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James Wolk To Headline NBC’s ‘Ordinary Joe’ Drama Pilot From Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner & Matt Reeves

James Wolk (Watchmen) has been tapped as the lead in the NBC drama pilot Ordinary Joe, from House alums Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner, The Batman writer/director Matt Reeves, his 6th & Idaho banner and 20th Century Fox TV. Written by Friend and Lerner, Ordinary Joe explores the three parallel lives of the show's…

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Feb 19, 2020 3:45 pm
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Janet McTeer To Star In ‘The President Is Missing’ Pilot At Showtime

EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe, Tony and Olivier Award winner Janet McTeer (Ozark) has been cast as a lead opposite David Oyelowo in The President Is Missing, Showtime's drama pilot based on the novel by President Bill Clinton and James Patterson from Christopher McQuarrie and Anthony Peckham. McTeer is a series regular in…

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Feb 19, 2020 3:15 pm
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HBO Max Orders 1970s Comedy Pilot ‘Minx’ from Ellen Rapoport, Paul Feig & Lionsgate

HBO Max has handed a pilot order to Minx, from writer Ellen Rapoport (Paramount’s Clifford the Big Red Dog, Netflix’s Desperados), Paul Feig’s Feigco Entertainment and Lionsgate TV, where the company is under a deal. Written by Rapoport, the half-hour Minx is set in 1970s Los Angeles and centers around an earnest…

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Feb 19, 2020 2:30 pm
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‘The Lincoln Lawyer’: Angus Sampson Joins Kiele Sanchez In CBS Drama Series

EXCLUSIVE: Angus Sampson (Insidious franchise) is set as a series regular opposite Kiele Sanchez in CBS' drama The Lincoln Lawyer, from The Practice creator David E. Kelley based on Michael Connelly's series of bestselling novels. It hails from A+E Studios, which will co-produce with CBS TV Studios. Sampson will play…

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Feb 19, 2020 1:58 pm
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‘Blood Relative’: Tate Donovan To Star In Fox Drama Pilot

EXCLUSIVE: Tate Donovan is set as the male lead opposite Melissa Leo in the Fox pilot Blood Relative, a forensic genealogy-themed crime drama from writer-producer Chris Levinson and producer Liza Chasin, Paramount Television Studios and Anonymous Content, which will co-produce with Fox Entertainment. Blood Relative is…

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Feb 19, 2020 1:26 pm
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‘Doc Savage’ TV Series In Works At Sony Pictures Television With Original Film & Condé Nast

EXCLUSIVE: The Man of Bronze is headed to the small screen. Sony Pictures Television and Neal H. Moritz’s Sony-based Original Film have partnered with Condé Nast Entertainment to develop a scripted television series based on the Doc Savage pulp fiction franchise from the Street & Smith library. The project is part of…

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Feb 19, 2020 10:17 am
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Annaleigh Ashford To Star In CBS Comedy Pilot ‘B Positive’ From Chuck Lorre & Marco Pennette

Annaleigh Ashford has been tapped as the female lead in B Positive, CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot from the Mom team of Marco Pennette, Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros. TV. Ashford’s casting involved a complex logistical puzzle and the will to make it happen of two top TV showrunners, Lorre and Ryan Murphy. She co-stars…

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Feb 19, 2020 9:15 am
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‘Debris’: Norbert Leo Butz To Co-Star In NBC Sci-Fi Drama Pilot

EXCLUSIVE: Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz is set to co-star opposite Jonathan Tucker and Riann Steele in Debris, NBC's sci-fi drama pilot from Almost Human creator J.H. Wyman and Legendary Television. NBC Written by Wyman, Debris is said to be in the vein of The X-Files and Men in Black. In it, two agents from two…

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Feb 18, 2020 5:14 pm
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‘Rebel’: Tamala Jones To Co-Star In ABC’s Erin Brockovich-Inspired Drama Pilot

EXCLUSIVE: Castle alumna Tamala Jones is returning to ABC with a series regular opposite Katey Sagal in Rebel, ABC's drama pilot inspired by the life of activist Erin Brockovich. Additionally, Jones just booked a recurring role on the new Fox series 911: Lone Star, playing Det. Washington, a detective investigating an…

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Feb 18, 2020 4:33 pm
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Showtime Orders ‘The Curse’ Comedy Pilot From the Safdie Brothers & Nathan Fielder

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime has given a pilot green light to The Curse, a half-hour comedy from Uncut Gems directors/co-writers Benny & Josh Safdie and Nathan for You creator and star Nathan Fielder, I have learned. Written by Fielder and Benny Safdie, The Curse stars Fielder and co-stars Benny Safdie. It explores how an…

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Feb 18, 2020 2:53 pm
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‘The Auteur’ Taika Waititi Horror-Comedy Starring Jude Law Confirmed By Showtime, Details Revealed

Showtime has confirmed development of half-hour series The Auteur, starring Jude Law (The Young Pope) and directed by newly minted Oscar winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit), who will also write with Peter Warren (Ghost Team). Signaling its intention to pick up the project to series, the network has ordered multiple…

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Feb 18, 2020 1:27 pm
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'The Auteur' Showtime Horror-Comedy Starring Jude

Melissa Leo To Headline Fox Pilot ‘Blood Relative’, Lifting the Cast-Contingency

Oscar winner Melissa Leo will play the lead in Fox’s drama pilot Blood Relative, lifting the cast-contingency on the pilot order. Originally picked up as cast-contingent, Blood Relative is a forensic genealogy-themed crime drama from writer-producer Chris Levinson and producer Liza Chasin, Paramount Television Studios…