Development News - October 4, 2018
Amazon's Panic and CBS' Bob Hearts Abishola.
AMAZON's PANIC
- Ray Nicholson, Will Chase and Kevin Alves have been cast on the drama pilot written by Lauren Oliver. Nicholson is the son of actor Jack Nicholson. Chase starred for three seasons in ABC's Nashville and in HBO's limited series Sharp Objects. Alves had a recurring role on Freeform's Shadowhunters.
- Nicholson will play Ray Hanrahan. Big, good-looking and dangerous, he is the only kid you'd expect to succeed in a town Like Carp: a high school apex predator. He has a long memory and a short fuse.
- Chase will play Sheriff Kean, a man with an intimidating presence who keeps the local kids on edge. He lost his son to the competition and is hellbent on putting an end to the game for good.
- Alves will play Bishop. Messy and kind of cute with a big heart, he is the best friend of Heather (Olivia Welch). He has more of a chance than anyone to escape Carp but appreciates where he's at in life at the moment - especially now that he's done with high school forever. He would support Heather and Natalie (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut) no matter what but is very worried when both join the competition.
CBS NEW PILOT ORDER
- BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA (Comedy, Multi-Camera) - Starring Mike & Molly alum Billy Gardell. Written and executive produced by Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, Al Higgins and Gina Yashere. Produced by Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions. Logline: After having a heart attack, a man (Gardell) falls in love with his Nigerian nurse and sets his sights on getting her to give him a chance.
