Fox Drama Series ‘Murder in a Small Town’ Adds Six to Cast, Including James Cromwell and Stana Katic
Fox is rounding out the cast of its international drama series “Murder in a Small Town.”
James Cromwell, Stana Katic, Mya Lowe, Savonna Spracklin, Aaron Douglas, and Fritzy-Klevans Destine have all joined the series. Cromwell and Katic will appear in guest star roles, while the other four will be recurring guest stars.
Full character descriptions can be found below.
The new cast members joins previously announced series leads Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk in the show, which is based on the nine-book Karl Alberg novel series by L.R. Wright. The show, to which Fox has acquired the U.S. rights, is slated to premiere during the 2024-2025 broadcast season and will be shot in British Columbia. It marks Fox’s first scripted series co-produced with an international studio.
Per the official description, the show follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), “who moves to a quiet Pacific Northwest coastal town to soothe a...
James Cromwell, Stana Katic, Mya Lowe, Savonna Spracklin, Aaron Douglas, and Fritzy-Klevans Destine have all joined the series. Cromwell and Katic will appear in guest star roles, while the other four will be recurring guest stars.
Full character descriptions can be found below.
The new cast members joins previously announced series leads Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk in the show, which is based on the nine-book Karl Alberg novel series by L.R. Wright. The show, to which Fox has acquired the U.S. rights, is slated to premiere during the 2024-2025 broadcast season and will be shot in British Columbia. It marks Fox’s first scripted series co-produced with an international studio.
Per the official description, the show follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), “who moves to a quiet Pacific Northwest coastal town to soothe a...
- 3/19/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk in ‘Murder in a Small Town’ (Photo Credit: Fox)
Beauty and the Beast‘s Kristin Kreuk and Catastrophe‘s Rossif Sutherland are on board to star in Murder in a Small Town, a crime drama based on L.R. Wright’s award-winning “Karl Alberg” book series. The series is an international co-production with Canada’s Sepia Films and will shoot in British Columbia.
Fox is targeting a 2024-2025 primetime season premiere for the psychological drama.
“Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. But this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and Karl will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore,...
Beauty and the Beast‘s Kristin Kreuk and Catastrophe‘s Rossif Sutherland are on board to star in Murder in a Small Town, a crime drama based on L.R. Wright’s award-winning “Karl Alberg” book series. The series is an international co-production with Canada’s Sepia Films and will shoot in British Columbia.
Fox is targeting a 2024-2025 primetime season premiere for the psychological drama.
“Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. But this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and Karl will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
One of Canada’s most beloved TV series is returning – in animated form — to mark the 50th anniversary of “The Beachcombers”.
On Oct. 4, a press release was issued announcing that industry veterans Blair Peters and Nick Orchard have teamed up for a new animated version of “The Beachcombers”, which aired 387 episodes over the course of 18 seasons.
“We are super excited to bring these iconic Canadian characters to a whole new audience”, says Peters, best known for his work on such made-in-Canada animated fare as “Yvon of the Yukon”, “Being Ian” and “Kid vs Kat”.
Read More: Pat John, First Nations Actor On Long-Running TV Show ‘The Beachcombers’, Dies At 69
Peters, who lives on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast, and Orchard, who worked on the original series and brings over 30 years of experience to this new project, have entered into a deal with the show’s original creators, and are currently...
On Oct. 4, a press release was issued announcing that industry veterans Blair Peters and Nick Orchard have teamed up for a new animated version of “The Beachcombers”, which aired 387 episodes over the course of 18 seasons.
“We are super excited to bring these iconic Canadian characters to a whole new audience”, says Peters, best known for his work on such made-in-Canada animated fare as “Yvon of the Yukon”, “Being Ian” and “Kid vs Kat”.
Read More: Pat John, First Nations Actor On Long-Running TV Show ‘The Beachcombers’, Dies At 69
Peters, who lives on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast, and Orchard, who worked on the original series and brings over 30 years of experience to this new project, have entered into a deal with the show’s original creators, and are currently...
- 10/4/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Brendan Gleeson and Donald Sutherland will star in "The McLean Boys," for Soapbox Prods. and Minds Eye Entertainment, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
The film is based on a real-life story of Canadian outlaws who nearly incited a native uprising in 1879 British Columbia.
Sutherland will play the father of the three McLean boys, all the product of their father's mixed-race marriage with a Shuswap native. After a tragic chain of events, they end up on the run, being chased by a posse of 100 men led by Gleeson's Justice of the Peace. In the process of fighting for their lives, the McLean Gang stirs the native population to possible revolt.
Writer-director Charles Martin Smith will helm the pic from a script written by Nick Orchard and Ian Weir
The film is scheduled to begin shooting on location in July.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter ...
The film is based on a real-life story of Canadian outlaws who nearly incited a native uprising in 1879 British Columbia.
Sutherland will play the father of the three McLean boys, all the product of their father's mixed-race marriage with a Shuswap native. After a tragic chain of events, they end up on the run, being chased by a posse of 100 men led by Gleeson's Justice of the Peace. In the process of fighting for their lives, the McLean Gang stirs the native population to possible revolt.
Writer-director Charles Martin Smith will helm the pic from a script written by Nick Orchard and Ian Weir
The film is scheduled to begin shooting on location in July.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter ...
- 5/18/2010
- by amcsts@gmail.com
- AMC - Script to Screen
Brendan Gleeson and Donald Sutherland are teaming for the Canadian outlaw true story "The McLean Boys" for Soapbox Prods. and Minds Eye Entertainment says The Hollywood Reporter.
Set in British Columbia in 1879, Sutherland plays the patriarch of the McLean family, one which consists of three sons all produced by his mixed-race marriage with a Shuswap native. A tragic chain of events leads to them going on the run and caught up in the fight for their lives. Their actions stir the native population into a possible revolt.
Gleeson plays a Justice of the Peace who leads the posse of 100 men in pursuit of the McLean's. Charles Martin Smith ("Air Bud," "The Snow Walker") will direct from a script by Nick Orchard and Ian Weir (who will also produce). Shooting kicks off on location in July.
Set in British Columbia in 1879, Sutherland plays the patriarch of the McLean family, one which consists of three sons all produced by his mixed-race marriage with a Shuswap native. A tragic chain of events leads to them going on the run and caught up in the fight for their lives. Their actions stir the native population into a possible revolt.
Gleeson plays a Justice of the Peace who leads the posse of 100 men in pursuit of the McLean's. Charles Martin Smith ("Air Bud," "The Snow Walker") will direct from a script by Nick Orchard and Ian Weir (who will also produce). Shooting kicks off on location in July.
- 5/17/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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