HBO's Divorce; NBC's Go Jerrod Go; and USA's The Queen of the South.
NBC's GO JERROD GO
- Emmy winner Loretta Devine (Grey's Anatomy) has been cast on the comedy pilot starring Jerrod Carmichael and Amber Stevens-West. She will play Jerrod's (Carmichael) mother.
USA's THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
- Hemky Madera (Weeds) has landed a role on the drama pilot starring Alice Braga. He will play Pote Galvez, a violent cartel henchman.
HBO's DIVORCE
- HBO is finalizing a deal for a pilot order to single camera comedy Divorce featuring the return of Sex and the City's Sarah Jessica Parker to the network. Written by Sharon Horgan, Divorce centers on a middle-aged woman (Parker), who, influenced by her two recently single friends, impulsively brings up the idea of divorce with her husband but then can't decide whether to actually go through with it - until her husband discovers the affair she's been having and calls the marriage off. Horgan and Parker executive produce with Aaron Kaplan, Paul Simms and Alison Benson. Should the project be ordered to series, Simms would serve as co-showrunner with Horgan. Kapital Entertainment and Pretty Matches Productions will produce.
