Recent Posts Tagged With 'pilot'

• Coming to a Telly Near You: Williams & Craig

  Posted on Thursday June 11th, 2009 at 13:21 in pilot, cast, the box, michael kenneth williams, the backlot, adam jamal craig

  Best known for portraying stick-up artist Omar Little on HBO’s acclaimed series “The Wire,” Michael Kenneth Williams is returning to cable in a big way: As the newest cast member of Martin Scorsese’s drama pilot “Boardwa...

• Coming to a Telly Near You: Mary J., Black Reality, Dungey

  Posted on Thursday April 23rd, 2009 at 16:35 in pilot, reality, diddy, vh1, mary j. blige, the box, merrin dungey, tiffany "new york" pollard, the backlot, "30 rock"

  Singer Mary J. Blige will join a huge ensemble celebrity cast - including Clay Aiken, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow and Adam Levine of Maroon 5 - for this season’s finale of the NBC show “30 Rock.” Thusfar, the network is keeping mum ...

• Will Smith Goes Sci-Fi (make that ScyFy)

  Posted on Tuesday April 21st, 2009 at 15:17 in pilot, will smith, the box, syfy, tv deal, the backlot, "unfinished business"

  Will Smith is teaming with the Sci Fi Channel (soon to become the SyFy Channel) to produce the crime drama “Unfinished Business.” The drama series, produced under Smith’s production shingle Overbrook Entertainment, centers on an ...

• Coming To a Telly Near You: Strahan returns to Football, That Other Denzel

  Posted on Tuesday March 17th, 2009 at 13:12 in pilot, cast, michael strahan, the box, denzel whitaker, the backlot, daryl 'chill' mitchell

  Ex-NY Giants Defensive End Michael Strahan will return to familiar terrain starring as a retired NFL player star who goes home to reconcile with his family in the new FOX sitcom, “Brothers.” Comic Daryl “Chill” Mitchell ...

• ‘The Law’ wants Donald Faison

  Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 14:58 in pilot, cast, donald faison, the box, the backlot

  Remember that ABC pilot we told you Cedric the Entertainer will soon star in and Exec-Produce? Donald Faison (Clueless) is now in the mix, joining Ced in the Reserve Cop buddy series, “The Law.” Faison is currently starring in his eight...

• Coming to a Telly Near You: Chestnut, Shepherd, ‘Kings of Rap’

  Posted on Thursday March 5th, 2009 at 16:56 in pilot, cast, the box, sherri shepherd, morris chestnut, "kings of rap

  Heartthrob Morris Chestnut as an alien?  Warner Bros. and ABC are hoping you’ll buy it, as they’ve just cast Chestnut (The Brothers) as one of the leads in their new drama “V.”  The series, a remake of the ’80s era ...

• Coming to a Telly Near You: Dr. Derek Luke

  Posted on Tuesday March 3rd, 2009 at 14:31 in pilot, derek luke, the box, the backlot

  Derek Luke’s career on the big screen is hot right now: Late last year, he starred as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in the Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious and can currently be seen in the country’s number 1 flick, Madea Goes to Jail.  ...