Here's your daily bit of casting news in the television world.
As the pilot casting season is winding down, networks are getting their shows together so filming can start soon. Today's news has Sigourney Weaver joining a political drama, John Barrowman going back in time again, Carrie-Anne Moss heads to Vegas, and Connie Britton becoming a country star. Jimmy Fallon's pilot has a lead and Roseanne Barr has added two more to her upcoming show. All this and more details right after the break.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sigourney Weaver will be coming to the small screen in the new six-hour original series Political Animals. Weaver will star in the Greg Berlanti and Laurence Mark's USA show to play Elaine Barrish, the divorced former first lady and the newly appointed secretary of state. Berlanti wrote and will direct the pilot.
THR reports that John Barrowman will be joining the cast of Gilded Lilys. The new period drama from Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes goes back to 1895 New York City to tell the story of "love, treachery and disdain between the classes." Barrowman will play Julius Ashford Lily, the son of the Lily family. The family once was the rulers of the New York elite, but have been cast aside due to scandal. Barrowman joins a cast that includes Friday Night Lights' Matt Lauria, Matt Long, Blythe Danner, Maury Sterling, Brigid Brannagh, Brian F. O'Byrne, Sarah Bolger and Madeline Zima.
According to Deadline, CBS has picked Carrie-Anne Moss to play the female lead in the untitled drama pilot about Ralph Lamb. Moss will play the part of Katherine O'Connell, the daughter of a rancher and longtime neighbor to the Lambs, now she is a making a name for herself as the Assistant D.A. The story is centered around Ralph Lamb who was a rodeo cowboy who becomes the Sheriff of Las Vegas. Dennis Quaid will play Lamb, and Michael Chiklis will play a Chicago mob fixer.
Connie Britton will be joining the cast of Nashville. THR reports that the American Horror Story actress has picked up the role of struggling former superstar named Rayna. She is forced to go on tour with rising teen star Juliette Barnes, played by Hayden Panettiere. The show is described as a family soap and is set in the music city of Nashville and revolves around the rising and falling stars of country. Along with Panettiere, Britton will act alongside Powers Boothe, Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen, Jonathan Jackson, Robert Wisdom, and Eric Close who will play her husband.
Deadline reports that Jesse Bradford has landed the lead role in the untitled Jimmy Fallon pilot. NBC has picked the actor to play a guy name Chris, he is described as a "handsome, recently divorced lawyer who is confident in everything." The show is centered around Chris and a group of his friends also in their thirties who haven't really grown up, yet find themselves dealing with the daily adventures of parenting. Anthony Anderson was also recently cast in the show that could be called DILFS.
ABC has picked up David Alpay to star in their upcoming drama pilot Americana. The family soap is centered on an iconic fashion designer and head of a large family. Alpay is set to play the designers oldest son who recently is named the co-president of the fashion company. Christine Adams was also recently cast and will play the role of the famous designers ex-supermodel wife.
ABC has also cast Brianna Brown in Devious Maids, the new drama pilot from Marc Cherry. She will play one of maids' rich employers
According to TVline, Good Wife actress Mamie Gummer has the starring role in First Cut, the new medical drama pilot at The CW. She will play the role of a new doctor who wants to put her past behind her, but soon realizes that the hospital is not that different from high school.
Deadline reports that NBC has added two new members to the cast of Roseanne Barr's NBC comedy pilot Downwardly Mobile. Roseanne plays the owner of a mobile home park who is like a mother to the strange and unique people that live there. Mary Birdsong is attached to play a "trailer trash" stereotype who runs a pizza place in the park. Romy Rosemont is set to play a resident of the part who works on the "death floor" at a nursing home.
Connie Britton will be joining the cast of Nashville. THR reports that the American Horror Story actress has picked up the role of struggling former superstar named Rayna. She is forced to go on tour with rising teen star Juliette Barnes, played by Hayden Panettiere. The show is described as a family soap and is set in the music city of Nashville and revolves around the rising and falling stars of country. Along with Panettiere, Britton will act alongside Powers Boothe, Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen, Jonathan Jackson, Robert Wisdom, and Eric Close who will play her husband.
Deadline reports that Jesse Bradford has landed the lead role in the untitled Jimmy Fallon pilot. NBC has picked the actor to play a guy name Chris, he is described as a "handsome, recently divorced lawyer who is confident in everything." The show is centered around Chris and a group of his friends also in their thirties who haven't really grown up, yet find themselves dealing with the daily adventures of parenting. Anthony Anderson was also recently cast in the show that could be called DILFS.
ABC has picked up David Alpay to star in their upcoming drama pilot Americana. The family soap is centered on an iconic fashion designer and head of a large family. Alpay is set to play the designers oldest son who recently is named the co-president of the fashion company. Christine Adams was also recently cast and will play the role of the famous designers ex-supermodel wife.
ABC has also cast Brianna Brown in Devious Maids, the new drama pilot from Marc Cherry. She will play one of maids' rich employers
According to TVline, Good Wife actress Mamie Gummer has the starring role in First Cut, the new medical drama pilot at The CW. She will play the role of a new doctor who wants to put her past behind her, but soon realizes that the hospital is not that different from high school.
Deadline reports that NBC has added two new members to the cast of Roseanne Barr's NBC comedy pilot Downwardly Mobile. Roseanne plays the owner of a mobile home park who is like a mother to the strange and unique people that live there. Mary Birdsong is attached to play a "trailer trash" stereotype who runs a pizza place in the park. Romy Rosemont is set to play a resident of the part who works on the "death floor" at a nursing home.
