Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Casting News - Comedy Central Orders 'Legends of Chamberlain Heights'; TNT Alters Summer Premiere Dates; Plus 1 More Update!

Casting News - May 6, 2015

BBC America's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell; Comedy Central's Legends of Chamberlain Heights; and TNT's Legends & Public Morals.





BBC AMERICA's JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL
  • The cable network will premiere the seven-part miniseries on Saturday, June 13 at 10/9c. The cast includes Eddie Marsan, Bertie Carvel, Charlotte Riley, Alice Englert, Marc Warren, Samuel West, Enzo Cilenti and Ariyon Bakare.
TNT's PUBLIC MORALS and LEGENDS
  • Two of the cable network's dramas are shifting their premiere dates. The new period drama Public Morals will now premiere on Tuesday, August 25 at 10/9c. Meanwhile, the second season of Legends is being pushed to an undetermined date later in the fall.
COMEDY CENTRAL's LEGENDS OF CHAMBERLAIN HEIGHTS
  • The cable network has given a 10 episode series order to animated comedy Legends of Chamberlain Heights from Michael Starrbury, Brad Ableson, Quinn Hawking and Josiah Johnson. The series centers on three high school freshmen: Jamal, Grover and Milk (with Hawking voicing Jamal and Johnson voicing Grover & Milk). The three friends tackle life with some wins and some losses, but failure doesn't faze them since they're legends... even if it's just in their own minds.