UK actor, writer and comedian Tom Stourton has booked a series regular role on ABC's single-camera comedy pilot Hail Mary, from Sony TV and ABC Studios. Written by The McCarthys creator Brian Gallivan and directed by Julie Anne Robinson, Hail Mary centers on Mary Wolf (Casey Wilson), a young small-town mayor who has…

Kevin From Work alum Matt Murray has booked a series regular role opposite Alyssa Milano and Jason Lee on CBS comedy pilot What Goes Around Comes Around. In addition, he’s been cast in a recurring role on USA drama series Eyewitness. Written by Kopelman and directed by Tim Story, What Goes Around Comes Around centers…

Daniel DiTomasso (Witches of East End) has booked a series regular role in ABC's legal drama pilot Conviction, from The Mark Gordon Co. and ABC Studios. Co-created by Liz Friedman, who wrote the script, and Liz Friedlander, who will direct the pilot, Conviction stars Hayley Atwell as Carter Morrison, the brilliant but…

Go On alumna Sarah Baker has been cast opposite Casey Wilson in ABC's single-camera comedy pilot Hail Mary, from Sony TV and ABC Studios. Written by The McCarthys creator Brian Gallivan and directed by Julie Anne Robinson, Hail Mary centers on Mary Wolf (Wilson), a young small-town mayor named who has dysfunctional…

Happy Endings alumna Casey Wilson is reuniting with the network and studio behind the cult ensemble comedy series. Wilson is set for the lead in ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot Hail Mary, from Sony TV and ABC Studios.

Hail Mary, a half-hour adaptation of the hourlong Austrian series Braunschlag, was written by The McC…

CBS has passed on Hail Mary. An early frontrunner, the buddy PI pilot starring Minnie Driver eventually lost momentum at the network. But the project has been a favorite at producing studio Warner Bros TV, and I hear that it is now being shopped around to other networks. Produced by Joel Silver, Hail Mary centers…

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The marathon pilot screenings at the broadcast networks are in full force. While they are rarely the deciding factor in the networks’ final series pickup decisions, they help solidify early standouts’ frontrunner positions and sometimes breathe life into pilots that might have been written off too soon. Here are some u…

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