Friday, January 31, 2014

Development News - 'Psych' Alum Joins ABC's 'Galavant'; CBS Orders Multi-Cam 'The Mistake'; Plus 3 More Updates!

Development News - January 31, 2014

ABC's Galavant, How to Get Away with Murder & Untitled Kenya Barris; CBS's The Mistake; and TNT's Agent X.





ABC's GALAVANT
  • Psych alum Timothy Omundson has been cast in a starring role on the musical comedy project from The Neighbors creator Dan Fogelman and Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken. He will play King Richard, the evil man who stole Prince Galavant's (Joshua Sasse) one true love.
CBS's THE MISTAKE
  • Pilot Ordered - Comedy (Multi-Camera)
  • The Mistake revolves around a couple who had just "finished" raising their kids when they discover they are pregnant again. The pilot was written by Friends alums Shana Goldberg-Meehan and Scott Silveri and Seinfeld writer David Mandel. All three will executive produce, with Andy Ackerman set to direct. Warner Bros. Television, Silver and Gold Productions and Woltz International Pictures will produce.
ABC's HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
  • Matt McGorry (Orange Is the New Black) has been cast on the drama pilot written by Peter Norwalk and produced by Shonda Rhimes. He will play Asher aka Doucheface, one of the law students at the center of the series.
TNT's AGENT X
  • Mike Colter (The Good Wife, The Following, American Horror Story) has joined the action-drama pilot penned by William Blake Herron. He will play Speaker of the House Miles Lathem, who is privy to VP Maccabee's (Sharon Stone) secret responsibilities and charged with oversight of them.
ABC's UNTITLED KENYA BARRIS PROJECT
  • The Daily Show's Senior Black correspondent Larry Wilmore has joined the comedy pilot starring Anthony Anderson (formerly Black-ish) as executive producer/showrunner.