Development News - April 2, 2014
ABC's Selfie; CBS' Good Session, Red Zone & Untitled Elmore-Cavell; and Comedy Central's Duty.
CBS' GOOD SESSION
- Danielle Nicolet (Family Tools, The Game) has joined the cast of the comedy pilot starring James Roday. She will play Andrea Fisher, the no-nonsense straight-talking wife of Joel's (Roday) best friend Seth (Rich Sommer).
ABC's SELFIE
- Natasha Henstridge (Secret Circle) has landed a guest star/recurring role on the comedy pilot starring Karen Gillan. She will play Mrs. Saperstein, the attractive wife of Sam Saperstein (David Harewood).
CBS' RED ZONE
- David Paymer (Perception, Hart of Dixie) has booked a recurring role on the drama pilot starring Anthony LaPaglia. He will play Banks, the very smart, resourceful, dedicated and focused head of counter-terrorism for the CIA who unapologetically believes in the use of enhanced interrogation techniques as a means of inquiring intel about terrorist organizations.
CBS' UNTITLED TAYLOR ELMORE & BEN CAVELL PROJECT
- A.J. Buckley (CSI: NY, Justified) has landed a guest role on the drama pilot starring Charlie Cox and Maggie Grace. He will play Seth, a slick, cocky trader with Conklin's (David Morse) hedge fund and Jackson's (Cox) immediate boss.
COMEDY CENTRAL's DUTY
- The cable network has given a pilot order to Duty, a half-hour comedy pilot from Happy Endings auspices David Caspe, Matthew Libman, Daniel Libman and Jamie Tarses. Written/co-executive produced by the Libman brothers, Duty centers around Kyle (Mike O'Gorman), a former football star who loses everything and is forced to start anew by moving back to his hometown and taking a job on the local police force opposite his childhood best friend Lonnie (Gil Ozeri). Laura Steinel will also star as Jamie, Kyle's old flame. Sony Pictures Television and FanFare Productions will produce.
