Brillstein is out with STRAIGHTENED OUT by Dante Russo. When Derek is dumped by his boyfriend, his straight bestie, Ryan, steps in to save the day by pretending to be his fiancé for the weekend.
Wonder Woman star Connie Nielsen has been cast in a lead role in Dick Wolf’s upcoming CBS drama series. Meanwhile, Covert Affairs‘ Peter Gallagher has been tapped to play the President in an upcoming pilot.
Dexter alumna Jennifer Carpenter has been set as the female lead in NBC’s drama pilot The Enemy Within. Meanwhile, Battlestar Galactica alum Michael Trucco is set as a series regular in CBS drama pilot Chiefs.All this and more in today’s casting round up.
I, Tonya and Gifted star McKenna Grace has been cast opposite Rob Lowe in a reimaging of a classic horror thriller. Meanwhile, Saturday Night Live alumna Sasheer Zamata lands a lead role in an upcoming NBC comedy pilot.
HBO casts recurring roles in the third season of True Detective, meanwhile ABC and CBS continue to cast for their upcoming pilots.
Guy Pearce is set to star in the newly titled eight-episode supernatural drama series The Innocents.
Nicolas Winding Refn’s Too Old to Die Young also adds a cast member, along with ABC’s upcoming pilot A Million Little Things.