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Penelope Ann Miller Joins ABC’s ‘American Crime’, Chris Butler In NBC’s ‘Lifesaver’
Penelope Ann Miller, coming off a stint on ABC’s Mistresses, has been cast in the network’s drama pilot American Crime. 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…
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PILOT SEASON 2014: The Year Of The Odd Couple Comedies
This was a fitting ending to the comedy pilot pickup season, with CBS today greenlighting The Odd Couple, a new take on Neil Simon’s classic. The high-profile project, starring Matthew Perry as one of two mismatched roommates — messy Oscar Madison (Perry) and neat freak Felix Unger — is the perfect final entry in a…
Christian Borle To Topline NBC Comedy Pilot ‘Lifesaver’
Smash star Christian Borle is back at NBC with another series lead role, this time on the comedy side. The Tony winner is set to star in NBC’s multi-camera comedy pilot Lifesaver, from writer Wil Calhoun, Universal TV and Peter Traugott's TBD Entertainment. CAA-repped Scott Ellis will direct and executive produce. The…
NBC Pilot ‘Lifesaver’ Gets Contingency Lifted With Casting Of Jonathan Ryland
British actor Jonathan Ryland is set as one of the two leads in NBC‘s Lifesaver, lifting the cast-contingency off the multi-camera project. Lifesaver, from writer Wil Calhoun, Universal TV and Peter Traugott's TBD Entertainment, is an odd couple comedy in which two polar opposites, the uptight Graham and loose cannon…
UPDATE: NBC Picks Up Rob Lowe Comedy, Odd Couple Sitcom To Pilot
UPDATE: NBC also gave a pilot order to single-camera comedy The Pro, starring and executive produced by Rob Lowe. Comedy veterans Pete Huyck and Alex Gregory wrote write the script and serve as showrunners, with Todd Holland set to direct. The project, which had a production commitment, stems from a development deal NB…
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