Comedy Central is teaming with satirical newspaper the Onion for a half-hour scripted comedy. The untitled pilot will be based on the Onion Sports Network online video series and will take on teams, fans, sports products and sports coverage. The pilot will be geared toward sports lovers and long-time followers of the Onion. The project will be executive produced by Onion News Network’s Julie Smith and Will Graham.
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30 Rock
James Franco has signed on for a guest role. Franco will play himself and will carry on a fake romance with attention-starved “Girlie Show” star Jenna (Jane Krakowski), a scheme concocted by their respective agents.
The Casting Call brings together the latest casting news to keep you informed on who is showing up on which show. Find out who is joining your favorite show as a series regular, a recurring character, a guest star or special cameo. The Casting Call could reveal upcoming story-lines, so be aware, there may be spoilers ahead.
24 (Fox)
Gregory Itzin has signed on to reprise his acclaimed role as Charles Logan. The disgraced former President Logan was last seen after being shockingly stabbed by First Lady Martha Logan in Season Six. Itzin’s return to 24 will bring together the series’ two Emmy-nominated “presidents” for the first time when sitting President Allison Taylor (Emmy Award winner Cherry Jones) reluctantly enlists Logan to assist with an escalating international diplomatic crisis. 24 returns with its two-night, four-hour season 8 premiere on January 17 and 18.
TNT has picked up Southland from NBC. The critically acclaimed cop drama was canceled a week before it’s second season premiere, a casualty of Jay Leno’s primetime talk show. TNT will re-air the John Wells series’ original seven episodes NBC broadcast, plus the six new hours that NBC ordered but chose not to air.
Depending on ratings, TNT will order more. By only committing to airing episodes that have already been produced, the deal minimizes TNT’s financial risk and allows the cable network to evaluate the success of the show before investing in a re-start of production. The network plans to run the tough cop drama Tuesday nights at 10:00 PM/ET, opposite The Jay Leno Show. Southland will make its TNT debut on Tuesday, January 12.
The Casting Call brings together the latest casting news to keep you informed on who is showing up on which show. Find out who is joining your favorite show as a series regular, a recurring character, a guest star or special cameo. The Casting Call could reveal upcoming story-lines, so be aware, there may be spoilers ahead.
Community (NBC)
Anthony Michael Hall, will be making a guest appearance in Community’s Christmas episode. He will play a bully who challenges Jeff to a fight. In the episode, he disrupts a Spanish test and tosses Jeff’s test to the floor. Rather than intercede, Senor Chang watches the confrontation with delight. The episode is set to air December 10.
