Thursday, March 22, 2018

Development News - Ed Begley Jr. Boards 'Bless This Mess'; Neil Flynn to Co-Star on 'Abby's'; Plus 5 More Updates!

Development News - March 22, 2018

ABC's Single Parents & Untitled Bobby Bowman; FOX's Bless This Mess, Untitled David Elliot & Untitled Robert Levine; and NBC's Abby's & Suspicion.





ABC's UNTITLED BOBBY BOWMAN PROJECT
  • Lilla Crawford and Will Kindrachuk have been cast on the comedy pilot starring Brooke Elliott and Johnny Sneed. Crawford starred in the film adaptation of Into the Woods and voices the lead character on Nick Jr.'s Sunny Day. Kindrachuk recurred for two seasons in Nickelodeon's School of Rock.
  • Crawford will play Lola, the intelligent middle daughter who tries to navigate her quirky family and starting high school with a sense of humor. While she loves her family, she yearns to establish her identity as a teenager in a new town without her eccentric father's (Sneed) shadow.
  • Kindrachuk will play Ted, Lola's younger brother.
FOX's BLESS THIS MESS
  • Ed Begley, Jr. will co-star on the comedy pilot starring Lake Bell and Dax Shepard. He was a series regular on the first season of Hulu's Future Man and has recently recurred on AMC's Better Call Saul, Netflix's Lady Dynamite and Starz's Blunt Talk.
  • He will play Rudy, Rio (Bell) and Mike's (Shepard) new neighbor.
FOX's UNTITLED ROBERT LEVINE PROJECT
  • Haaz Sleiman has joined the cast of the drama pilot starring Joseph Morgan and Peyton List. He starred in the first season of Showtime's Nurse Jackie and played the title role in National Geographic's Killing Jesus.
  • He will play Remy Broussard, a cocky yet charming detective.
FOX's UNTITLED DAVID ELLIOT PROJECT
  • Meg Thalken and Grace Fahey have landed series regular roles on the drama pilot starring Rachelle Lefevre. Thalken's guest credits include Showtime's Shameless, NBC's Chicago Justice and FOX's Empire. The role marks Fahey's first credit.
  • Thalken will play Helen Scott, Madeline's (Lefevre) sweet and quiet mother.
  • Fahey will play the young Heather.
ABC's SINGLE PARENTS
  • Marlow Barkley, Tyler Wladis, Devin Campbell, Grace Hazlett and Sadie Hazlett have booked series regular roles on the comedy pilot starring Taran Killam, Leighton Meester and Brad Garrett.
  • Barkley will play Sophie, Will's (Killam) daughter.
  • Wladis will play Graham, Angie's (Meester) son.
  • Campbell will play Rory, Poppy's (Kimrie Lewis) son.
  • Grace and Sadie Hazlett will play Emma and Amy, the twin daughters of Douglas (Garrett).
NBC's ABBY'S
  • Neil Flynn is set as a series regular on the comedy pilot starring Natalie Morales. He starred for seven seasons on NBC's Scrubs and nine seasons on ABC's The Middle.
  • He will play Fred, a fixture at the bar, grateful for a place to relax, unwind and have a beer every night.
NBC's SUSPICION
  • Kearran Giovanni has scored a series regular role on the drama pilot starring Derek Luke and Raúl Esparza. She starred for six seasons in TNT's Major Crimes.
  • She will play Lucy Fletcher, a psychotherapist who is beyond thrilled to marry Danny (Luke). She's also eager to take on more motherly duties should Ellie need it, and develop her friendship with Celina Canter (Jeri Ryan).