Development News - November 25, 2014
FX's Pariah and USA's Evil Men & The Queen of the South.
USA's EVIL MEN
- Parminder Nagra (ER), Jessalyn Gilsig (Vikings) and Daniel Zolghadri (Scorpion) will co-star on the drama pilot starring Dallas Roberts & Clifton Collins Jr. Nagra will play Sarah, Harry's (Roberts) compassionate and strong wife who is initially unaware of the titanic stresses and strains that are tearing her husband apart and begins to worry that he's having an affair. Gilsig will play Adela, a Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney, an incisive pragmatist whose powerful ambition may only be trumped by her loyalty to Harry. Zolghadri will play Max, Sarah and Harry's son.
USA's THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
- Justina Machado (Six Feet Under) has been cast opposite Alice Braga on the drama pilot. She will play Brenda, Teresa's (Braga) best friend, a woman who is bubbly and energetic despite her boyfriend's involvement in the drug trade. She narrowly escapes with her life when her boyfriend gets targeted for crossing the boss.
FX's PARIAH
- Regina King (Southland, The Big Bang Theory) will appear opposite Bill Burr on the comedy pilot. No details on the character she will be playing were made immediately available.
