A MONSTER-SIZED recap of the latest Sales, Pick-ups, Attachments, Exits, Deals, Renewals, Cancellations & More, as the upfronts near!
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10 Shows – 13 Actors… BBC, CBS, CW, FOX, HBO & NBC stay busy!
Pilot casting slows, as most shows fill their roles, and production begins.
12 Shows – 16 Actors. As pilots & series alike align for a very busy next couple weeks!
6 Shows – 7 Actors. ABC adds to Smothered and Revenge, CBS throws a Hail Mary with Peter Knight Consulting, NBC makes a Free Agent out of the man with many voices, and TNT gives Jada Pinkett something to look at next season.
Lots of casting news & offers out: ABC adds four, and makes offers to two leads, CBS adds a Lost alum to join Sarah Michelle Gellar in Ringer, Cinemax lands two leads for their first original series in two decades, Comedy Central continues their recasting on Playing With Guns, while NBC eyes a Steve Carell replacement, and makes offers to six others, TNT circles two men for the role of “Chris” and USA adds their first to Over/Under!
A&E greenlights a PI drama, CBS grabs a supernatural cop drama, as well as an assistant comedy, Comedy Central revives a dormant Spike pilot, MTV brings us back to 1993 with some B&B, NBC picks up a new “inception-like” spec from Lone Star creator, adds a Brit reboot, a cheaters love story, and an Arrested Development style laugher. Meanwhile, NCIS gets a renewal, Chase doesn’t, and CBS and Comedy Central add directors to their pilots.
