In addition to ABC prime time favorites like Fresh Off the Boat and Once Upon a Time returning for the fall, the network recently unveiled a hearty helping of new shows. They also recently released a boatload of trailers that gives audiences a preview of what to expect from its fall lineup.
THE CROSSING
ABC’s three major drama pickups last year — Notorious, Conviction, and Time After Time — failed to connect with audiences and critics alike. Channing Dungey must really be feeling the pressure to deliver.
Police Academystar Steve Guttenberg has signed up for a recurring role on Dwayne Johnson’s Ballers, Richard Dormer has landed the lead role in BBC and Cinemax’s Rellik, and Brothers and Sisters alum Rachel Griffiths is reuniting with ABC.
Community alum Yvette Nicole Brown has boarded the untitled Mayor City comedy, Oscar-winner Timothy Hutton has joined Amazon’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, and Nia Long is set to star in The Goldbergs spinoff.
Eva Longoria and Ken Marino are set to lead an all-star cast in Type-A, and John Larroquette may be returning to television as he boards Me, Myself & I.
Book-to-television adaptations were busy making big casting announcements today, with Game of Thrones, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, and The Alienist all adding to their line-ups.
O.C. and Hart of Dixie star Rachel Bilson is headed to Nashville alongside Empire actor Kaitlin Doubleday, meanwhile Kristin Chenoweth and Steve Zahn are set to topline network pilots.
Tells the overlapping stories of couples aboard a boat that sinks while journeying to Taipei.
Tells the overlapping stories of couples aboard a boat that sinks while journeying to Taipei.
Tells the overlapping stories of couples aboard a boat that sinks while journeying to Taipei.
Logline: Tells the overlapping stories of couples aboard a boat that sinks while journeying to Taipei.
10 Shows – 12 Actors… Featuring… BAD MOM, REVENGE, GOOD CHRISTIAN BITCHES, HALLELUJAH, CASTLE, THE SECRET CIRCLE, LITTLE IN COMMON, THE CROSSING, S.I.L.A., and the UNTITLED WHITNEY CUMMINGS COMEDY.
As more new shows seem to continue towards looming cancellations, lots of stars begin to abandon ship in hopes of landing a pilot that goes!
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!
CBS greenlights two new “family” comedies, FX develops one with David O. Russell, and NBC adds a western, a Brit-import, and a career comedy. Meanwhile 8 new pilots add powerhouse directors, and two add new EPs!
