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'Independence Day' director's ABC pilot casts Yaya DaCosta

A trio of actors have signed up for roles in Roland Emmerich's ABC sci-fi pilot.

The untitled project focuses on Carter (Max Thieriot), a science student who learns that he is the chosen one to destroy the forces of evil.

Yaya DaCosta, Laila Robins and Gabriella Wilde have all joined the cast, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

DaCosta and Wilde have been cast in unspecified roles, while Robins will play Angelica Teras, the feisty wife of ambitious politician Senator Teras (Linus Roache).

Robins has recently appeared on Damages, Blue Bloods and Person of Interest.

DaCosta played a small role in 2010 film TRON: Legacy and recently appeared on House, while Wilde starred in last year's Three Musketeers movie and also featured in an episode of Doctor Who.

Veteran actor Martin Landau was previously cast in Emmerich's pilot. The North by Northwest star will play blind German ex-soldier Mr Armin.

Emmerich will direct and also co-wrote his new pilot with 2012 and 10,000 BC collaborator Harald Kloser.

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The Cosby Show' star Phylicia Rasha joins NBC's 'Do No Harm'

The Cosby Show star Phylicia Rashad has joined a new NBC pilot.

The actress will appear in Jekyll and Hyde update Do No Harm, according to TV Guide.

Written by The Event's David Schulner, the drama will focus on Jeffrey Kohl (Steven Pasquale), a talented neurosurgeon who struggles against his violent alter ego Ian Price.

Rashad will play Kohl's boss, chief of surgery Dr Vanessa Young. Though she is fond of Kohl, Young can also be intimidating and confrontational.

Following her eight-year, Emmy-nominated stint on The Cosby Show from 1984 to 1992, Rashad has appeared on USA's Psych and also stars in Tyler Perry's new film Good Deeds.

Law & Order star Alana De La Garza and The Borgias actress Ruta Gedmintas recently signed up for roles in Do No Harm.

Mousa Kraish (The Day the Earth Stood Still) and Michael Esper (A Beautiful Mind) will also appear in the pilot.

Do No Harm will be directed by Michael Mayer and executive produced by Ringer's Peter Traugott and Rachel Kaplan.

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Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis pilot adds 'The OC' star Taylor Handley

Taylor Handley will star alongside Dennis Quaid in a new CBS pilot.

The drama, from Goodfellas writer Nicholas Pileggi, will see Quaid play real-life figure Ralph Lamb, a former rodeo cowboy who became a sheriff.

Handley will play Lamb's son in the '60s-set project, according to Variety.

The actor played Oliver Trask in the first season of The OC and has since appeared in episodes of Southland and CSI: NY.

The Shield star Michael Chiklis will also appear in the Ralph Lamb pilot as Chicago mobster Johnny Savino.

Walk the Line director James Mangold will helm the project and is also on board to executive produce.

Other drama pilots picked up by CBS include Jerry Bruckheimer's Trooper with Mira Sorvino, cop show Widow Detective and controversial Sherlock Holmes update Elementary starring Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu.

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Matthew Perry to reunite with 'Friends' writer for NBC comedy pilot

Matthew Perry has signed up to a comedy pilot for NBC titled Go On.

The actor will reunite with Friends writer Scott Silveri for the project.

Go On will focus on an "irreverent yet charming" sportscaster (Perry) who is trying to move on from a loss, and later finds help from a group of people at his mandatory therapy sessions.

The single-camera comedy will also star Transformers actress Julie White as Anne, while Suzy Nakamura will also feature.

Perry recently joined the cast of The Good Wife in a recurring role that may be extended next season. His first appearance will air on March 25.

The actor starred in and co-created ABC comedy Mr Sunshine last year, but it was axed after one season.

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Minnie Driver joins NBC pilot 'Lady Friends'

Minnie Driver has been cast in the NBC pilot Lady Friends alongside Andrea Anders.

The Hunky Dory actress will star as Jen, one of the lead characters who is a close friend of Anders's Nicole, reports TV Line.

Jen is described as a woman who has made regrettable choices in the past which include a two-and-a-half week marriage, but is always there for Nicole.

Lady Friends is being developed by The New Adventures of Old Christine's Kari Lizer.

Cougar Town star Josh Hopkins, Rachel Dratch and Danny Comden have also signed up for roles on the comedy.

In the last few years, Driver has appeared in a Modern Family episode as well as starring in The Riches and mini-series The Deep.

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Amy Smart, Karolina Wydra sign up for NBC's 'Bad Girls' remake

Amy Smart and Karolina Wydra have joined the cast of NBC's Bad Girls pilot.

Smart will play a "perfect Barbie-type" in the remake of the British television series, locked up for stealing and using a friend's credit card, according to TV Line.

Meanwhile, Wydra has been lined up to assume the role of a "scheming, sultry" prisoner.

Smart has appeared in the US remake of Shameless as well as movies Road Trip, The Butterfly Effect and Crank.

Wydra is known for playing Dominika in Fox's medical drama House and Jordyn in Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Friday Night Lights star Jurnee Smollett was recently cast as a jailed famous rapper, while Zoe Boyle will play a nurse at the prison.

The Bad Girls pilot is being developed by John Wells, who also worked on the US Shameless.

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Friday Night Lights' star Matt Lauria cast in ABC's 'Gilded Lilys'

Matt Lauria has joined the cast of ABC pilot Gilded Lilys.

Known for playing Luke Cafferty on Friday Night Lights, the actor will star as Charlie, the nephew of a millionaire, reports TV Line.

Charlie is also the boyfriend of the rebellious Violet Lily, played by Sarah Bolger.

The pilot is a period drama set in 1895 taking place in New York City as the first luxury hotel in the area opens. Described as an "epic love story", it is being developed by Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice creator Shonda Rhimes.

Lauria has previously played Caleb Evers in the short-lived The Chicago Code, and has also had guest spots on Burn Notice, CSI and Person of Interest.

Other actors who have signed on to the project include Blythe Danner and Brian O'Byrne.

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White Van Man' US remake adds Leah Remini

Leah Remini has joined the American remake of White Van Man.

The ABC comedy pilot, based on the British series starring Will Mellor, will see the actress play "Patricia Clarkson-type" character Terry, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Terry is the sister of Tony (JK Simmons), who has to keep an eye on her brother as he goes against medical advice to work.

The single-camera comedy recently cast Kyle Bornheimer in the lead role as the man forced to take over the family handyman business.

Remini, who formerly co-hosted The Talk, has appeared in The King of Queens, In the Motherhood and television movies Married Not Dead and It Takes a Village.

Raising Hope's Bobby Bowman is writing and developing the pilot.

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Numb3rs' star David Krumholtz joins CBS pilot 'Partners'

David Krumholtz is in final talks to appear in CBS comedy pilot Partners.

The sitcom - from Will & Grace creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick - will follow two architects who are lifelong friends, according to TVLine.

Charlie (Krumholtz) is straight, while his business partner Louis, played by Ugly Betty's Michael Urie, is gay.

Krumholtz is best known for starring in CBS drama Numb3rs from 2005 to 2010 and recently appeared in NBC's short-lived The Playboy Club.

Other stars attached to Partners include One Tree Hill's Sophia Bush, who will play Charlie's girlfriend, and Superman Returns star Brandon Routh, cast as Louis's boyfriend.

Entourage actress Elizabeth Regen and The Office's Lucy Davis will also appear in the pilot, directed by Mike & Molly's James Burrows.

Other comedy pilots picked up by CBS include a new sitcom from Martin Lawrence and Louis CK's untitled project starring Ashley Tisdale.

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Aly Michalka joins Fox's 'Rebounding' pilot

Aly Michalka has signed up for a role in Fox's pilot Rebounding.

The comedy focuses on a man who is trying to move on from the death of his fiancée with the help of the members of his basketball team.

Michalka has now joined the cast of the project, TV Line says.

She will play the girlfriend of one of the team members.

Michalka previously starred in The CW's drama Hellcats, which was dropped after one season. She has also appeared in movies like Bandslam, Easy A and The Roommate and had a guest role in CSI: NY recently.

Malcolm Barrett and Hayes MacArthur will also appear in Rebounding, along with Breaking Bad star Matt Jones.

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Saxon Sharbino to lead Fox teen spy pilot

Saxon Sharbino has signed up for the lead role in Fox's pilot about a teenage spy.

The project, which is currently untitled, focuses on the orphaned 14-year-old daughter of a CIA agent.

The teenager becomes involved in espionage herself and a rogue agent begins to act as a father figure for her.

Newcomer Sharbino has now joined the cast in the lead role, TV Line says.

The project is being penned by Karyn Usher, who has previously worked on shows including Bones, The Playboy Club and Prison Break.

Fox also has another espionage drama pilot in the works, The Asset, which will star Heroes actress Ali Larter and The West Wing's Bradley Whitford.

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'Malibu Country' pilot adds 'Less Than Perfect' star Sara Rue

Sara Rue has joined the cast of ABC comedy pilot Malibu Country.

The comedy will focus on a recently divorced mother (Reba McEntire) who must raise her children while working to reignite her singing career.

Rue will play the upbeat, overly-friendly neighbour of McEntire's character Reba Gallagher, according to Deadline.

The actress starred in ABC sitcom Less Than Perfect from 2002 to 2006 and has since appeared on The Big Bang Theory and Rules of Engagement.

Damages actress Lily Tomlin was previously cast in Malibu Country as Reba Gallagher's mother Shirley.

The pilot is being penned by Kevin Abbott, who previously worked with McEntire on her sitcom Reba. His past work includes Golden Girls, Roseanne and My Name Is Earl.

ABC is developing a number of other comedy pilots, including identity-swap sitcom Prairie Dogs with Kal Penn, a new project with Mandy Moore and a remake of UK series Only Fools and Horses.

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Goldie Hawn quits HBO pilot 'The Viagra Diaries'

Goldie Hawn has quit HBO comedy pilot The Viagra Diaries.

The Private Benjamin star joined the project, which is based on Barbara Rose Brooker's 2009 novel, in June 2011.

She has now stepped down from playing the lead role, according to Deadline.

HBO still intends to produce The Viagra Diaries with a new star and auditions are said to be ongoing.

Bridesmaids star Wendi McLendon-Covey is the only other actor attached to the project, which is being developed by Sex and the City creator Darren Star.

Star will also executive produce, while Bridesmaids director Paul Feig is attached to helm the pilot.

Hawn - who originally launched her career on CBS sitcom Good Morning, World in 1967 - last acted on screen in 2002 film comedy The Banger Sisters.

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The Sopranos' star Jamie-Lynn Sigler joins Jimmy Fallon NBC pilot

Jamie-Lynn Sigler has joined a new comedy pilot from Jimmy Fallon.

The NBC project, which has the working title DILFs, will focus on a trio of young fathers who struggle to adjust to adult life.

Sopranos star Sigler will play the wife of one of the three leads, according to Deadline.

Her husband will be portrayed by the previously-cast Zach Cregger, best known for his role on NBC's short-lived sitcom Friends with Benefits.

Sigler has also appeared on Ugly Betty, How I Met Your Mother and played a fictionalised version of herself on Entourage.

Written and executive produced by The Office scribe Charlie Grandy, the Fallon pilot will be helmed by 2 Broke Girls director Scott Ellis.

Other NBC comedy pilots in contention for a series pick-up include Dane Cook's Next Caller Please and Lady Friends starring Minnie Driver and Andrea Anders.

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Amazing Spider-Man' star Amber Stevens joins 'Joey Dakota

Amber Stevens has won a lead role in CW pilot Joey Dakota.

The drama - based on Israeli series Danny Hollywood - tells the story of a filmmaker (Stevens) who is transported back in time while filming a documentary about a famous deceased rock star.

After meeting and falling in love with her subject, she is returned to the present and fights to save the musician from his untimely demise.

Stevens will play filmmaker Maya, while Leah Renee will also appear as her movie star best friend Kelsey, according to Deadline.

Best known for starring on ABC Family's Greek, Stevens will next be seen in The Amazing Spider-Man. Renee's last role was on NBC's short-lived drama The Playboy Club.

Easy A writer Bert Royal will script the Joey Dakota pilot and will also executive produce alongside NCIS star Mark Harmon, Eric and Kim Tannenbaum and Martha Haight for CBS TV Studios.

Other pilots in the works at The CW include comic book drama Arrow, an updated Beauty and the Beast starring Smallville's Kristin Kreuk and Cult with Alona Tal and Robert Knepper.

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The Office' exec: 'Dwight spinoff coming next season

The Office exec Paul Lieberstein has revealed new details about planned spinoff The Farm.

The new series would follow Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) as he runs his family's farm and bed-and-breakfast.

"Basically we have a show about a family working together and a family business in the heartland," Lieberstein, who also plays Toby, told Vulture.

"It's kind of focused on some people who are not often represented on television. I think it's really interesting; I'm super excited about it. I haven't grown up on a farm myself, so I have a lot of research to do."

Lieberstein confirmed that work will begin on the spinoff "early next season".

"We'll be able to focus on casting outside of pilot season," he explained. "We'll get to really do it right."

He also suggested that Michael Schur - who has appeared in nine episodes of The Office as Dwight's cousin Mose - is unlikely to appear as a series regular.

"We're going to have to explain why he's not there," said Lieberstein. "He will do what he can, now and then. But for the most part, he can't be Mose."

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Beauty and the Beast' ABC pilot adds 'Primeval' star Ruth Bradley

Ruth Bradley has joined the cast of ABC's Beauty and the Beast pilot.

The actress - who will next be seen in ITV1's Titanic - will play the 'beauty' figure Princess Grace, according to TVLine.

She joins singer-turned-actor Darius Campbell, who will play her love interest, the 'beastly' bodyguard Shiro.

Former Home and Away star Chris Egan has also been cast as Grace's fiancé Gorrick.

Bradley previously starred in UK sci-fi drama Primeval and appeared opposite Aiden Gillen (Game of Thrones) and Robert Sheehan (Misfits) in Irish drama Love/Hate.

Human Target's Jon Steinberg has scripted the ABC pilot and will also executive produce alongside Life Unexpected's Gary Fleder.

Fleder has also signed up to direct The CW's rival Beauty and the Beast pilot, starring Kristin Kreuk and Austin Basis.

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True Blood' exec's Cinemax series 'Banshee' casts leads

True Blood creator Alan Ball's new Cinemax series Banshee has cast three regulars.

Matt Servitto, Trieste Dunn and Daniel Ross will all star in the 10-part series, according to Deadline.

Banshee - written by Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler - will focus on a criminal with martial arts expertise who poses as a murdered sheriff to dish out his own brand of justice.

Harry's Law actor Servitto will play long-serving sheriff's deputy Brock Lotus, while Dunn - who has appeared on Brothers & Sisters and Fringe - will portray spirited female deputy Siobhan Kelly.

Ross will star as Dan Kendall, a young idealist who becomes the mayor of Banshee.

Greg Yaitanes - who serves as an executive producer and director on House - will helm the Banshee series premiere.

The show was picked up for a full series in January and will begin shooting this spring in and around Charlotte, North Carolina. It will debut on Cinemax in 2013.

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The Dark Knight' star Monique Gabriela Curnen joins ABC pilot

Monique Gabriela Curnen has become the latest actor to join Roland Emmerich's ABC pilot.

The Independence Day director's untitled sci-fi project will star Max Thieriot as a science student who learns that he is the chosen one, tasked with destroying the forces of evil.

The Dark Knight's Curnen will play tough FBI agent Tracy Meyers, according to Deadline.

The actress has appeared on the likes of Dexter, House, Lie to Me and most recently CSI.

Law & Order's Linus Roache and Planes, Trains & Automobiles star Laila Robins will also appear in Emmerich's pilot as an ambitious politician and his wife.

Veteran actor Martin Landau (North By Northwest), Yaya DaCosta (TRON: Legacy) and Gabriella Wilde (The Three Musketeers) are also attached to the project.

Emmerich will direct and has also co-written his new pilot with 2012 and 10,000 BC collaborator Harald Kloser.

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