Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Development News - Amy Brenneman to Play Lead Role on CBS Drama Pilot 'The Get'; Plus 5 More Updates!

Development News - March 21, 2017

ABC's Las Reinas; CBS' The Get, Hannah Royce's Questionable Choices & Mission Control; The CW's Dynasty; and FOX's The Resident.





CBS' HANNAH ROYCE'S QUESTIONABLE CHOICES
  • Kyle Howard (My Boys, Your Family or Mine) has been cast on the comedy pilot starring Alice Eve. He will play Lewis, Hannah's (Eve) second husband and the father of her middle child, Carter.
CBS' THE GET
  • Amy Brenneman (The Leftovers, Judging Amy, Private Practice) will play the lead role on the drama pilot written by Bridget Carpenter. She will play Ellen, a steeled and determined investigative journalist for The Get who has been known to push boundaries in order to find the truth.
CBS' MISSION CONTROL
  • Ricardo Chavira (Scandal, Jane the Virgin) has been tapped to replace Nestor Serrano on the drama pilot. He will play Diaz, the director of the Johnson Space Center. The recast happened after the first day of shooting and changes being made to the character.
FOX's THE RESIDENT
  • Valerie Cruz (The Following) has booked a regular role on the drama pilot starring Manish Dayal and Matt Czuchry. She will play Renata Lopez, the CEO of the hospital.
ABC's LAS REINAS
  • Shalim Ortiz (Heroes, Ballers) has landed a regular role on the drama pilot starring Daniella Alonso. He will play Diego de la Reina, Alex's (Alonso) brother. He has grown up under his grandmother's supervision and enjoys the power and prestige of being a De La Reina. When he sees his sister again after years of estrangement, they clash over her re-appearance and his increasing role in the crime family.
THE CW's DYNASTY
  • Devious Maids alum Brianna Brown will appear as a guest star on the drama pilot reboot of the hit primetime soap. She will play Claudia.