Khandi Alexander (Scandal) is set to co-star opposite Kylie Bunbury in ABC's Get Christie Love reboot drama pilot, from Power creator/showrunner Courtney Kemp and producers Vin Diesel, Debra Martin Chase and Shana C. Waterman. Get Christie Love, a co-production between Lionsgate Television and Universal Television, is…

CSI: Miami alumna Khandi Alexander is returning to CBS with a co-starring role opposite Alan Cumming and Bojana Novakovic’s in the drama pilot Instinct. Written by Michael Rauch based on the upcoming book by James Patterson and directed by Marc Webb, Instinct centers on Dylan (Cumming), a former CIA operative who has…

EXCLUSIVE: Supergirl star Melissa Benoist has joined the cast of Patriots Day, the CBS Films and Lionsgate pic about the events surrounding the Boston Marathon bombing. She’ll play Katherine Russell, the wife of bomber Tamerlan Tsaraev. Two others also have joined the pic: Treme and CSI: Miami alum Khandi…

EXCLUSIVE: Mo'Nique (Precious) and Khandi Alexander (Scandal) will co-star opposite Queen Latifah in Bessie, HBO’s film about iconic blues singer Bessie Smith (Queen Latifah). Written and directed by Dee Rees based on the life story of Smith, the project chronicles how Smith overcame her tempestuous personal life to…