Actress Mandy Moore pushed away from the ABC pilot Pulling, just to pull for the CBS pilot The Advocates. Sounds exhausting! But we know many of you out there are pulling for her to appear in any really good pilot in hopes of seeing her as a series regular very soon.
The news was right here when Moore won a leading role in ABC’s Pulling, a single-camera comedy pilot, based on a 2006 show of the same name from Britain, which will follow three “dysfunctional” women in their 30s. Moore wasn’t going to play the star, but she had signed on to play one of the three leads. Her character, Louise, was desperate to find herself a husband. As Louise developed, however, she started going in a different direction, one where Moore wasn’t the best qualified to take her, so to speak.
We followed up, informing fans that...
The news was right here when Moore won a leading role in ABC’s Pulling, a single-camera comedy pilot, based on a 2006 show of the same name from Britain, which will follow three “dysfunctional” women in their 30s. Moore wasn’t going to play the star, but she had signed on to play one of the three leads. Her character, Louise, was desperate to find herself a husband. As Louise developed, however, she started going in a different direction, one where Moore wasn’t the best qualified to take her, so to speak.
We followed up, informing fans that...
- 3/18/2013
- by Sasha Nova
- Boomtron
After exiting ABC's comedy pilot, "Pulling," Mandy Moore has joined CBS' legal drama "The Advocates," according to Deadline.
Moore will reportedly play the female lead opposite "Southland's" Ben McKenzie. The pilot centers around "lawyer Shannon Carter (Moore) and ex-con Henry Bird (McKenzie) who team up as 'victim advocates,' going to the very edge of the law to right wrongs and fight for the underdog."
Moore was replaced in "Pulling" by Jenny Slate, and the actress told TV Guide that as the producers "moved the character in a different direction, it was clear this wasn't right for me. Rather than jeopardize the show, I asked to step aside."
In other pilot news ...
The CW's "Reign" casts Nostradamus. Rossif Sutherland has joined the pilot focused on the untold history of Mary, Queen of Scots. Sutherland will play the infamous Nostradamus, Mary's "wizard prophet." [The Hollywood Reporter]
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Moore will reportedly play the female lead opposite "Southland's" Ben McKenzie. The pilot centers around "lawyer Shannon Carter (Moore) and ex-con Henry Bird (McKenzie) who team up as 'victim advocates,' going to the very edge of the law to right wrongs and fight for the underdog."
Moore was replaced in "Pulling" by Jenny Slate, and the actress told TV Guide that as the producers "moved the character in a different direction, it was clear this wasn't right for me. Rather than jeopardize the show, I asked to step aside."
In other pilot news ...
The CW's "Reign" casts Nostradamus. Rossif Sutherland has joined the pilot focused on the untold history of Mary, Queen of Scots. Sutherland will play the infamous Nostradamus, Mary's "wizard prophet." [The Hollywood Reporter]
Ang Lee comes to TV. The Oscar-winning...
- 3/15/2013
- by Laura Prudom
- Huffington Post
Mandy Moore has chosen tears over laughter this pilot season. Less than a week after exiting the ABC comedy pilot "Pulling," the singer-turned-actress has signed on for CBS' "The Advocates," a prospective drama series that centers on lawyer Shannon Carter (Moore) and ex-con Henry Bird ("Southland"'s Benjamin McKenzie) as they team up as "victim advocates" who skirt the edges of the law in order to fight for the underdogs who have been failed by the justice system. Moore's Shannon is described as a former "take-no-prisoners" Assistant D.A. who had a change of heart after discovering the truth about her tragic past...
- 3/15/2013
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
Exclusive: Mandy Moore is set as the female lead opposite Ben McKenzie in the CBS/Warner Bros Television drama pilot The Advocates, written by Bruno Heller and directed by David Nutter. It centers on lawyer Shannon Carter (Moore) and ex-con Henry Bird (McKenzie), who team up as “victim advocates,” going to the very edge of the law to right wrongs and fight for the underdog. Once a take-no-prisoners Assistant District Attorney, Shannon now works as a victims advocate after learning the truth about her tragic past and connection to an unjustly incarcerated man. The casting for Wme-repped Moore comes less than a week after she exited ABC comedy pilot Pulling. Her previous drama series experience includes an arc on ABC’s flagship drama Grey’s Anatomy.
- 3/14/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Southland‘s Ben McKenzie has been cast as the male lead in the CBS drama pilot The Advocates. True Blood alumna Brit Morgan also has been cast in the pilot, written by Bruno Heller and directed by David Nutter. For McKenzie, the casting is in second position to Southland, which is currently airing its fifth season. The critically praised cop show, which originated on NBC, has never been a big ratings performer and is once again on the bubble, but it has been a prestige series for TNT, which has not made a decision on its future. Both The Advocates and Southland are produced by Warner Bros. TV. Advocates centers on lawyer Shannon Carter and ex-con Henry Bird (McKenzie) who team up as “victim advocates,” going to the very edge of the law to right wrongs and fight for the underdog. Morgan, repped by Innovative Artists, David Dean Management and lawyer Stuart Rosenthal,...
- 3/6/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
CBS has added more names to its list of "Advocates" and "Hostages." "Caprica" vet Esai Morales is joining the cast of CBS‘ drama pilot "The Advocates," from writer Bruno Heller and director David Nutter. According to Deadline, "Advocates" follows the unorthodox teaming of a lawyer named Shannon Carter and an ex-con named Henry Bird, who term themselves "victim advocates," pushing the boundaries of the law in order to fight for justice. Morales will play the ruthlessly ambitious district attorney Rafael “Raffa” Cortez. Cch Pounder ("The Shield") also recently joined the cast. Morales will be seen on the upcoming second season of Starz’s "Magic City." Meanwhile, CBS...
- 2/23/2013
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
Esai Morales is has joined the cast of CBS‘ legal drama pilot The Advocates. Written by Bruno Heller and directed by David Nutter, Advocates centers on lawyer Shannon Carter and ex-con Henry Bird who team up as “victim advocates,” going to the very edge of the law to right wrongs and fight for the underdog. Morales will play Rafael “Raffa” Cortez, an ambitious and somewhat Machiavellian district attorney. He joins recently cast Cch Pounder. Morales, repped by Innovative and Klwgn, is recurring on the upcoming second season of Starz’s Magic City. Tyler Labine is set to co-star opposite Rupert Grint in Super Clyde, Greg Garcia’s single-camera pilot for CBS. The project, from CBS TV Studios, centers on Clyde (Grint), a meek, unassuming fast food worker who decides to become a super hero. Mike Fresco is directing. Labine, repped by CAA and manager Tyman Stewart, will play Duke, Clyde’s older brother.
- 2/23/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Cch Pounder has joined the cast of CBS‘ legal drama pilot The Advocates, which is written and executive-produced by The Mentalist creator Bruno Heller. David Nutter will direct the pilot for The Advocates, which centers on "female lawyer Shannon Carter and male ex-con Henry Bird who team up as “victim advocates,” going to the very edge of the law to right wrongs and fight for the underdog." Pounder will play the head of the Victims Advocate office where Shannon, the lawyer works. She's described as dedicated. Up next for Pounder will be Sudz Sutherland's drama Home Again, on the big screen, amongst other titles.
- 2/15/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Exclusive: The Shield alumna Cch Pounder has been tapped to co-star in CBS‘ legal drama pilot The Advocates. Written/executive produced by The Mentalist creator Bruno Heller and directed/exec produced by David Nutter, Advocates centers on female lawyer Shannon Carter and male ex-con Henry Bird who team up as “victim advocates,” going to the very edge of the law to right wrongs and fight for the underdog. Pounder will play the dedicated head of the Victims Advocate office where Shannon works. Pounder recently had a role on Syfy’s Warehouse 13. In other pilot casting news, Stephen Guarino (Happy Endings), originally cast as a guest star in the NBC single-camera comedy pilot The Gates, has now been upped to a regular. He plays Brett, a gay Dad who is very much involved with the PTA. Guarino is is with CAA and Evolution. Jack Lacy (The Office) has been cast...
- 2/15/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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