Caffeine – January 25th Edition

Happy Sunday! The big news this week is a bunch of pilot orders …

Premiere dates:
March 10th: Powers

Another Chicago PD/Chicago Fire/SVU crossover is coming.

NBC will air British dramedy Apolcalypse Slough in the U.S.

Pilot orders:
ABC: Five dramas, including a Biblical drama and a 1980s crime drama
CBS: A Tommy Johnagin comedy and legal drama, family comedy Life in Pieces
FOX: A Luther adaptation, a modern Frankenstein, Miami crime drama Rosewood, comedy 48 Hours ‘Til Monday, a John Stamos comedy, music drama Studio City
NBC: Comedies People Are Talking and Take It From Us, drama Game of Silence, sniper drama Endgame, conspiracy drama Blindspot, angel drama Unveiled, medical soap Heart Matters
TruTV: Comedy Shaq Inq.

In development:
CBC: Arctic thriller The Council
Showtime: Drama Lonely Hearts Killers

Pilot directors:
Rosewood: Richard Shepard

J. Michael Straczynski will write Red Mars for Spike.

Guest stars!
CSI: Lisa Rinna
New Girl: Nora Dunn
The Mindy Project: Vanessa Williams
Modern Family: Aya Cash

Casting:
Apocalypse Slough: Rob Lowe, Jenna Fischer, Megan Mullally, Mathew Baynton, Pauline Quirke, Patterson Joseph, Joel Fry
Badlands: Orla Brady
Billions: Kerry Condon, Toby Leonard Moore
Breed: Nadia Hilker, Amber Clayton
The Frankenstein Chronicles: Anna Maxwell Martin, Charlie Creed-Miles, Ed Stoppard, Elliot Cowan, Hugh O’Conor, Joe Tucker, Kate Dickie, Lalor Roddy, Patrick Fitzsymons, Richie Campbell, Robbie Gee, Ryan Sampson, Samuel West, Shaun Mason, Steve Wilson, Steven Berkoff, Stuart Graham, Tom Ward, Vanessa Kirby
Hannibal: Nina Arianda, Rutina Wesley
Nashville: Kyle Dean Massey
Outsiders: Christina Jackson
Queen of the South: Joaquim de Almeida
Ray Donovan: Ian McShane
Roadies: Ron White, Jacqueline Byers, Branscombe Richmond
The Slap: Michael Nouri
Supergirl: Melissa Benoist
Taxi-22: John Leguizamo

(Image courtesy of Sony.)

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