A MONSTER-SIZED recap of the latest Sales, Pick-ups, Attachments, Exits, Deals, Renewals, Cancellations & More, as the upfronts near!
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4 Networks… 4 Shows… 5 Stars… 3 Laughs & A Drama!
12 Shows – 16 Actors. As pilots & series alike align for a very busy next couple weeks!
Lots and lots of casting news. A few tidbits… FX superhero pilot cast a Battlestar Alum – Bibb set to become a Good Christian Bitch, A Twilight castaway (and current network series star) lands the lead in a new pilot about The Crossing, A King joins Rachel Bilson in Dixie, Two Rescue Me alums adds new shows to their resumes with USA’s Over/Under and HBO’s Boardwalk Empire… and lots more inside.
30+ News Shows Land New Stars!
ABC adds a Roberts to Grace, Britt robertson moves from one CW series to another, Ethan Hawke lands a co-lead for Exit Strategy, Kiefer Sutherland plots his return to TV, and Spartacus looks to be losing a star… and lots more casting news inside!
One pilot dies… and eleven add directors, showrunners, and EPs.
Pilot casting continues to build buzz and excitement with the additions of several names across the board for most major networks!
Six Shows a Go at ABC – CBS Revs Up 1 more comedy – FOX adds 2 laughers – and NBC Adds Five.
FOX picks up a father/son dating comedy, HBO gets documental with the Tropic Thunder gang, NBC gets into drug trouble, girl trouble and aging trouble, while USA hands out pilot commitments to a trio of new shows, and Community gets a few more episodes thanks to that spectacular Halloween episode!
