Thursday, October 23, 2014

Development News - 'The Queen of the South' Taps Alice Braga as Lead; Lindsey Gort Joins 'Self Promotion'; Plus 1 More Update!

Development News - October 23, 2014

MTV's Self Promotion and USA's Mr. Robot & The Queen of the South.






USA's MR. ROBOT
  • Gloria Reuben (ER, Falling Skies) has joined the cast of the drama pilot starring Rami Malek and Christian Slater. She will play Krista, Elliot's (Malek) psychologist who is trying her best to break through their frustratingly silent sessions together.
MTV's SELF PROMOTION
  • Lindsey Gort (The Carrie Diaries) has joined the cast of the comedy pilot starring Alexandra Krosney. She will play Tess, the assistant to the Managing Editor of the website who is the nemesis to Katie (Krosney). To make matters worse, she has a thing for Josh (Ben Bledsoe).
USA's THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
  • Alice Braga (I Am Legend, City of God) will topline the drama pilot from writers M.A. Fortin and Joshua John Miller. She will play Teresa Mendoza, a smart, savvy and observant woman who learned to fend for herself from a very young age and what she had to do to make a little money. She's anxious to have a better life. Her grit and determination to stay alive and to thrive, catapults her to become one of the wealthiest women in the world.