Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Development News - Marg Helgenberger, Matt Long, Jasmine Mathews and E.J. Bonilla Join NBC's 'Getaway'

Development News - July 27, 2021

NBC's Getaway.






NBC's GETAWAY
  • Marg Helgenberger, Matt Long, Jasmine Mathews and E.J. Bonilla have joined the cast of the drama pilot starring Annie Ilonzeh. Helgenberger previously starred for four seasons in ABC's China Beach, twelve seasons in CBS' CSI and two seasons in CBS' All Rise. Long starred for one season in Syfy's Helix and two seasons in NBC's Manifest. Mathews starred for two seasons in Starz's Sweetbitter. Bonilla starred in the National Geographic limited series The Long Road Home.
  • Helgenberger will play Charlotte Pierce, the senior Democratic senator from New York. Used to calling the shots, she's happy to see her son, Jack, settle down with his bride, Grace, but there are darker forces at play she has yet to fully understand. She will soon have to choose between her family and the political career for which she's worked so hard.
  • Long will play Jack Pierce, who has always gotten everything he wanted. When he fell for Grace, he was determined to make her his wife, just as he was set on creating a professional career for himself that was separate from his mother and the family name.
  • Mathews will play Grace Rowland. When she met Jack Pierce, she was swept off her feet. Their whirlwind courtship has gone from initial meeting to walking down the aisle in just over a year. As the hotel comes under attack, Grace and Jack's fairy tale relationship will come under more pressure, exposing a side of Grace that no one has seen before.
  • Bonilla will play Rafi Salinas, who claims to be a fisherman on the run with his friends from a gang of cartel members. He's hiding a dark secret that will put everyone at the resort in danger.