Maura Tierney has left NBC’s Parenthood due to her ongoing treatments for breast cancer. NBC had already pushed back the series from fall to midseason to give the star time to undergo treatments. While Tierney is expected to recover, her treatment plan conflicted with the production schedule for the dramedy.
Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer are pitching Sellevision to NBC. The show is a comedic one-hour set behind the scenes of a home-shopping cable channel. Fuller is writing the project, based on Augusten Burroughs’ novel. In the TV adaptation, “we will keep true to the tone of the book, and most of the characters will be the same,” Fuller said. Singer is on board to direct. The two will executive produce with Galgos Entertainment’s Mark Bozek and Russell Nuce. Jason Taylor at Singer’s Bad Hat Harry banner will produce.
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Covert Affairs (USA)
Peter Gallagher has been cast to co-star on USA Network’s pilot Covert Affairs. The show centers on Annie Walker (Piper Perabo), a multilingual CIA trainee who joins the agency while reeling over a mysterious ex-boyfriend who appears to be of particular interest to her bosses. Gallagher will play CIA director Arthur Campbell, a regal man and former Naval officer who loves a good fight, great scotch and a filthy joke.
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)
Three actors have joined the show for its eighth season. Rami Malek will play Marcos, a would-be suicide bomber with sympathies toward radical Islam. Julian Morris will play a CTU SWAT agent. Hrach Titizian will play Nabeel, the second-in-command of security for President Hassan (Anil Kapoor). Titizian also appeared on 24 in 2007.
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.
Heroes (NBC)
Elisabeth Rohm, who is perhaps most famous for playing Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn on the television drama Law and Order, will be appearing on the NBC series, according to the network. She’ll be appearing in the eighth episode as a character named Lauren Gilmore.
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.
100 Questions (NBC)
Michael Benjamin Washington has joined 100 Questions. The show stars Sophie Winkleman as Charlotte, who, looking for love, joins an online-dating site. Washington will play her dating counselor. Washing replaces Amir Talai, who played the dating counselor in the pilot.
