Faded action star Christian Slater has turned his attention to television, as he is now in negotiations to star in ABC’s upcoming series The Forgotten.
The series will be a mystery drama revolving around a group of amateur detectives led by a former cop (played by Slater) whose 11-year old daughter was kidnapped three years ago.
A pilot was already shot with British actor Rupert Penry-Jones, who will be replaced by Slater. Another role is being recast also, though no name has been attached yet.
The Forgotten is set to start September 22. This will be Slater’s second appearance on TV after last year’s short-lived NBC spy drama My Own Worst Enemy.
Posted on Jun 29, 2009 under Actors, TV |
First Heroes, then Reaper and now Missy Peregrym has found herself in the lead role of Canadian cop drama Copper, which will air on ABC.
The series is being billed as Grey’s Anatomy set in the world of rookie cops. It will follow Andy McNally, a newly minted cop fresh from the academy and the daughter of a homicide detective. While she is anxious about her first day on the job, things don’t go as well as she had thought.
They will start shooting in Toronto soon; ABC has ordered thirteen episodes.
Posted on Dec 08, 2008 under TV |
Reuters reports that ABC has ordered a TV pilot based on the DC Comics property Fables. Created by Bill Willingham, the series revolves around characters from fairy tales and folklore being forced to live in exile in a hidden community in modern-day New York.
The show is being developed by Stu Zicherman and Raven Metzner. No details were given of the upcoming TV series, but the duo noted that Big Bad Wolf and Snow White, characters who are central to the comics, will have important roles in the show.
"We set up a structure to allow any fairy tale character to show up in any one episode" said Metzner. Look forward to seeing it later next year.
Posted on Nov 04, 2008 under TV |
Fans of Mike Judge’s King of the Hill will be estatic to hear that rumors are circulating that the show may make a comeback.
With ABC picking up other Mike Judge productions such as The Goode Family, word has it ABC is also considering King of the Hill due to its long term cult following and the fact that FOX is planning to cancel.
This is all fine and dandy, but I’m not getting excited until they decide to pick up Beavis and Butthead for a couple more seasons, please?
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Posted on Oct 10, 2008 under Sci-Fi, TV |
From Variety comes word that ABC is developing a new adaptation of the classic ‘80s sci-fi miniseries V.
The ‘80s show had human-like aliens visiting earth with an army of spaceships hovering above the planet’s major cities. However the aliens are actually reptilian underneath, and despite saying they’re here to help, their motives are nefarious.
The new show will focus on Erica Evans, a Homeland Security agent who’s got problems. Her son connects very well with the aliens when they arrive, causing tension within the family. However, several storylines will unfold simultaneously within the show.
Hoping to bring something fresh to the idiot box, ABC has ordered the pilot Flash Forward, a sci-fi drama which chronicles the chaos that ensues after everyone in the world blacks out for 2 minutes, 17 seconds to have a mysterious vision of the future that changes lives forever.
It will based on Robert J. Sawyer’s sci-fi novel of the same name. David Goyer will direct the pilot and executive produce the show along with Brannon Braga, Jessika Borsiczky Goyer and Vince Gerardis.
Expect more information on the project as it develops.
Posted on Jul 25, 2008 under Actors, TV |
Harvey Keitel is aboard to play Det. Gene Hunt, as a first-ever regular TV series role of ABC’s Life on Mars. Keitel’s character heads up the homicide department and is known for using any means necessary to do his job.
“Life on Mars” – which has been completely revamped from its earlier pilot – is now set to start shooting in New York on Aug. 5. Keitel is set to star alongside Jason O’Mara (who plays lead character Det. Sam Tyler), as well as Michael Imperioli (Det. Ray Caling) and Jonathan Murphy (Det. Chris Skelton).
“Life on Mars” revolves around O’Mara’s character, a contemporary cop who wakes up in the 1970s after a car crash.