A MONSTER-SIZED recap of the latest Sales, Pick-ups, Attachments, Exits, Deals, Renewals, Cancellations & More, as the upfronts near!
HOUND DOGS
Pilots, pilots, pilots, pilots… pilots.pilots.piiiiiilllllloooootttttssssss….
Dawson makes his TV return for ABC’s “Bitch”, Michael Emerson signs on for another JJ Abrams project, NBC finalizes a deal for the next Wonder Woman, and another nine land starring roles as pilot season rages on.
ABC cast a couple Bitches, NBC casts a Playboy and a Mann and TBS adds a couple Hound Dogs.
ABC choses two more to Man Up, Damages adds a new star, HBO adds a regular to Boardwalk Empire, NBC brings a Dreyfuss to Parenthood, Showtime brings Veronica Mars back to TV… sort of, TBS grabs an SNL alum, and the Burn Notice Prequel finds a cast, and gets full loaded!
ABC fills roles big and smalle in No Ordinary Family, Grey’s Anatomy and Charlie’s Angels, while HBO adds an Arrested Development veteran to VEEP, NBC adds Will Ferrell, Whitney Cummings, and a Housewife, TBS adds a trio to Hound Dogs, Newman tackles a new pilot for TV Land, and Common Law adds some McGee… Jack, that is.
ABC lands a Yankee slugger, Jason Lee brings four buddies along for his new Adult Swim series, Gossip Girl lands a new recurring, while Danni Lowinski finalizes its cast, Showtime adds one more opposite Damian Lewis and Claire Danes in Homeland, and TBS adds another series regular to Hound Dogs.
Cheech seems Outnumbered for Fox, Rick Schroder and Harry Hamlin land gigs on Lifetime, as Hound Dogs adds another gal, and Eliza Dushku says thanks, but no thanks, to Bird Dog.
