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Now almost a month out from Titans‘ Season 3 premiere on HBO Max, TVLine has a first look at the character of Tim Drake, to be played by Jay Lycurgo (I May Destroy You).

As previewed at last year’s DC FanDome event, “circumstances draw our heroes to Gotham City” in Season 3, “where they will reunite with old friends and face new threats.”

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Mad Men and The Social Dilemma actor Vincent Kartheiser has joined the cast of HBO Max’s Titans and is set to take on Jonathan Crane, a.k.a. Scarecrow in season three.

Kartheiser’s Jonathan Crane is an inmate at Arkham Asylum who used to terrorize Gotham City using toxins to exploit his enemies’ phobias. While Kartheiser will make his debut as the DC villain in the series’ upcoming third season, Scarecrow has already appeared in a number of DC titles including The Adventures of Batman, Harley Quinn and even The Lego Batman Movie. Charlie Tahan previously portrayed the villain on Gotham and Cillian Murphy played Crane for Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins.

Kartheiser joins the Titans cast which stars Brenton Thwaites, Anna Diop, Teagan Croft, Ryan Potter and Conor Leslie, who teased the big bad’s appearance at DC FanDome 2020. Titans is produced by Weed Road Pictures and Berlanti Productions,...

“Titans” has cast Vincent Kartheiser as Jonathan Crane, a.k.a Scarecrow, for the upcoming Season 3 on HBO Max.

In the show, Crane is an inmate at Arkham Asylum who used to terrorize Gotham City using toxins to exploit his enemies’ phobias. The DC Comics character has appeared a number of times onscreen, including the Fox series “Gotham” and Christopher Nolan’s Batman film trilogy. He was played by David W. Thompson in the former and Cillian Murphy in the latter.

Other new characters set to be introduced in Season 3 include Barbara Gordon and Tim Drake.

Kartheiser is best known for his role as Pete Campbell in the critically-acclaimed AMC series “Mad Men.” His recent TV credits include “Casual” and “The Path” at Hulu, the Nat Geo miniseries “Saints & Sinners,” the Sky TV series “Das Boot, and “The Oa” at Netflix. His feature credits include starring opposite Melissa Leo...

Titans has found its new Robin in I May Destroy You actor Jay Lycurgo.

Lycurgo will recur on the HBO Max series as Tim Drake, who is described as a streetwise kid who’s managed to grow up on the toughest streets without losing his indelible belief in heroism. His easy-going demeanor is backed up by a near-genius mind, a natural detective with a perception of detail far beyond his years.

According to the comics, Lycurgo’s Drake will be the third Robin to serve under Batman. Titans, which will return for season three on HBO Max, is produced by Weed Road Pictures and Berlanti Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Titans was developed by Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns & Greg Berlanti. Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti, Greg Walker, Sarah Schechter are the executive producers.

Lycurgo is repped by Grandview & Insight Management & Production.

“Titans” Season 3 has cast Jay Lycurgo in the recurring role of Tim Drake.

Drake is described as a streetwise kid who’s managed to grow up on the toughest streets without losing his indelible belief in heroism. His easy-going demeanor is backed up by a near-genius mind, a natural detective with a perception of detail far beyond his years. Fans of the “Batman” comics will recall that Drake served with Batman as the third Robin.

Lycurgo is next set to appear in a supporting role in Matt Reeves’ upcoming feature “The Batman,” though if he will be playing Drake in the film as well remains unclear. His previous credits include the critically-acclaimed HBO series “I May Destroy You” and the Amazon short “Father of the Bride.”

He is repped is repped by Grandview & Insight Management & Production.

Drake is the latest DC character to be announced for Season 3 of “Titans.” Variety...

“Titans” has found its Barbara Gordon.

Variety has learned exclusively that Savannah Welch has been cast in the role of the HBO Max show’s upcoming third season. In Season 3, Gordon is Gotham City Police Commissioner. Uses a wheelchair. She used to be Batgirl until she was shot and paralyzed by the Joker. She has a combative relationship with Bruce Wayne. Her life gets more complicated when Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites) returns to Gotham, rekindling their old romance and starting a new crime fighting partnership.

Welch is known for her role in the History Channel military drama “Six,” in which she played a Marine who suffered an amputation in combat. Her other onscreen appearances include the critically acclaimed films “Boyhood” and “Tree of Life.” Welch herself is an amputee, losing one of her legs after an accident in 2016. Since then, she has become a spokesperson for the disability community.

She...

Titans‘ Anna Diop is truly ready to shine as Starfire, from the looks of her snazzy new supersuit to debut in Season 3.

HBO Max revealed both a full-length photo and Gina DeDomenico’s concept art of the Laura Jean Shannon costume design, which — with Diop playing the first-ever live-action Starfire — represents the first-ever physical suit created for the DC Comics character.

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As we eagerly await more news on “Titans” Season 3, HBO Max just teased us with the first look at Jason Todd’s Red Hood supersuit.

Currently in production, Season 3 of the DC series will mark the first time the individual Red Hood costume will ever be seen in a live-action production, according to HBO Max.

Created by costume designer Laura Jean (“Lj”) Shannon, Jason Todd (Curran Waters) will wear the cool new threads as his Red Hood persona in the upcoming season — after his stint as the new Robin, that is.

Season 1 and 2 of “Titans” will be available to stream on HBO Max starting Nov. 1, having previously streamed on the DC Universe platform before it stopped making original content in September. No premiere date has been set yet for Season 3.

“Titans” premiered in 2018 as the first DC Universe original series. Along with Red Hood, returning characters include Dick Grayson, aka Nightwing (Brenton Thwaites); Kory Anders,...

Dr. Anthony Fauci is getting even more media attention: HBO Max is developing the historical drama/biopic anthology series Outliers, the first season of which will profile the lead member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, our sister site Deadline reports.

The project is based on Malcolm Gladwell’s book about why people are successful, what makes them successful and at what cost. The series will focus on individuals through the lens of a “specific historical situation which led to their outsized imprint on society and what ultimately makes them an outlier.”

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HBO Max has put an “Outliers” anthology project into development, based on the best-selling book by Malcolm Gladwell. The first subject of the potential series will be Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

Brian Grazer (“Genius”), Ron Howard (“Genius”), and Samie Kim Falvey will executive produce for Imagine Television Studios, along with Gladwell and Greg Walker, who also serves as writer and showrunner. CBS Studios is a co-producing partner, and James Seidman will oversee for Imagine.

The series will be part historical drama and part biopic, and will examine what makes people successful and at what cost. The first season will be based on the New Yorker article, “How Anthony Fauci Became America’s Doctor” by Michael Specter.

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“I am thrilled to be working with my...

Brian Grazer and his Imagine Television Studios shingle have set up a project at HBO Max based on Malcolm Gladwell’s best-selling book “Outliers.”

The anthology series, which is now in development at the streamer, is a part historical drama, part biopic. Each season will profile individuals through the unique “Outliers” lens, looking at the specific historical situation which led to their outsized imprint on society and what ultimately makes them an Outlier. Season 1 will focus on Dr. Anthony Fauci, pioneer and leading expert in the field of immunology, who has become a national sensation as the lead member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

Greg Walker has been tapped to write and showrun the series. Walker is currently the showrunner and executive producer of the upcoming DC series “Titans”, from Greg Berlanti and Akiva Goldsman. He previously ran “Vegas”, “Extant”, and “Without A Trace”.

“I am thrilled to...

Exclusive: HBO Max has put in development Outliers, an anthology series based on Malcolm Gladwell’s New York Times bestselling book. It hails from Brian Grazer, Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios. Greg Walker, showrunner of the DC Universe series Titans, will write and executive produce the series, with Gladwell also executive producing.

Outliers will take a detailed look at why people are successful, what makes them successful and at what cost. Part historical drama, part biopic, each season will profile individuals through an unique lens, looking at the specific historical situation which led to their outsized imprint on society and what ultimately makes them an Outlier.

The first season will focus on Dr. Anthony Fauci, pioneer and leading expert in the field of Immunology, and lead member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, addressing the Covid-19 pandemic in the U.S. It will be based in part...

HBO Max is developing an anthology series based on Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers — with Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as its first subject.

The project hails from Imagine Television and CBS Television Studios, with Imagine's Brian Grazer among the executive producers. Greg Walker (DC Universe's Titans) will write and exec produce; Gladwell is also an executive producer.

"I am thrilled to be working with my longtime friend Malcolm Gladwell on this creative collaboration," said Grazer. "Malcolm and I have known each other for over 15 years,...

At this point, you've probably seen something on social media about the Lovers & Friends festival, scheduled for May 9 in Los Angeles. A slew of artist accusations and conflicting info has led to the festival being dubbed Fyre Fest 2.0, but in reality, the drama is actually a lot less complicated and messy than that.

The drama started after the festival's flyer was posted on Instagram, featuring a lineup of R&b, rap, and hip-hop artists for a festival that promises tons of '90s and '00s nostalgia. While some of the headliners, including Usher and Lauryn Hill, shared the announcement on their own social media, other artists in the lineup had a very different reaction. Lil' Kim shared the post on her Instagram stories with the caption, "This is So Fake! I am not a part of this." The story is no longer visible, but it was screencapped and shared widely,...

The New York Times is reporting that comic strip creator and artist Mort Walker has passed away at the age of 94 following a bout of pneumonia. Walker was best known as the man behind Beetle Bailey – the comic that lead to Walker holding the record of longest tenure of any cartoonist on an original comic. Two of Walker’s sons – Brian and Greg Walker – have been working on the strip with their father for decades and plan to continue Beetle Bailey’s adventures.

CBS has officially announced that full season orders have been given to their new shows, "Vegas" and "Elementary." "'Vegas' and 'Elementary' have opened strong, delivering big audiences and winning performances in important time periods," said Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment. "Each of the shows has rich characters, big stars and a unique visual style that have stood out in the crowd, helping make two of our strongest nights even stronger." "Vegas" stars Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jason O'Mara, Taylor Handley and Sarah Jones. Greg Walker, Nicholas Pileggi, Cathy Konrad, Arthur Sarkissian and James Mangold are executive producers for CBS Television Studios. "Vegas" has debuted as...

Antony Partos and Sonar Music, the team behind the music of The Slap have led the nominees for the Australian Guild of Screen Composers, announced this morning while Burning Man, Storm Surfers 3D, Santa’s Apprentice and Needle are the four nominees for feature film score.

The announcement:

Today we pay tribute to the leading lights of Australian screen composition with the announcement of nominees for the 2012 Screen Music Awards. The event, to be held this year in Melbourne on Monday November 19th, is jointly staged by Apra (Australasian Performing Right Association) and the Agsc (Australian Guild of Screen Composers). It is the only Australian event where the music and screen industry gather to celebrate excellence in the composition of music for film and television.

Across twelve awards categories Apra and the Agsc are today proud to recognise 61 composers, and 40 works as representing the best in Australian screen composition for...

Direct from the pages of our brand new, just released, first annual, Fall TV Preview eBook appropriately titled “Thank Goodness It’s Fall” comes a closer look at CBS’ latest procedural with a twist, Vegas.

Premieres: Tuesday September 25 at 10Pm on CBS (Global in Canada).

In A Nutshell: A good man tries to prevent his town and his family from being corrupted by the growing influence of money and the Mob in his community. Unfortunately for him, his community happens to be Las Vegas, circa 1960.

Names You’ll Know: Dennis Quaid (In Good Company) and Michael Chiklis (The Shield) are perfectly cast as local sheriff Ralph Lamb and gangster Vinnie Savino, respectively. Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix) is the assistant district attorney you just know is gonna get caught between them.

What They Say: Addressing the question of whether Vegas is or isn’t a procedural, executive producer Cathy Konrad says,...

Sarah Jones hasn't actually filmed anything on CBS' new drama "Vegas" yet, but she can't wait to start.

Jones, who starred on Fox's "Alcatraz" last season, joined the show just a few days before appearing with her co-stars Sunday (July 29) at the Television Critics Association press tour. She'll be playing the daughter of a Chicago mobster who moves to Las Vegas to work in a casino's count room.

"I know a lot of scenes for me in the beginning of this will be going head-to-head with Michael Chiklis [who stars as a newly arrived representative of the mob in Las Vegas circa 1960], and that is exciting to me," Jones says. "To be able to work with someone that's known for the kin of work he does ... and of course the rest of the cast. It's sort of a no-brainer."

"Vegas" executive producer Greg Walker says Jones' character, Mia Rizzo, will serve a couple of purposes on the show -- including providing a counterpart to Carrie-Anne Moss.

Jason O'Mara may have already lined up a new gig on CBS’s period drama Vegas, but the star still has some choice words about the cancellation of Fox’s Terra Nova.

“I felt like Fox took an awful long time to make what was ultimately a premature decision,” he told reporters today at TCA while joined on stage by Vegas stars Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis. “A decision could have been made earlier. However, I’d been keeping an eye on this project for a long time.”

All eyes were also on newly announced cast member Sarah Jones,...

Love Sarah Jones and am glad she’s quickly back in a new show after Alcatraz folded. Word is that the exquisite actress will be headed to CBS and their new show Vegas. In doing so she’s joining a cast that isn’t at all lacking as it is, already featuring the likes of Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Carrie Ann Moss, and Jason O’Mara. Vegas is a period drama based on a 1960s Las Vegas Sheriff named Ralph Lamb (played by Quaid).

Deadline reports that Jones herself will portray the daughter of a powerful Chicago figure who teams up with Michael Chiklis’ Vincent Savino, a Windy City gangster with his eyes on Sin City, to keep the Vegas revenue flow steady back to Chicago.

Seems to be a lot of crime on tv, and more coming, but this one is interesting because the pilot is written by Nicholas Pileggi and Greg Walker.

CBS released full trailers today for the network’s new series that were announced last week. Trailers were shown to press covering CBS’ upfront presentations but were not made available for general release until today. CBS’ Elementary Produced by CBS Television Studios. From executive producers Rob Doherty, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Michael Cuesta. Directed by Michael Cuesta (pilot): CBS’ Made In Jersey Produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with CBS Television Studios. From executive producers Jamie Tarses, Kevin Falls, Julia Franz and Mark Waters. Written by creator/co-executive producer Dana Calvo (pilot). Directed by Mark Waters (pilot): CBS’ Partners Produced by Warner Bros Television. From executive producers David Kohan and Max Mutchnick. Directed by James Burrows (pilot): CBS’ Vegas Produced by CBS Television Studios. From executive producers Nicholas Pileggi, Greg Walker, Cathy Konrad, Arthur Sarkissian and James Mangold. Directed by James Mangold (pilot):...

The TV upfronts are in full swing, and CBS has announced its upcoming slate of shows for 2012 - 2013. There are 19 current series returning and four new series. Dramas include Elementary, Vegas, and Made in Jersey. The only new comedy is titled Partners.

CBS is moving around a few of their returning shows. 2 Broke Girls will be moving to Monday at 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men moves to Thursday at 8:30 p.m., CSI: NY will open Fridays at 8 p.m. and The Mentalist moves to Sundays at 10 p.m.

Here is the press release from CBS:

CBS announced today its new 2012-2013 primetime schedule, ordering four new series and making four key time period moves to further enhance television’s top-rated schedule. CBS will finish the season as America’s most-watched network for the ninth time in the past 10 years, leading in viewers by the widest margin of any network in 23 years.

Note: The network will release full trailers of all its shows in the next few days. CBS did provide behind-the-scenes featurettes of the fall-premiering shows, noted below. Related: CBS’ 2012-13 Schedule: ‘Two & Half Men’ Moves To Thursday, ‘Mentalist’ To Sunday CBS’ Partners – Comedy Produced by Warner Bros Television. From executive producers David Kohan and Max Mutchnick. Directed by James Burrows (pilot). Here’s a behind-the-scenes look: CBS’ Elementary – Drama Produced by CBS Television Studios. From executive producers Rob Doherty, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Michael Cuesta. Directed by Michael Cuesta (pilot): CBS’ Vegas – Drama Produced by CBS Television Studios. From executive producers Nicholas Pileggi, Greg Walker, Cathy Konrad, Arthur Sarkissian and James Mangold. Directed by James Mangold (pilot): CBS’ Made In Jersey – Drama Produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with CBS Television Studios. From executive producers Jamie Tarses, Kevin Falls, Julia Franz and Mark Waters. Written by...

CBS has announced its schedule for the fall 2012-2013 season and it's one that features many returning shows. The eyeball network is enjoying a commanding lead against its competitors, finishing the regular '12 season as the country's most-watched television network for the ninth time in the past 10 years.

However, one long-running show won't be coming back next fall: CSI Miami, the first spinoff from Jerry Bruckheimer's massive crime drama franchise, got its walking papers two weeks back.

Among the new series that CBS is launching this fall are:

Elementary

Jonny Lee Miller (Dark Shadows, Hackers) stars as detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson in a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD’s most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with...

The schedule moves at CBS including moving Two and a Half Men to Thursdays and The Mentalist to 10 p.m. Sundays are part of a network strategy to achieve flow across the schedule and continue to grow returning shows, according to network executives. "We're focused on the best schedule," CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler said during the network's annual upfront press breakfast Wednesday. CBS picked up four new series for fall: the Sherlock Holmes drama Elementary, Greg Walker and Nicholas Pileggi's Vegas, legal drama Made in Jersey and the David Kohan and Max Mutchnick comedy Partners. (Midseason series

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CBS is spreading the love for the 2012-2013 TV season and making some moves.

Next season, "Two And A Half Men" will follow the network's No. 1 comedy "The Big Bang Theory" on Thursday nights and "The Mentalist" is heading to Sundays, airing after "The Good Wife."

CBS picked up six new series for the 2012-2013 TV season: four new dramas -- Sherlock Holmes-centric "Elementary," "Vegas" with Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis, legal drama "Made in Jersey" and cop drama "Golden Boy" -- and two new comedies -- "Partners," a bromantic comedy, and L.A.-set "Friend Me." CBS added one new show to each weeknight (save Wednesday).

"These new series feature a great range of bold concepts, rich characters, big stars and fresh faces," CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said in a statement. “From a new take on Sherlock Holmes to an epic battle for control of 1960s Las...

CBS is spreading the love for the 2012-2013 TV season and making some moves.

Next season, "Two And A Half Men" will follow the network's No. 1 comedy "The Big Bang Theory" on Thursday nights and "The Mentalist" is heading to Sundays, airing after "The Good Wife."

CBS picked up six new series for the 2012-2013 TV season: four new dramas -- Sherlock Holmes-centric "Elementary," "Vegas" with Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis, legal drama "Made in Jersey" and cop drama "Golden Boy" -- and two new comedies -- "Partners," a bromantic comedy, and L.A.-set "Friend Me." CBS added one new show to each weeknight (save Wednesday).

"These new series feature a great range of bold concepts, rich characters, big stars and fresh faces," CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said in a statement. “From a new take on Sherlock Holmes to an epic battle for control of 1960s Las...

Chicago – In the most interesting scheduling move of the Fall 2012 TV announcements, CBS is going to move “Two and a Half Men” to Thursday nights following “The Big Bang Theory.” After two years of trying to find a solid show to follow one of their biggest hits, CBS just decided to move another one of their biggest hits. The hour should be one of the highest rated of the week. They also plan to move “The Mentalist” and “2 Broke Girls” while launching four new shows.

The three dramas feature major stars including Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Dennis Quaid, and Michael Chiklis while the comedy stars David Krumholtz and Michael Urie. Full descriptions follow the daily schedule below.

The big comedy move of “Two and a Half Men” from Mondays to Thursdays leaves a hole in the schedule and the network’s smash hit, “2 Broke Girls,” will now take the...

The death knell has sounded even louder for Terra Nova, the freshman dino drama that’s busy hunting for a new home now that Fox canceled it. To wit: star Jason O’Mara just booked a co-leading role in CBS’ high-profile period drama about Las Vegas lawdog Ralph Lamb.

O’Mara will join Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis in the drama pilot from writers Nicholas Pileggi and Greg Walker, reports Deadline. Quaid will play Lamb while O’Mara will play his younger brother Frank. Chiklis gets to chuck the white hat for a change and play a Chicago mob fixer.

Exclusive: CBS‘ untitled Ralph Lamb drama pilot has added another prominent member to its all-star cast. Terra Nova star Jason O’Mara has been tapped to co-star in the project, joining Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis and Carrie-Anne Moss. For O’Mara, the pilot is in second position to prehistoric drama Terra Nova, which is still alive as talks between series producer 20th Century Fox TV and Netflix about a second season continue. O’Mara has fielded multiple pilot offers since Fox cancelled Terra Nova two weeks ago. Set in the 1960s, the untitled Ralph Lamb project, written by Goodfellas writer Nicholas Pileggi and Greg Walker and directed by James Mangold, chronicles the true story of Ralph Lamb (Quaid) – rodeo cowboy turned longtime Sheriff of Las Vegas – and Johnny Savino (Chiklis), a Chicago mob fixer whose entrepreneurial vision for transforming Las Vegas collides with the law-and-order mandate of Sheriff Lamb. O...

Matrix badass Carrie-Anne Moss will star opposite Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis in CBS’ untitled Ralph Lamb drama pilot.

Also among the latest pilot castings are a Terra Nova tough girl, a Glee mom and a Once Upon a Time princess.

Moss’ CBS pilot is set in the 1960s and based on the true story of Ralph Lamb, a rodeo cowboy-turned-Las Vegas sheriff (to be played by Quaid), and a Chicago mob fixer (Chiklis) whose vision for transforming Sin City doesn’t line up with Lamb’s. Moss — who recurred on the final season of Chuck — will play a rancher...

Today in TV casting news, we're featuring two sci-movie heroines who are making the jump to the small screen. First up is Sigourney Weaver (Avatar), who will be making her TV series debut in USA's Political Animals. The Oscar-nominated actress will play Elaine Barrish, a divorced former first lady and recently-appointed Secretary of State who embraces her new job after overcoming her failed marriage and the loss of the presidential nomination. Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix) can also be seen on the small screen in the untitled CBS series pilot based on Ralph Lamb, a 1960s rodeo cowboy turned Las Vegas sheriff. Moss will play assistant district attorney Katharine O'Connell, the daughter of a local rancher and neighbor to the Lambs. The pilot also stars Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow) and Michael Chiklis (The Shield). Hit the jump for more on both pilots. THR reported that Weaver would be making...

In her first foray onto the small screen, Sigourney Weaver has been cast as the female lead in "Political Animals" for USA. Set in Washington D.C., "Animals" centers on Elaine Barrish (Weaver), the divorced former First Lady and new Secretary of State. James Wolk ("Lone Star," "Happy Endings") plays her son Doug, a politician who serves as her chief of staff. The show is slated to premiere with a six-episode run in summer 2012. [Deadline]

Martin Lawrence's untitled CBS comedy pilot has tapped Fred Savage as its director. Savage, known early on for acting in "The Wonder Years" and "Princess Bride," has become quite the director in recent years, helming episodes of "Happy Endings," "2 Broke Girls" and "Party Down." Savage also currently serves as executive producer for NBC's "Best Friends Forever" comedy. [Hollywood Reporter]

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Exclusive: CBS’ untitled Ralph Lamb drama pilot continues to assemble an all-star cast. The Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss is set as the female lead opposite Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis in the project written by Goodfellas writer Nicholas Pileggi and Greg Walker and directed by James Mangold. Set in the 1960s, the drama chronicles the true story of Ralph Lamb (Quaid) – rodeo cowboy turned longtime Sheriff of Las Vegas – and Johnny Savino (Chiklis), a Chicago mob fixer whose entrepreneurial vision for transforming Las Vegas collides with the law-and-order mandate of Sheriff Lamb. Moss will play A.D.A. Katherine O’Connell, the daughter of a local rancher who grew up a neighbor to the Lambs and is now cutting her teeth in the D.A.’s office. Pileggi, Mangold, Walker, Cathy Konrad and Arthur Sarkissian are executive producing the CBS TV Studios-produced pilot, with Quaid and Chiklis co-executive producing. Moss,...

Chicago – Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis have signed a deal with CBS to play in their new, untitled drama about a cowboy turned sheriff. However, this isn’t your Wild West, 1800s type of drama. This is the true life story of Ralph Lamb, a rodeo cowboy who became the longtime sheriff of Las Vegas in the 1960s.

Quaid and Chiklis, who will also be credited as co-executive producers on the project, will play the two leads in the series. Quaid will play Lamb, while Chiklis will portray Johnny Savino, a Chicago mobster who’s plans in Las Vegas clash with the mandate of the new sheriff.

Chiklis has seen his fair share of TV, from “The Shield” to “No Ordinary Family,” but, if picked up into series, this would be Dennis Quaid’s first full time role on the small screen.

Greg Walker and Nicholas Pileggi will write the...

Veteran actors Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis brought impressive star power to CBS’ still-untitled ‘60s-set Las Vegas drama. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Quaid signed on to play rodeo cowboy Ralph Lamb who becomes the Las Vegas sheriff in the ‘60s. Chiklis joined the series as Johnny Savino, a Chicago mobster relocated to Vegas who clashes with Lamb’s law-and-order methods. Greg Walker and Nicholas Pileggi boarded the series as co-writers with James Mangold directing the pilot episode and Kathy Konrad and Arthur Sarkassian executive producing. Chiklis last appeared in the ABC superhero series No Ordinary Family and Quaid joined Bradley Cooper on the drama The Words, which made its premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

Veteran actors Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis brought impressive star power to CBS’ still-untitled ‘60s-set Las Vegas drama. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Quaid signed on to play rodeo cowboy Ralph Lamb who becomes the Las Vegas sheriff in the ‘60s. Chiklis joined the series as Johnny Savino, a Chicago mobster relocated to Vegas who clashes with Lamb’s law-and-order methods. Greg Walker and Nicholas Pileggi boarded the series as co-writers with James Mangold directing the pilot episode and Kathy Konrad and Arthur Sarkassian executive producing. Chiklis last appeared in the ABC superhero series No Ordinary Family and Quaid joined Bradley Cooper on the drama The Words, which made its premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

If this isn’t the best piece casting news for fall, we don’t know what is: CBS just closed deals with Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis to star in a period piece about a real-life rodeo cowboy-turned-sheriff.

Quaid will make his series debut as Las Vegas lawdog Ralph Lamb in this untitled drama from writers Nicholas Pileggi and Greg Walker. Chiklis gets to chuck the white hat for a change and play a Chicago mob fixer named Johnny Lamb whose vision for building up Sin City doesn’t exactly gel with Lamb’s law-and-order approach.

Quaid has taken breaks...

Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis have signed on for the CBS period crime drama pilot that may or may not still be called "Ralph Lamb."   The '60s-set Las Vegas pilot was written by Nicholas Pileggi ("Goodfellas")  and Greg Walker and will be directed by James Mangold ("Walk the Line"), so it's already pretty star-studded behind the scenes as well.   News that Quaid and Chiklis were circling the project broke earlier this week, well into Quaid's negotiations, but according to HollywoodReporter.com (and other sources), the deals have now closed.   Quaid will play Ralph Lamb himself, the real-life former rodeo...

Dennis Quaid-Michael Chiklis In Talks For Las Vegas Drama Pilot After lengthy negotiations, Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis have closed deals to star in CBS’ untitled Ralph Lamb drama pilot, written by Goodfellas writer Nicholas Pileggi and Greg Walker and directed by James Mangold. In his TV series debut, Quaid will play the title role in the project, set in the 1960s and centered around the true story of Ralph Lamb (Quaid) – rodeo cowboy turned longtime Sheriff of Las Vegas- and Johnny Savino (Chiklis), a Chicago mob fixer whose entrepreneurial vision for transforming Las Vegas collides with the law-and-order mandate of Sheriff Lamb. In addition to starring, Quaid and Chiklis, both repped by Wme, will serve as co-executive producers on the Ralph Lamb project, which is executive produced by Pileggi, Mangold, Walker, Cathy Konrad and Arthur Sarkissian. CBS TV Studios is producing. On the TV side, feature actor...

Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis may star in a new CBS TV show. THR reports that the actors are in talks to star in the 1960's-set drama based on the true story of Ralph Lamb, "a rodeo cowboy-turned-longtime sheriff in Las Vegas. Quaid would star, with Chiklis playing opposite him as a Chicago mobster who moves to Vegas."

This would be Quaid's first time starring in a TV show. Chiklis is no stranger to TV, having starred in The Shield and ABC’s No Ordinary Family. The pilot is being written and exec produced by Greg Walker and Nicholas Pileggi along with James Mangold. Quaid's film roles have not been too great lately, so this might be the perfect fit for the actor. What is your favorite Dennis Quaid movie? I loved him in Innerspace and The Day After Tomorrow.

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Dennis Quaid is testing the series series waters. The feature actor is in negotiations for the lead in CBS’ untitled Las Vegas period drama pilot (form. Ralph Lamb). Because of the size and the complexity of the deal, things are still moving slowly after a week of talks. Also in negotiations for the project is Michael Chiklis who is eying the pilot as part of his development/talent holding deal with CBS. The show tells the true story of Ralph Lamb, the role Quaid is in talks for – rodeo cowboy turned longtime Sheriff of Las Vegas. Former Shield star Chiklis is in negotiations to play Johnny Savino, a Chicago mobster who recently moved to Las Vegas, a ruthless killer with a polished edge. Goodfellas‘ Nicholas Pileggi co-wrote the script with Greg Walker, and James Mangold is directing. The two are executive producing with Cathy Konrad and Arthur Sarkissian.

A popular book series from Ayelet Waldman could become a drama series for fall on CBS.

The network on Thursday gave a thumbs-up to three drama pilots, including one based on Waldman’s Mommy Track Mysteries series about a former public defender who becomes a private investigator to keep from being bored to death as a stay-at-home mom.

Another drama in the works for fall comes Nicholas Pileggi (Goodfellas) and Greg Walker and is a period piece set in the 60s about Ralph Lamb — a rodeo cowboy turned longtime sheriff of Las Vegas.

CBS also greenlit the Joel Silver pilot Quean,...

CBS on Wednesday doled out another three pilot orders, one of which is for a drama that sounds a bit similar to this winter’s buzzy flick, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

From former L Word showrunner Ilene Chaiken and Matrix Ep Joel Silver, Quean is a drama pilot centering on an edgy, punk-rock girl who uses her hacker skills to help an Oakland-based detective solve crimes. A li’l Lisbeth Salander-ish, no?

The network also picked up an untitled 1960s period piece about famed rodeo cowboy-turned-Las Vegas sheriff Ralph Lamb (to be executive-produced and written by Nicholas Pileggi and Greg Walker), plus Applebaum,...

New York (AP) — The woman some call the mother of hip-hop has died. Sylvia Robinson, who had a hit as a singer-songwriter with the sexually charged "Pillow Talk" but was later known as one of hip-hop's early founders as the record label owner that put out "Rapper's Delight," rap's first mainstream success, died Thursday, according to publicist Greg Walker. She was 76. Robinson, born Sylvia Vanterpool, died of congestive heart failure at the New Jersey Institute of Neuroscience in Seacaucus, N.J. Along with her late husband, Joe, Robinson was the owner of Sugar Hill Records. In 1979, it released the song...

Sylvia Robinson, the woman known as the 'Mother of Hip-Hop', has died today at the age of 75. The singer-turned-producer passed away this morning at Meadowlands Hospital in Secaucus, New Jersey, Family spokesman Greg Walker told Sister 2 Sister that Robinson suffered from ill health for several months before dying from congestive heart failure. Robinson was known for her hit singles 'Pillow Talk' and 'Love Is Strange' - the (more)...

CBS is teaming with Goodfellas writer Nicholas Pileggi to develop the drama project Ralph Lamb, set in early '60s Las Vegas, based on the true story of Ralph Lamb, a cowboy-turned-Las Vegas sheriff in the '60s and '70s.

CBS TV Studios has set James Mangold (Walk the Line) to direct. Nicholas Pileggi will co-write the script with TV writer Greg Walker.

Ralph Lamb was Clark County's longest-serving and most famous sheriff who was in charge for two decades -- from 1961 to 1979. Known as the cowboy sheriff as he was often seen riding his horse, Ralph Lamb modernized the department, brought in a modern crime lab, assembled the city's first Swat team and oversaw the merger of the Las Vegas and the county law enforcement agencies into the Metropolitan Police Department. But he was probably best known for his tough stance on the Mafia, which still controlled most...