It’s a good thing that Netflix already has the “Gilmore Girls” for all of those sweet Thanksgiving vibes, because the streaming giant is coming down from that Halloween sugar high in a bad way and following last month’s blockbuster slate with a relatively unremarkable roster of new additions. Proving that there isn’t much rhyme or reason behind when they’re able to upload new movies (it’s hard to curate around contract rights), the platform’s latest batch of titles is heavy on horror movies and light on seasonal fare.
Still, it’s not all bad news for those of you who might be looking for something to stream while you’re home for the holidays. Comfort watches like “Casper” and “Field of Dreams” are perfect things to put on when you’re immobilized by a stomach full of turkey, and you can even go for an...
Still, it’s not all bad news for those of you who might be looking for something to stream while you’re home for the holidays. Comfort watches like “Casper” and “Field of Dreams” are perfect things to put on when you’re immobilized by a stomach full of turkey, and you can even go for an...
- 11/1/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
“Shooting anything physical is so funny,” Thomas Middleditch tells Et about filming Silicon Valley season four, which premieres Sunday, April 23 on HBO.
As Richard Hendricks, the creator of a data compression start-up, the actor often had a thankless role to play in the first couple of seasons. While the center of the series, Richard is a constant worrier and very much a straight man to louder characters, such as Erlich Bachman (T.J. Miller), an arrogant entrepreneur and partner in Richard's company, and the increasingly zany and subversive Donald "Jared" Dunn (Zach Woods).
More: How Thomas Middleditch Got Physical (and Funnier) on 'Silicon Valley' Season 3
But as season three proved with a first-ever Emmy nomination for Middleditch (and season four will expand upon), Richard can be very funny -- especially when the actor gets to put his physical comedy chops on display. Last season, the character was very much at the center of the laughs, thanks...
As Richard Hendricks, the creator of a data compression start-up, the actor often had a thankless role to play in the first couple of seasons. While the center of the series, Richard is a constant worrier and very much a straight man to louder characters, such as Erlich Bachman (T.J. Miller), an arrogant entrepreneur and partner in Richard's company, and the increasingly zany and subversive Donald "Jared" Dunn (Zach Woods).
More: How Thomas Middleditch Got Physical (and Funnier) on 'Silicon Valley' Season 3
But as season three proved with a first-ever Emmy nomination for Middleditch (and season four will expand upon), Richard can be very funny -- especially when the actor gets to put his physical comedy chops on display. Last season, the character was very much at the center of the laughs, thanks...
- 4/19/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Alan Tudyk hatched the idea for his meta-drenched Firefly sendup Con Man in Nathan Fillion‘s kitchen.
“That’s where I make all of my deals now,” Fillion jokes of the Tudyk-created project, which debuts on Vimeo in September and features the Castle star in a recurring role.
VideosCastle‘s Nathan Fillion Talks Season 8 Rick & Kate: ‘Things Have to Change’
Con Man finds Tudyk playing a down-on-his-luck actor whose claim to fame was a short-lived cult series titled Spectrum. Since the show’s cancellation a decade ago, he has made a living attending regional sci-fi conventions and trying (unsuccessfully...
“That’s where I make all of my deals now,” Fillion jokes of the Tudyk-created project, which debuts on Vimeo in September and features the Castle star in a recurring role.
VideosCastle‘s Nathan Fillion Talks Season 8 Rick & Kate: ‘Things Have to Change’
Con Man finds Tudyk playing a down-on-his-luck actor whose claim to fame was a short-lived cult series titled Spectrum. Since the show’s cancellation a decade ago, he has made a living attending regional sci-fi conventions and trying (unsuccessfully...
- 7/21/2015
- TVLine.com
There were no new consoles at E3 this year, no expensive new peripherals. Nothing, at long last, to distract from the videogames. And what games! The 2014 videogame megaconvention found the three major companies adjusting to a new kind of normal: a kinder-gentler Microsoft, a swaggery Sony, a Nintendo that suddenly realized it was time to throw a Hail Mary on the Wii U. Across the board, there was a sense of experimentation. Major developers iterated old franchises in new directions. Smaller developers made bold splashes with highly independent visions.
E3 lives in a vortex of hype. Most people only get...
E3 lives in a vortex of hype. Most people only get...
- 6/13/2014
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
CBS‘ Beverly Hills Cop reboot has gotten another step closer to a formal greenlight, with actor-comedian Brandon T. Jackson closing a deal for the lead. The films’ star Eddie Murphy and The Shield creator Shawn Ryan executive produce the Sony TV-produced project, which already has a pilot production commitment. Its pilot order is considered a formality once the script written by Ryan is delivered. Ryan serves as showrunner on the show, a sequel to the three movies that chronicled the exploits of wise-cracking Detroit detective Axel Foley (Murphy) in Los Angeles. The series centers on Axel’s blue-collar police officer son, Aaron (Jackson), who helps take down the criminal elements of the rich and famous in Beverly Hills while trying to escape the shadow of his larger-than-life father. Murphy will reprise his role as Axel in the pilot and may recur if the pilot goes to series. I hear Murphy suggested Jackson.
- 11/14/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Back in March of 2010, we brought you a rumor about director Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class) reportedly gearing up to direct the comic book adaptation of the Valiant comic book series Bloodshot as his next film. That seemingly bogus report stated that Vaughan was writing the script alongside Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, The Woman In Black), and fully financing the film himself.
Now, Deadline reports that Sony‘s Columbia Pictures has grabbed the rights to the Valiant comic from a spec script penned by Jeff Wadlow (Hail Mary), and the project will be produced by Neal Moritz of Original Film, alongside along Jason Kothari and Dinesh Shamdasani of Valiant Entertainment.
The Valiant series Bloodshot focused on mob assassin Angelo Mortalli, who was forced into an experimental procedure where his body was injected with nanites that enhanced his strength and skills but erased his memory in the process.
No director, production schedule...
Now, Deadline reports that Sony‘s Columbia Pictures has grabbed the rights to the Valiant comic from a spec script penned by Jeff Wadlow (Hail Mary), and the project will be produced by Neal Moritz of Original Film, alongside along Jason Kothari and Dinesh Shamdasani of Valiant Entertainment.
The Valiant series Bloodshot focused on mob assassin Angelo Mortalli, who was forced into an experimental procedure where his body was injected with nanites that enhanced his strength and skills but erased his memory in the process.
No director, production schedule...
- 3/7/2012
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
Minnie Driver is being lined up to star in a new ABC show. The actress has signed a talent deal with the Alphabet network, Deadline says. ABC is now expected to find a suitable hour-long or half-hour project for her to appear in next fall. Driver reportedly signed the deal despite being asked by NBC to star in a pilot. Earlier this year, Driver starred in CBS pilot Hail Mary, but the project was (more)...
- 10/20/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: Minnie Driver has signed a talent deal with ABC to star in a half-hour or one-hour project for the network targeted for next fall. The deal was made in a competitive situation, as the actress was also pursued for an NBC pilot. This past season, Driver toplined CBS’ drama pilot Hail Mary. Driver, repped by CAA and Untitled, previously starred on FX’s The Riches and recurred on NBC’s Will & Grace. She earned an Oscar nomination for Good Will Hunting and an Emmy nom for The Riches.
- 10/19/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: The L Word creator Ilene Chaiken has teamed with director-producer Joel Silver for a character-driven procedural which, in a competitive situation, landed at CBS with a put pilot commitment. Chaiken will write the drama, centered on an edgy punk hacker girl who teams up with an Oakland police detective to solve crimes. Chaiken and Silver will executive produce with Silver for Warner Bros. TV where Silver’s TV company is based. The deal reunites Chaiken, Silver and CBS. Last season, Chaiken served as executive producer/showrunner on the Silver-produced pilot for CBS Hail Mary. The deal keeps Wme-repped Chaiken in the CBS family. She spent the past 8 years at Showtime working on her drama The L Word and its reality offshoot. Silver has a long history at CBS where he produced the cult vampire series Moonlight and, most recently, the Minnie Drive-starring Hail Mary.
- 9/16/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision has continued it's streak of prolific TV development. Deadline reports that the company has sold three projects to ABC, NBC, Fox and the CW, and also has several comedy and reality pitches in the works. McG is also set to direct his first pilot since 2007's Chuck. The company has 3 series on the air this coming season, with Chuck, Supernatural and Nikita. The company is based at Warner Bros. TV, after renewing it's deal with the studio through 2013.
Here is what McG had to say about the deal and his parnter Peter Johnson:
“Warner Bros. bet on us 10 years ago and has helped us build an amazing business. Peter doesn’t chase the same writers as everyone else: we look for people on the verge, and for people who can tap into the youthful vibe of our company as they approach storytelling for broadcast TV.
Here is what McG had to say about the deal and his parnter Peter Johnson:
“Warner Bros. bet on us 10 years ago and has helped us build an amazing business. Peter doesn’t chase the same writers as everyone else: we look for people on the verge, and for people who can tap into the youthful vibe of our company as they approach storytelling for broadcast TV.
- 9/13/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Jeff Wadlow has signed onto direct the airplane action thriller ‘Non-Stop’ for Dark Castle, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Details on the plot are still scare, but the the movie will reportedly focus on an air marshal who experiences an ordeal while flying on a domestic flight. The ‘Never Back Down’ director discovered first-time writers John Richardson and Chris Roach, who have been hired to pen the script for ‘Non-Stop.’ Joel Silver, Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman are producing the thriller. Silver previously worked with Wadlow on ‘Hail Mary,’ a pilot the director-screenwriter created and scripted for CBS. The two also worked together on the CBS pilot ‘The Odds.’ Dark...
- 8/2/2011
- by karen
- ShockYa
The news that Laurence Fishburne is leaving "CSI" after two-plus seasons took a lot of people by surprise -- but it could end up being an opportunity for the show to reinvent itself a little bit.
When Fishburne was hired to replace the departing William Petersen in the 2008-09 season, it seemed like the right move: When the star of a series leaves, the next move is usually to find an actor of roughly equal stature to replace him. Fishburne, an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actor who hadn't done a TV series in more than two decades, fit the bill perfectly.
For whatever reason, though, Fishburne's character, Dr. Raymond Langston, didn't strike the same chord among "CSI" fans that Petersen's Gil Grissom did. Petersen seems unlikely to take his old job back full-time, and Marg Helgenberger is reducing her role as well, so the show will be looking for another lead...
When Fishburne was hired to replace the departing William Petersen in the 2008-09 season, it seemed like the right move: When the star of a series leaves, the next move is usually to find an actor of roughly equal stature to replace him. Fishburne, an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actor who hadn't done a TV series in more than two decades, fit the bill perfectly.
For whatever reason, though, Fishburne's character, Dr. Raymond Langston, didn't strike the same chord among "CSI" fans that Petersen's Gil Grissom did. Petersen seems unlikely to take his old job back full-time, and Marg Helgenberger is reducing her role as well, so the show will be looking for another lead...
- 6/8/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Fall TV Season presentations for all the new network shows take place this week with the fourth announced today. Here's a full breakdown of which concepts have made the final list over on CBS.
Still faring well, though not as indomitable as it used to be, CBS made headlines more this year for the antics of "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen than any of its other shows. With Ashton Kutcher now replacing Sheen, the new look 'Men' is staying in the same time slot and you can bet the network is desperately hoping it'll perform as well.
In any case, CBS is actually making some significant changes this year in terms of scheduling. Most notably the new J.J. Abrams series "Person of Interest" is getting the highly coveted Thursday 9pm slot which has been the home of the original "CSI" for the past decade,...
Still faring well, though not as indomitable as it used to be, CBS made headlines more this year for the antics of "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen than any of its other shows. With Ashton Kutcher now replacing Sheen, the new look 'Men' is staying in the same time slot and you can bet the network is desperately hoping it'll perform as well.
In any case, CBS is actually making some significant changes this year in terms of scheduling. Most notably the new J.J. Abrams series "Person of Interest" is getting the highly coveted Thursday 9pm slot which has been the home of the original "CSI" for the past decade,...
- 5/18/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
This will surprise approximately nobody, but CBS has passed on the Minnie Driver pilot Hail Mary. The show had been floating around way before upfronts, and it just seemed to lose momentum in favor of other pilots. Still, it's like, really, CBS? You pass on Minnie Driver for A Gifted Man?
Check out CBS's final fall lineup!
Minnie Driver joins CBS pilot Hail Mary
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Check out CBS's final fall lineup!
Minnie Driver joins CBS pilot Hail Mary
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- 5/18/2011
- by Anna Breslaw
- Filmology
CBS has reportedly decided not to pick up drama pilot Hail Mary to series. The project starred Minnie Driver as Mary Beth, a single mother who teams with a streetwise conman (Brandon T. Jackson) to solve crimes. Deadline reports that Hail Mary had emerged as an early favourite at the network, but was eventually passed over. However, the pilot is still said to have the support of producing studio Warner Bros. Television and is currently being (more)...
- 5/18/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
CBS has passed on Hail Mary. An early frontrunner, the buddy Pi pilot starring Minnie Driver eventually lost momentum at the network. But the project has been a favorite at producing studio Warner Bros TV, and I hear that it is now being shopped around to other networks. Produced by Joel Silver, Hail Mary centers on Mary Beth (Driver), a suburban single mom in Atlanta who teams with Kz (Brandon T. Jackson), a streetwise hustler, to solve crimes.
- 5/18/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
W.G. Snuffy Walden has recently scored a couple of new pilots for the upcoming TV season. The crime drama Hail Mary centers on a suburban single mom living in Atlanta who teams up with a hustler to solve crimes. The pilot stars Minnie Driver, Brandon T. Jackson, Stephen Tobolowsky and Enrique Murciano. The project is created by Jeff Wadlow (Cry Wolf, Never Back Down) and the pilot is directed by Brad Silberling (Casper, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events). Joel Silver and Ilene Chaiken serve as executive producers on the project. CBS is expected to announce next week if the show gets picked up.
The Emmy Award-winning composer has also scored the pilot for ABC dramedy Good Christian Belles (originally entitled Good Christian Bitches). The show centers on a recently divorced mother of two who moves back to the affluent Dallas neighborhood where she grew up to find...
The Emmy Award-winning composer has also scored the pilot for ABC dramedy Good Christian Belles (originally entitled Good Christian Bitches). The show centers on a recently divorced mother of two who moves back to the affluent Dallas neighborhood where she grew up to find...
- 5/14/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
CBS made a couple of bold scheduling moves last year by shipping "Survivor" to Wednesday nights and starting a new comedy block anchored by "The Big Bang Theory" on Thursdays.
This year? We're guessing less of that.
The biggest shakeup will come within a show when the network and Warner Bros. TV announce how they plan to reconfigure "Two and a Half Men" post-Charlie Sheen -- and with the news that the show unsuccessfully courted Hugh Grant, any such announcement is likely to be a pretty big one.
As for the schedule as a whole, CBS is once again working from a position of relative success, which means that we won't see more than a handful of new shows in the fall, and most of the newcomers will likely be protected by established lead-ins. Here's our best guess as to what CBS will unveil on Wednesday, May 19. (You can...
This year? We're guessing less of that.
The biggest shakeup will come within a show when the network and Warner Bros. TV announce how they plan to reconfigure "Two and a Half Men" post-Charlie Sheen -- and with the news that the show unsuccessfully courted Hugh Grant, any such announcement is likely to be a pretty big one.
As for the schedule as a whole, CBS is once again working from a position of relative success, which means that we won't see more than a handful of new shows in the fall, and most of the newcomers will likely be protected by established lead-ins. Here's our best guess as to what CBS will unveil on Wednesday, May 19. (You can...
- 5/11/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
After spending untold amounts of cash on hundreds of dramas and comedies — most of which will never make it to your living rooms — the five broadcast networks will begin announcing in New York next week which projects are good enough to earn a coveted fall pickup. (NBC and Fox will present their fall schedule to advertisers on Monday, followed by ABC on Tuesday, CBS on Wednesday and the CW on Thursday).
Buzz is already strong for several projects (for more on the hot ones, click here). But every year, we always wonder what diamond-in-the-rough was left on the cutting room...
Buzz is already strong for several projects (for more on the hot ones, click here). But every year, we always wonder what diamond-in-the-rough was left on the cutting room...
- 5/10/2011
- by Lynette Rice and James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
And they’re off! Casting is all but completed and production has already begun on scores of pilots for the five broadcast networks. But not every comedy and drama will go the distance. Which project has the right stuff? What pilot already has you feeling like you popped a Lunesta? Check out the mammoth slate for fall consideration. (And remember, all projects are whittled down in late April/early May before the nets present their fall slates to advertisers in New York):
CBS
The Doctor (Rina Mimoun, David Nutter). A mother (Christine Lahti) reconnects with her adult children when...
CBS
The Doctor (Rina Mimoun, David Nutter). A mother (Christine Lahti) reconnects with her adult children when...
- 3/23/2011
- by Lynette Rice and James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Here is the full list of the CBS fall pilots. Any new additions/updates are in bold. What looks good? What looks bad? Tell us what you think in the comments below. The Doctor Format: One-Hour Drama Network: CBS Studio: Warner Bros. Television Producers: Rina Mimoun, David Nutter Writer: Rina Mimoun Director: David Nutter Logline: A mother reconnects with her adult children when she joins the family medical practice. Cast: Christine Lahti as “Emily” Eva Amurri as “Natasha” Michael Boatman as “Dr. Brody” Scott Foley as “David” Kyle MacLachlan as “Jason” Hail Mary Format: One-Hour Drama Network: CBS Studio: Warner Bros. Television...
- 3/17/2011
- The Wrap
Noureen DeWulf has joined the cast of CBS drama pilot Hail Mary. The project will focus on Mary Beth (Minnie Driver), a single mother who teams up with a streetwise conman (Brandon T. Jackson) to solve crimes. According to The Hollywood Reporter, DeWulf will play a character named Ingrid in the pilot, which has been written by Never Back Down director Jeff Wadlow. The actress recently played recurring (more)...
- 3/14/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Welcome back to the Pilot Pirate, where we preview the latest scripts looking for a home on the 2011-12 primetime TV schedule. Each week, we read and preview some of the projects interest to the AfterEllen community, breaking down scripts to help you, the optimistic TV fan anxiously awaiting the next Modern Family or Glee, keep up with the onslaught of pilots in contention.
A reminder: These are early stage scripts that are likely to be revised and, in some cases, drastically change before filming, and only some of which will make it to the airwaves.
This week: Georgetown and the untitled Whitney Cummings Project.
Pilot: Georgtown (drama)
Writers: Will Fetters (Remember Me)
Network: ABC
Logline: A sexy soap revolving around the young people behind the power brokers of Washington, D.C.
Cast: James Wolk (Lone Star), Katie Cassidy (Melrose Place reboot), Daisy Betts (Persons Unknown), Condola Rashad (The Good Wife...
A reminder: These are early stage scripts that are likely to be revised and, in some cases, drastically change before filming, and only some of which will make it to the airwaves.
This week: Georgetown and the untitled Whitney Cummings Project.
Pilot: Georgtown (drama)
Writers: Will Fetters (Remember Me)
Network: ABC
Logline: A sexy soap revolving around the young people behind the power brokers of Washington, D.C.
Cast: James Wolk (Lone Star), Katie Cassidy (Melrose Place reboot), Daisy Betts (Persons Unknown), Condola Rashad (The Good Wife...
- 3/10/2011
- by Lesley Goldberg
- AfterEllen.com
Brandon T Jackson has reportedly signed up to appear in the new CBS pilot Hail Mary. The crime drama stars Minnie Driver as Mary Beth, a single mother whose teenage son is killed. Mary Beth teams up with her son's best friend Kz, a streetwise conman, to solve his murder and other crimes. Deadline says that Jackson has now signed up for the role of Kz in the drama. He has (more)...
- 3/8/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Brandon T. Jackson has been given the male lead opposite Minnie Driver in the upcoming new CBS drama pilot for a series called Hail Mary.
The project centers on Mary Beth Baker (played by Minnie Driver), described as “a suburban single mom in Atlanta” who teams up with Kz (played by Brandon T. Jackson), described as “a fast-talking con artist from the streets,” (Of Course he is!!), to solve her son’s murder… and other crimes.
By the way, Kz is her son’s best friend.
Will it be a parody… satire maybe? It sounds like it to me…aren’t “fast-talking con artist from the streets” kind of played out by now? I mean really. These days, I actually laugh when I hear someone say they’re “from the streets,” even if they really Are from the streets. It’s so damned cliche.
“I’m from the streets, man!
The project centers on Mary Beth Baker (played by Minnie Driver), described as “a suburban single mom in Atlanta” who teams up with Kz (played by Brandon T. Jackson), described as “a fast-talking con artist from the streets,” (Of Course he is!!), to solve her son’s murder… and other crimes.
By the way, Kz is her son’s best friend.
Will it be a parody… satire maybe? It sounds like it to me…aren’t “fast-talking con artist from the streets” kind of played out by now? I mean really. These days, I actually laugh when I hear someone say they’re “from the streets,” even if they really Are from the streets. It’s so damned cliche.
“I’m from the streets, man!
- 3/7/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Exclusive: In his first regular series gig, Tropic Thunder co-star Brandon T. Jackson has been tapped as the male lead opposite Minnie Driver in CBS' buddy P.I. pilot Hail Mary. Penned by Jeff Wadlow, the project centers on Mary Beth Baker (Driver), a suburban single mom in Atlanta who, after her teen son gets killed, teams up with her son's best friend Kz (Jackson), a fast-talking con artist from the streets, to solve her son's murder and other crimes. Jackson, repped by CAA and Ml Management, most recently appeared in Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son and guest starred on Fox's Raising Hope.
- 3/7/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Enrique Murciano has signed up for a role in CBS drama pilot Hail Mary. The project will star Minnie Driver as Mary Beth, a single mother who teams up with a streetwise conman to solve crimes. TV Line reports that former Without a Trace star Murciano will play Mary Beth's former high school boyfriend who now works as a detective. The actor, who has also appeared in episodes of CSI and (more)...
- 3/4/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
"Off the Map" may or may not be back next season. If not, two of its stars may stay on TV together anyway.
For that, you can thank NBC's drama pilot "The Crossing," which has cast "Otm" star Martin Henderson in its lead role, Deadline reports. His casting comes a day after the show, which is set in the 1860s, hired Henderson's "Off the Map" co-star Rachelle LeFevre. Bill Sage ("Precious," "Nurse Jackie") has also joined the pilot.
"The Crossing" is about a Civil War soldier (Henderson) who settles in a Missouri town as Reconstruction begins and becomes invovled with a war widow (LeFevre). NBC would have to recast both parts if the ratings-challenged "Off the Map" somehow gets a second season, but the pilot's producers must not be overly concerned about that at the moment.
Other casting news, as reported by Deadline:
- Aidan Quinn, who's currently co-starring in "Unknown,...
For that, you can thank NBC's drama pilot "The Crossing," which has cast "Otm" star Martin Henderson in its lead role, Deadline reports. His casting comes a day after the show, which is set in the 1860s, hired Henderson's "Off the Map" co-star Rachelle LeFevre. Bill Sage ("Precious," "Nurse Jackie") has also joined the pilot.
"The Crossing" is about a Civil War soldier (Henderson) who settles in a Missouri town as Reconstruction begins and becomes invovled with a war widow (LeFevre). NBC would have to recast both parts if the ratings-challenged "Off the Map" somehow gets a second season, but the pilot's producers must not be overly concerned about that at the moment.
Other casting news, as reported by Deadline:
- Aidan Quinn, who's currently co-starring in "Unknown,...
- 3/4/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Without a Trace alum Enrique Murciano is back at the network with a co-starring role opposite Minnie Driver in the hourlong pilot Hail Mary. The project, from Warner Bros., is a buddy P.I. show centered on Mary Beth (Driver), a suburban single mom in Atlanta who teams up with a streetwise hustler to solve crimes. Murciano will play Carlos Moreno, a detective with the Atlanta P.D. working the Major Crimes Division who went to high school with Mary Beth and has had a crush on her ever since. He winds up being Mary Beth's de facto mentor in criminology, although he yearns for something more. In addition to Hail Mary, Murciano, who was pursued for several pilots this season, just landed a multi-episode arc on CBS' hit NCIS as Garza, new love interest for Ziva (Cote de Pablo). He is with Gersh and Untitled. Lost alumna Rebecca Mader,...
- 3/3/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Just days after landing a major arc on NCIS, Enrique Murciano has been cast opposite Minnie Driver in the CBS pilot Hail Mary.
The hourlong drama centers on a suburban mom-turned-private eye (Minnie Driver) who teams up with a streetwise hustler to solve crimes. Murciano will play Driver’s high school boyfriend who now works as a detective.
I’m told the in-demand Without a Trace alum will be able to juggle both the pilot and NCIS, where he’ll play a CIA agent and love interest for Cote de Pablo’s Ziva in multiple episodes.
The hourlong drama centers on a suburban mom-turned-private eye (Minnie Driver) who teams up with a streetwise hustler to solve crimes. Murciano will play Driver’s high school boyfriend who now works as a detective.
I’m told the in-demand Without a Trace alum will be able to juggle both the pilot and NCIS, where he’ll play a CIA agent and love interest for Cote de Pablo’s Ziva in multiple episodes.
- 3/3/2011
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Filed under: TV News
As if '17th Precinct' didn't sound wonderful enough already, today comes news that yet another 'Battlestar Galactica' veteran has booked a role in the NBC pilot.
James Callis, otherwise known as 'BSG' scientist Gaius Baltar, will work alongside former costar Jamie Bamber in the series, Deadline reports.
The series, headed by 'BSG' mastermind Ron Moore, follows cops in a world where magic is real -- think 'Harry Potter' meets 'Law & Order.' Also on board, according to Deadline: former 'The Deep End' star Matt Long.
Several other stars booked pilots, including 'Greek' star Amber Stevens, who will play a psychiatry intern on 'Weekends at Bellevue,' 'Without a Trace' star Enrique Murciano, who will play a detective alongside Minnie Driver in 'Hail Mary,' and 'Lost' alum Rebecca Mader, who...
As if '17th Precinct' didn't sound wonderful enough already, today comes news that yet another 'Battlestar Galactica' veteran has booked a role in the NBC pilot.
James Callis, otherwise known as 'BSG' scientist Gaius Baltar, will work alongside former costar Jamie Bamber in the series, Deadline reports.
The series, headed by 'BSG' mastermind Ron Moore, follows cops in a world where magic is real -- think 'Harry Potter' meets 'Law & Order.' Also on board, according to Deadline: former 'The Deep End' star Matt Long.
Several other stars booked pilots, including 'Greek' star Amber Stevens, who will play a psychiatry intern on 'Weekends at Bellevue,' 'Without a Trace' star Enrique Murciano, who will play a detective alongside Minnie Driver in 'Hail Mary,' and 'Lost' alum Rebecca Mader, who...
- 3/3/2011
- by Jean Bentley
- Aol TV.
Former "Melrose Place" star Katie Cassidy has found her next regular TV gig: She'll star in ABC's Washington-set drama "Georgetown."
Cassidy, who's coming off a recurring role on "Gossip Girl," will play a White House aide/model in the pilot, Deadline Hollywood reports. Daisy Betts ("Persons Unknown") has also joined the show, which previously cast "Lone Star's" James Wolk.
"Georgetown" follows a group of political staffers in the nation's capital. Wolk plays a presidential speechwriter, and Betts will play another White House staffer who comes from a political family. Will Fetters ("remember Me") is writing the pilot; Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage ("Gossip Girl," "Chuck") are executive producing.
Other casting news, per Deadline:
- "Perfect Couples" star Kyle Bornheimer has been cast in Fox's comedy pilot "Council of Dads," about a widow (Diane Farr) whose late husband asks several of his friends to help her out. The pilot is...
Cassidy, who's coming off a recurring role on "Gossip Girl," will play a White House aide/model in the pilot, Deadline Hollywood reports. Daisy Betts ("Persons Unknown") has also joined the show, which previously cast "Lone Star's" James Wolk.
"Georgetown" follows a group of political staffers in the nation's capital. Wolk plays a presidential speechwriter, and Betts will play another White House staffer who comes from a political family. Will Fetters ("remember Me") is writing the pilot; Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage ("Gossip Girl," "Chuck") are executive producing.
Other casting news, per Deadline:
- "Perfect Couples" star Kyle Bornheimer has been cast in Fox's comedy pilot "Council of Dads," about a widow (Diane Farr) whose late husband asks several of his friends to help her out. The pilot is...
- 3/2/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Stephen Tobolowsky has joined the cast of CBS drama pilot Hail Mary. Minnie Driver previously signed up to play Mary Beth, a single mother who teams up with a streetwise conman to solve crimes. Deadline reports that Glee actor Tobolowsky will play a private detective who investigates the death of Mary's son and helps the grieving mother to get her own P.I. licence. (more)...
- 3/2/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Photo by Kristin Dos Santos via Wikimedia Commons
It's pilot season and Hollywood is quickly attaching some big names to hopeful TV projects for next season. We are crossing our fingers that some of our favorites stars will be back on the small screen by year's end. Here's a rundown of the shows we are rooting for.
Kiefer Sutherland in Touch (Fox)
With 24 firmly behind him and a stint on Broadway in Jason Miller's That Championship Season wrapping up, Kiefer has signed on to star in a new Fox pilot. Tim Kring, the creator of Heroes, is behind the project about an autistic kid who can predict the future. Kiefer plays his dad in the sci-fi thriller that has big promise.
Don Johnson in A Mann's World (NBC)
Miami Vice's Don Johnson is trying his hand at TV again by playing a Warren Beatty-like hairdresser. The Beverly...
It's pilot season and Hollywood is quickly attaching some big names to hopeful TV projects for next season. We are crossing our fingers that some of our favorites stars will be back on the small screen by year's end. Here's a rundown of the shows we are rooting for.
Kiefer Sutherland in Touch (Fox)
With 24 firmly behind him and a stint on Broadway in Jason Miller's That Championship Season wrapping up, Kiefer has signed on to star in a new Fox pilot. Tim Kring, the creator of Heroes, is behind the project about an autistic kid who can predict the future. Kiefer plays his dad in the sci-fi thriller that has big promise.
Don Johnson in A Mann's World (NBC)
Miami Vice's Don Johnson is trying his hand at TV again by playing a Warren Beatty-like hairdresser. The Beverly...
- 3/2/2011
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
Abigail Spencer (Mad Men) has landed the female lead opposite Eric Roberts in ABC's drama pilot Grace, from writer Krista Vernoff. A dysfunctional family drama set in the world of professional dance, it centers on Michael Grace (Roberts), a famous choreographer who tends to sleep with his dancers and has three daughters with different mothers. He is in danger of losing his studio until his daughter Sarah (Spencer), a former dancer-turned-lawyer, decides to buy her father's studio and run it for him before he loses it. Spencer, repped by Icm and Untitled, recently filmed the features Cowboys and Aliens and A Haunting in Georgia. Heroes alum Stephen Tobolowsky has joined CBS' drama pilot Hail Mary. The project, created by Jeff Wadlow and exec produced by Ilene Chaiken, is a buddy P.I. show set in Atlanta that stars Minnie Driver as Mary Beth, a suburban single mom who teams up...
- 3/2/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Chelsea Handler will play her own older sister in the pilot based on her novel Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea. According to E! Online, Handler will star opposite Laura Prepon in the NBC pilot. Prepon will play a fictionalized version of the E! host in the NBC comedy series. Comedian Jo Koy has also joined the pilot cast. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Koy will play a bartender at the club where Prepon works.
Adam Goldberg has been cast in the CBS pilot ‘Rookies.’ The “gritty cop drama” follows the personal and professional lives of six first-year cops in the NYPD, according to Entertainment Weekly. Goldberg will play Lazarus on the Robert De Niro-produced show. He joins Leelee Sobieski, who was cast on the series last week.
Minnie Driver has signed on to star and headline CBS’s ‘Hail Mary.’ According to the Hollywood Reporter, Driver...
Adam Goldberg has been cast in the CBS pilot ‘Rookies.’ The “gritty cop drama” follows the personal and professional lives of six first-year cops in the NYPD, according to Entertainment Weekly. Goldberg will play Lazarus on the Robert De Niro-produced show. He joins Leelee Sobieski, who was cast on the series last week.
Minnie Driver has signed on to star and headline CBS’s ‘Hail Mary.’ According to the Hollywood Reporter, Driver...
- 2/25/2011
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
Who says TV’s casting process can’t be as exciting as the hunt for film stars? Andrew Garfield may have comic book fans salivating over Marc Webb’s do-over of Spider-Man for Sony but the broadcast networks have been just as successful at drumming up interest in Wonder Woman (we’ll never tire of linking photos of Friday Night Lights’ looker Adrianne Palicki).
Many of the actors who’ve already booked pilots over the last two months may not even make the cut for fall, but the current crop of prospective fall stars has already upstaged most of the starpower in primetime this year.
Many of the actors who’ve already booked pilots over the last two months may not even make the cut for fall, but the current crop of prospective fall stars has already upstaged most of the starpower in primetime this year.
- 2/23/2011
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
Minnie Driver is headed back to the small screen. The actress has been cast in the new CBS pilot “Hail Mary,” set to premiere this fall.
In the series, Driver will play a single mom who teams up with a hustler to solve crimes.
The pilot was written by Jeff Wadlow, who also serves as the executive producer with Joel Silver and Ilene Chaiken.
In 2007, Driver starred in the FX drama “The Riches” and her performance earned her an Emmy nomination. She also appeared in a recent episode of the ABC comedy “Modern Family.”
Her recent film credits include Conviction and Barney’s Version.
In the series, Driver will play a single mom who teams up with a hustler to solve crimes.
The pilot was written by Jeff Wadlow, who also serves as the executive producer with Joel Silver and Ilene Chaiken.
In 2007, Driver starred in the FX drama “The Riches” and her performance earned her an Emmy nomination. She also appeared in a recent episode of the ABC comedy “Modern Family.”
Her recent film credits include Conviction and Barney’s Version.
- 2/22/2011
- by Lance@dailyactor.com (Lance Carter)
- DailyActorMedia
A trio of leading actors are heading back to television this pilot season. Former 24 star Kiefer Sutherland has been cast in Fox drama pilot Touch, from creator/executive producer Tim Kring (Heroes) and 20th Century Fox Television. The project revolves around Sutherland's character, a father "who discovers that his autistic, mute son can predict events before they happen," according to Deadline's Nellie Andreeva. Production is slated to begin in late May or early June, due to Sutherland's Broadway commitments. (He's currently on stage in a revival of That Championship Season.) Touch will be directed by Charles McDougall, who has become quite the go-to pilot director in recent years, having directed pilots for such series as The Good Wife, The Chicago Code, Desperate Housewives, The Tudors, and many others. Elsewhere, Minnie Driver (The Riches is also heading back to television, this time to star in CBS drama pilot Hail Mary, where...
- 2/22/2011
- by Jace
- Televisionary
Minnie Driver fans can look forward to seeing her on a new CBS TV series. Set in Atlanta, "Hail Mary" is from producer Joel Silver and Warner Bros. TVand is described by Variety as a "buddy P.I. drama." Jeff Wadlow wrote the pilot and will executive produce the series along with Silver and Ilene Chaiken . Brad Silberling is on board to direct. Driver plays a suburban single mom who connects somehow with a "streetwise hustler" in crime solving capers. The last series Driver was part of was the critically acclaimed FX series "The Riches," where Driver played the Irish Traveler wife, Dahlia Malloy. The Riches Interview w/ Eddie Izzard...
- 2/22/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Sam Worthington
Full Clip Productions, the company started by a trio of Aussie spunks - Sam Worthington, Josh Schwarz and Michael Schwarz - have signed a first-look television development pact with NBC Universal International reports Variety.
The company has apparently already pitched at least ten different show concepts to the network.
Hail Mary
Minnie Driver has boarded the CBS buddy P.I. drama pilot "Hail Mary" reports the trades.
The story follows a suburban single mom who teams with a streetwise hustler to solve crimes in Atlanta.
Jeff Wadlow penned the script while Brad Silberling is on board to direct. Joel Silver produces.
Falling Skies
Three new TV spots have been posted for the Steven Spielberg-produced alien invasion TV series "Falling Skies" which hits the airwaves in June.
Set after the first wave of an alien invasion has wiped out the world's military bases and major cities, what's left...
Full Clip Productions, the company started by a trio of Aussie spunks - Sam Worthington, Josh Schwarz and Michael Schwarz - have signed a first-look television development pact with NBC Universal International reports Variety.
The company has apparently already pitched at least ten different show concepts to the network.
Hail Mary
Minnie Driver has boarded the CBS buddy P.I. drama pilot "Hail Mary" reports the trades.
The story follows a suburban single mom who teams with a streetwise hustler to solve crimes in Atlanta.
Jeff Wadlow penned the script while Brad Silberling is on board to direct. Joel Silver produces.
Falling Skies
Three new TV spots have been posted for the Steven Spielberg-produced alien invasion TV series "Falling Skies" which hits the airwaves in June.
Set after the first wave of an alien invasion has wiped out the world's military bases and major cities, what's left...
- 2/22/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Minnie Driver has signed on to Hail Mary, a CBS drama pilot buddy P.I. drama which is set in Atlanta. Joel Silver and Warner Bros. TV. project's pilot is scripted by Jeff Wadlow (Never Back Down), who will also executive produce with Silver and Ilene Chaiken (The L Word). Brad Silberling (Land of the Lost, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events) directs the pilot. Hail Mary tells of a suburban single mom who teams with a streetwise hustler in order to solve crimes. Prior to Hail Mary, Driver was circling the NBC's comedy Free Agents. The actress was previously seen in FX's The Riches. Film-wise, she was last seen in Barney's Version with Paul Giammati and Dustin Hoffman..
- 2/22/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Minnie Driver has signed on to Hail Mary, a CBS drama pilot buddy P.I. drama which is set in Atlanta. Joel Silver and Warner Bros. TV. project's pilot is scripted by Jeff Wadlow (Never Back Down), who will also executive produce with Silver and Ilene Chaiken (The L Word). Brad Silberling (Land of the Lost, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events) directs the pilot. Hail Mary tells of a suburban single mom who teams with a streetwise hustler in order to solve crimes. Prior to Hail Mary, Driver was circling the NBC's comedy Free Agents. The actress was previously seen in FX's The Riches. Film-wise, she was last seen in Barney's Version with Paul Giammati and Dustin Hoffman..
- 2/22/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Minnie Driver will be fighting crime in CBS drama pilot "Hail Mary" which recently saw "The L Word" creator Ilene Chaiken joining as the executive producer. Driver will take the lead role as a single mom who teams up with a hustler to solve crimes as private investigators.
"Hail Mary" will be shot in Atlanta under the creative direction of Brad Siberling and using the script from Jeff Wadlow. In the production team, Chaiken joins forces with Joel Silver.
Before signing up for this pilot, Driver had circled NBC's comedy pilot "Free Agents" but the deal did not come true. She had a guest starring role on "Modern Family" and landed roles in "Conviction" and "Barney's Version".
The last time Driver was a regular of a TV show was when "The Riches" aired for two seasons in FX in 2008.
"Hail Mary" will be shot in Atlanta under the creative direction of Brad Siberling and using the script from Jeff Wadlow. In the production team, Chaiken joins forces with Joel Silver.
Before signing up for this pilot, Driver had circled NBC's comedy pilot "Free Agents" but the deal did not come true. She had a guest starring role on "Modern Family" and landed roles in "Conviction" and "Barney's Version".
The last time Driver was a regular of a TV show was when "The Riches" aired for two seasons in FX in 2008.
- 2/22/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Minnie Driver is locked in for a pilot this season -- but not the one she was reportedly close to signing on for a couple weeks ago.
Driver will star in a CBS drama called "Hail Mary," EW reports. She'll play a single mother who becomes a private investigator alongside a "streetwise hustler." Jeff Wadlow ("Cry_Wolf") created the show and is executive producing with Ilene Chaiken ("The L Word") and ("Veronica Mars," "Sherlock Holmes").
Driver was courted for multiple pilots this development season, and earlier this month there were reports that she was on the verge of joining an NBC comedy called "Free Agents." That deal didn't come together, however, and she wound up with "Hail Mary," which will film in Atlanta.
If the show gets picked up for the 2011-12 season, it will be Driver's first full-time series work since "The Riches" ended in 2008. Her recent movies include "Conviction" and "Barney's Version,...
Driver will star in a CBS drama called "Hail Mary," EW reports. She'll play a single mother who becomes a private investigator alongside a "streetwise hustler." Jeff Wadlow ("Cry_Wolf") created the show and is executive producing with Ilene Chaiken ("The L Word") and ("Veronica Mars," "Sherlock Holmes").
Driver was courted for multiple pilots this development season, and earlier this month there were reports that she was on the verge of joining an NBC comedy called "Free Agents." That deal didn't come together, however, and she wound up with "Hail Mary," which will film in Atlanta.
If the show gets picked up for the 2011-12 season, it will be Driver's first full-time series work since "The Riches" ended in 2008. Her recent movies include "Conviction" and "Barney's Version,...
- 2/22/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Who'd have guessed that the most volatile figure of this pilot season would be Oscar and Emmy nominee Minnie Driver? Less than two weeks after it was reported that Driver was "close" to a deal to star in NBC's comedy pilot "Free Agents," the "Good Will Hunting" co-star has changed gears and will instead be toplining CBS' drama pilot "Hail Mary." According to Deadline.com, "Hail Mary" comes from Jeff Wadlow ("Never Back Down") and will be executive produced by Ilene Chaiken ("The L Word"). The Atlanta-set buddy P.I. series focuses on a single mom (Driver) and "a streetwise hustler"...
- 2/22/2011
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
Another familiar Hollywood star has been cast in fall TV pilot: Minnie Driver has landed one of the lead roles in CBS’ drama Hail Mary.
Driver will play a suburban single mom who teams up with a street-smart hustler to solve crimes.
The Atlanta-based Warner Bros. pilot has showrunner Ilene Chaiken on board, who created Showtime’s The L Word, along with exec producers Joel Silver and Jeff Wadlow. Driver’s last regular series gig was on FX’s The Riches and last year she appeared in an episode of Modern Family.
Driver will play a suburban single mom who teams up with a street-smart hustler to solve crimes.
The Atlanta-based Warner Bros. pilot has showrunner Ilene Chaiken on board, who created Showtime’s The L Word, along with exec producers Joel Silver and Jeff Wadlow. Driver’s last regular series gig was on FX’s The Riches and last year she appeared in an episode of Modern Family.
- 2/22/2011
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Minnie Driver is returning to series television as star of CBS' drama pilot Hail Mary. The project, created by Jeff Wadlow and executive produced by Ilene Chaiken, is a buddy P.I. show set in Atlanta that focuses on a suburban single mom (Driver) who teams up with a streetwise hustler to solve crimes. In addition to Hail Mary, Driver was also pursued for the NBC pilot Free Agents this season. This was one of 2 offers for On American TV, British-born Driver, repped by CAA and Untitled, previously starred on FX's The Riches and recurred on NBC's Will & Grace. She was most recently seen in Conviction. Alan Tudyk has been cast in ABC's comedy pilot Suburgatory. The project, from Warner Bros. TV and writer-exec producer Emily Kapnek, centers on Tessa (Jane Levy), a teenage girl who is moved by her dad George from Manhattan, where she grew up, to her version of hell: the suburbs.
- 2/22/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Minnie Driver is eyeing a return to series TV with a lead role in the CBS drama pilot Hail Mary.
The onetime matriarch of FX’s The Riches will play a suburban mom-turned-private eye who teams up with a streetwise hustler to solve crimes.
The L Word co-creator Ilene Chaiken recently came on board as exec producer and showrunner.
Driver — who snagged an Oscar nomination for Good Will Hunting — guest-starred on Modern Family last season as a former colleague of Julie Bowen’s Claire.
In other pilot news: Whedonverse all-star Alan Tudyk has been cast in the ABC comedy pilot Suburgatory,...
The onetime matriarch of FX’s The Riches will play a suburban mom-turned-private eye who teams up with a streetwise hustler to solve crimes.
The L Word co-creator Ilene Chaiken recently came on board as exec producer and showrunner.
Driver — who snagged an Oscar nomination for Good Will Hunting — guest-starred on Modern Family last season as a former colleague of Julie Bowen’s Claire.
In other pilot news: Whedonverse all-star Alan Tudyk has been cast in the ABC comedy pilot Suburgatory,...
- 2/22/2011
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
CBS may not have a project like Wonder Woman that’s eating up all the headlines, nor does it have a much-anticipated reboot in the works that has fans hoping for the best (and even anticipating the worst). But the No. 1 network (in viewers) doesn’t need to make a lot of noise with its fall 2011 development, especially when it continues to succeed with tried-and-true formats featuring law dogs and crime-fighting duos.
That said, the network does have a serious weapon in its arsenal that could end up upstaging Woman and those three angels on ABC. I’m talking to...
That said, the network does have a serious weapon in its arsenal that could end up upstaging Woman and those three angels on ABC. I’m talking to...
- 2/17/2011
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
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