"X-Men" actor Lucas Till will step into the shoes of Richard Dean Anderson, taking on the iconic character of MacGyver in CBS' upcoming reimagining of the early 1990s series.
The new take follows a twenty-something MacGyver (Till) as he gets recruited into a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.
The casting caps a weeks-long search by CBS. The network originally had a script by R. Scott Gemmill ("NCIS: La") but instead have picked up the pilot without a script after deciding to go with a new pitch from Paul Downs Colaizzo ("Lfe") who was initially attached to the project when it was in development.
Joshua Boone has also joined the drama pilot as a series regular, playing MacGyver's best friend from high school named Gunner. George Eads ("CSI") is also onboard to co-star.
David Von Ancken...
The new take follows a twenty-something MacGyver (Till) as he gets recruited into a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.
The casting caps a weeks-long search by CBS. The network originally had a script by R. Scott Gemmill ("NCIS: La") but instead have picked up the pilot without a script after deciding to go with a new pitch from Paul Downs Colaizzo ("Lfe") who was initially attached to the project when it was in development.
Joshua Boone has also joined the drama pilot as a series regular, playing MacGyver's best friend from high school named Gunner. George Eads ("CSI") is also onboard to co-star.
David Von Ancken...
- 3/21/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Coming off his first pilot order last season for medical drama Lfe at CBS, writer-playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo has sold two more drama projects to CBS, which he will write and executive produce. They fall under the overall deal he signed with CBS TV Studios in June. The Down Beat, executive produced by rapper-actor Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, hails from Ryan Seacrest Prods., while the untitled second project is from Timberman/Beverly Prods. (Elementary, Masters Of…...
- 10/13/2015
- Deadline TV
On the heels of landing his first pilot order this past season, CBS medical drama Lfe, young writer-playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo has inked his first overall deal, a two-year pact with Lfe producer CBS TV Studios. Written by Colaizzo, Lfe followed a group of New York City's wildest and most brilliant doctors as they start their second year of residency in the city's most prestigious hospital. Under the overall deal, Colaizzo will create new projects for broadcast and…...
- 6/23/2015
- Deadline TV
Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress Melissa Leo (The Fighter, Treme) has joined the cast of CBS medical drama pilot Lfe, from the Dan Jinks Co. and CBS TV. Written/co-executive produced by Paul Downs Colaizzo, Lfe is described as a high-octane medical procedural revolving around second-year residents at New York City's top hospital as they attempt to balance their god complexes with their humanity. Leo will play Julie, an attending physician in the surgical wing and a den…...
- 3/12/2015
- Deadline TV
Teen Wolf star Daniel Sharman has been cast as a lead in the CBS medical drama pilot Lfe, from The Dan Jinks Co. and CBS TV. Written/co-executive produced by Paul Downs Colaizzo, Lfe is described as a high-octane medical procedural revolving around second-year residents at New York City's top hospital as they attempt to balance their god complexes with their humanity. Sharman will play Joe, a good-hearted, expertly talented surgical resident. In addition to his starring…...
- 3/6/2015
- Deadline TV
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