Friday, June 13, 2014

Development News - Amazon Orders Civil War-Set Drama Pilot from Carlton Cuse & Randall Wallace; Plus 1 More Update!

Development News - June 13, 2014

Amazon's Point of Honor & Red Oaks.






AMAZON's RED OAKS
  • Paul Reiser (Mad About You) and Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing) have been cast on the comedy pilot starring Richard Kind. Reiser will play Getty, the wealthy and incredibly snobbish president of the club's board. Grey will play Sam's (Kind) wife, who's relieved that his heart attack wasn't fatal but her sexuality is possibly being in question.
AMAZON's POINT OF HONOR
  • The online streaming service has given a pilot ordered to the Civil War-set drama written by Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) and Randall Wallace (Braveheart), with Wallace also set to direct. The project centers on a fictional family from Lynchburg, Virginia who find their lives and family fractured by the commencement of the Civil War. Barry Jossen and Morgan Wandell also serve as executive producers. ABC Signature and Amazon Studios will produce.