Titled Julia, the one-hour show will explore the life of Child and her show The French Chef. It has cast British actress Sarah Lancashire to play the renowned chef and author.

Lancashire’s casting news follows news that Joan Cusack who was initially attached to play Child exited the project.

Also starring in the pilot are Tom Hollander, Brittany Bradford, Bebe Neuwirth, and Isabella Rossellini. 

Daniel Goldfarb will serve as the writer and executive producer on the pilot, with Chris Keyser set to executive produce and serve as showrunner. Charles McDougall will direct and executive produce. 

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Segarra has been cast in one of the lead role in the upcoming pilot, which follows the same premise as the feature film — a unique mix of adults at a night school GED prep class who unexpectedly bond over their shared experience and find themselves helping each other both inside and outside of the classroom.

Segarra’s character Teddy Walker is described as a charming salesman. He joins previously announced Shanola Hampton, who will play the teacher and Gomez, Collette Wolfe, James Earl, and Joe Massingill.

Segarra’s television credits include Arrow, Orange Is the New Black, The Moodys, The Other Two, Chicago PD, Sirens and the recently canceled AJ and the Queen.

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Multiple outlets confirm that Bowen has been tapped to star as the lead in a new comedy pilot Raised by Wolves, formerly titled Please Hold for Frankie Wolfe, for CBS. 

The multi-camera series hails from Will & Grace creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan and Universal TV.

In the series, successful and fiercely independent crisis manager’s (Bowen) world is turned upside down when she decides to let someone into her life for the first time—an 11-year-old girl who she adopts and raises with the occasional help of her fragile, nervous wreck of a sister.

The critically acclaimed ABC comedy Modern Family is to conclude after 11 seasons on the network this April. 

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In the ABC comedy pilot, empty-nester mom Jean Raines (Sedgwick) wonders how she ended up alone while her children live their best lives thousands of miles away. She decides her place is with her family and as she reinserts herself into their lives, her kids realize they might actually need her more than they thought.

Born and raised in Iowa, she is practical and can’t be bothered with sugar coating. Very comfortable in her own skin, Jean is not a natural fit in the Los Angeles culture of anti-aging remedies and butt implants. She is a person that people confide in, except sometimes her own children. She is a fierce defender of her family and will stop at nothing to protect her connection to them. The sudden loss of her husband has left her a tad neurotic when it comes to worrying about the well-being of the people she loves.

Sedgwick won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her starring role on The Closer. She currently stars on Brooklyn Nine-Nine in a recurring role as Chief Wuntch.

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ABC’s forthcoming supernatural drama pilot described as a contemporary reimagining of Dracula hails from Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Berlanti Productions, and Warner Bros. Television.

The Brides follows Dracula’s immortal women and the things they do to maintain wealth, prestige, legacy, and their non-traditional family, with Torres plays Cleo Phillips the leader of this vampire trio. Cleo is an imperious woman with a queenly manner —understandably, as she was a queen in her former life who was turned by Dracula after the death of her husband. Now a maven of New York City real estate, Cleo is challenged professionally by a mysterious newcomer — even as her ties to her sisters are dangerously fraying.

Torres most recently played Jessica Pearson in the Suits spinoff series Pearson. Her other credits include The Catch, Revenge, and Westwood. 

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The former One Tree Hill and Chicago PD star will play the title character in the medical drama pilot, which marks Bush’s return to the network. 

The medical drama centers on Sam (Bush) a gifted heart surgeon, and her relationship with her domineering father, who happens to work in the same hospital.

Second in command to him and always in his shadow, Sam rises to the occasion when he falls into a coma and she takes charge of the department as chief of surgery. Sam comes into her own professionally and personally, however, her world is upturned again after Griff awakens and wants to practice again, even if it means being supervised by his daughter.

Bush’s other television credits include Love, Victor and This Is Us. Her movie credits include John Tucker Must Die, Incredibles 2 and Acts of Violence.

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Multiple outlets confirm that Cox has been cast ie the Starz horror comedy pilot Shinning Vale.

The half-hour series is penned and executive produced by Jeff Astrof, with Dearbhla Walsh on board to direct and executive produce the pilot. 

“As Starz continues to expand its slate of original comedy series, we are incredibly proud to bring a talented actress such as Courteney Cox to the network to topline ‘Shining Vale,’” said Jeffrey Hirsch, president and CEO of Starz. “Her previous success in the genre combined with her well-honed comedic chops make her the ideal actor to bring Pat to life.”

Shinning Vale follows a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Pat (Cox), who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed.

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Michael Urie, Zach Cregger, Vella Lovell and Gil Ozeri have been tapped to star in the redeveloped NBC comedy, Friends-in-Law. 

The will be the network’s second attempt at the multi-camera comedy pilot. 

The pilot hails from The McCarthys creator and executive producer Brian Gallivan, The Conners executive producer Tom Werner and Warner Bros. TV.

Penned by Gallivan, according to Deadline, the comedy centers on Brian (Urie) and Jake (Cregger), polar opposites who must quickly figure out how to coexist when their respective best friends Margaret (Lovell) and Randy (Ozeri) decide to get married. In order to stop the potential nuptials, Brian forms an unlikely partnership with Jake.

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Missick will play Lola, a Deputy District Attorney turned newly appointed judge. She joins previously cast Marg Helgenberger, Jessica Camacho, Wilson Bethel and J. Alex Brinson. 

Courthouse is penned by Greg Spottiswood and helmed by Mike Robin. According to Deadline the show pulls back the curtain on the court system. It follows the dedicated, chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of the judges, assistant district attorneys and public defenders as they work with bailiffs, clerks, cops and jurors to bring justice to the people of Los Angeles.

Missick will play Lola. Over the course of her impressive career as a Deputy District Attorney, Lola was known to be independent, formidable and, occasionally, wildly impulsive. As a newly appointed judge, Lola suddenly has more power. So she doesn’t sit back on the bench; Lola leans in — immediately pushing boundaries and challenging expectations of what a judge should be.

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Katherine Heigl has been tapped to lead the forthcoming family comedy from CBS. She’ll star opposite the previously cast Malcolm Barrett.

According to Deadline, the half-hour comedy centers on a devoted dad (Barrett) and mom (Heigl), who are committed to raising their children with the love and support that mom never got. But then the two discover just how difficult that is going to be with her insane parents and siblings back in the picture.

Heigl’s character is described as “as someone who tries her best to be a laid-back, progressive parent like her therapist husband, but often finds herself reverting to the old-school style of her parents. Now that she’s moved back into her childhood home, surrounded by her parents and crazy siblings, finding a balance between the wildly different parenting styles is going to be more difficult than she imagined.”

The series was penned by Brendan O’Brien. Directing the pilot is James Burrows. Heigl also will serve as an executive producer on the project. 

You can currently see Heigl on USA Network’s Suits.

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Titled Julia, the one-hour show will explore the life of Child and her show The French Chef. It has cast British actress Sarah Lancashire to play the renowned chef and author.

Lancashire’s casting news follows news that Joan Cusack who was initially attached to play Child exited the project.

Also starring in the pilot are Tom Hollander, Brittany Bradford, Bebe Neuwirth, and Isabella Rossellini. 

Daniel Goldfarb will serve as the writer and executive producer on the pilot, with Chris Keyser set to executive produce and serve as showrunner. Charles McDougall will direct and executive produce. 

The post HBO Max Orders Julia Child Series to Pilot appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Segarra has been cast in one of the lead role in the upcoming pilot, which follows the same premise as the feature film — a unique mix of adults at a night school GED prep class who unexpectedly bond over their shared experience and find themselves helping each other both inside and outside of the classroom.

Segarra’s character Teddy Walker is described as a charming salesman. He joins previously announced Shanola Hampton, who will play the teacher and Gomez, Collette Wolfe, James Earl, and Joe Massingill.

Segarra’s television credits include Arrow, Orange Is the New Black, The Moodys, The Other Two, Chicago PD, Sirens and the recently canceled AJ and the Queen.

The post Josh Segarra Cast in “Night School” Pilot appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Multiple outlets confirm that Bowen has been tapped to star as the lead in a new comedy pilot Raised by Wolves, formerly titled Please Hold for Frankie Wolfe, for CBS. 

The multi-camera series hails from Will & Grace creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan and Universal TV.

In the series, successful and fiercely independent crisis manager’s (Bowen) world is turned upside down when she decides to let someone into her life for the first time—an 11-year-old girl who she adopts and raises with the occasional help of her fragile, nervous wreck of a sister.

The critically acclaimed ABC comedy Modern Family is to conclude after 11 seasons on the network this April. 

The post Julie Bowen to Headline CBS Comedy Pilot “Raised By Wolves’ appeared first on EverydayKoala.

In the ABC comedy pilot, empty-nester mom Jean Raines (Sedgwick) wonders how she ended up alone while her children live their best lives thousands of miles away. She decides her place is with her family and as she reinserts herself into their lives, her kids realize they might actually need her more than they thought.

Born and raised in Iowa, she is practical and can’t be bothered with sugar coating. Very comfortable in her own skin, Jean is not a natural fit in the Los Angeles culture of anti-aging remedies and butt implants. She is a person that people confide in, except sometimes her own children. She is a fierce defender of her family and will stop at nothing to protect her connection to them. The sudden loss of her husband has left her a tad neurotic when it comes to worrying about the well-being of the people she loves.

Sedgwick won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her starring role on The Closer. She currently stars on Brooklyn Nine-Nine in a recurring role as Chief Wuntch.

The post Kyra Sedgwick To Headline “My Village” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

ABC’s forthcoming supernatural drama pilot described as a contemporary reimagining of Dracula hails from Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Berlanti Productions, and Warner Bros. Television.

The Brides follows Dracula’s immortal women and the things they do to maintain wealth, prestige, legacy, and their non-traditional family, with Torres plays Cleo Phillips the leader of this vampire trio. Cleo is an imperious woman with a queenly manner —understandably, as she was a queen in her former life who was turned by Dracula after the death of her husband. Now a maven of New York City real estate, Cleo is challenged professionally by a mysterious newcomer — even as her ties to her sisters are dangerously fraying.

Torres most recently played Jessica Pearson in the Suits spinoff series Pearson. Her other credits include The Catch, Revenge, and Westwood. 

The post Gina Torres to Headline “The Brides” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The former One Tree Hill and Chicago PD star will play the title character in the medical drama pilot, which marks Bush’s return to the network. 

The medical drama centers on Sam (Bush) a gifted heart surgeon, and her relationship with her domineering father, who happens to work in the same hospital.

Second in command to him and always in his shadow, Sam rises to the occasion when he falls into a coma and she takes charge of the department as chief of surgery. Sam comes into her own professionally and personally, however, her world is upturned again after Griff awakens and wants to practice again, even if it means being supervised by his daughter.

Bush’s other television credits include Love, Victor and This Is Us. Her movie credits include John Tucker Must Die, Incredibles 2 and Acts of Violence.

The post Sophia Bush to Star in “Good Sam” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Multiple outlets confirm that Cox has been cast ie the Starz horror comedy pilot Shinning Vale.

The half-hour series is penned and executive produced by Jeff Astrof, with Dearbhla Walsh on board to direct and executive produce the pilot. 

“As Starz continues to expand its slate of original comedy series, we are incredibly proud to bring a talented actress such as Courteney Cox to the network to topline ‘Shining Vale,’” said Jeffrey Hirsch, president and CEO of Starz. “Her previous success in the genre combined with her well-honed comedic chops make her the ideal actor to bring Pat to life.”

Shinning Vale follows a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Pat (Cox), who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed.

The post Courteney Cox to Lead Starz’s “Shining Vale” Pilot appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Michael Urie, Zach Cregger, Vella Lovell and Gil Ozeri have been tapped to star in the redeveloped NBC comedy, Friends-in-Law. 

The will be the network’s second attempt at the multi-camera comedy pilot. 

The pilot hails from The McCarthys creator and executive producer Brian Gallivan, The Conners executive producer Tom Werner and Warner Bros. TV.

Penned by Gallivan, according to Deadline, the comedy centers on Brian (Urie) and Jake (Cregger), polar opposites who must quickly figure out how to coexist when their respective best friends Margaret (Lovell) and Randy (Ozeri) decide to get married. In order to stop the potential nuptials, Brian forms an unlikely partnership with Jake.

The post Check Out NBC’s “Friends-in-Law” Cast appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Missick will play Lola, a Deputy District Attorney turned newly appointed judge. She joins previously cast Marg Helgenberger, Jessica Camacho, Wilson Bethel and J. Alex Brinson. 

Courthouse is penned by Greg Spottiswood and helmed by Mike Robin. According to Deadline the show pulls back the curtain on the court system. It follows the dedicated, chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of the judges, assistant district attorneys and public defenders as they work with bailiffs, clerks, cops and jurors to bring justice to the people of Los Angeles.

Missick will play Lola. Over the course of her impressive career as a Deputy District Attorney, Lola was known to be independent, formidable and, occasionally, wildly impulsive. As a newly appointed judge, Lola suddenly has more power. So she doesn’t sit back on the bench; Lola leans in — immediately pushing boundaries and challenging expectations of what a judge should be.

The post Simone Missick to Headline “Courthouse” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Katherine Heigl has been tapped to lead the forthcoming family comedy from CBS. She’ll star opposite the previously cast Malcolm Barrett.

According to Deadline, the half-hour comedy centers on a devoted dad (Barrett) and mom (Heigl), who are committed to raising their children with the love and support that mom never got. But then the two discover just how difficult that is going to be with her insane parents and siblings back in the picture.

Heigl’s character is described as “as someone who tries her best to be a laid-back, progressive parent like her therapist husband, but often finds herself reverting to the old-school style of her parents. Now that she’s moved back into her childhood home, surrounded by her parents and crazy siblings, finding a balance between the wildly different parenting styles is going to be more difficult than she imagined.”

The series was penned by Brendan O’Brien. Directing the pilot is James Burrows. Heigl also will serve as an executive producer on the project. 

You can currently see Heigl on USA Network’s Suits.

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