August 7th, 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: NY (CBS)
Skeet Ulrich has signed on for three episodes this season. Ulrich will play a complex and deeply disturbed killer. The arc will send the CSIs all over New York City on one of the wildest cases of their careers. The three episodes will begin airing October 7. The killer character harkens back to Ulrich’s role in Scream, the horror mystery that helped make him a star.
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August 3rd, 2009 | 0 Comments
USA Network has ordered a third season of In Plain Sight, which stars Mary McCormack as a U.S. marshal for the witness protection program. In Plain Sight has been picked up for 16 episodes, the same order the network recently gave to Burn Notice and Royal Pains. The network hasn’t decided yet whether In Plain Sight will continue to be partnered with Law and Order: Criminal Intent. It might also move from 10:00 PM/ET to 9:00 PM/ET to launch a new series the way the third season of Burn Notice was used to launch breakout hit Royal Pains.
Additionally, the network is finalizing a deal to renew Law and Order: Criminal Intent.
July 30th, 2009 | 0 Comments
USA Network has ordered the CIA-themed drama pilot Covert Affairs. Piper Perabo stars in the drama as Annie Walker, a CIA trainee who winds up being mysteriously promoted to the field as an operative. The show was written and co-executive produced by Matt Corman and Chris Ord, while Dave Bartis and Doug Liman will exec produce through their Dutch Oven shingle. The news comes after the show cast Christopher Gorman on the series.
July 30th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Christopher Gorham will star opposite Piper Perabo in USA Network’s spy thriller Covert Affairs. Written by Matt Corman and Chris Ord, Covert Affairs centers on Annie Walker (Perabo), a multilingual CIA trainee who joins the agency still reeling over a mysterious ex-boyfriend who appears to be of particular interest to her bosses.
Gorham will play Auggie Anderson, a CIA military intelligence/special-ops agent blinded years ago on an assignment who is helping Walker navigate her new job.
The casting is believed to lift the contingency on the pilot.
July 29th, 2009 | 1 Comment
USA Network has renewed its flagship action drama Burn Notice and breakout freshman hit Royal Pains. The pickups follow both series leading USA Network cable’s most-watched network after finishing first during the second-quarter ratings race. In recent airings, Burn Notice (now in its third season) pulled in a robust 7.3 million total viewers, while freshman breakout Royal Pains drew an equally strong 7.1 million.
Burn Notice, starring Jeffrey Donovan, is being picked up for a fourth season. The show it helped launch, the Mark Feuerstein-starring medical soap Royal Pains, is being renewed for a second season.
July 15th, 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.
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Martha Plimpton has signed on for a multi-episode. Starting with the season premiere, Plimpton will appear as the mother of a young patient.
Additionally, Mitch Pileggi, who first guest-starred on the ABC drama toward the end of Season 3, will return for the two-hour Season 6 premiere, again playing hospital board chairman Larry Jennings.
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