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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 20, 2015 14:37:01 GMT -6
deadline.com/2015/02/stacey-farber-cast-take-it-from-us-charlotte-spencer-broad-squad-1201377744/Charlotte Spencer has landed one of the leads in ABC’s period female-cop procedural drama pilot Broad Squad, written by Bess Wohl and directed by Coky Giedroyc. A fictionalized account of the graduating class of Boston’s first female patrol officers in 1978, they arrived at a tumultuous time in Boston’s history and have to navigate rival neighborhoods as well as the conflicting attitudes toward them from everyone. Spencer will play one of them, Molly. Her dad was a notorious criminal who disappeared when she was young (while working with Whitey Bulger), and she grew up with her three delinquent brothers. Aaron Kaplan, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage and Len Goldstein exec produce.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Mar 8, 2015 20:20:22 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/tv/news/six-feet-under-alum-lauren-ambrose-to-star-in-abc-cop-drama-broad-squad-1201448362/‘Six Feet Under’ Alum Lauren Ambrose to Star in ABC Cop Drama ‘Broad Squad’ The “Broad Squad” is growing. “Six Feet Under” alumna Lauren Ambrose has been cast as the final lead in ABC’s cop drama pilot. The news comes on the heels of “True Blood” star Rutina Wesley joining the show. Ambrose will star as Eileen, one of the first four women to graduate from Boston’s Police Academy in 1978. The rookie cop struggles with balancing her new career with her roles at home as a wife to a wounded police officer and a mom to a young son. The drama, inspired by true stories, also stars Charlotte Spencer and Cody Horn (“The Office”) as the two other female leads, as well as Michael Gaston (“The Mentalist”), Kenneth Mitchell (“Jericho”) and Alberto Frezza. Ambrose made her debut on USA Network’s miniseries “Dig” this Thursday. “Broad Squad” is penned by “CSI: NY’s” Bess Wohl and exec-produced by Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Len Goldstein and Aaron Kaplan.
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