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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…

James Wolk (Tell Me a Story) has been tapped for a major recurring role on Watchmen, HBO’s upcoming drama series from Damon Lindelof based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' iconic limited comic series. Written by Lindelof, Watchmen is considered a dark satirical and dystopian take on the superhero genre. Set in an…

Former Zoo star James Wolk is returning to the CBS fold with a lead role opposite Paul Wesley, Danielle Campbell, Billy Magnussen and Kim Catrall in CBS All Access’ straight-to-series psychological thriller Tell Me a Story, from Kevin Williamson and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. Written by Williamson, Tell Me a…

Zoo star James Wolk is set for a guest arc opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the second season of Amazon's praised drama series Goliath. The new season is executive produced by Peabody Award winner Clyde Phillips (Dexter), who serves as showrunner. The series is created by David E. Kelley and Jonathan Shapiro. Wolk will…

The Crazy Ones standout James Wolk is returning to CBS as the lead in Zoo, the network’s high profile new straight-to-series drama set to debut next summer. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by James Patterson, Zoo is a global thriller about a wave of violent animal attacks against humans sweeping the…

EXCLUSIVE: Following a breakout run as the enigmatic Bob Benson on AMC’s Mad Men, actor James Wolk has signed with ICM Partners. Wolk joined the series’ sixth season and was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role before reappearing on the show’s seventh and final season. He’s…

It took some time for The Crazy Ones creator David E. Kelley to process the grief from the sudden loss of Robin Williams, the star of his CBS comedy series. "The talent was legendary. But equally inspiring, perhaps more so, was his kindness and humanity,” Kelley said in a statement late Monday night. “A gentle soul…

James Wolk is set to co-star opposite Robin Williams in Crazy Ones, CBS‘ single-camera workplace comedy pilot written by David E. Kelley and directed by Jason Winer. The project, from 20th Century Fox TV, is set at the Lewis, Roberts & Roberts Ad Agency and stars Williams as Simon Roberts, the brilliant head of the…

Lamorne Morris has been cast in Fox’s New Girl, the Zooey Deschanel series that set to premiere Sept. 20. He will play Winston, a former athlete who is one of three roommates that takes in a fourth (Deschanel). … Callum Keith Rennie has been booked as a series regular on NBC’s midseason drama The Firm opposite Josh…

What's up with TV and Texas this season? This fall's crop of new TV series includes NBC's Chase shooting in Dallas, and ABC's My Generation, shooting in Austin. At today's TCA, Fox presented the new drama Lone Star — which, with that title, couldn't really be set anywhere else. The show’s lead character (played by…