Exclusive: ABC is developing American Heritage, a drama from writer Matt Lopez (Bedtime Stories). The network bought the project preemptively with a put pilot commitment.
Written by Lopez, American Heritage is an epic drama about two Latinx immigrant families vying for wealth, power, and the American Dream in California’s Sonoma Valley.
Lopez executive produces with Adam Kolbrenner of Lit Entertainment Group (Raised By Wolves). ABC Signature is the studio.
American Heritage expands Lopez’s longstanding relationship with Disney on the feature side where he has been a go-to writer, working on such movies as Bedtime Stories, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Race to Witch Mountain. At ABC and ABC Signature (form. ABC Studios), Lopez previously developed drama Gothica, which went to pilot.
Lopez created the NBCUniversal International drama series Gone starring Chris Noth, which aired on Wgn America in the U.S. He also is adapting Helen Cresswell’s young...
Written by Lopez, American Heritage is an epic drama about two Latinx immigrant families vying for wealth, power, and the American Dream in California’s Sonoma Valley.
Lopez executive produces with Adam Kolbrenner of Lit Entertainment Group (Raised By Wolves). ABC Signature is the studio.
American Heritage expands Lopez’s longstanding relationship with Disney on the feature side where he has been a go-to writer, working on such movies as Bedtime Stories, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Race to Witch Mountain. At ABC and ABC Signature (form. ABC Studios), Lopez previously developed drama Gothica, which went to pilot.
Lopez created the NBCUniversal International drama series Gone starring Chris Noth, which aired on Wgn America in the U.S. He also is adapting Helen Cresswell’s young...
- 10/9/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Grandfathered alumna Kelly Jenrette, Jessica McKenna (Party Over Here), Rich Sommer (Mad Men) and Laysla de Oliveira (Gothica) have been cast opposite Jalen Rose in ABC's single-camera comedy pilot Jalen vs. Everybody, from Nahnatchka Khan, creator/executive producer of ABC's family comedy Fresh Off the Boat, and the series' executive producer Jake Kasdan. Written by Khan, the comedy follows former NBA player and current Espn personality Rose as he juggles his career…...
- 2/14/2017
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Feature writer Matt Lopez is formalizing his foray into television with a two-year overall deal at Universal Television. The pact, Lopez’s first overall TV arrangement, stems from One Kick, a drama project he developed at NBC through Uni TV this season. “Matt writes with texture and layers and creates dynamic characters,” Uni TV Evp Bela Bajaria said. “We enjoyed our development experience with him and are looking forward to working with Matt at Universal TV.” In features, Lopez, repped by Wme and Lichter, Grossman, is a go-to screenwriter for family fare, including Bedtime Stories, Race To Witch Mountain, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and the upcoming Clifford The Big Red Dog. On the producing side, he has teamed with Peter Chernin on Huck, about new adventures of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, at Paramount. On TV, Lopez has explored darker territory, writing ABC pilots Gothica and Jekyll & Hyde the last two years.
- 4/16/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Melissa George has been tapped as the female lead opposite Rufus Sewell in ABC’s Richard Lagravenese drama pilot. Also cast in the pilot, in the vein of Dangerous Liaisons, is Elliot Knight. The untitled project is set in New York and revolves around the love and rivalry between two equally matched, powerful socialites, Philip Fitzgerald Julien (Sewell) and Margot Worth Cole (George), who play out their obsessive attraction and seduction of each other through their manipulation of others. Brit Knight, repped by Resolution, Affirmative Entertainment, UK’s Payne Management and Mike Adler, plays Philip’s right-hand man Leo who is loyal to his boss and keeps all of his secrets. This marks the second consecutive ABC/ABC Studios drama pilot for Aussie George, who toplined Gothica last season. She also played the lead in the Cinemax/BBC drama Hunted. Related: 2014 ABC Pilots...
- 3/14/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The Enchanted Forest’s loss is USA Network’s gain.
British actor Tom Ellis, whose most recent turn in a Stateside series was as Once Upon a Time’s original Robin Hood, has hit the bullseye by landing the lead in the USA Network pilot Rush.
Related | Grey’s, Leverage, Gossip Girl Alums Join Jason O’Mara in USA’s Complications Pilot
Written and directed by Warm Bodies‘ Jonathan Levine, the project revolves around Dr. William Rush, an on-call doctor to the very rich and very private, those whose medical needs demand a degree of discretion. (Think: Olivia Pope meets HankMed.
British actor Tom Ellis, whose most recent turn in a Stateside series was as Once Upon a Time’s original Robin Hood, has hit the bullseye by landing the lead in the USA Network pilot Rush.
Related | Grey’s, Leverage, Gossip Girl Alums Join Jason O’Mara in USA’s Complications Pilot
Written and directed by Warm Bodies‘ Jonathan Levine, the project revolves around Dr. William Rush, an on-call doctor to the very rich and very private, those whose medical needs demand a degree of discretion. (Think: Olivia Pope meets HankMed.
- 11/26/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
British actor Tom Ellis (Miranda, Gates) is set as the lead of USA Network’s drama pilot Rush. Rick Gonzalez (Coach Carter) also has been cast in the project, from Fox 21. Rush, written/directed by Jonathan Levine, is in the vein of USA’s Royal Pains as it too is about an on-call doctor. It centers on Dr. William Rush (Ellis) who is not your average on-call doctor — he’s not attached to any hospital, he’s highly discreet no matter what the ailment as long as the client can pay his cash-only premium and the doctor can party with the best of them. Gonzalez will play Manny Maquis, a well-connected dealer, who considers Rush a friend, as well as a client. Ellis, repped by Anonymous Content and UK’s Hamilton-Hodell, starred in the ABC pilot Gothica last season. Gonzalez is with Domain, Framework Entertainment and attorney Lev Ginsburg.
- 11/26/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: NBC has put in development One Kick, a drama based on the upcoming book series by Chelsea Cain, the best-selling author of the Archie Sheridan/Gretchen Lowell series of thriller novels. Feature writer Matt Lopez will write the adaptation and will executive produce with former Dexter executive producer Sara Colleton, who was with the hit Showtime drama for its entire eight-season run. One Kick tells the story of Kick Lannigan, who made national news as a child after being abducted, and later rescued, in an Elizabeth Smart-type kidnapping. Determined to never fall victim again, Kick has trained herself in martial arts and firearms. She finds her calling when a mysterious billionaire offers her the resources and high-tech tools she needs to hunt down predators and rescue other abductees. In features, Lopez, repped by Wme and Lichter, Grossman, is a go-to screenwriter for family fare, including Bedtime Stories, Race To Witch Mountain,...
- 10/31/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Janet Montgomery has been tapped as the lead in Salem, Wgn America’s first scripted series, from Brannon Braga, Adam Simon, director Richard Shepard, Fox21 and Prospect Park. Set in the volatile world of 17th century Massachusetts, it explores what really fueled the town’s infamous witch trials. The series centers on Mary Sibley (Montgomery), the beautiful, ruthless and vulnerable at the same time wife of the ancient, ailing but very wealthy George Sibley, one of the Salem town Selectmen. Also joining the series, set to premiere next spring, is Nikita alum Xander Berkeley in the regular role of Magistrate Hale, one of the Salem’s Selectmen, a company man who believes in pomp and circumstance. Brit Montgomery, repped by UTA, Anonymous Content, Morris Yorn and Hamilton Hodell, previously starred/co-starred on CBS’ Made In Jersey, Fox’s Human Target and HBO’s Entourage and most recently toplined ABC’s pilot Gothica last season.
- 10/28/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Tom Ellis has hinted that Miranda will return to television.
The hit BBC sitcom's third series was rumoured to be its last, though star Miranda Hart has hinted that a fourth run could be in the works.
"I don't think it's the end of the journey, put it that way," Ellis - who plays Miranda's love interest Gary - said on ITV's Lorraine.
"I think there's certainly some more of the story to be told. I can't say when [another series is] going to happen, but I think it's not going to go away."
Ellis has recently been working in the Us, with roles in Once Upon a Time and the ABC fantasy pilot Gothica.
The 34-year-old actor recently split from his wife of seven years, actress Tamzin Outhwaite.
The third series of Miranda aired on BBC One between December 2012 and January 2013.
> Miranda series four still a "long way off", suggests BBC...
The hit BBC sitcom's third series was rumoured to be its last, though star Miranda Hart has hinted that a fourth run could be in the works.
"I don't think it's the end of the journey, put it that way," Ellis - who plays Miranda's love interest Gary - said on ITV's Lorraine.
"I think there's certainly some more of the story to be told. I can't say when [another series is] going to happen, but I think it's not going to go away."
Ellis has recently been working in the Us, with roles in Once Upon a Time and the ABC fantasy pilot Gothica.
The 34-year-old actor recently split from his wife of seven years, actress Tamzin Outhwaite.
The third series of Miranda aired on BBC One between December 2012 and January 2013.
> Miranda series four still a "long way off", suggests BBC...
- 9/19/2013
- Digital Spy
We first told you back in July about Syfy giving the green light to the pilot Dominion, based on characters in the 2010 film Legion. Back then we had little to go on besides a sketchy paragraph about it being set 25 years in the future after an epic war between an army of angels and humankind.
Now we have more, including not only the casting of three major characters (at least two of whom are likely familiar to you) but a lot more in the way of plot and character detail.
Although I’m completely enthusiastic and encouraging about this pilot, the fact that one of the actors, Christopher Egan, was also cast in the pilot Gothica as Dorian Gray proves that casting a pilot by no means guarantees its pickup to series.
You have been warned; get excited about this, but don’t fall in love just yet:
Syfy Casts Christopher Egan,...
Now we have more, including not only the casting of three major characters (at least two of whom are likely familiar to you) but a lot more in the way of plot and character detail.
Although I’m completely enthusiastic and encouraging about this pilot, the fact that one of the actors, Christopher Egan, was also cast in the pilot Gothica as Dorian Gray proves that casting a pilot by no means guarantees its pickup to series.
You have been warned; get excited about this, but don’t fall in love just yet:
Syfy Casts Christopher Egan,...
- 9/6/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Chris Egan is to play the lead role in Syfy's new pilot Dominion.
The supernatural action drama is based on 2010 Paul Bettany movie Legion.
Former Home and Away star Egan will play Alex Lannen, a maverick soldier who learns that he is the saviour of humanity, Deadline reports.
The 29-year-old is best known for playing Nick Smith on Australian soap Home and Away between 2000 and 2003. More recently, Egan has appeared in three TV pilots for ABC - last year's Gothica, 2012's Beauty and the Beast opposite musician and actor Darius Campbell and 2011's Poe.
Alan Dale (Lost, The Oc) will also feature in the Dominion pilot, set 25 years after the events of Legion.
Dominion will explore the aftermath of a war between angels and mankind, with Dale's character Rysen - a general in the war - now ruling over one of four surviving human cities.
Bettany's role of the archangel...
The supernatural action drama is based on 2010 Paul Bettany movie Legion.
Former Home and Away star Egan will play Alex Lannen, a maverick soldier who learns that he is the saviour of humanity, Deadline reports.
The 29-year-old is best known for playing Nick Smith on Australian soap Home and Away between 2000 and 2003. More recently, Egan has appeared in three TV pilots for ABC - last year's Gothica, 2012's Beauty and the Beast opposite musician and actor Darius Campbell and 2011's Poe.
Alan Dale (Lost, The Oc) will also feature in the Dominion pilot, set 25 years after the events of Legion.
Dominion will explore the aftermath of a war between angels and mankind, with Dale's character Rysen - a general in the war - now ruling over one of four surviving human cities.
Bettany's role of the archangel...
- 9/6/2013
- Digital Spy
Canceled action drama "Hunted" starring Melissa George may be on its way back to TV.
The show's eight-episode first season aired last fall and was produced in partnership between UK's BBC One and Us cable network Cinemax. The BBC opted not to continue its involvement back in November of last year and the show was essentially canceled.
But Cinemax has apparently been exploring alternative ways to keep the show alive, and now Deadline is reporting "Hunted" creator Frank Spotnitz is developing the spinoff miniseries "Sam Hunter" for the network.
The four-hour event will follow the continuing adventures of George's character, private espionage agent Sam, who is on the run from her former employer while trying to protect her young daughter.
After the "Hunted" cancellation, George moved on to a starring role in ABC's horror soap pilot "Gothica," but the show was not picked up to series, freeing her up once again for "Hunted.
The show's eight-episode first season aired last fall and was produced in partnership between UK's BBC One and Us cable network Cinemax. The BBC opted not to continue its involvement back in November of last year and the show was essentially canceled.
But Cinemax has apparently been exploring alternative ways to keep the show alive, and now Deadline is reporting "Hunted" creator Frank Spotnitz is developing the spinoff miniseries "Sam Hunter" for the network.
The four-hour event will follow the continuing adventures of George's character, private espionage agent Sam, who is on the run from her former employer while trying to protect her young daughter.
After the "Hunted" cancellation, George moved on to a starring role in ABC's horror soap pilot "Gothica," but the show was not picked up to series, freeing her up once again for "Hunted.
- 6/22/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
New York — The slow, lingering demise of "Smash" has felt more like a punch to the gut to the folks on Broadway.
The TV series about the making of a big stage musical came with a flurry of attention and some big names: Steven Spielberg, Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston. It was going to be a valentine to Broadway.
Sometimes, though, love letters get sent back.
After a first season with a healthy-sized audience averaging 7.7 million viewers, it returned this year to such dismal ratings it was banished to Saturday night. It won't be back for a third season.
But while TV was finally focusing on Broadway, plenty of stage veterans jumped to TV during the two-year run of "Smash." Some flamed out, some are holding on and some still hope:
_ Three-time Tony winner Sutton Foster's show about ballerinas, "Bunheads," has been picked up for a second season on ABC Family.
The TV series about the making of a big stage musical came with a flurry of attention and some big names: Steven Spielberg, Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston. It was going to be a valentine to Broadway.
Sometimes, though, love letters get sent back.
After a first season with a healthy-sized audience averaging 7.7 million viewers, it returned this year to such dismal ratings it was banished to Saturday night. It won't be back for a third season.
But while TV was finally focusing on Broadway, plenty of stage veterans jumped to TV during the two-year run of "Smash." Some flamed out, some are holding on and some still hope:
_ Three-time Tony winner Sutton Foster's show about ballerinas, "Bunheads," has been picked up for a second season on ABC Family.
- 5/15/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Reaper creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas have joined new ABC drama series Resurrection as showrunners. Written by Aaron Zelman and directed by Charles McDougall, Resurrection, one of the best-received ABC drama pilots this year, revolves around the people of Arcadia, Mo, whose lives are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to return. Butters and Fazekas will executive produce alongside Zelman, JoAnn Alfano, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Jon Liebman for Brillstein Entertainment, Plan B and ABC Studios. For ICM Partners-repped Fazekas and Butters, the gig stems from the overall deal they signed at ABC Studios in February. As part of the deal, they served as executive producers/showrunners on ABC/ABC Studios pilot Gothica, working alongside creator/executive producer Matt Lopez.
- 5/14/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
It's now become an annual tradition for Tube Talk to treat all you TV fanatics to our 'Pick of the Pilots' - the choicest cuts from the projects currently in development at the various Us networks...
Read our comprehensive list below for the most exciting pilots in the works for the 2013-14 season. Of course, it's not all good - there are a few potential disasters lurking in there too!
Doubt (ABC)
ABC's new legal drama will be fronted by unlikely duo Steve Coogan - yes, he of Alan Partridge fame - and Carla Gugino, best known for playing a sizzling sexpot in everything from Sin City to Spy Kids. Prison Break's Rockmond Dunbar also stars.
Coogan will make his Us television series debut in Doubt - which has sprung from the mind of House creator David Shore - as a former cop who's since taken up a new role as a low-rent lawyer,...
Read our comprehensive list below for the most exciting pilots in the works for the 2013-14 season. Of course, it's not all good - there are a few potential disasters lurking in there too!
Doubt (ABC)
ABC's new legal drama will be fronted by unlikely duo Steve Coogan - yes, he of Alan Partridge fame - and Carla Gugino, best known for playing a sizzling sexpot in everything from Sin City to Spy Kids. Prison Break's Rockmond Dunbar also stars.
Coogan will make his Us television series debut in Doubt - which has sprung from the mind of House creator David Shore - as a former cop who's since taken up a new role as a low-rent lawyer,...
- 3/25/2013
- Digital Spy
At PaleyFest 2013, Arrow showrunners were a little hesitant to say exactly how much of Roy Harper the series would feature moving forward into the show's second season. "It's pilot season", one producer stated. The meaning here is that actress Jessica De Gouw who portrays Huntress landed the female lead role in NBC's Dracula pilot and Seth Gabel who portrays "Count" Vertigo secured a costarring role on ABC's Gothica. Now that doesn't necessarily mean that the actors won't be returning to Arrow but if their pilots get picked up, it would most likely mean that at the very best, the duo would return for only an episode or two. Not so for Colton Haynes. While it appeared there was a chance Haynes could have similar pilot season success, The CW has secured Haynes for Season Two. It was also revealed at PaleyFest that Roy Harper will be coming...
- 3/14/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Tonight’s episode of Arrow is a rebroadcast of “Vertigo”, the episode with our beloved Seth Gabel playing the bad guy in an exceptionally crazy and watchable way. No, sorry kids, he is not the guest star who’ll be a season regular next year – hopefully his pilot Gothica will be picked up to series and we’ll be seeing him there on a weekly basis.
We’ve only seen this guest star in one episode so far this season, but he left an impression – especially on Oliver’s sister Thea, whose bag he stole. Yes, Colton Haynes, formerly our favorite bad boy and sometimes kanima Jackson on Teen Wolf, now juvenile delinquent Roy Harper on The CW show, will be promoted to series regular on Arrow next season, according to Zap2It.
It’s not clear if Roy will stay a bad boy or be converted, and as fans...
We’ve only seen this guest star in one episode so far this season, but he left an impression – especially on Oliver’s sister Thea, whose bag he stole. Yes, Colton Haynes, formerly our favorite bad boy and sometimes kanima Jackson on Teen Wolf, now juvenile delinquent Roy Harper on The CW show, will be promoted to series regular on Arrow next season, according to Zap2It.
It’s not clear if Roy will stay a bad boy or be converted, and as fans...
- 3/13/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
I love me some Melissa George.
Excited to see that we will get to see her weekly as she has joined the cast of the ABC series Gothica.
Deadline is reporting “Melissa George has been tapped for a lead role opposite Janet Montgomery in ABC’s drama pilot Gothica. Set in the present day, the project, created by Matt Lopez and exec produced by Mark Gordon and Nick Pepper of The Mark … Continue reading →...
Excited to see that we will get to see her weekly as she has joined the cast of the ABC series Gothica.
Deadline is reporting “Melissa George has been tapped for a lead role opposite Janet Montgomery in ABC’s drama pilot Gothica. Set in the present day, the project, created by Matt Lopez and exec produced by Mark Gordon and Nick Pepper of The Mark … Continue reading →...
- 3/7/2013
- by Dave Dreher
- Horror News
Gothica's cast continues to grow and, today, Melissa George (30 Days of Night, Hunted) has signed up to star, playing opposite female lead Janet Montgomery. According to Deadline, she'll play a "formidable force."
Currently, Gothica is only at the pilot stage, so if this proposed television drama does impress ABC, it could get scrapped like so many pilots do.
Read more...
Currently, Gothica is only at the pilot stage, so if this proposed television drama does impress ABC, it could get scrapped like so many pilots do.
Read more...
- 3/6/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Seth Gabel! I would have started this article with a long Woo Hoo if it wasn’t somewhat unprofessional. But please allow me to take a step back. Gothica (which by the way has absolutely nothing to do with the Halle Berry movie of the same name) is a pilot in development at ABC, described as a modern-day gothic horror soap surrounding the lives of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein, Dorian Gray and more. Excellent, right?
This is not to be confused with the Showtime straight-to-series (no pilot required) Penny Dreadful, which features the same characters but in a Victorian London setting, that we told you about back in January. Nor is it to be confused with the modern-day I, Frankenstein movie which in turn is not to be confused with the Frankenstein movie that might have Daniel Radcliffe in it, as we reported earlier today. Don’t worry, we...
This is not to be confused with the Showtime straight-to-series (no pilot required) Penny Dreadful, which features the same characters but in a Victorian London setting, that we told you about back in January. Nor is it to be confused with the modern-day I, Frankenstein movie which in turn is not to be confused with the Frankenstein movie that might have Daniel Radcliffe in it, as we reported earlier today. Don’t worry, we...
- 3/6/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
More casting news has come our way for ABC's "Gothica" as "Fringe" alum Seth Gabel and one of our absolute favorite actresses, Melissa George, have signed on to the ever expanding cast. Read on for details.
Deadline reports that Gabel will play Roderick Usher, the district attorney and heir to the once-powerful Usher family who is carrying secrets, and George (pictured) will play Fiona Hunter, the series’ most formidable force, and everyone – from Grace Van Helsing (Janet Montgomery) to Dorian Gray (Chris Egan) to Victor Frankenstein (Tom Ellis) – will find their mettle and savvy tested by this deliciously cunning woman. Emma Booth joined the cast yesterday to play Frankenstein's bride, Madeline Usher.
The ABC drama pilot "Gothica," is co-produced by the ABC Studio-based Mark Gordon Co. with "Reaper" creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas serving as executive producers/showrunners, working alongside creator/executive producer Matt Lopez (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), who wrote the pilot.
Deadline reports that Gabel will play Roderick Usher, the district attorney and heir to the once-powerful Usher family who is carrying secrets, and George (pictured) will play Fiona Hunter, the series’ most formidable force, and everyone – from Grace Van Helsing (Janet Montgomery) to Dorian Gray (Chris Egan) to Victor Frankenstein (Tom Ellis) – will find their mettle and savvy tested by this deliciously cunning woman. Emma Booth joined the cast yesterday to play Frankenstein's bride, Madeline Usher.
The ABC drama pilot "Gothica," is co-produced by the ABC Studio-based Mark Gordon Co. with "Reaper" creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas serving as executive producers/showrunners, working alongside creator/executive producer Matt Lopez (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), who wrote the pilot.
- 3/6/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Melissa George has been tapped for a lead role opposite Janet Montgomery in ABC’s drama pilot Gothica. Set in the present day, the project, created by Matt Lopez and exec produced by Mark Gordon and Nick Pepper of The Mark Gordon Co., weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray. It centers on journalist Grace Van Helsing (Janet Montgomery) who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper. George, repped by ICM Partners, 3 Arts and Smelkinson, will play Fiona Hunter, the series’ most formidable force, and everyone – from Grace, to Dorian (Chris Egan), to Victor Frankenstein (Tom Ellis) – will find their mettle and savvy tested by this deliciously cunning woman. Aussie George recently toplined Frank Spotnitz’s BBC/Cinemax series Hunted. While the series ended when BBC opted not to renew it, Ciinemax and Sportnitz have been plotting two-hour movies centered on George’s character,...
- 3/6/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Australian actress and model Emma Booth is the latest to join ABC's new horror pilot 'Gothica'. Booth (below) is set to play Dr. Victor Frankenstein's bride Madeline Usher in the new series set in the present day which forms an assembly or sorts of classic horror icons such as Dracula, Frankenstein, Jekyll and Hyde and Dorian Gray. Brit actress Janet Montgomery has already snared the lead role as Grace Van Helsing, a New York journalist who takes over her family's hometown newspaper. Whilst 'Fringe' star Seth Gabel has also signed on to play the role of Roderick Usher, 'the district attorney and heir to the once-powerful Usher family who is carrying secrets'. Tracie Thoms, Christopher Egan, Tom Ellis and Raza Jaffrey are also on board the intriguing new project....
- 3/6/2013
- Horror Asylum
"Southland" star Ben McKenzie has scored the lead role in CBS' new legal pilot "The Advocates," but what does that mean for his future on the TNT cop drama?
According to TVLine, McKenzie will play Henry Bird in "The Advocates" pilot. His character is described as a "quietly determined" man who "is freed after being unjustly imprisoned for 16 years." He and a female lawyer will join forces to become "victim advocates," who will often skirt the edges of the law in the interests of representing the legal underdogs of the world.
McKenzie's pilot role is in second position to "Southland," but there's obviously enough interest from "Advocates" production studio Warner Bros. (which also produces "Southland") to raise questions about the TNT show's longevity, since actors with job security rarely audition for other parts. It's also possible that should "Southland" be renewed and "The Advocates" be picked up to series by CBS,...
According to TVLine, McKenzie will play Henry Bird in "The Advocates" pilot. His character is described as a "quietly determined" man who "is freed after being unjustly imprisoned for 16 years." He and a female lawyer will join forces to become "victim advocates," who will often skirt the edges of the law in the interests of representing the legal underdogs of the world.
McKenzie's pilot role is in second position to "Southland," but there's obviously enough interest from "Advocates" production studio Warner Bros. (which also produces "Southland") to raise questions about the TNT show's longevity, since actors with job security rarely audition for other parts. It's also possible that should "Southland" be renewed and "The Advocates" be picked up to series by CBS,...
- 3/6/2013
- by Laura Prudom
- Huffington Post
Fringe alumni Seth Gabel and Georgina Haig — aka Lincoln Lee and Etta Bishop — both happened to book pilot roles on the same day, though in very disparate fare.
Related | Pilots 2013: Your Guide to This Fall’s (Possible) Newcomers and Who’s Starring In Them
Gabel has boarded ABC’s Gothica, which is described as a modern-day Gothic soap that weaves together the mythologies of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray, among others. Poe Per our sister site Deadline, Gabel will play Roderick Usher, the local Da and heir to the once-powerful, secretive Usher family.
Previously cast were...
Related | Pilots 2013: Your Guide to This Fall’s (Possible) Newcomers and Who’s Starring In Them
Gabel has boarded ABC’s Gothica, which is described as a modern-day Gothic soap that weaves together the mythologies of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray, among others. Poe Per our sister site Deadline, Gabel will play Roderick Usher, the local Da and heir to the once-powerful, secretive Usher family.
Previously cast were...
- 3/6/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Fringe alum Seth Gabel is headed to another potential genre series with a co-starring role on the ABC drama pilot Gothica. Set in the present day, the project weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray. It centers on journalist Grace Van Helsing (Janet Montgomery) who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper. Gabel, repped by ICM Partners, Management 360 and Felker/Toczeck, will play Roderick Usher, the district attorney and heir to the once-powerful Usher family who is carrying secrets. In Living Color alumna Kim Wayans and Australian actress Georgina Haig have been added to CBS‘ drama pilot Reckless, directed by Catherine Hardwicke from a script by Dana Stevens. The sultry legal show set in Charleston, South Carolina, centers on Jamie, a gorgeous Yankee litigator, and Roy, a Southern City Attorney (Cam Gigandet), who struggle to hide their intense attraction...
- 3/6/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
More casting news has hit for the ABC series "Gothica" as Emma Booth has joined the cast to play Frankenstein's bride, Madeline Usher. No word yet on if she'll ever be rocking that crazy beehive hairdo with the stripes.
The ABC drama pilot "Gothica," is co-produced by the ABC Studio-based Mark Gordon Co. with "Reaper" creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas serving as executive producers/showrunners, working alongside creator/executive producer Matt Lopez (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), who wrote the pilot.
Janet Montgomery ("Made in Jersey," "Entourage," Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead, The Hills Run Red) will play Grace Van Helsing, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from New York who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper. Dorian Gray (Chris Egan) provides her with the $20 million she needs to retain control of the paper, and she was romantically involved with Victor Frankenstein (Tom Ellis) years ago.
In this incarnation of the...
The ABC drama pilot "Gothica," is co-produced by the ABC Studio-based Mark Gordon Co. with "Reaper" creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas serving as executive producers/showrunners, working alongside creator/executive producer Matt Lopez (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), who wrote the pilot.
Janet Montgomery ("Made in Jersey," "Entourage," Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead, The Hills Run Red) will play Grace Van Helsing, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from New York who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper. Dorian Gray (Chris Egan) provides her with the $20 million she needs to retain control of the paper, and she was romantically involved with Victor Frankenstein (Tom Ellis) years ago.
In this incarnation of the...
- 3/5/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Emma Booth has been cast in ABC‘s drama pilot Gothica. Set in the present day, the ABC Studios/Mark Gordon Co. project weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray. It centers on journalist Grace Van Helsing (Janet Montgomery) who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper. Booth plays Victor Frankenstein’s (Tom Ellis) wife Madeline Usher. Several child actors have landed lead roles in pilots. Benjamin Stockham of NBC‘s 1600 Penn has been cast in the network’s single-camera comedy pilot About A Boy, which follows the relationship between Will (David Walton), a bachelor man-child who is going through a revolving door of women, and the young boy (Stockham) who moves in next door with his kooky single mother, Fiona (Minnie Driver). I hear the casting, which is in second position to low-rated 1600 Penn, ruffled some feathers at 20th TV,...
- 3/5/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
With Hannibal, The Munsters, Sleepy Hollow, Penny Dreadful, The Following, and another season of American Horror Story coming to TV, it’s a wonderful time to be a horror TV fan. Add ABC’s Gothica to the mix.
Not to be messed up with the crappy Halle Berry movie Gothika, Gothica features a stable of our favorite literary horror characters, from Dorian Gray to Victor Frankenstein, Dracula, and others. It’s moving faster than Penny Dreadful, a similar sounding project at Showtime, and has found its Dorian Gray, Victor Frankenstein and “Grace” Van Helsing.
Chris Egan has been cast as Dorian Gray. The Aussie has appeared in Poe, Letters To Juliet, Kings, Resident Evil: Extinction, and Eragon.
Tom Ellis will be Victor Frankenstein. Ellis is a veteran of BBC TV, with The Fades, Gates, and a slew of others under his belt.
Janet Montgomery (The Human Target, Black Swan, and...
Not to be messed up with the crappy Halle Berry movie Gothika, Gothica features a stable of our favorite literary horror characters, from Dorian Gray to Victor Frankenstein, Dracula, and others. It’s moving faster than Penny Dreadful, a similar sounding project at Showtime, and has found its Dorian Gray, Victor Frankenstein and “Grace” Van Helsing.
Chris Egan has been cast as Dorian Gray. The Aussie has appeared in Poe, Letters To Juliet, Kings, Resident Evil: Extinction, and Eragon.
Tom Ellis will be Victor Frankenstein. Ellis is a veteran of BBC TV, with The Fades, Gates, and a slew of others under his belt.
Janet Montgomery (The Human Target, Black Swan, and...
- 2/28/2013
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Grey’s Anatomy alumna Chyler Leigh is set to topline NBC’s comedy pilot Holding Patterns, from writer Justin Spitzer, Peter Traugott’s Tbd Prods and Universal TV. It is an ensemble multi-camera comedy about a group of friends whose lives completely change after they survive a plane crash. Leigh, repped by UTA and the Burstein Co, plays the sarcastic and free-spirited Leah, who ruins Griffin’s (Humphrey Ker) proposal dinner, and is the unintentional cause of the plane crash. Cold Case alumna Tracie Thoms, has booked a co-starring role opposite Janet Montgomery in ABC’s gothic soap pilot Gothica. Set in the present day, the ABC Studios/Mark Gordon Co project weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray. It centers on Grace Van Helsing (Montgomery), a Pulitzer-winning journalist from New York who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper,...
- 2/27/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The Made in Jersey star has been cast in a starring role in what appears might be interesting ABC’s monster drama Gothica – from Jersey girl to Lady Van Helsing, Janet Montgomery is making quite a leap. Gothica has a sort of Once Upon a Time concept of blending fictional characters with the modern world; it takes place in the present but incorporates stories from famous literary monster-classics, including Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Janet Montgomery’s character is Grace van Helsing. She’s the ex-wife of Dr. Frankenstein (Tom Ellis) and the partner of Dorian Gray (Chris Egan). A well-known writer from a publishing...
- 2/26/2013
- by Vesna Sunrider
- Filmofilia
Showrunners have finally been named for the new ABC series "Gothica," and they bring with them some genre cred. Whether or not that will be enough to finally push the series over the top for the network remains to be seen, but we're rooting for them.
Deadline reports that "Reaper" creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas have signed an overall deal with ABC Studios. Under the two-year pact, the writing-producing duo is joining the studio’s ABC drama pilot "Gothica," co-produced by ABC Studio-based Mark Gordon Co. Butters and Fazekas will serve as executive producers/showrunners, working alongside creator/executive producer Matt Lopez (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), who wrote the pilot.
Janet Montgomery ("Made in Jersey," "Entourage," Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead, The Hills Run Red) will play Grace Van Helsing, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from New York who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper. Dorian Gray (Chris Egan...
Deadline reports that "Reaper" creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas have signed an overall deal with ABC Studios. Under the two-year pact, the writing-producing duo is joining the studio’s ABC drama pilot "Gothica," co-produced by ABC Studio-based Mark Gordon Co. Butters and Fazekas will serve as executive producers/showrunners, working alongside creator/executive producer Matt Lopez (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), who wrote the pilot.
Janet Montgomery ("Made in Jersey," "Entourage," Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead, The Hills Run Red) will play Grace Van Helsing, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from New York who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper. Dorian Gray (Chris Egan...
- 2/26/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Exclusive: Reaper creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas have signed an overall deal with ABC Studios. Under the two-year pact, the writing-producing duo is joining the studio’s ABC drama pilot Gothica, co-produced by ABC Studio-based Mark Gordon Co. Butters and Fazekas will serve as executive producers/showrunners, working alongside creator/executive producer Matt Lopez. This marks a reunion for Butters and Fazekas with ABC Studios and the Mark Gordon Co, the companies behind the pair’s cult CW dramedy series Reaper. The gig on Gothica, a gothic soap, also marks Butters and Fazekas’ first full-time genre effort since Reaper. (They did some consulting work on Fox’s Dollhouse and Terra Nova). Set in the present day, Gothica weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray. Janet Montgomery plays the lead, Grace Van Helsing, with Chris Egan (Dorian Gray), Tom Ellis...
- 2/26/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Deadline report that Made In Jersey/Human Target actress Janet Montgomery has been cast as Grace Van Helsing in ABC's Gothica, which will re-imagine some classic horror icons, giving us a present-day take on the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray. So far so Alan Moore's League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen right? Well, modern day setting aside, yes. Apparently Montgomery's Van Helsing will be a "Pulitzer prize winning journalist from New York who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper". The show will also star Chris Egan as Dorian Gray, who provides her with the $20 million she needs to retain control of the paper, and To Ellis as Victor Frankenstein, to whom Van Helsing was engaged. No word yet on whether any other, more supernatural, characters will be popping up, but I'd say it's a safe bet.
- 2/26/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Downton Abbey is to reportedly feature its first black character in the upcoming fourth series.
The ITV period drama will include a storyline about race relations in the 1920s, according to The Sun.
Producers are said to be searching for an actor to play musician Jack Ross in the show.
Casting notes for the character read: "Male, 25-30. A musician (singer) at an exclusive club in the '20s. He's black and very handsome. A real man (not a boy) with charm and charisma."
The notes add that the actor will "ideally be able to sing brilliantly. Overall, he should be a very attractive man with a certain wow factor."
Jack Ross will reportedly play a key role in the fourth series of the drama.
Filming on Downton Abbey's fourth series will commence on March 23.
Creator Julian Fellowes recently hinted that he may leave Downton Abbey, as his commitment...
The ITV period drama will include a storyline about race relations in the 1920s, according to The Sun.
Producers are said to be searching for an actor to play musician Jack Ross in the show.
Casting notes for the character read: "Male, 25-30. A musician (singer) at an exclusive club in the '20s. He's black and very handsome. A real man (not a boy) with charm and charisma."
The notes add that the actor will "ideally be able to sing brilliantly. Overall, he should be a very attractive man with a certain wow factor."
Jack Ross will reportedly play a key role in the fourth series of the drama.
Filming on Downton Abbey's fourth series will commence on March 23.
Creator Julian Fellowes recently hinted that he may leave Downton Abbey, as his commitment...
- 2/26/2013
- Digital Spy
ABC's "Gothica" has found its lead in Janet Montgomery, EW reports.
The British star will play Grace Van Helsing, the lead character in ABC's supernatural soap that weaves together the stories of Dracula, Dorian Gray, Frankenstein, the Van Helsings and the House of Usher in a modern setting. Montgomery's character will share an undeniable chemistry with Dorian Gray (Chris Egan) and is the ex-girlfriend of the troubled Victor Frankenstein (Tom Ellis), who is trying to bring his deceased daughter, Anna, back to life.
Montgomery recently headlined CBS' short-lived "Made in Jersey" and had previous roles in "Human Target," "Entourage" and "Black Swan."
In other pilot casting news ...
"The Killing" star joins NBC's "Ironside." Brent Sexton will co-star alongside Blair Underwood, who takes the titular role in the remake of the Raymond Burr hit. Sexton will play Robert T. Ironside's ex-partner, Gary, who blames himself for the shooting that left Ironside in a wheelchair.
The British star will play Grace Van Helsing, the lead character in ABC's supernatural soap that weaves together the stories of Dracula, Dorian Gray, Frankenstein, the Van Helsings and the House of Usher in a modern setting. Montgomery's character will share an undeniable chemistry with Dorian Gray (Chris Egan) and is the ex-girlfriend of the troubled Victor Frankenstein (Tom Ellis), who is trying to bring his deceased daughter, Anna, back to life.
Montgomery recently headlined CBS' short-lived "Made in Jersey" and had previous roles in "Human Target," "Entourage" and "Black Swan."
In other pilot casting news ...
"The Killing" star joins NBC's "Ironside." Brent Sexton will co-star alongside Blair Underwood, who takes the titular role in the remake of the Raymond Burr hit. Sexton will play Robert T. Ironside's ex-partner, Gary, who blames himself for the shooting that left Ironside in a wheelchair.
- 2/26/2013
- by Laura Prudom
- Huffington Post
Bouncing back quickly from the fall failure of CBS' "Made in Jersey," Janet Montgomery has snagged one of the leads in ABC's horror smorgasbord "Gothica." Per The Hollywood Reporter, Montgomery will play Grace Van Helsing, a writer who begins an investigation into who or what killed her parents. Based on her last name, we're gonna go with "vampires" or something. The trade says that Van Helsing is Victor Frankenstein's (Tom Ellis) ex-girlfriend and that she's Dorian Gray's (Chris Egan) "partner." As you can guess, "Gothica" takes a lot of iconic horror/gothic characters and runs them through a...
- 2/26/2013
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
Pilot casting season is in full swing and big names announced today include Oscar nominee Rachel Griffiths, Jamie Bell, Emmy winner Christine Lahti, "Heroes" star Greg Grunberg and "Made in Jersey" star Janet Montgomery:
Rachel Griffiths ("Six Feet Under") will star in NBC's summer series "Camp" -- the one-hour summer camp-set dramedy has a 10 episode commitment.
Jamie Bell ("Billy Elliot") has landed the lead in his first TV series: AMC's 1778-set drama pilot "Turn," based on Alexander Rose's book "Washington's Spies."
Janet Montgomery ("Made in Jersey") is set for the female lead in ABC's "Gothica," a contemporary twist on horror mythology that sees journalist Grace Van Helsing (Montgomery) interacting with characters including Dorian Gray and Victor Frankenstein (Tom Ellis).
Christine Lahti ("Chicago Hope") will play the Beverly Hills Police Department Captain in CBS' continuation of film franchise "Beverly Hills Cop," starring Brandon T. Jackson as Axel Foley's son.
Rachel Griffiths ("Six Feet Under") will star in NBC's summer series "Camp" -- the one-hour summer camp-set dramedy has a 10 episode commitment.
Jamie Bell ("Billy Elliot") has landed the lead in his first TV series: AMC's 1778-set drama pilot "Turn," based on Alexander Rose's book "Washington's Spies."
Janet Montgomery ("Made in Jersey") is set for the female lead in ABC's "Gothica," a contemporary twist on horror mythology that sees journalist Grace Van Helsing (Montgomery) interacting with characters including Dorian Gray and Victor Frankenstein (Tom Ellis).
Christine Lahti ("Chicago Hope") will play the Beverly Hills Police Department Captain in CBS' continuation of film franchise "Beverly Hills Cop," starring Brandon T. Jackson as Axel Foley's son.
- 2/26/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Word came last week that ABC's pilot for "Gothica" was still hunting for someone to play the lead, Grace Van Helsing, but now the role has been filled by a rather familiar face. Read on for the details.
Per Deadline, Janet Montgomery ("Made in Jersey," "Entourage," Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead, The Hills Run Red) will play Van Helsing, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from New York who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper. Dorian Gray (Chris Egan) provides her with the $20 million she needs to retain control of the paper, and she was romantically involved with Victor Frankenstein (Tom Ellis) years ago.
In this incarnation of the story Frankenstein runs a hospital that also does biotech research and believes that he may have a way to bring his recently deceased daughter back to life. Gray is a wealthy playboy.
"Gothica" was penned by Matt Lopez (The Sorcerer's Apprentice...
Per Deadline, Janet Montgomery ("Made in Jersey," "Entourage," Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead, The Hills Run Red) will play Van Helsing, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from New York who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper. Dorian Gray (Chris Egan) provides her with the $20 million she needs to retain control of the paper, and she was romantically involved with Victor Frankenstein (Tom Ellis) years ago.
In this incarnation of the story Frankenstein runs a hospital that also does biotech research and believes that he may have a way to bring his recently deceased daughter back to life. Gray is a wealthy playboy.
"Gothica" was penned by Matt Lopez (The Sorcerer's Apprentice...
- 2/26/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Made In Jersey star Janet Montgomery has landed the female lead in ABC’s Gothica pilot.
The show is described as a sexy, gothic soap set in the present day that weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray, among others. Montgomery has been cast as Grace Van Helsing, the prodigal daughter who returns to run the family newspaper (and presumably stake a few vampires).
Previously the show cast Chris Egan (playing Dorian Gray, “a beautifully charming and devastatingly sexy man with a smile like a switchblade” who’s Helsing’s...
The show is described as a sexy, gothic soap set in the present day that weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray, among others. Montgomery has been cast as Grace Van Helsing, the prodigal daughter who returns to run the family newspaper (and presumably stake a few vampires).
Previously the show cast Chris Egan (playing Dorian Gray, “a beautifully charming and devastatingly sexy man with a smile like a switchblade” who’s Helsing’s...
- 2/26/2013
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Janet Montgomery, one of the breakouts of last pilot season with her starring role in CBS’ Made In Jersey, which helped the project land a series pickup, is set as the lead of another drama pilot, ABC’s gothic soap Gothica. Set in the present day, the ABC Studios/Mark Gordon Co. project weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray. It centers on Grace Van Helsing (Montgomery), a Pulitzer prize winning journalist from New York who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper. Dorian Gray (Chris Egan) provides her with the $20 million she needs to retain control of the paper, and she was romantically involved with Victor Frankenstein (To Ellis) years ago. British actress Montgomery, who was pursued for multiple pilots, is repped by UTA, Anonymous and UK’s Hamilton-Hodell.
- 2/26/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Ex-Made In Jersey star Janet Montgomery has scored the female lead in Gothica, ABC’s dark soap opera from Grey’s Anatomy Ep Mark Gordon.
Gothica is — as the titled suggests — a modern-day Gothic soap that weaves together the mythologies of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray, among others.
Related | 2013 Pilot Guide: Scoop on Next Fall’s Possible Newcomers
Montgomery, whose rookie CBS drama Made In Jersey was this season’s first casualty, will play Grace Van Helsing. As a member of one of the city’s founding families, Grace could have inherited her parents’ newspaper fortune,...
Gothica is — as the titled suggests — a modern-day Gothic soap that weaves together the mythologies of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray, among others.
Related | 2013 Pilot Guide: Scoop on Next Fall’s Possible Newcomers
Montgomery, whose rookie CBS drama Made In Jersey was this season’s first casualty, will play Grace Van Helsing. As a member of one of the city’s founding families, Grace could have inherited her parents’ newspaper fortune,...
- 2/26/2013
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
ABC has cast its Lady Van Helsing. Made in Jersey star Janet Montgomery has booked the starring role in the network's monster drama Gothica, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Story: TV Pilots 2013: The Complete Guide The pilot is described as a sexy gothic soap set in the present that weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray, among others. Montgomery will play Grace Van Helsing, the partner of Chris Egan's (Kings) Dorian Gray and ex-girlfriend of Victor Frankenstein (EastEnders' Tom Ellis), who is still in love with her. The character
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- 2/26/2013
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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