Network: ABC.
Episodes: 13 (hour).
Seasons: One.
TV show dates: June 20, 2019 — September 13, 2019.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Poppy Montgomery, Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne, Tamala Shelton, Stephen Hunter, Melina Vidler, Joey Viera, and Arthur Costa.
TV show description:
From creators Poppy Montgomery, Mark Rosner, and Ken Sanzel, the Reef Break TV show is a French-American crime drama produced by ABC Studios and ABC Studios International, in partnership with M6. The series centers on the stunning Cat Chambers (Montgomery), a former thief.
These days, Cat works as the fixer for the governor of a beautiful Pacific Island. Thanks to her checkered past, Cat has a deep understanding of criminals and the...
Episodes: 13 (hour).
Seasons: One.
TV show dates: June 20, 2019 — September 13, 2019.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Poppy Montgomery, Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne, Tamala Shelton, Stephen Hunter, Melina Vidler, Joey Viera, and Arthur Costa.
TV show description:
From creators Poppy Montgomery, Mark Rosner, and Ken Sanzel, the Reef Break TV show is a French-American crime drama produced by ABC Studios and ABC Studios International, in partnership with M6. The series centers on the stunning Cat Chambers (Montgomery), a former thief.
These days, Cat works as the fixer for the governor of a beautiful Pacific Island. Thanks to her checkered past, Cat has a deep understanding of criminals and the...
- 12/15/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
“Reef Break” will not be back for a second season at ABC.
The series debuted back in June on the broadcaster and aired 13 episodes, with the finale airing on Sept. 13. It starred Poppy Montgomery as Cat Chambers, Ray Stevenson as Jake Elliot, Desmond Chiam as Wyatt Cole, Melissa Bonne as Ana Dumont and Tamala Shelton as Petra.
It focused on Chambers, a thief-turned-fixer for the governor of a stunning and seductive Pacific Island paradise. Impulsive, reckless and irresistible, Cat’s less-than-perfect past gives her an instinctive gift for understanding crime and criminals.
“Reef Break” was created by Ken Sanzel. Mark Rosner, Montgomery, Steve Pearlman, and Ruthanne Secunda served as executive producers on the series. It was produced by ABC Studios and ABC Studios International in partnership with M6.
The show failed to find a significant audience or critical acclaim with its release. In his review for Variety, Daniel D’Addario wrote:...
The series debuted back in June on the broadcaster and aired 13 episodes, with the finale airing on Sept. 13. It starred Poppy Montgomery as Cat Chambers, Ray Stevenson as Jake Elliot, Desmond Chiam as Wyatt Cole, Melissa Bonne as Ana Dumont and Tamala Shelton as Petra.
It focused on Chambers, a thief-turned-fixer for the governor of a stunning and seductive Pacific Island paradise. Impulsive, reckless and irresistible, Cat’s less-than-perfect past gives her an instinctive gift for understanding crime and criminals.
“Reef Break” was created by Ken Sanzel. Mark Rosner, Montgomery, Steve Pearlman, and Ruthanne Secunda served as executive producers on the series. It was produced by ABC Studios and ABC Studios International in partnership with M6.
The show failed to find a significant audience or critical acclaim with its release. In his review for Variety, Daniel D’Addario wrote:...
- 12/14/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Unmoored from reason or shame and buoyed by its willingness to be as silly as it wants to be, the new ABC drama “Reef Break” is a wildly unserious piece of television. In that, it’s a bit refreshing — a network series that embraces its network-iness, that has absolutely no ambition beyond evoking a smile. “Reef Break,” about a thief-turned-fixer who finds herself involved in fighting crime on a Pacific idyll, is not particularly distinguished, but as an example of a particular sort of television-making, it’s better-done than it might be.
The series’s cold open is emblematic. Flying into a small Hawaiian island, Cat Chambers (Poppy Montgomery) susses out the flight’s air marshal. Once the plane has landed, she tells him that a fellow passenger is armed and has an open wound bleeding through his shirt; she suspects he committed an armed robbery before the flight. As...
The series’s cold open is emblematic. Flying into a small Hawaiian island, Cat Chambers (Poppy Montgomery) susses out the flight’s air marshal. Once the plane has landed, she tells him that a fellow passenger is armed and has an open wound bleeding through his shirt; she suspects he committed an armed robbery before the flight. As...
- 6/18/2019
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Former ICM Partners agent-turned-producer Ruthanne Secunda has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios, Variety has learned exclusively.
ABC Studios International’s 13-episode summer series “Reef Break” marks her first project, which began production in Queensland, Australia, last week. Secunda developed the show while she was still at ICM with longtime client Poppy Montgomery, star of “Unforgettable” and “Without a Trace.”
Montgomery, who first came up with the idea for “Reef Break,” will star in the series. Secunda, Montgomery, and showrunner Mark Rosner will executive produce. Ken Sanzel was previously listed as showrunner on the series.
“We’re thrilled to bring Ruthanne into the ABC Studios family,” said ABC Studios president Patrick Moran. “We’ve worked with her for years as an agent, and marveled at her skills at packaging series and bringing projects to fruition. We’re thrilled to have someone with her taste and great relationships with talent in house.
ABC Studios International’s 13-episode summer series “Reef Break” marks her first project, which began production in Queensland, Australia, last week. Secunda developed the show while she was still at ICM with longtime client Poppy Montgomery, star of “Unforgettable” and “Without a Trace.”
Montgomery, who first came up with the idea for “Reef Break,” will star in the series. Secunda, Montgomery, and showrunner Mark Rosner will executive produce. Ken Sanzel was previously listed as showrunner on the series.
“We’re thrilled to bring Ruthanne into the ABC Studios family,” said ABC Studios president Patrick Moran. “We’ve worked with her for years as an agent, and marveled at her skills at packaging series and bringing projects to fruition. We’re thrilled to have someone with her taste and great relationships with talent in house.
- 1/25/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Franka Potente (The Bourne Identity), Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break) and Elizabeth Rodriguez (Orange Is The New Black) are among a septet of actors who have joined Cinemax‘s drama pilot Blanco, starring Shiloh Fernandez. Written by Mark Rosner and directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, the pilot, from Fox TV Studios and Lakeshore Entertainment, centers on Ruben (Fernandez), an uptown gangster — nicknamed Blanco for being a light-skinned Dominican — who uses his status as a confidential informant to turn the tables on law enforcement and build his criminal empire. Potente will play Leslee, Blanco’s girlfriend; Nolasco is cast as Jesus, Blanco’s brother; and Rodriguez, repped by Stone Manners Salners Agency and Opus Entertainment, will play NYPD Detective Stephanie Gomez. Also cast in the pilot are Sebastian Arcelus (House Of Cards) as Blanco’s lawyer Andy Silver, Audrey Esparza (The Following) as Blanco’s brother’s girlfriend Veronica, Erik Laray Harvey...
- 2/4/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Cinemax has greenlit "Blanco," a pilot for Fox TV Studios and Lakeshore Entertainment. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo ("28 Weeks Later") is set to direct the pilot which stars Shiloh Fernandez ("Evil Dead") in the lead role.
Fernandez would play Ruben, an uptown gangster — nickname Blanco for being a light skinned Dominican — who uses his status as a confidential informant to turn the tables on law enforcement and build his criminal empire.
Mark Rosner ("Blue Bloods") penned the script and will executive produce alongside Gary Lucchesi and Tom Rosenberg. No other cast or director is yet set.
Source: Deadline...
Fernandez would play Ruben, an uptown gangster — nickname Blanco for being a light skinned Dominican — who uses his status as a confidential informant to turn the tables on law enforcement and build his criminal empire.
Mark Rosner ("Blue Bloods") penned the script and will executive produce alongside Gary Lucchesi and Tom Rosenberg. No other cast or director is yet set.
Source: Deadline...
- 11/23/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Cinemax has given a pilot greenlight to Blanco, a drama project which has cast Shiloh Fernandez (Evil Dead) as the lead. Feature director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) will direct the pilot, from Fox TV Studios and Lakeshore Entertainment. Blanco, which had been heating up at Cinemax since the summer, with the producers exploring casting and directing options, was written by Mark Rosner (Blue Bloods). It centers on Ruben (Fernandez), an uptown gangster — nicknamed Blanco for being a light-skinned Dominican — who uses his status as a confidential informant to turn the tables on law enforcement and build his criminal empire. Rosner and Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi and Tom Rosenberg are executive producing the pilot with Fresnadillo. Fernandez, repped by Wme, Untitled Entertainment and Jackoway Tyerman, got his break on the cult CBS drama Jericho before segueing to features. He recently wrapped Return To Sender, serves as co-writer, producer, and...
- 11/22/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Independent film production, finance and international sales and distribution company Lakeshore Entertainment ("Crank," "The Dead Girl," "Gamer") is making a move into television, implementing a strategy based on their existing movie model to venture into small screen projects. Producer and former ABC executive Chad Hoffman has been brought on to head the new TV division. The company already has two television projects in the works. The "Sebastian Maniscalco Project" is a half-hour comedy written by Dan Kopelman ("Malcolm in the Middle") and starring Maniscalco, a stand-up, which was recently sold to NBC through Sony Pictures Television. "Blanco" is a drama about a gangster informant who turns the tables on law enforcement written by Mark Rosner ("Blue Bloods"), a pilot for which is set to start production soon at Cinemax in association with Fox TV Studios. Lakeshore's CEO Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi are executive producing. Lakeshore's looking to bring its financing ability.
- 10/9/2013
- by Ohad Amram
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Following the success of its first homegrown drama series Banshee, Cinemax is high on another drama project about a protagonist straddling the worlds of crime and law enforcement. Titled Blanco, the project is formally still in development awaiting a green light, but it already is exploring casting. Written by Mark Rosner (Blue Bloods), Blanco centers on an uptown gangster who uses his status as a confidential informant to turn the tables on law enforcement and build his criminal empire. Fox TV Studios and Lakeshore Entertainment are producing, with Rosner and Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi and Tom Rosenberg executive producing. Related: Cinemax & Frank Spotnitz Developing ‘Hunted’ Spinoff...
- 8/29/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
It stars Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and an entire prison island full of great character actors. Ryan looks back at Michael Bay’s The Rock…
By now, Michael Bay's latest giant robot opus, Transformers: Dark Of The Moon has assaulted cinemas with its chunky metal fists, and made a metric ton of money in the process. In its wake, like a shrieking Greek chorus, we've heard the usual derision that greets everything Bay makes.
The movie-watching world, therefore, appears to be separated into two sharply defined camps. On one side, we have the vocal group, who appear to think that Michael Bay is the antichrist with a steadycam rig, and on the other, a quieter faction, who keep paying money to go and watch his films.
Now, I'm not exactly a huge fan of Bay's movies, but then, I don't hate them, either. It's true that his films are never anything more than loud,...
By now, Michael Bay's latest giant robot opus, Transformers: Dark Of The Moon has assaulted cinemas with its chunky metal fists, and made a metric ton of money in the process. In its wake, like a shrieking Greek chorus, we've heard the usual derision that greets everything Bay makes.
The movie-watching world, therefore, appears to be separated into two sharply defined camps. On one side, we have the vocal group, who appear to think that Michael Bay is the antichrist with a steadycam rig, and on the other, a quieter faction, who keep paying money to go and watch his films.
Now, I'm not exactly a huge fan of Bay's movies, but then, I don't hate them, either. It's true that his films are never anything more than loud,...
- 7/6/2011
- Den of Geek
In the science fiction drama "Moon," Sam Rockwell spends most of his time acting opposite himself, playing two clones of a man working in a lunar laboratory. And how did Rockwell find working with Rockwell as a scene partner? "Very difficult," the actor says, sighing. "He's a very selfish actor."It seems like Rockwell is everywhere lately, and not just playing multiple versions of himself in "Moon." He also stole scenes in November's "Gentlemen Broncos" and can now be seen as Robert De Niro's son in the comedy-drama "Everybody's Fine." In that film, Rockwell is extremely effective as a man desperate not to disappoint his father. It's a surprisingly low-key performance for the actor, who seems to veer toward more-offbeat roles—think the sex addict who might be related to Jesus in last year's "Choke" or the game-show host who doubles as a CIA spy in "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
- 12/10/2009
- backstage.com
TNT has lined up the cast for its drama pilot The Line. Dean Winters has been tapped as the lead in the DreamWorks TV/Pictures TV project with Evan Handler, Christina Cox, Paul Ben-Victor and Victoria Cartagena rounding out the cast. Set in Miami, Line centers on federal prosecutor Sean Foley (Winters), who is equally daring in both his professional and personal pursuits. Mark Rosner, who penned the pilot, is executive producing with DreamWorks TV's co-heads Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey. Winters, whose series credits include NBC's Law & Order: SVU and HBO's Oz, most recently had a recurring role on FX's Rescue Me, also from DreamWorks TV and Sony Pictures TV. He and newcomer Cartagena are repped by the Gersh Agency. Handler, best known for his role on HBO's Sex and the City, is repped by SMS Talent. Cox, most recently seen in The Chronicles of Riddick, is repped by Paradigm. Ben-Victor, who has a role on HBO's The Wire, is repped by the Metropolitan Talent Agency.
- 9/29/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Breaking into the original series business, TNT is expected to announce as many as 10 projects in development at its upfront presentation today in Manhattan. Aaron Spelling, John Ridley, James Manos, Mark Rosner and Gary Randall are among the producers and writers with projects under consideration at the cable network. TNT intends to order several pilots in anticipation of having an original series in primetime in summer 2005. Guiding TNT's foray into series programming is senior vp original programming Michael Wright, who will expand his oversight from strictly movies and miniseries. True to its "We know drama" tagline, TNT is developing a fleet of one-hour projects that tread in some of the genre's more familiar settings: precincts, courts and hospitals. The crime-flavored procedural is a particularly common genre among TNT's primetime hopefuls because the network is eyeing a companion to its strongest performer: Law & Order reruns.
- 4/22/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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