NBC has ordered Katherine Heigl drama “State of Affairs” to series. The drama follows Heigl as CIA attaché Charleston Whitney Tucker, who counsels the president — played by Alfre Woodard — on high-stakes incidents around the world. Also read: NBC Orders Hope Davis Drama ‘Allegiance’ The cast also includes Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand, Cliff Chamberlain, Tommy Savas and Leslie Odom, Jr. Writer-director Joe Carnahan (“The Blacklist”) serves as executive producer with Heigl, Nancy Heigl, Robert Simonds, Sophie Watts, Henry Crumpton, Rodney Faraon and Julia Franz.
- 5/7/2014
- by L.A. Ross
- The Wrap
Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Alfre Woodard will play the President of the United States on NBC's “State of Affairs.” With the casting, Woodard (“True Blood”) joins Katherine Heigl — who makes her return to the small screen — in the pilot. Woodard will play President Roberta Payton, who hired Heigl's character, Charleston “Charlie” Whitney Tucker — her late son's ex-girlfriend — to be her legal briefer, according to media reports. Tucker is a key CIA attaché who counsels Payton on high-stakes incidents around the world while balancing her intense political responsibilities with a complicated personal life. See photo: Katherine Heigl Hits the Sheets.
- 3/22/2014
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Leslie Odom Jr. (Smash) has joined the cast of NBC‘s drama pilot State Of Affairs. It stars Katherine Heigl as Charleston Whitney Tucker, a key CIA attaché who counsels the president on high-stakes incidents around the world. Odom, repped by Brs/Gage and manager Joan Sittenfield, plays Mitchell Manning, Chief of Staff to the President of the U.S. He recurs on Person of Interest and Law & Order: Svu. Related: 2014 NBC Pilots Actress-comedian-writer Rebecca Corry has has been cast in NBC‘s multi-camera pilot One Big Happy. Written by Liz Feldman and directed by Scott Ellis, it centers on two platonic friends since childhood — a lesbian, Lizzy (Elisha Cuthbert), and her straight male best friend, Luke (Nick Zano) — who have been living together and trying to have a baby via artificial insemination. They finally get pregnant, just as Luke meets and impulsively marries the love of his life. Corry,...
- 3/20/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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, repped by Paradigm and Untitled, will play Grace Hough, a tough CIA analyst on the President’s daily briefing team, who keeps her private life to herself. Vand starred in indie pic A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Related: 2014 NBC Pilots The Daily Show alum Jason Jones has been tapped for the male lead in NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot Love Is Relative from writer Dan Mazer, 20th TV, Tom Werner and Tom Lassally. It revolves around a wife (Leslie Bibb) and husband who begin to see their marriage in a whole new way after her newly divorced brother,...
- 3/17/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Danny Huston (X Men Origins: Wolverine) is set for the male lead opposite Ashley Judd in NBC’s drama pilot Salvation, written by Elizabeth Heldens and directed by Jeffrey Reiner, while Adam Kaufman (Altered) has nabbed the male lead on another NBC pilot, Katherine Heigl-produced State Of Affairs. In Salvation, mega-church pastor Daniel Strickland suddenly dies, and his loyal wife, Jennifer Strickland (Judd), must rally to keep their family together and save the church. Huston, repped by ICM Partners, UK’s Julian Belfrage & Associates and attorney David Fox, will play Caleb, the lead pastor at a rival mega-church. He will next be seen in a 3-episode arc on Showtime’s Masters Of Sex. Drama pilot State Of Affairs stars Heigl as Charleston Whitney Tucker, a key CIA attaché who counsels the president on high-stakes incidents around the world. Kaufman, repped by Sdb Partners and Luber Roklin Entertainment, will play Lucas Wright,...
- 3/17/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Charlie’s Angels alumna Annie Ilonzeh is set as a regular in the NBC drama pilot Coercion, based on an Israeli format. The high-octane thriller revolves around the O’Connor family and their son, Alex (Gavin Stenhouse), a decorated American war hero and CIA analyst. Unbeknownst to him, both of his parents and his sister are part of a dormant Russian sleeper cell that has just been reactivated. Ilonzeh, repped by Apa and Vincent Cirrincione Associates, plays Julia, a no-nonsense Special Agent with the FBI assigned to work closely with Alex. She has recurred on Arrow and Drop Dead Diva. Related: 2014 NBC Pilots Chicago-based theater actor Cliff Chamberlain has been cast in NBC drama pilot State of Affairs, which stars Katherine Heigl as Charleston Whitney Tucker, a key CIA attaché who counsels the president on high-stakes incidents around the world. Chamberlain, repped by Innovative and Brillstein Entertainment, will play Brett Welker,...
- 3/6/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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