Alyssa Milano has been tapped as the lead in ABC's untitled Rina Mimoun drama pilot, Angie Harmon has signed on to star in another ABC drama pilot, Women's Murder Club, and Brian Austin Green, Jessica Capshaw and Vanessa Lengies have landed three of the four leads in CBS' untitled Kohan/Mutchnick comedy pilot.
Additionally, Carlos Jacott and Samantha Bee will star in Fox's comedy pilot Two Families, Johnny Messner has landed a lead role in ABC's drama pilot Judy's Got a Gun, Danny Comden has been cast in ABC's comedy pilot The Call, Liz Vassey is set to co-star on Fox's drama pilot The Cure, Bruce McGill has joined NBC's comedy pilot Area 52 and Will Yun Lee has come on board NBC's The Bionic Woman.
The Mimoun project, from Warner Bros. TV, centers on a successful Atlanta lawyer (Milano) who returns to her messy family in Savannah, Ga., with her newborn son. Mary Steenburgen already has been cast as her mother.
Milano starred for eight seasons on WB Network's hit drama Charmed. Earlier this development season, she was attached to a half-hour project for ABC from writer Dan Bucatinsky, which was not picked up to pilot.
Club, from 20th Century Fox TV, centers on homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer (Harmon), who teams with her three girlfriends to solve murder cases.
Additionally, Carlos Jacott and Samantha Bee will star in Fox's comedy pilot Two Families, Johnny Messner has landed a lead role in ABC's drama pilot Judy's Got a Gun, Danny Comden has been cast in ABC's comedy pilot The Call, Liz Vassey is set to co-star on Fox's drama pilot The Cure, Bruce McGill has joined NBC's comedy pilot Area 52 and Will Yun Lee has come on board NBC's The Bionic Woman.
The Mimoun project, from Warner Bros. TV, centers on a successful Atlanta lawyer (Milano) who returns to her messy family in Savannah, Ga., with her newborn son. Mary Steenburgen already has been cast as her mother.
Milano starred for eight seasons on WB Network's hit drama Charmed. Earlier this development season, she was attached to a half-hour project for ABC from writer Dan Bucatinsky, which was not picked up to pilot.
Club, from 20th Century Fox TV, centers on homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer (Harmon), who teams with her three girlfriends to solve murder cases.
- 2/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Parker Posey is venturing into series television as the star of "The Return of Jezebel James", Amy Sherman-Palladino's comedy pilot for Fox.
Additionally, Matthew Lillard has been tapped to lead the ensemble in NBC's comedy pilot "Area 52", Anthony Anderson is set as one of the two leads in Fox's drama pilot "K-Ville", Katheryn Winnick will star in Fox's one-hour pilot "Nurses", and Christopher Sieber has landed a lead role on NBC's comedy pilot "Wildlife", lifting the contingency on the project.
"Jezebel", from Regency TV and writer-director Sherman-Palladino, centers on a successful children's book editor (Parker) who is newly single and, after learning she won't be able to conceive, asks her estranged younger sister to carry her baby for her.
Sherman-Palladino said she and husband Daniel Palladino, who are executive producing the pilot, have been big fans of Posey for years. They sent the "Jezebel" script to her knowing that the actress had turned down every pilot she had been offered in the past.
Additionally, Matthew Lillard has been tapped to lead the ensemble in NBC's comedy pilot "Area 52", Anthony Anderson is set as one of the two leads in Fox's drama pilot "K-Ville", Katheryn Winnick will star in Fox's one-hour pilot "Nurses", and Christopher Sieber has landed a lead role on NBC's comedy pilot "Wildlife", lifting the contingency on the project.
"Jezebel", from Regency TV and writer-director Sherman-Palladino, centers on a successful children's book editor (Parker) who is newly single and, after learning she won't be able to conceive, asks her estranged younger sister to carry her baby for her.
Sherman-Palladino said she and husband Daniel Palladino, who are executive producing the pilot, have been big fans of Posey for years. They sent the "Jezebel" script to her knowing that the actress had turned down every pilot she had been offered in the past.
- 2/15/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the latest round of major pilot castings, Craig Bierko has been cast as the lead in Fox's comedy The Rules of Starting Over for director Bobby Farrelly, and Rome star Kevin McKidd has been tapped as the lead in NBC's drama Journeyman.
In addition, Zachary Levi has landed the title role on NBC's drama Chuck for director McG, Mark Valley is set as one of the two leads on NBC's comedy Business Class, "ER" co-star Shane West has joined Fox's Supreme Courtships and Jane Lynch has come on board NBC's comedy Area 52.
* Rules, from 20th Century Fox TV, centers on a thirtysomething newly single man (Bierko) and his recently divorced friends.
Bierko, who has been recurring on ABC's Boston Legal, recently was seen in the feature For Your Consideration.
Rashida Jones also has been cast in the pilot, playing a partner at a law firm looking for a decent guy. She recurs on NBC's The Office.
* Journeyman, from 20th TV, is an epic fantasy about a man (McKidd) who travels back in time to fix people's lives, but by recalibrating the past, he sometimes alters the future.
In addition, Zachary Levi has landed the title role on NBC's drama Chuck for director McG, Mark Valley is set as one of the two leads on NBC's comedy Business Class, "ER" co-star Shane West has joined Fox's Supreme Courtships and Jane Lynch has come on board NBC's comedy Area 52.
* Rules, from 20th Century Fox TV, centers on a thirtysomething newly single man (Bierko) and his recently divorced friends.
Bierko, who has been recurring on ABC's Boston Legal, recently was seen in the feature For Your Consideration.
Rashida Jones also has been cast in the pilot, playing a partner at a law firm looking for a decent guy. She recurs on NBC's The Office.
* Journeyman, from 20th TV, is an epic fantasy about a man (McKidd) who travels back in time to fix people's lives, but by recalibrating the past, he sometimes alters the future.
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