January 21st, 2009 | 0 Comments
USA Network has announced that new episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent won’t air until summer 2009. This is the second delay in four months. The eighth season was initially scheduled to debut in November 2008, just three months after Season 7 aired. In October the network announced the season would shift to early 2009 so they could air all 16 episodes in a row. This is apparently the same reason for this latest push-back.
For season 8, Chris Noth (Sex and the City), who played Detective Mike Logan, left the show after three seasons, and has been replaced by Jeff Goldblum, who plays Detective Zach Nichols. Preview scenes sent to TV critics in the fall showed that Goldblum’s performance departed from the stammering intellectual roles for which he is generally known. The show’s spokesperson said that Goldblum’s arrival was not responsible for the delays.
January 8th, 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.
Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
Jason Lewis has signed a deal to reprise his role as Kevin’s ex, closeted actor Chad, later this season. Introduced in season 1, a then “straight” Chad met Kevin at the gym and the two started a secret affair. When a gossip site leaked incriminating pics of them shopping for lamps at Ikea, Chad decided to come out publicly, at which point he promptly lost interest in Kevin and the two broke up. In an upcoming episode, Chad and Kevin reconnect at a bar and one thing leads to another. As of now, Lewis is signed for one episode, which is slated to air in April.
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January 5th, 2009 | 0 Comments
USA Network is moving forward with Royal Pains, giving a series pickup to the show starring Mark Feuerstein as an on-call doctor to the Hamptons elite. The cable channel has ordered 11 hourlong episodes in addition to the two-hour pilot for a potential summer launch. Royal Pains is eyed as a possible companion for House, the off-network rights to which USA has acquired.
December 8th, 2008 | 0 Comments
Marsha Thomason has been added to another USA 90-minute pilot White Collar says The Hollywood Reporter. Thomason will play Diana Lancing, a bright and spunky junior agent. White Collar, from Fox TV Studios, centers on Neal (Matthew Bomer), a con artist who partners with the head of the FBI’s white-collar crime unit (Tim DeKay).
December 8th, 2008 | 0 Comments
Nick Zano and Diana Maria Riva have joined USA Network’s 90-minute pilot Operating Instructions. Zano will play Luke, a Marine who shared a traumatic experience with Rachel in Iraq. Riva will play Amani, an intuitive OR nurse on Rachel’s surgery team. The show, from Conaco Prods. and Universal Cable Productions, centers on Rachel (Emily Rose), an ex-Marine who returns from a tour of duty as a Navy surgeon to take a post at a military hospital.
December 8th, 2008 | 0 Comments
USA Network is close to handing a series order to Royal Pains says The Hollywood Reporter. The hourlong show from the Firm stars Mark Feuerstein as Hank Lawson, an ex-ER doctor who becomes the on-call doctor for the rich denizens of the Hamptons. Jace Alexander directed the pilot for Royal Pains, which was written by Andrew Lenchewski. Rich Frank and Paul Frank executive produce the project, with Lenchewski co-exec producing and John Rogers producing. Royal Pains is one of three cast-contingent 90-minute pilots USA Network greenlighted this summer, along with White Collar and Operating Instructions. The other two are now in final stages of casting.
