November 20th, 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.
CSI: Miami (CBS)
Lucy Hale (Privileged) has signed on for a guest role. She will play a famous pop star that turns up dead. Hale’s episode is scheduled to air in January 2010.
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November 18th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Jason Lee has signed on to star in Delta Blues, a new pilot for TNT. Jason Lee, who starred for four seasons in the critically acclaimed comedy My Name Is Earl, has been cast in the lead role. He will play Dwight Hendricks, a Memphis police officer who lives with his mother and moonlights as an Elvis impersonator.
From George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures and Warner Horizon Television, Delta Blues will be directed by Clark Johnson (The Shield) from a script by Liz M. Garcia and actor Joshua Harto. Clooney, Heslov and Garcia serve as executive producers. Henry Bronchtein and Smokehouse’s Abby Wolf-Weiss are co-executive producers, and Harto is a producer. Johnson will also receive an executive-producer credit for the pilot.
November 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
TNT has bought the off-network syndication to The Mentalist. According to the deal between TNT and Warner Brothers Domestic TV Distribution, The Mentalist will begin running weekly on the cable network in fall 2011, followed by a full-blown launch in 2012. Neither side would discuss the financials of the deal, but the Simon Baker starrer is said to have fetched from $2.2 million-$2.3 million an episode. Created by Bruno Heller, The Mentalist stars Baker as an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation who solves crimes using razor-sharp observation skills. The Mentalist launched as the top new series of the 2008-09 season and has been a solid ratings performer this fall in its new 10:00 PM/ET Thursday timeslot.
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November 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments
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.
October 30th, 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.
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.
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October 28th, 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.
Cougar Town (ABC)
Lisa Kudrow has signed on to guest star opposite ex-Friend Courteney Cox. She will play a dermatologist that Jules can’t stop going to even though she is mean to her. Kudrow’s episode will shoot next month and air in early 2010.
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