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The ATX Television Festival closed with a screening of City on a Hill ahead of its June 16 premiere on Showtime (you can also watch it here). Series creator Chuck MacLean, showrunner Tom Fontana, executive producer Jennifer Todd as well as stars Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge and Jill Hennessy were on hand to talk about the…

Former Crossing Jordan star Jill Hennessy, along with Kevin Chapman (Person of Interest), Jere Shea (Passion) and Lauren E. Banks (Instinct) have been cast opposite Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill, Showtime's drama pilot executive produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. All will be series regulars if the…

Jill Hennessy, Patrick St. Esprit, Ian Bohen and Denim Richards are set for recurring roles opposite Kevin Costner in Yellowstone, Paramount Network's straight-to-series period drama set to premiere in 2018. From Oscar-nominated writer/executive producer Taylor Sheridan (Hell Or High Water, Sicario) and the Weinstein…

Tributes to Miguel Ferrer are pouring out in the wake of the celebrated character actor’s death today at 61 following a battle with throat cancer. Those who worked with him, knew him, or simply admired him praised Ferrer for both his on-camera and voice acting, celebrated him as a decent human being, and frequently…

Jill Hennessy is set to recur opposite Richard Dreyfuss, Helen Hunt, Sanaa Lathan, Stephen James, Stephen Moyer and Will Patton on Shots Fired, Fox's drama series from Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood that examines the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small North Carolina town…

Crossing Jordan and Law & Order alum Jill Hennessy is set for a recurring role on CBS drama series Madam Secretary. Hennessy will play Jane Fellows, Henry’s (Tim Daly) new Defense Intelligence Agency handler who is a commanding yet discreet political operator known for keeping cool in a crisis and who might not always…

The recently re-ignited management company More/Medavoy Management has signed new clients Jill Hennessy and Chris Vance. Hennessy most recently starred in the HBO one hour drama Luck for HBO and is also known for her recurring role on CBS’s The Good Wife and prior to that the long-running Crossing Jordan and Law & Orde…