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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 24, 2015 16:06:34 GMT -6
deadline.com/2015/02/erika-christensen-cast-la-crime-abc-1201380191/Erika Christensen Joins ABC’s ‘L.A. Crime’ Parenthood co-star Erika Christensen is taking a darker turn for her followup series project — a lead role in ABC’s drama pilot L.A. Crime, from ABC Studios and Mandeville. The character-driven, “true-crime” procedural, written by Steven Baigelman and directed by Tom Shankland, explores sex, politics and popular culture across various noteworthy eras in Los Angeles history. In Season 1, two LA cops will be searching for a Bonnie & Clyde-esque serial-killing team amidst the coke-infused rock ‘n’ roll, revelry of the 1980s Sunset Strip. Christensen, who has signed a one-year deal, will play Betty, a single mother who was supposed to be a killer’s latest victim but enters a romantic relationship with him instead. Christensen, repped by Gersh and Brillstein Entertainment, joins fellow Parenthood co-star Monica Potter who also is set for a pilot, an NBC comedy.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Mar 13, 2015 18:48:53 GMT -6
www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/gossip-girl-alum-play-creepy-781019'Gossip Girl' Alum to Play "Creepy Murderer" in ABC Pilot Anthology 'L.A. Crime' continues to beef up its cast, filling the role of its central serial killer. In a move that might not surprise many former Gossip Girl viewers, Ed Westwick has just been cast as a serial killer. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Westwick, who played scheming Chuck Bass for the six seasons of the CW soap, is the latest actor to board ABC anthology L.A. Crime. The ABC Studios pilot from Steven Baigelman has cast Westwick as the titular criminal: one half of a Bonnie and Clyde-esque serial-killing team. Westwick will play Kent, affectionately referred to as the "creepy murderer." He joins previously announced talent Erika Christensen (Betty), Darrell Britt-Gibson (Diver) and Taissa Farmiga (Karen) — among many others. Billed as a "character-driven, crime procedural that explores sex, politics and popular culture across various noteworthy eras in L.A. history," L.A. Crime will mix up the narrative each season — should it in fact go to series and find success. The first series focuses on two Angeleno cops on the trail of the killers tearing through the rock 'n' roll- and coke-infused revelry of the 1980s Sunset Strip. Westwick is repped by WME and Affirmative Entertainment.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Mar 20, 2015 14:49:50 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/tv/news/david-sullivan-abc-la-crime-1201457095/David Sullivan Cast in ABC Pilot ‘L.A. Crime’ The cast is filling out on ABC’s drama pilot “L.A. Crime.” David Sullivan (“Argo”) has been cast in the role of Detective Arnold ‘Arnie’ Bukowski, joining previously announced actresses Erika Christensen and Taissa Farmiga. Sullivan will play Bukowski, a crass, loudmouth detective in charge of heading up the ongoing investigation of a possible Sunset Strip serial killer, alongside cops Jack Roth (Adam Rothenberg) and Paco Contreras (Gabriel Luna). The character-driven “true crime” procedural, written by Steven Baigelman and directed by Tom Shankland, is being produced by ABC Studios and Mandeville. The period drama will explore sex, politics and pop culture across different eras in Los Angeles history, with the first season set in the “rock ‘n’ roll, coke-infused revelry of the 1980s.” Sullivan is represented by Principato-Young Entertainment.
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