Banshee’s Frankie Faison has booked a series regular role on Toast, ABC's hybrid comedy pilot from Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers' Shondaland, Scott Foley and Greg Grunberg. The project revolves around the engaged couple Max (Jono Kenyon) and Page (Jerrika Hinton), who, over their wedding rehearsal dinner, have their…

Brooks Wheelan (Saturday Night Live) has landed a series regular role on Toast, ABC's hybrid comedy pilot executive produced by Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. The project hails from Rhimes and Betsy Beers' Shondaland, Scott Foley and Greg Grunberg. Written by Foley and Grunberg and directed by Gail Mancuso, Toas…

Revolution alum JD Pardo is set as a series regular opposite Jeremy Sisto, Archie Panjabi and Kevin Rankin in ABC's murder trial drama pilot, The Jury. Written by VJ Boyd and Mark Bianculli and executive produced by Carol Mendelsohn, The Jury examines "the ultimate social experiment" that happens thousands of times a…

EXCLUSIVE: Grey’s Anatomy co-star Jerrika Hinton has been cast as the female lead opposite Jono Kenyon in Toast, ABC's hybrid comedy pilot executive produced by Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. The project hails from Rhimes and Betsy Beers' Shondaland, Scott Foley and Greg Grunberg. Hinton’s casting in Toast will…

Jono Kenyon (Step Dave) has landed the male lead in Toast, ABC's hybrid comedy pilot from Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers' Shondaland, Scott Foley and Greg Grunberg. Also cast in the project is Grey’s Anatomy alumna Tessa Ferrer, reuniting with Grey’s creator Rhimes, Shondaland and ABC. Written by Foley and Grunberg and…

The Muppets co-executive producer Gregg Mettler has been tapped as showrunner on Toast, ABC's hybrid comedy pilot from Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers' Shondaland as well as actors and long-time friends Scott Foley and Greg Grunberg. Written by Foley and Grunberg and directed by Gail Mancuso, Toast revolves around…

Emmy-winning director Gail Mancuso has booked a second comedy pilot this season. The Emmy-winning helmer, who is directing and executive producing Fox’s single-camera female buddy comedy pilot The Enforcers, starring Niecy Nash and Christine Woods, also has been tapped to direct ABC’s hybrid comedy pilot Toast,…