A MONSTER-SIZED recap of the latest Sales, Pick-ups, Attachments, Exits, Deals, Renewals, Cancellations & More, as the upfronts near!
EXIT STRATEGY
31 shows – 37 actors = Tuesday Pilot & Series Casting Breakdown!
26 shows – 46 actors. Pilot season continues to burn HOT HOT HOT!
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!
CBS orders pilots for a copper and a laugher, Fox adds two more laughers to their order, and one tentpole-type actioner, while MTV adds some summer camp fun, NBC opens their wallets and greenlights four new pilots with some very familiar names, and TBS smashes two John Cusack films for one new series!
Desperate Housewives & No Ordinary Family see some familiar faces, Adult Swim snags some Earl, Fox’s other super project lands Ethan Hawke’s TV debut, An Oscar nominee joins The Event, Don Cheadle moves into a House of Lies for Showtime, and Starz & BBC combo up for a little Phifer.
Smilovic sets up “The Detail,” Fox commits to a new Guggenheim procedural, and JJ Abrams gets two projects picked up!
