We got you up to speed last week on casting for Damon Lindelof's (Lost, Star Trek Into Darkness) HBO pilot The Leftovers, based on the book of the same name by Tom Perrotta. The series revolves around a small town [...]
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Elf and (Another) Doctor Join the Growing Cast for Damon Lindelof’s THE LEFTOVERS
It's CastingPalooza over at Damon Lindelof's drama pilot The Leftovers for HBO. We told you earlier today about casting for another pilot, that one to be run by Lindelof's former Lost co-showrunner Carlton Cuse, but still, we're always hesitant to [...]
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The Doctor Cast in Guillermo Del Toro Vampire FX Pilot THE STRAIN
The Doctor! Guillermo del Toro! Vampire pilot for FX! Who WOULDN'T be all over this story? We've actually already told you a little about the del Toro vampire pilot The Strain, based on the trilogy of books he co-authored with [...]
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Adding Another Show to Our 2013-14 Calendar – ABC’s RESURRECTION
When ABC gave its "Upfront" presentation and announced its 2013-14 schedule two weeks ago, I told you about the return of Once Upon a Time and The Neighbors, and about upcoming series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and Marvel's [...]
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Mostly Great News from The CW on Series Orders and Season Renewals
Yes, it's that time of year, kids. Before the official "Upfronts" get started next week, the networks are making the dreaded "sorry, but" phone calls to showrunners and pilot productions who didn't make the cut, followed by the "hey guess [...]
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Guillermo del Toro and Doctor Who Writer May Bring a MONSTER to HBO
Writer director producer Guillermo del Toro is a whirlwind of activity. Not all of his projects that we report here come to fruition, but the sheer volume would make that impossible. The latest project headed into development is a series [...]
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THE ORIGINALS Pilot on Tonight’s THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
We've been telling you that The Originals, a proposed spinoff of The Vampire Diaries and a potential new fall series on The CW, will have its "backdoor pilot" (airing as an episode of its parent show) on The Vampire Diaries [...]
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Series, Pilots, and Projects In Development Abound at Syfy’s 2013 Upfront Presentation
As we've been reporting, Syfy had its Upfront presentation to potential advertisers Wednesday night, and they spent yesterday issuing press releases. It's a good thing they held the event at a pier, as there is a boatload of information included [...]
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Syfy Announces Production of Bryan Fuller’s HIGH MOON
Second in order of excitement generated, at least for me, by last night's Syfy Upfront was news about Bryan Fuller's (Mockingbird Lane, Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me) proposed series High Moon. Although the project was also included in Syfy's 2012 [...]
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Once Upon a Time’s Wonderland Spinoff News Roundup
It's time for us to get all caught up with the news from Storybrooke - or more specifically out of Storybrooke. The town's all a-buzz with news of a spinoff, that now has a title: Once: Wonderland. First, let me tell [...]
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Kyle MacLachlan Cast in Abrams and Cuarón Pilot BELIEVE
We told you way back in September that NBC had picked up a pilot for production that was to be produced by J.J. Abrams and co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men, Gravity). Co-written by Mark Friedman (The Forgotten), [...]
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A Few Staying and a New Addition Cast for THE SELECTION Second Try Pilot
Back near the end of January we reported that The CW's pilot for The Selection had been green lighted. This book-turned-television pilot was cast early last year and filmed in October, but failed to resonate with testing audiences. It was [...]
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