Monday, February 27, 2017

Development News - Rachelle Lefevre Boards 'Doomsday'; Jeremy Piven to Star in 'Wisdom of the Crowd'; Plus 9 More Updates!

Development News - February 27, 2017

ABC's Doomsday & Untitled Phirman/Schneider; CBS' Me, Myself and I, Untitled Paul Attanasio & Wisdom of the Crowd; The CW's Searchers; FOX's Amy's Brother & Untitled Matt Nix; and NBC's Drama High, Untitled Grandy/Kaling & Untitled Kourtney Kang.



ABC's DOOMSDAY
  • Under the Dome alum Rachelle Lefevre has been cast as the female lead on the drama pilot written by Mark Bianculli and VJ Boyd. She will play Faye, the interim deputy director who is whip-smart and shrewd. She was against the organization of the Doomsday group the first time around and isn't keen on using them now.
CBS' WISDOM OF THE CROWD
  • Entourage and Mr. Selfridge star Jeremy Piven will star in the drama pilot written by Ted Humphrey. He will play Jeffrey Tanner, a charismatic tech innovator who creates a cutting-edge crowd-sourcing hub to solve his own daughter's murder, as well as revolutionizing crime-solving in San Francisco.
CBS' ME, MYSELF AND I
  • Kelen Coleman (Big Little Lies, The McCarthys) has joined the cast of the comedy pilot written by Dan Kopelman. She will play Abby, who inherited her dad's love of basketball and is the general manager of the Chicago Bulls in 2042.
CBS' UNTITLED PAUL ATTANASIO PROJECT
  • Roberto Aguire (Pretty Little Liars) has booked a series regular role on the drama pilot written by Paul Attanasio. He will play Gustavo "Tavo" Medina, the middle child and undisputed "brain" of the Medina family who is a computer and technology expert with the San Diego PD.
NBC's UNTITLED CHARLIE GRANDY & MINDY KALING PROJECT
  • JJ Totah (Jessie, Liv and Maddie) will co-star on the comedy pilot written by Charlie Grandy and Mindy Kaling. He will play Michael, Vince (Anders Holm) and Priya's (Kaling) son. He is a gay, opinionated teenage handful, and a talented pianist/singer who's moved from Ohio to New York City to go to the Manhattan Academy of Arts until his sponsor fell through.
THE CW's SEARCHERS
  • Newcomer Josh Kidd has landed a series regular role on the drama pilot written by Jason Rothenberg. He will play Paul "Zin" Shepherd, a former military pilot who joins Fable's (Alex McGregor) team for the paycheck but stays for a deeper, more personal reason.
NBC's UNTITLED KOURTNEY KANG PROJECT
  • Dancing With the Stars star Derek Hough will appear as a guest star (with the option to recur if picked up to series) on the comedy pilot written by Kourtney Kang. He will play Mr. Riley, the new social studies teacher at Katie's (Isabella Russo) Catholic school and the hottest man she has ever seen. Fun, charismatic and good-natured, he is surprised when Katie expresses interest in him.
NBC's DRAMA HIGH
  • A day after performing at the Oscars, Moana star Auli'i Cravalho has been cast in a lead role on the drama pilot written by Jason Katims. She will Lilette, a student at the central high school. No additional details were immediately released about the character.
ABC's UNTITLED DANNAH PHIRMAN & DANIELLE SCHNEIDER PROJECT
  • Rob Riggle (Modern Family, 21 Jump Street) will play the lead role on the comedy pilot written by Dannah Phirman and Danielle Schneider. He will play Josh, an intellectual but emotionally challenged single dad who moves to Queens with his two young daughters and forms an unlikely family with the other residents in their apartment building.
FOX's AMY'S BROTHER
  • Annie Mumolo (Bridesmaids, About a Boy) has been cast as the female lead on the comedy pilot written by Jim Cashman and Mitch Silpa. The project centers on an unconventional family that is formed when a successful type-A man, Matthew, and his estranged sister, Amy (Mumolo), plus her two children, find themselves not only back in one another's lives but also living under one roof.
FOX's UNTITLED MATT NIX PROJECT
  • True Blood and Shots Fired star Stephen Moyer will topline the untitled X-Men drama pilot written by Matt Nix. He will play Reed, an ambitious attorney trying to balance the demands of his job at the DA's office with his responsibilities to his family.