world by becoming a lawyer.
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Under the Bridge - Reggie Lee Joins CBS Medical Drama Pilot
Lee will play Charlie, the neurologist in the practice, and Michael and Caitlin's close friend since med school.
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Joy Bryant to Co-Star in Untitled ABC Hank Steinberg & 50 Cent Drama Pilot
Bryant will play Marie, Aaron's ex-wife. She is intelligent, fiercely protective of her 17-year-old daughter Jasmine and carries the heavy burden of still loving the man she's divorced. Marie is in an impossible situation, believing that Aaron never will get out of prison and yet having to try to move on with life.
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Stumptown - Michael Ealy & Mark Webber to Star in ABC P.I. Drama Pilot
Ealy will play Miles Hoffman, a detective with the Portland Police Department who is looking for escaped convict Samuel Kane — who's probably going to pay a visit to Grey McConnell (Webber) any day now.
Webber will play Grey McConnell, Dex's best friend. He has an unrequited crush on her. He's been renovating an old-fashioned brew pub into a modern-sleek mixology joint and has hired Dex's brother as his sole employee.
Webber will play Grey McConnell, Dex's best friend. He has an unrequited crush on her. He's been renovating an old-fashioned brew pub into a modern-sleek mixology joint and has hired Dex's brother as his sole employee.
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Nana - Bill Bellamy Joins ABC Comedy Pilot
Bellamy will play Burke, Alex's enthusiastic co-worker. This firefighter isn't the brightest bulb, but he's a great pal and sounding board for Alex. He was so eager to rescue a cat in a tree and get a taste of some ""real action"" that he accidentally crashed into another engine at the scene.
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Holly Chou to Star; Cindy Cheung, Stephen Park, Kelly Hu, Helen Hong, Ki Hong Lee, Ashley Park and John Gemberling Join ABC's Untitled Jessica Gao Comedy Pilot
The untitled comedy is about Janet Zhao (Chou), a first generation Chinese-American woman who struggles to set healthy boundaries with her crazy, exhausting family. When her wealthy grandmother dies and names Janet the sole inheritor, she suddenly finds herself the unwilling new matriarch of the family she’s spent her life trying to keep at arm's length.
Cheung plays Kathy, Park plays Robert, Hu plays Auntie Amy, Hong plays Auntie Linda, Ki Hong Lee plays Franklin, Park plays Winnie, and Gemberling plays Gene.
Cheung plays Kathy, Park plays Robert, Hu plays Auntie Amy, Hong plays Auntie Linda, Ki Hong Lee plays Franklin, Park plays Winnie, and Gemberling plays Gene.
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Emergence - Donald Faison to Co-Star in NBC Mystery Drama Pilot
Faison will play Alex, Jo's (Tollman) recently divorced husband and the father of their daughter.
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Triangle - Edwin Hodge & Mallory Jansen Join ABC's Bermuda Triangle Drama Pilot
Until The Wedding - Michael David-Stahl, Trent Garrett, Liza Colon-Zayas, Juani Feliz, Vered Blonstein and Michael Benjamin Washington Join ABC Romantic Drama Pilot
Stahl-David will play Will, Adrienne's (Thirlby) ex and an incredible surgeon.
Garrett will play Nick.
Colon-Zayas will play Nancy, Danny (Bonilla) and Laura's (Thirlby) mother.
Feliz will play Isabel.
Bronstein will play Laura, Danny's (Bonilla) sister.
Washington will play Sam, Miles' (TBD) husband.
Garrett will play Nick.
Colon-Zayas will play Nancy, Danny (Bonilla) and Laura's (Thirlby) mother.
Feliz will play Isabel.
Bronstein will play Laura, Danny's (Bonilla) sister.
Washington will play Sam, Miles' (TBD) husband.
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Alexis Fields Joins Untitled Leslie Odom Jr. ABC Comedy Pilot
Fields will play Nikkina.
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The Beauty And The Baker - Michelle Veintimilla Joins ABC Romantic Comedy Drama Pilot
Veintimilla will play Vanessa.
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Stumptown - Adrian Martinez Joins ABC P.I. Drama Pilot
Martinez will play Tookie.
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United We Fall - Jason Michael Snow Joins ABC Comedy Pilot
Snow will play Gary, Bill's (TBD) super-cool, cosmopolitan, glamorous brother.
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