Deadline is reporting that Nurse Jackie will be adding two more to the team at All Saints, as Morris Chestnut and Marcy Harriell have signed on to the Showtime dramedy for upcoming roles. Chestnut is set for a season-long arc as Dr. Ike Prentiss, a former Army medic turned trauma doctor lacking in bedside manner, while Harriell will be playing Marta Rodriguez, a new nurse trying to support her three children.
They join recently announced guest star Betty Gilpin in helping to fill out the fifth season of Nurse Jackie and first under new showrunner Clyde Phillips. The three will have to figure out a way to integrate themselves into the world of All Saints without ruffling too many feathers or drawing too much attention to themselves, which could be difficult in such close quarters and with such a close group. At the end of the fourth season, the floor...
They join recently announced guest star Betty Gilpin in helping to fill out the fifth season of Nurse Jackie and first under new showrunner Clyde Phillips. The three will have to figure out a way to integrate themselves into the world of All Saints without ruffling too many feathers or drawing too much attention to themselves, which could be difficult in such close quarters and with such a close group. At the end of the fourth season, the floor...
- 10/8/2012
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
Exclusive: Julia Roberts is reuniting with longtime collaborator Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas for Taming of The Shrew, a half-hour workplace comedy, which has sold to ABC. Roberts’ Red Om Films, 3 Arts, where Goldsmith-Thomas is a manager-producer, and ABC Studios are producing the project, which is not related to the classic William Shakespeare play. Written by Marc Hyman (Meet The Fockers), the ABC comedy follows a tyrannical CEO and the office staff who try to tame her. Hyman, Roberts and Goldsmith-Thomas executive produce, with Red Om principals Lisa Gillan and Marissa Yeres Gill serving as producers. This marks the first TV development season for Goldsmith-Thomas since joining 3 Arts last fall. Her relationship with Roberts goes back 23 years to the time she was Roberts’ agent at ICM, guiding her career to global stardom. Goldsmith-Thomas then ran Revolution Studios East, supervising films under Roberts’ production deal there. The two have produced together two American Girl films,...
- 10/3/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Lesbian/bi visibility on primetime American television this summer is not much better than it is the rest of the year — which is to say, it's pretty slim pickings.
Among the shows premiering or returning in the next few weeks, there are a few with supporting lesbian/bi characters (Mental, The Closer); one with an out actress in a supporting role (Hawthorne); and a reality show featuring two out female contestants (Top Chef Master).
Here's a review of the pilot or first new episode(s) of all four series, and a short list of the premiere/air dates of other shows that may interest you.
Warning: some mild spoilers, but no major plot points revealed
Mental (Drama, Fox)
Dates: Tuesdays at 9pm Pst/Est, premiering May 26
Cast: Chris Vance (Prison Break), Annabella Sciorra (Queens Supreme, The L Word), Derek Webster (Stargate), Jacqueline McKenzie (4400), Marisa Ramirez (General Hospital), Nicholas Gonzalez (CSI: Miami...
Among the shows premiering or returning in the next few weeks, there are a few with supporting lesbian/bi characters (Mental, The Closer); one with an out actress in a supporting role (Hawthorne); and a reality show featuring two out female contestants (Top Chef Master).
Here's a review of the pilot or first new episode(s) of all four series, and a short list of the premiere/air dates of other shows that may interest you.
Warning: some mild spoilers, but no major plot points revealed
Mental (Drama, Fox)
Dates: Tuesdays at 9pm Pst/Est, premiering May 26
Cast: Chris Vance (Prison Break), Annabella Sciorra (Queens Supreme, The L Word), Derek Webster (Stargate), Jacqueline McKenzie (4400), Marisa Ramirez (General Hospital), Nicholas Gonzalez (CSI: Miami...
- 5/26/2009
- by sarahwarn
- AfterEllen.com
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