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CanWest MediaWorks Announces Primetime Acquisitions For Global, CH 2006-2007 Season
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Big Buzz Franchises Anchor Canada's Most Exciting, Star-Packed Primetime Buy, Continues Momentum For Networks
New Series Include...
-'Shark' - (James Woods, Jeri Ryan)
-'Brothers & Sisters' - (Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths)
-'Kidnapped' - (Dana Delany, Timothy Hutton, Delroy Lindo)
-'The Black Donnellys' - (from Academy Award Winners Paul Haggis/Bobby Moresco)
-'Vanished' - (from Josh Berman, CSI) |
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(TORONTO) - CanWest MediaWorks today announced details of its primetime buy for the 2006-2007 Global and CH season, showcasing the year's biggest stars in the most talked-about new properties. Fourteen dramas and eight comedies will complement the networks' roster of returning hit favourites - bringing Canadians the most innovative and compelling primetime schedules on the dial.
"We chose these top-tier properties based on their outstanding hit potential, and we're proud to have brought home our strongest lineups to date - programs that will build on the solid successes we have had with audiences over the last year," said Barbara Williams, Senior Vice President, Programming & Production for CanWest MediaWorks. "We are delighted with the bench strength we have assembled - from pedigreed producers to lead performances from established and breaking talent across all genres - '06-'07 is going to be a landmark TV year for CanWest."
Along with Kathleen Dore, President, TV & Radio CanWest MediaWorks, Williams will present the 2006-07 Primetime Schedules for Global and CH to industry and advertisers in Toronto on June 7th.
New CanWest dramas premiering this season include leading-edge legal drama weekly, SHARK: starring James Woods and Jeri Ryan - from executive producer Brian Grazer and director Spike Lee...family journey, BROTHERS & SISTERS: starring Calista Flockhart and Rachel Griffiths - from exec Producer, Ken Olin (Alias)...Boston-mob family album, THE BLACK DONNELLYS: from Academy Award®-winning partners Paul Haggis/Bobby Moresco...abduction thriller, KIDNAPPED: starring Dana Delaney and Timothy Hutton....conspiracy quest, VANISHED: created by Josh Berman (CSI)...and noir police tale, RAINES: starring Jeff Goldblum - from Graham Yost and Frank Darabont.
Comedy on CanWest features debuts including the marriage minefield, 'TIL DEATH: starring Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher...and late-bloomer diary, THE WINNER: the first live action series from Family Guy's Seth McFarlane and Ricky Blitt.
**CanWest MediaWorks Returning Series for 2006-2007 include:
HOUSE, PRISON BREAK, SURVIVOR, 24, AMERICAN DAD, FAMILY GUY, KING OF THE HILL, THE SIMPSONS, THE WAR AT HOME, MY NAME IS EARL, THE OFFICE, LAS VEGAS, THE APPRENTICE, EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION, DEAL OR NO DEAL, TWO-AND-A-HALF MEN, NCIS, BIGGEST LOSER, BOSTON LEGAL, THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER.
**CanWest MediaWorks ALL-NEW primetime acquisitions for 2006-2007, and synopses:
VANISHED (1HR Drama - FOX) SARA (Joanne Kelly, Whiskey Echo) is the beautiful young wife of prominent Georgia Senator JEFFREY COLLINS (John Allen Nelson, 24), and she has gone missing. But before the FBI can solve the mystery of where she is, they first need to figure out who she really is. Through the eyes of Senior FBI Agent GRAHAM KELTON (Gale Harold, Queer as Folk, Martha Behind Bars), ambitious reporter JUDY NASH (Rebecca Gayheart, Nip/Tuck, Harvard Man) and the distraught members of the Collins family, viewers will journey inside a sensational, mysterious national soap opera. Kelton, working with Agent LIN MEI (Ming-Na, ER), uncovers enigmatic clues that suggest Sara's disappearance may be part of a large, sinister conspiracy. Created by Josh Berman (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and directed by executive producer Mimi Leder (The Peacemaker, Deep Impact), VANISHED combines the investigative twists and turns of CSI, the nonstop pace and tension of FOX's 24 and the scope of The Da Vinci Code.
PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paul Redford CREATED BY: Josh Berman DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Mimi Leder
CAST: Gale Harold as Kelton, John Allen Nelson as Jeffrey, Joanne Kelly as Sara, Rebecca Gayheart as Judy, Margarita Levieva as Marcy, John Patrick Amedori as Max, Chris Egan as Ben, Robert Hoffman as Adam, Ming-Na as Lin Mei
STANDOFF (1HR DRAMA - FOX) There's no crisis situation they can't handle...unless it involves each other. MATT FLANNERY (Ron Livingston, "Sex and the City," "House") and EMILY LEHMAN (Rosemarie DeWitt, "Cinderella Man") are the top-ranked negotiators in the FBI's Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU). They're trained to talk their way through volatile situations. They're experts at knowing what makes other people tick. They're also sleeping together
a secret that they agreed to keep to themselves, until Matt reveals it to the entire world during a tense hostage standoff. The public revelation causes friction between Matt, who relies on gut instinct, and Emily, an academic who analyzes every move. Their relationship also gets them into major trouble with their boss CHERYL CARRERA (Gina Torres, "Alias," "Firefly," "24"), head of the Los Angeles CNU, and raises eyebrows among their CNU colleagues, including intelligence officer LIA MATHERS (Raquel Alessi, "Ghost Rider"). While Matt and Emily really should be split up for being romantically involved, they're too valuable as a team. STANDOFF combines the relationship banter of audience favorites like "Moonlighting" with the adrenaline-paced suspense of hits like "24." The series advances a fundamental idea: that in life and in love, "Everything is a negotiation."
PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Craig Silverstein, Tim Story
WRITER: Craig Silverstein
DIRECTOR: Tim Story
CAST: Ron Livingston as Matt, Rosemarie DeWitt as Emily, Michael Cudlitz as Frank, Gina Torres as Cheryl, Raquel Alessi as Lia.
'TIL DEATH (.30min COMEDY - FOX/SONY)
centres around middle-aged EDDIE (Brad Garrett, Everybody Loves Raymond) and JOY STAMM (Joely Fisher, Desperate Housewives), who are on day 8,743 of their marriage and have the battle scars to prove it. Their new next-door neighbors are young newlyweds STEPH (Kat Foster, Law & Order) and JEFF WOODCOCK (Eddie Kaye Thomas, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle) - idealistic, passionate, adorable and married for all of 12 days. It's a show about new marriage versus old marriage, about keeping the romance alive - or at least staying together so you have someone to drive you to the hospital for your operations. Eddie is a cynical realist who considers himself an expert on most topics. A high school history teacher, he's learned well the lessons of history and applies the basic principles to his marriage: all fights are about power, land and resources - and women love to kill fun. A veteran of the marriage wars, Eddie freely gives his advice to the younger, idealistic Jeff, who's the new Vice Principal at Eddie's school. Of course, Eddie's little secret all along is that he loves Joy more than anything. And however brash and sardonic Joy herself appears, she loves Eddie right back.
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Sony Pictures Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS/WRITERS: Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa
DIRECTOR: Ted Wass
CAST: Brad Garrett as Eddie, Joely Fisher as Joy, Eddie Kaye Thomas as Jeff, Kat Foster as Steph
THE WINNER - (.30min COMEDY, MIDSEASON - FOX) A 43-and-a-half-year-old narrator, who is incredibly rich and successful, looks way back to 1994, when he lost his innocence and started to become a man - at the tender age of 32. In 1994, GLEN ABBOTT (Rob Corddry, The Daily Show), still living with his parents, finally steps out into the world and tries to make something of himself when the only girl he'd ever kissed, the radiant ALISON MILLER (Erinn Hayes, Everwood, Kitchen Confidential), returns to town. Driven by the desire to become a success and win Alison's heart, Glen goes through his wonder years a mere 20 years older than, well, most everyone. But it's not in vain, as this unlikely underdog will eventually transform from fear-riddled underachiever to the richest man in Buffalo in a mere five years. Luckily, Glen doesn't have to go though this awkward period alone. He becomes best friends with the only person he can truly relate to: Alison's 13-year-old son JOSH (Keir Gilchrist, A Lobster Tale). Josh is a fellow hypochondriac, and they help each other survive puberty. Glen also receives parental guidance from his absurdly enabling mother IRENE (Julie Hagerty, Girlfriends, Malcolm in the Middle) and his supportive but quasi-rage-aholic dad RON (Lenny Clarke, Rescue Me, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events).
PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS/WRITERS: Seth MacFarlane, Ricky Blitt CREATED BY: Ricky Blitt
DIRECTOR: Terry Hughes
CAST: Rob Corddry as Glen, Keir Gilchrist as Josh, Erinn Hayes as Alison, Julie Hagerty as Irene, Lenny Clarke as Ron
TALK SHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN - (.30min COMEDY - FOX) ...may look like a talk show, but it is emphatically a comedy show. This fast-paced half-hour combines traditional elements of the late-night format with bold and irreverent comedy sketches - both inside and outside the studio. Hosted by Emmy-nominated writer Spike Feresten (Seinfeld, The Late Show with David Letterman), TALK SHOW gives the staid late-night format a long-overdue update. Among other things, this refreshing approach to the genre uses guests in unpredictable ways, like delivering the monologue and performing in the comedy sketches. Additionally, the show features a staff of writer-performers, hilarious field pieces and much more.
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Fox Television Studios EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Spike Feresten
HOST: Spike Feresten
HELP ME HELP YOU (.30min COMEDY - ABC) Whoever came up with the idea of group therapy? Take a bunch of people who are all really messed up in different ways and put them in a room together to try and help each other out. The group leader, Dr. Bill Hoffman, is probably the craziest and most self-obsessed of all, but his patients would never know it because he hides behind his very respectable celebrity image as a bestselling author of phenomenally successful self-help books.
Directed by Brian Dannelly ("Saved," "Weeds"), the series explores the comical side of group therapy as members of the group apply the good doctor's advice to the real world with enthusiastic effort, until they begin to realize maybe Dr. Bill should be doing the heavy lifting along with them. Ted Danson ("Cheers") stars.
Cast:
Ted Danson ("Cheers"): Dr. Bill Hoffman
Charlie Finn ("The Dukes of Hazzard"): Dave Jim Rash ("That '70s Show"): Jonathan Suzy Nakamura ("Dodgeball"): Inger Darlene Hunt ("I Heart Huckabees"): Darlene Jere Burns ("Good Morning Miami"): Michael Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm in the Middle"): Guest Star/Anne
SHARK (1HR DRAMA - CBS) stars multiple Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner James Woods ("Ghosts of Mississippi," "ER") as Sebastian Stark, a charismatic, supremely self-confident defense attorney who, after a shocking outcome in one of his cases and a personal epiphany, brings his cutthroat tactics to the prosecutor's office. As the head of the Los Angeles District Attorney's High Profile Crime Unit, Stark works for Jessica Devlin, (Jeri Ryan, "The O.C."), the ambitious and accomplished D.A. who despises his ruthless strategies. Devlin teams him with a group of young prosecutors who are about to have the learning experience of a lifetime because, though Stark is seeking to redeem himself, he has no intention of cooling his underhanded approach to cases just because he's now working for the "good guys." Sam Page ("American Dreams"), Alexis Cruz ("American Family"), Sarah Carter ("Numb3rs"), Danielle Panabaker ("Mom at Sixteen"), Romy Rosemont ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") and Sophina Brown ("Without a Trace") also star. Academy Award nominee Spike Lee directs. Academy Award winner Brian Grazer ("A Beautiful Mind," "24"), (David Nevins ("Arrested Development"), Ian Biederman ("Crossing Jordan") and Ed Redlich ("Without A Trace") are executive producers for Imagine Entertainment, in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television.
PSYCH (1HR DRAMA - CBS) Follows Shawn Spencer (James Roday) who has developed a keen eye for detail after being instructed by his police officer father to note even the most minute details of his surroundings. After Shawn calls in a tip on a crime to the police, he is actually accused of committing the crime. To try to clear his name, Shawn convinces the police that he is a psychic and he begins solving cases for the police force.
RAINES (1HR DRAMA - MID-SEASON - NBC/UNI) Emmy Award-winning writer-producer Graham Yost ("Band of Brothers," "Boomtown"), acclaimed director-writer-producer Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption," "Green Mile") and star Jeff Goldblum ("The Lost World: Jurassic Park") combine creative forces in this inventive police drama, which blends traditional noir storytelling with humor and intrigue. Eccentric LAPD detective Michael Raines' unique ability to have detailed conversations with deceased crime victims allows him to re-trace their lives leading up to their murder and helps him to solve their cases. Unfortunately, it also causes increasing friction with his boss, Captain Daniel Lewis (Matt Craven, "From the Earth to the Moon"), fellow officers Remy Boyer (Dov Davidoff, "Third Watch") and Sally Lance (Linda Park, "Star Trek: Enterprise"), as well as civilian employee Carolyn (Nicole Sullivan, "MADtv"). Aided by Charlie (Luis Guzman, "Boogie Nights"), his ex-LAPD partner and conscience, Raines struggles to accept his peculiar gift -- or burden -- as it often forces him at times to confront his own past and internal demons. "Raines" is from NBC Universal Television Studio.
THE BLACK DONNELLYS (1HR DRAMA - JANUARY - NBC/UNI) Academy Award winners Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco ("Crash") are the creators of "The Black Donnellys," a gritty new crime drama series loosely based on Moresco's background. The series follows the exploits of four young, working-class Irish brothers and their involvement in organized crime in New York City. Despite their rough surroundings, the Donnelly brothers basically remain "good kids" -- who will do anything to protect each other against all odds. The ensemble cast includes Jonathan Tucker ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), Billy Lush ("Huff"), Thomas Guiry ("Mystic River"), Michael Stahl-David ("Uncle Nino"), Keith Nobbs ("25th Hour"), Olivia Wilde ("The O.C.") and Kirk Acevedo ("Oz"). Haggis, who directed the pilot, and Moresco are the creators, executive producers and co-writers. The series is from NBC Universal Television Studio in association with Blackfriars Bridge Productions.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (1HR DRAMA - NBC) Expanding on the themes from the hit feature film "Friday Night Lights," this series centers on the small rural town of Dillon, Texas, where the vaunted 2006 state football championship rings are held in the highest regard. The town's promising high school team, its star quarterback, and newly appointed head coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler, "Grey's Anatomy," "King Kong") feel the mounting pressure of the town's pride and honor riding on their shoulders as a new season kicks off. The fresh cast also includes: Scott Porter ("All My Children") as team captain and first-string quarterback Jason Street; Gaius Charles ("The Book of Daniel") as feared running back Brian "Smash" Williams; Taylor Kitsch ("Kyle XY") as running back Tim Riggins; Connie Britton ("The Brothers McMullen," "24") as Taylor's long-suffering wife, Tami; Zach Gilford ("The Last Winter") as third-string quarterback Matt Saracen, and Minka Kelly ("What I Like About You") as Lyla Garrity, Panther cheerleader and Street's girlfriend. Also starring Aimee Teegarden ("Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide") as Julie Taylor and Adrienne Palicki ("South Beach") as Tyra Collette. The pilot is executive-produced by Brian Grazer ("Fun with Dick and Jane," "Cinderella Man," "A Beautiful Mind"), David Nevins ("Arrested Development"), Peter Berg (the film "Friday Night Lights," "The Run Down") -- who also wrote and the directed the pilot -- and Jason Katims ("Roswell"). "Friday Night Lights" is produced in association with Imagine Entertainment, NBC Universal Television Studio, and Film 44.
HEROES (1HR DRAMA - NBC) The epic drama "Heroes" chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities. As a total eclipse casts it shadow across the globe, viewers follow a genetics professor (Sendhil Ramamurthy, "Blind Guy Driving") in India whose father's disappearance leads him to uncover a secret theory -- there are people with super powers living among us. A young dreamer (Milo Ventimiglia, "The Bedford Diaries") tries to convince his politician brother (Adrian Pasdar, "Judging Amy") that he can fly. A high school cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere, "Ice Princess") learns that she is totally indestructible. A Las Vegas stripper (Ali Larter, "Final Destination"), struggling to make ends meet to support her young son (Noah Gray-Cabey, "My Wife & Kids"), uncovers that her mirror image has a secret. A prison inmate (Leonard Roberts, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") mysteriously finds himself waking up outside of his cell. A gifted artist (Santiago Cabrera, "Empire"), whose drug addiction is destroying his life and the relationship with his girlfriend (Tawny Cypress, "Third Watch"), can paint the future. A down-on-his-luck beat cop (Greg Grunberg, "Alias") can hear people's thoughts, including the secrets of a captured terrorist. In Japan, a young man (Masi Oka, "Scrubs") develops a way to stop time through sheer will power. Their ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world. "Heroes" is executive produced by creator/writer Tim Kring ("Crossing Jordan), Dennis Hammer ("Crossing Jordan") and David Semel ("House"), who also directed the pilot. The drama is from NBC Universal Television Studio.
KIDNAPPED (1HR DRAMA - NBC/SONY) When the teenage son of a wealthy Upper East Side family is kidnapped, everyone involved reacts with their own agenda in this high-stakes thriller that is seen from the perspective of the victims family, the victim, the kidnappers, law enforcement, the FBI and the familys private negotiating team. Each season focuses on a single abduction, with each episode chronicling a day during the kidnapping investigation. Starring Dana Delany, Carmen Ejogo, Timothy Hutton, Delroy Lindo, Boris McGiver, Linus Roache, Jeremy Sisto, Mykelti Williamson and Will Denton.
10 ITEMS OR LESS (.30min COMEDY SONY)
When an inexperienced young man inherits his fathers family-owned grocery store, Greens and Grains, his hands-on, open communication approach to store management alienates him from his self-indulgent, misfit employees in this unscripted and improvised comedy featuring comedian John Lehr.
MY BOYS (.30min COMEDY - SONY) In this sexy new comedy, a female sports writer working for a Chicago-based newspaper tries to find love despite her one of the guys tendencies and the interference of the many men in her life: her brother, ex-boyfriend, ex-roommate, work colleague and a sportswriter from the rival newspaper. Starring Jordana Spiro (JAG), Michael Bunin (Las Vegas), Jim Gaffigan (13 Going on 30) and Betsy Thomas (Run of the House).
BIG DAY (.30min COMEDY - ABC/SONY) Think about how much planning and attention to detail goes into arranging a wedding
the venue, the dress, the reception, the food, the flowers, the music...and on and on and on. Months and months of planning go into a celebration that begins and ends in a single day. Not this wedding. Danny and Alice are getting married today, and just like any other wedding it will only take a single day, but BIG DAY breaks that single day down into 22 individual episodes as all of the meticulous planning start to unravel. Everything matters at a wedding, and the tiniest of imperfections can reverberate throughout the event as if lives actually hang in the balance. Choice of side salad? A trivial decision for the thousands of side salads you will eat in the course of a lifetime. But for the mother of the bride on wedding day, this might as well be the most critical decision of her life, and if you're the caterer you better get it right. Misplace your contact lenses? No big deal...unless you're the best man and the maid of honor just drank the glass of water you put them in before the two of you went to bed last night... together. Things are about to get very complicated for Danny and Alice as their day turns into a season-long roller coaster with thrilling drops, loops and corkscrews when nothing goes as planned. The writers of What Women Want and 13 Going on 30 take a full season to dissect the one biggest day in any family's life. Tapping into the charm of such romantic comedies as Father of the Bride and the real horror of Bridezillas they show you the pressure and stress everyone adds to this wild, wonderful event. Starring Wendie Malick, Josh Cook, Marla Sokoloff, Kurt Fuller and Stephnie Weir.
RUNAWAY (1HR DRAMA - CW/SONY) When Paul Rader is accused of murder and begins receiving death threats against his children he escapes with his family to a small Iowa town where they assume new identities. Forced to reinvent themselves, the Raders hope to buy Paul enough time to uncover evidence to prove his innocence in this suspenseful drama where one misstep could cost them everything. Starring Leslie Hope, Dustin Milligan, Donnie Wahlberg, Nathan Gamble and Karen LeBlanc.
DAY BREAK (1HR DRAMA - ABC) We've all had bad days... the kind of day where nothing goes our way and we just can't wait to put it behind us. Detective Brett Hopper is having one of those hellacious days... only he can't put it behind him because he's living the same day over and over again. On this particular day, Hopper will be accused of killing Asst. DA Alberto Garza. He will offer a solid alibi which no one will believe. He will realize he's been framed. And he will run, discovering en route that not only he, but his loved ones, are also in danger. He'll then wake up and relive the same day over and over again. In order to break the cycle and move on, he will have to figure out who framed him and solve the complex mystery surrounding Garza's death. He will also be forced to heal the fractured relationships with those he loves. Only when Harper figures out why his life is broken and how to fix it will he awaken to a brand new day.
Taye Diggs ("Kevin Hill") stars in an action-packed, thrilling re-imagining of the "Groundhog Day" concept from director Rob Bowman ("The X-Files," "Reign of Fire") and the writer of "After the Sunset."
Cast:
Taye Diggs ("Rent"): Det. Brett Hopper
Meta Golding ("JAG"): Jennifer Mathis
Moon Bloodgood ("Eight Below"): Rita Shelton Victoria Pratt ("Mutant X"): Andrea Battle Ramon Rodriguez ("Rescue Me"): Damien Adam Baldwin ("NCIS"): Chad Shelton
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY (.30min COMEDY - ABC) Who you were in high school is usually not who you end up being. Harry, Jason, Sherman and Kelly all went to the same high school. Several years on since graduation, their lives haven't exactly turned out the way they planned. Diet guru Sherman will hijack a pastry truck and over-indulge after discovering his wife left him and cleaned him out. In the face of a fraud indictment, financial whiz Jason will dodge the suicide bullet only to shoot himself in the foot... literally. Unhappily divorced, Harry goes for a relaxing "massage," only to discover his scantily clad "masseuse" is Kelly, their high school valedictorian. A series of emergencies will reunite this hapless brood and they'll find, at the end of the day, that they've got each other in case of emergency.
Director Jon Favreau ("Elf," "Swingers") directs Jonathan Silverman ("Jekyll"), David Arquette ("Scream"), Greg Germann ("Ally McBeal") and Kelly Hu ("The Scorpion King") as a fresh quartet of emotionally and physically injured oddballs, and Lori Laughlin ("Full House") as the doctor who grounds them all. Together, they're proving that any colossal mistake can be overcome with a lot of help from your friends... and pain killers.
Cast: Jonathan Silverman ("The Single Guy"): Harry Kennison David Arquette ("Scream"): Jason Ventress Greg Germann ("Ally McBeal"): Sherman Yablonsky Kelly Hu ("CSI:NY"): Kelly Lee Lori Loughlin ("Full House"): Dr. Joanna Lupone Nicholas Roget-King ("Yours, Mine and Ours"): Dylan
BROTHERS & SISTERS (1HR DRAMA ABC) The adult children of William Walker, along with their respective families, have gathered to celebrate Kitty's birthday. Little do they know that, on this day, their lives will take a dramatic turn. Kitty's radio success has led to a TV pundit job in Los Angeles, but her New York boyfriend just proposed. Down to earth Thomas has joined forces with his sister, Sarah, a high powered executive and mother of three, in an effort to fix the family business. Kevin's well-ordered life is shaken by the news that his ex-wife is moving his adolescent son to Texas. Justin, a Gulf War vet, has kicked nicotine, but other addictions keep him from moving forward in his career and love life. These siblings are about to find out that underneath the idyllic family facade lie many secrets that threaten to either tear the family apart or bring them closer together.
As told through the insightful eyes of the family's most outspoken and public sibling, Calista Flockhart ("Ally McBeal") stars alongside Rachel Griffiths ("Six Feet Under") and Ron Rifkin ("Alias") in this warm, humorous and relatable drama from producer Ken Olin ("Alias") and Jon Robin Baitz, one of Broadway's most prominent playwrights ("The Substance of Fire").
Cast:
Calista Flockhart ("Ally McBeal"): Kitty Walker Ron Rifkin ("Alias"): Saul Ashman Balthazar Getty ("Alias"): Thomas Walker Rachel Griffiths ("Six Feet Under"): Sarah Walker Dave Annable ("Reunion"): Justin Walker Patricia Wettig ("Prison Break"): Holly Harper John Pyper-Ferguson ("Smallville"): Jed Traylor Sarah Jane Morris ("Felicity"): Jennifer Walker Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak ("CSI"): Teddy Traylor
SIX DEGREES (1HR DRAMA ABC) Who will you touch? Who will touch you? They say that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person through a chain of six people, which means that no one is a stranger... for long. In this hour-long drama from the producers of "Lost" and "Alias," six very different New Yorkers go about their lives without realizing the impact they're having on one another - yet. A mysterious web of coincidences will gradually draw these strangers closer, changing the course of their lives forever. Is it happenstance? Fate? Is there a greater force at work in our world, guiding us along and connecting our lives? This intriguing tale of intertwined destinies reminds us that romance, success, peace or forgiveness might be right around the corner, but they can also be lost in an instant. It's a story that underlines just how small the world really is, and how someone just five people away might be shaping our future right now. Jay Hernandez ("Friday Night Lights"), Erika Christensen ("Flightplan"), Bridget Moynahan ("Sex and the City"), Dorian Missick ("Lucky Number Slevin"), Hope Davis ("About Schmidt") and Campbell Scott ("The Secret Lives of Dentists") star.
Cast:
Jay Hernandez ("Crash"): Carlos
Bridget Moynahan ("I, Robot"): Whitney
Hope Davis ("Proof"): Laura
Campbell Scott ("Loverboy"): Steven Casemen Dorian Missick ("Lucky Number Slevin"): Damian Erika Christensen ("Traffic"): Mae Anderson
SAVED - 1HR DRAMA - TNTs newest, character-driven drama stars Tom Everett Scott as Wyatt Cole, a complicated yet charming young man struggling to find his place in life while coping with the breakneck pace of his consequence-ridden job as a paramedic on the streets of Portland, Oregon. The premiere episode opens with Wyatt engaging in his favorite pastime, gambling away his money in a game of cards. But when things turn sour, he ends up decking one of the opposing players, only to then have to offer the same man medical assistance for the bloody nose he has just inflicted.
In the adrenaline-paced world of the paramedic, Wyatt finds his comfort. He rides the streets in an ambulance with his partner, John Sack Hallon (Omari Hardwick Beauty Shop, Sucker Free City), who is struggling with his own problems, including a past drug addiction and an estranged relationship with his son.
Wyatt and Sacks fellow paramedics include Angela De La Cruz (Tracy Vilar The Steve Harvey Show, ER), whose confidence in the field is matched by her extreme frustration with being saddled with partner Harper Sims (Michael McMillian What I Like About You, Firefly), a novice paramedic who is just realizing the intensity of being a first responder.
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Contacts:
Grace Park
Global Television
Adrienne Kakoullis
Global Television
Nicole Starker
CH Television
Sandra Puglielli
CanWest MediaWorks
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