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EXCLUSIVE: Remy Hii (Marco Polo) is set as the male co-lead alongside Hunter Parrish in Jane the Novela, the CW's Jane the Virgin spinoff pilot headlined by Jacqueline Grace Lopez and narrated and executive produced by Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez. Also, providing continuity from the original series in front of…

The Television Academy Foundation has added three new members to its board of directors: actor Benito Martinez, Netflix VP Original Content Cindy Holland and WME partner Sean Perry. "We are honored to welcome three distinguished members of the television community to the Foundation's board of directors," said Madeline…

Benito Martinez (American Crime) has joined Fox's drama pilot Behind Enemy Lines, loosely based on the 2001 movie, in a recasting. Written by Nikki Toscano and directed by McG, Behind Enemy Lines is a military soap thriller wherein a group of U.S. soldiers find themselves trapped behind enemy lines. It closely follows…

Debuting on March 12, Season 3 of American Crime is the strongest installment yet in the Emmy-winning anthology series from John Ridley and ABC. Spotlighting the binding structures, cruel poverty and crushing consequences of the economic slavery and exploitation in today's America, the eight-episode season is, as I…

Nico Tortorella (Younger), Myko Olivier (Glee) and Benito Martinez (American Crime) round out the lead cast in Lifetime's original movie about the Menendez brothers’ infamous double-murder case. Tortorella and Olivier will play brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, respectively, and Martinez will play their father Jose…

Another member of the American Crime cadre of actors is set for the third installment of the ABC anthology series from John Ridley. Benito Martinez, who co-starred in the first season and guest starred in Season 2, will return to American Crime for season 3. He joins fellow retuning players Timothy Hutton, Felicity…

The Shield alum Benito Martinez and Deadwood‘s W. Earl Brown have been cast in American Crime, ABC's drama pilot written and exec produced by John Ridley, fresh off winning an Oscar for 12 Years A Slave. It centers on the racially charged murder of a war veteran and the subsequent trial, which are examined through the…