June 12th, 2009 | 0 Comments
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.
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Michael Kenneth Williams, Dabney Coleman and Paz de la Huerta have joined the cast of HBO’s Martin Scorsese-directed drama pilot. Written by Terence Winter and to be directed by Scorsese, HBO’s Boardwalk Empire chronicles the early 20th century origins of Atlantic City and revolves around Nucky Johnson (Steve Buscemi), who runs a liquor-distribution ring, and Jimmy Darmody (Michael Pitt), his ruthless flunky.
De la Huerta will play Lucy, Nucky’s girlfriend, a hot party girl. Williams will play Chalky White, the defacto “mayor” of Chickenbone Beach, Atlantic City’s black section. He’s an intelligent ex-boxer and confidant of Nucky’s who rules his community with an iron fist. Coleman will play the Commodore Kaestner, Nucky’s predecessor and mentor.
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May 20th, 2009 | 143 Comments
CBS, the only major broadcast network to grow its audience in all key ratings this season, announced today the addition of four new series to strengthen its already top rated primetime lineup for the Fall 2009-2010 season.
The new series include three dramas and one comedy. Chris O’Donnell and LL COOL J star in NCIS: Los Angeles, a spinoff from the hit drama NCIS; The Good Wife stars Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies in a legal drama about a steadfast wife and mother who boldly returns to work as a lawyer when her husband is imprisoned for a high profile political scandal; Three Rivers, a medical drama that stars Alex O’Loughlin as the head of a renowned transplant surgery team, and Accidentally On Purpose stars Golden Globe Award winner Jenna Elfman in an ensemble comedy about a successful, single journalist who accidentally gets pregnant by a much younger man.
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May 19th, 2009 | 27 Comments
After CBS announced the cancellation of The Unit after four seasons, the studios’ syndication arm Twentieth TV announced that the show has been sold in syndication for a fall 2010 launch. The military drama starring Dennis Haysbert has been cleared in 56% of country, including the Fox Television stations and, ironically, CBS stations for Fall 2010 debut. The series from David Mamet and Shawn Ryan has been sold in all top 15 markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas and San Francisco.
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May 19th, 2009 | 0 Comments
CBS has picked up Cold Case, Numbers, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Rules of Engagement and Gary Unmarried. CBS is looking in to potentially acquiring the recently-canceled NBC drama Medium, which is produced by CBS TV Studios. CBS opted not to renew Without a Trace and The Unit and freshman 11th Hour.
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May 19th, 2009 | 33 Comments
CBS has canceled long-running Sunday night action-drama The Unit while NBC has canceled Thursday night comedy mainstay My Name Is Earl and the supernatural Medium. But not all is lost for two of the shows.
My Name Is Earl studio 20th TV is talking to Fox and ABC about possibly picking up the show. ABC in particular has been receptive to picking up rival shows, having taken Scrubs after NBC canceled the series last year and committing to take on The New Adventures of Old Christine should CBS cancel the series.
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May 18th, 2009 | 4 Comments
CBS handed out series orders to the NCIS spinoff, starring LL Cool J and Chris O’Donnell, legal drama The Good Wife, starring Julianna Margulies, medical drama Three Rivers starring Alex O’Loughlin, the Jenna Elfman comedy Accidentally on Purpose, as well as Jerry Bruckheimer’s medical drama Miami Trauma. Additionally, the network is ordering unscripted series Undercover Boss, an U.K. format described as Secret Millionaire meets Dirty Jobs.
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