Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden is trying her hand at something new. The actress has landed the lead role in NBC's latest comedy pilot, "Isabel."
Harden will play Francis, the matriarch of a "normal middle-class family that wrestles with the challenges of everyday life while raising a daughter (Sophia Mitri Schloss from 'Grimm') who has magical qualities," according to Entertainment Weekly.
"Isabel" will have Howard Busgang ("The Closer") and Tom Nursall ("Single White Spenny") as its showrunners.
This is the third time in the past four years that Harden has signed on for a TV pilot. Last year, she did ABC's sitcom "Smothered," and in 2008, she did CBS' "The Tower." But neither made it to air.
Could the magic "Isabel" prove that third time's the charm?
Harden is quite the accomplished actress of film, stage and television. Besides her Academy Award for "Pollock," she received a Tony Award for "God of Carnage,...
Harden will play Francis, the matriarch of a "normal middle-class family that wrestles with the challenges of everyday life while raising a daughter (Sophia Mitri Schloss from 'Grimm') who has magical qualities," according to Entertainment Weekly.
"Isabel" will have Howard Busgang ("The Closer") and Tom Nursall ("Single White Spenny") as its showrunners.
This is the third time in the past four years that Harden has signed on for a TV pilot. Last year, she did ABC's sitcom "Smothered," and in 2008, she did CBS' "The Tower." But neither made it to air.
Could the magic "Isabel" prove that third time's the charm?
Harden is quite the accomplished actress of film, stage and television. Besides her Academy Award for "Pollock," she received a Tony Award for "God of Carnage,...
- 1/7/2012
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Huffington Post
Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden is trying her hand at something new. The actress has landed the lead role in NBC's latest comedy pilot, "Isabel."
Harden will play Francis, the matriarch of a "normal middle-class family that wrestles with the challenges of everyday life while raising a daughter (Sophia Mitri Schloss from 'Grimm') who has magical qualities," according to Entertainment Weekly.
"Isabel" will have Howard Busgang ("The Closer") and Tom Nursall ("Single White Spenny") as its showrunners.
This is the third time in the past four years that Harden has signed on for a TV pilot. Last year, she did ABC's sitcom "Smothered," and in 2008, she did CBS' "The Tower." But neither made it to air.
Could the magic "Isabel" prove that third time's the charm?
Harden is quite the accomplished actress of film, stage and television. Besides her Academy Award for "Pollock," she received a Tony Award for "God of Carnage,...
Harden will play Francis, the matriarch of a "normal middle-class family that wrestles with the challenges of everyday life while raising a daughter (Sophia Mitri Schloss from 'Grimm') who has magical qualities," according to Entertainment Weekly.
"Isabel" will have Howard Busgang ("The Closer") and Tom Nursall ("Single White Spenny") as its showrunners.
This is the third time in the past four years that Harden has signed on for a TV pilot. Last year, she did ABC's sitcom "Smothered," and in 2008, she did CBS' "The Tower." But neither made it to air.
Could the magic "Isabel" prove that third time's the charm?
Harden is quite the accomplished actress of film, stage and television. Besides her Academy Award for "Pollock," she received a Tony Award for "God of Carnage,...
- 1/7/2012
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Aol TV.
Marcia Gay Harden has been tapped to star in NBC’s comedy pilot Isabel. Inspired by the French-Canadian series Le Monde De Charlotte, Isabel centers on an otherwise normal, angry middle-class family that wrestles with the challenges of everyday life while raising daughter Isabel (Sophia Mitri Schloss) who has magical qualities. Oscar and Tony winner Harden will play the mom, Francis. This is the second consecutive season, in which Harden stars in a comedy pilot. Last year, she did ABC’s half-hour Smothered. She is with UTA and manager Maryellen Mulcahey.
- 1/7/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Here is the second-annual honor roll of the best and brightest at the broadcast upfront. First off, to all who got their pilots picked up to series -- congratulations. You're already winners. This is a list of those who took their upfront success to an extra level: Whitney Cummings: The undisputed queen of Upfront 2011. She is behind two new comedy series that are among the highest-profile new half-hour entries next fall. She created, stars in and executive produces her eponymous comedy for NBC, which was assigned the network's best comedy slot, following The Office. She also co-wrote on spec with Michael Patrick King the CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls, which broke records as CBS' best-testing pilot (comedy or drama) ever. Both were the first comedy pilots to get a series order at their networks. Cummings, who also has a talk show in contention at E!, will serve as an executive...
- 5/19/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
In casting news that will rival 17th Precinct in overall geektasticness, Caprica heavy Sasha Roiz has joined NBC’s other buzzy pilot, Grimm. Roiz will play the police captain in a fantastical world where Grimm’s fairy tales actually exist, says Deadline. David Giuntoli (The Deep End) has already been cast as the pilot’s lead, while Silas Weir Mitchell (Prison Break) will play the “lead creature.”
Ronald D. Moore’s 17th Precinct, on the other hand, has already nabbed a flurry of sci-fi faves including Jamie Bamber and Kristin Kreuk — to name a few.
Ready for more TV dish?...
Ronald D. Moore’s 17th Precinct, on the other hand, has already nabbed a flurry of sci-fi faves including Jamie Bamber and Kristin Kreuk — to name a few.
Ready for more TV dish?...
- 3/9/2011
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
Brooke D'Orsay has won the lead female role in ABC comedy pilot Smothered. The project will focus on a young couple as they deal with their two sets of very different but equally overbearing parents. Deadline reports that D'Orsay will play Gillian, the long-suffering wife of Zack (Kyle Howard). The actress recurs on USA's Royal Pains as Evan's girlfriend Paige and has previously appeared in (more)...
- 3/9/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Jonah Lotan (Generation Kill) has landed the male lead in ABC's drama pilot Pan Am. The project, from Sony Pictures TV, writer Jack Orman and director Thomas Schlamme, is a sexy soap set against the Jet Age that revolves around pilots and flight attendants working at the iconic Pan Am airlines in the 1960s. Lotan, repped by Gersh and Luber Roklin, will play the charismatic and confident Dean, who has just been made captain of the amazing new Pan Am clipper the Majestic. Brooke D'Orsay has landed the female lead in the ABC multi-camera comedy pilot Smothered, from Andrew Reich and Ted Cohen. The Warner Bros. TV-produced project centers on young couple Zack (Kyle Howard) and Gillian (D'Orsay), who find themselves smothered by their two very different sets of parents. D'Orsay, repped by the Kohner Agency, is recurring on USA's Royal Pains as the girlfriend of Evan (Paulo Costanzo). Gabriel Mann...
- 3/9/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
John C. McGinley and Adam Arkin have landed roles in ABC's pilot Smothered. The comedy focuses on a young couple called Zack (Kyle Howard) and Gillian, who feel "smothered" by their very different sets of parents. Deadline says that McGinley, who is best known for his role as Dr Cox in Scrubs, has signed up to play Zack's father. He will appear alongside Marcia Gay Harden, who will star in the project as Zack's (more)...
- 3/8/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Scrubs alum John C. McGinley is set and Adam Arkin is in final negotiations to join the ABC multi-camera comedy pilot Smothered, from Andrew Reich and Ted Cohen. The Warner Bros. TV-produced project centers on young couple Zack (Kyle Howard) and Gillian, who find themselves smothered by their two very different sets of parents, Zack's (Marcia Gay Harden, Arkin) and Gillian's (Julie White, McGinley). Arkin is with Icm. TV writer/Daily Show correspondent Larry Wilmore has joined CBS' untitled Peter Knight comedy pilot. The project, from Sony and Happy Madison, is a workplace ensemble revolving around the young-adult employees at a high-powered venture capital firm. Wilmore will play the intimidating boss who has a playful side and cares about his employees. The Bernie Mac Show creator, repped by UTA and 3 Arts, was recently seen in Dinner for Schmucks.
- 3/8/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Even more movie stars are headed to television and noticeable TV folks are getting new jobs.
Hank Azaria is taking another stab at NBC sitcom work with a role in ‘Free Agents.’ According to TVLine, he will play Alex, a public relations professional on the rebound. ‘The Simpsons’ voice actor had reocurring guest roles on older NBC sitcoms, ‘Friends,’ ‘Mad About You’ and starred in ‘Imagine That.’
Anjelica Huston has signed on for NBC’s musical drama Smash. According to Entertainment Weekly, Huston will play a “shrewd, dry, smart, cynical New York City theatre producer.” The show is based on an idea from Spielberg and follows the creation of a Broadway show from the early stages to opening night.
Debra Messing, Katherine McPhee and Jack Davenport, as we have previously reported, will also headline the cast. Huston was last seen on TV doing a guest arc on Medium.
• Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden...
Hank Azaria is taking another stab at NBC sitcom work with a role in ‘Free Agents.’ According to TVLine, he will play Alex, a public relations professional on the rebound. ‘The Simpsons’ voice actor had reocurring guest roles on older NBC sitcoms, ‘Friends,’ ‘Mad About You’ and starred in ‘Imagine That.’
Anjelica Huston has signed on for NBC’s musical drama Smash. According to Entertainment Weekly, Huston will play a “shrewd, dry, smart, cynical New York City theatre producer.” The show is based on an idea from Spielberg and follows the creation of a Broadway show from the early stages to opening night.
Debra Messing, Katherine McPhee and Jack Davenport, as we have previously reported, will also headline the cast. Huston was last seen on TV doing a guest arc on Medium.
• Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden...
- 3/7/2011
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
Marcia Gay Harden has reportedly landed a role in ABC's pilot Smothered. The comedy focuses on Zack and Gillian, a young couple who feel "smothered" by their two very different sets of parents. According to Deadline, Harden has now signed up to play the mother of Zack (Kyle Howard). The character is said to have a superior attitude. Harden starred as Claire in Damages (more)...
- 3/7/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Kings alum Chris Egan is going from playing a rich man to a Poe man, as the titular sleuth in an ABC pilot set in 1840s Boston. Tabrett Bethell (The Legend of the Seeker) has been cast as Poe’s muse.
Other pilot castings, per our pals at Deadline:
* Jesse Bradford (Outlaw) has landed the lead in Other People’s Kids, an ABC comedy about a 32-year-old guy who falls for an older woman (Bonnie Sommerville) who comes with two kids, an ex-husband and a set of former in-laws.
* Marcia Gay Harden will play overbearing mom to Kyle Howard...
Other pilot castings, per our pals at Deadline:
* Jesse Bradford (Outlaw) has landed the lead in Other People’s Kids, an ABC comedy about a 32-year-old guy who falls for an older woman (Bonnie Sommerville) who comes with two kids, an ex-husband and a set of former in-laws.
* Marcia Gay Harden will play overbearing mom to Kyle Howard...
- 3/6/2011
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Andrew J. West (Greek) is set as the lead in NBC's untitled Dan Goor pilot. The multicamera comedy, from writer-exec producer Dan Goor, centers on Adam Foote (West), a young doctor who joins his parents’ medical practice and spends as much time tending to his family as to his patients. Jean Smart was recently cast as his mom. West is with Icm and Group Management. Marcia Gay Harden is set for a co-starring role in the ABC multi-camera comedy pilot Smothered, from Andrew Reich and Ted Cohen. The project centers on young couple Zack (Kyle Howard) and Gillian, who find themselves smothered by their two very different sets of parents. Harden will play Zack's pretentious, often overbearing mother. Sherri Saum (Gossip Girl) has landed a lead in ABC's drama pilot Grace, from writer Krista Vernoff. A dysfunctional family drama set in the world of professional dance, it centers on Michael Grace...
- 3/6/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Bonnie Somerville (Cashmere Mafia) has been cast as the female lead in ABC's comedy pilot Other People's Kids. Johnny Sneed (Unhitched) has also been cast in in the pilot, which centers on Adam, a 32-year-old guy with no responsibilities who suddenly finds himself with an insta-family when he falls in love with the little older Michelle (Somerville) who has 2 kids, an ex-husband (Sneed), and ex-in-laws. Julie White has joined the ABC multi-camera comedy pilot Smothered, from Andrew Reich and Ted Cohen. The project centers on young couple Zack (Kyle Howard) and Gillian who find themselves smothered by their two very different sets of parents. White will play Gillian's scrappy mom who is a real mother hen. The Tony winner, repped by Paradigm and Himber Entertainment, will next be seen recurring on Damages and in Transformers 3. Beverly D'Angelo has joined NBC's untitled Whitney Cummings comedy pilot. The project, written by Cummings,...
- 2/25/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
ABC is nearly done picking up pilots for fall and, like over at NBC, there’re some intriguing high-concept ideas mixed in with the network’s usual “Can we have another sexy hit soap like Grey’s Anatomy pretty-please?” Also like at NBC, there’s a new entertainment president at the helm picking the titles — Paul Lee, who used to run things over at ABC Family before being called up to the big show.
What good about ABC’s dramas this year is I’m grasping to find a trend — that means there’s eclectic stuff rather than the network...
What good about ABC’s dramas this year is I’m grasping to find a trend — that means there’s eclectic stuff rather than the network...
- 2/10/2011
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Lost veteran Henry Ian Cusick is returning to ABC with a lead role on the network’s untitled Shonda Rhimes pilot about professional fixer Olivia Price (Kerry Washington) and her dysfunctional staff.
Cusick will play what is considered by some the male lead on the show, a handsome, intense and brilliant litigator who works for Olivia.
Cusick started off as a recurring on Lost, landing a guest-starring Emmy nomination for his role as former Scottish solder Desmond Hume, before getting promoted to regular in Season 3 of the island drama.
Rachel Bilson To Star In The O.C. Creator’s New CW...
Cusick will play what is considered by some the male lead on the show, a handsome, intense and brilliant litigator who works for Olivia.
Cusick started off as a recurring on Lost, landing a guest-starring Emmy nomination for his role as former Scottish solder Desmond Hume, before getting promoted to regular in Season 3 of the island drama.
Rachel Bilson To Star In The O.C. Creator’s New CW...
- 2/10/2011
- by Nellie Andreeva
- TVLine.com
Lost veteran Henry Ian Cusick is returning to ABC with a lead role on the network's untitled Shonda Rhimes pilot. Katie Lowes (CW's Easy Money) has also joined the project, which revolves around the life and work of professional fixer Olivia Price (Kerry Washington) and her dysfunctional staff. Innovative-repped Cusick will play what is considered by some the male lead on the show, a handsome, intense and brilliant litigator who works for Olivia. Cusick started off as a recurring on Lost, landing a guest starring Emmy nomination for his role as former Scottish solder Desmond Hume, before getting promoted to regular in Season 3 of the island drama. Lowes, repped by Innovative and Sweeney Management, will play an ambitious and naive young lawyer recruited by Olivia to work for her. Lowes guest starred in this season's opener of Rhimes' Private Practice. My Boys co-star Kyle Howard has been tapped as the...
- 2/10/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The Emmy-winning team of Anthony and Joe Russo have come on board to direct Fox's comedy pilot The Council of Dads, from writer-executive producer Peter Tolan and Sony Pictures TV. Last year, the Sony TV-based directors who won an Emmy for directing the pilot of Arrested Development, helmed 2 pilots, ABC's Happy Endings and Fox's Running Wilde, both of which got picked up to series. The Russos also directed the pilot for the NBC comedy series Community. Feature director David Slade (Eclipse) is in negotiations to direct REM, Kyle Killen's drama pilot for NBC and 20th described as an Inception-style thriller about a cop living in two different realities. This is the second consecutive pilot for Killen, who last year had Lone Star. Both attracted feature directors, Marc Webb and Slade, respectively, with both helmers making their pilot debuts. Chris Koch, who directed the pilot for Fox's midseaosn series Traffic Light,...
- 2/9/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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