Janet McTeer

 

Wind River‘s Gil Birmingham is set for a recurring role on the 3rd season of TNT’s Animal Kingdom. Meanwhile, Frasier alumna Jane Leeves has been tapped for a leading role in Fox’s untitled Erin Foster single-camera comedy pilot. All this and more on today’s TV casting round up.

A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she’s taking care of.

A couple living in Victorian London endure an unusual series of psychological and supernatural effects following the birth of their child.

Logline: In the wake of her artist boyfriend’s death, a teenage runaway and art model forms a twisted relationship with his pianist mother.

Centers on Nessa Stein, a woman who inherits her father’s arms business and finds herself in a international maelstrom when as she continues to promote the reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.

“The Woman in Black” actress joins drama.

Logline: In the 1880’s, a young shop girl falls for and marries Dr. Joseph Barton. After the difficult childbirth of their daughter Angelica, doctor-ordered celibacy creates a rift in the Bartons’ marriage and a ghostly force enters their home.

Logline: Follows a famous New York novelist raising his daughter as a single father and how their dynamics and relationships change as she grows into an adult.

Horror remake builds an impressive roster of actors.

Logline: Chronicles the life of political theorist Hannah Arendt, who, after attending the trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann coined the term “banality of evil” and stated that atrocious historical actions, in this case, the Holocaust, were caused by a perception of normalization.

And the busy casting season continues, as ABC, CBS, FOX, HBO and NBC add several names, new and old into the mix!

Ciaran Hinds and Janet McTeer have joined Daniel Radcliffe in the adaptation of Susan Hill’s novel, THE WOMAN IN BLACK 3D. Written by Jane Goldman, the story follows a young lawyer who travels to a remote village and uncovers some tragic secrets.

Logline: A poverty-stricken woman in 1860s Ireland disguises herself as a man to gain employment as a waiter in a Dublin hotel. As she settles into her new role in society, she gets increasingly confused about her identity, courting a maid while pretending to be a man and revealing her secret to a hotel guest.

Logline: The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true intent.

Logline: An unsuspecting American student joins a prestigious European boarding school that fronts for a witches’ coven.