The unconventional development process pioneered by Amazon Studios extends to the deals it offers actors, according to casting director Alyssa Weisberg. The streaming service doesn’t offer holding deals to its performers the way TV networks have traditionally done with actors that network executives think could work in a variety of projects. But Weisberg, who cast Amazon’s new comedy series “Betas” and has consulted for the company on other projects, said that enhances the casting process. “That is one of the things that is nice about Amazon at the moment, is that we don’t have to put actors in holding deals into roles that they might not be right for,” she told Backstage. In October, Amazon gave the greenlight to three pilots: “Mozart in the Jungle,” which was written by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, and Alex Timbers; “The Outlaws,” by screenwriters Jeremy Garelick and Jon Weinbach; and “Transparent,...
- 11/27/2013
- backstage.com
Amazon has drafted Hayes MacArthur (Go On) and Josh Peck (Drake & Josh) to co-star in its gridiron-themed comedy pilot The Rebels (fka The Outlaws), TVLine has learned exclusively.
Written by Jeremy Garelick (The Break-Up) and Jon Weinbach (30 for 30), the potential series stars Natalie Zea (Justified, The Following) as the widow of a pro-football team owner who is now tasked with running the flailing organization.
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MacArthur will play Nick, a burned-out and desperate veteran quarterback who gets recruited by The Los Angeles Rebels,...
Written by Jeremy Garelick (The Break-Up) and Jon Weinbach (30 for 30), the potential series stars Natalie Zea (Justified, The Following) as the widow of a pro-football team owner who is now tasked with running the flailing organization.
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MacArthur will play Nick, a burned-out and desperate veteran quarterback who gets recruited by The Los Angeles Rebels,...
- 10/28/2013
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
The beautiful and feisty Natalie Zea, known for her roles in Justified and The Following, is changing gears a tad and steering away from the dramas she’s been a large part of these last few years. Instead, the actress has attached herself to a new comedy pilot for Amazon called Outlaws. Seeing as it’s just a pilot, this doesn’t mean Zea won’t still be a part of The Following’s second season; she’s just covering all her bases to make sure she still has a job. And you know, I think a comedy would go well for her after how bleak The Following was for her character.
Jeremy Garelick and Jon Weinbach wrote The Outlaws and Jay Chandrasekhar is directing. It tells the tale of the ins and outs of a professional football team, taking on the perspectives of both the players and the back office.
Jeremy Garelick and Jon Weinbach wrote The Outlaws and Jay Chandrasekhar is directing. It tells the tale of the ins and outs of a professional football team, taking on the perspectives of both the players and the back office.
- 10/13/2013
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
Exclusive: Natalie Zea, coming off roles on Fox’s The Following and CBS’ Under The Dome, has been tapped to star in the Amazon comedy pilot The Outlaws. Written by Jeremy Garelick and Jon Weinbach and directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, The Outlaws is about the ins and outs of a professional football team from the perspective of both the players and the back office. It centers on Julie Levine (Zea), the wife of a pro-football team owner who now needs to run the flailing organization after her husband dies. Zea, repped by UTA, manager Robert Semon and attorney Jamie Feldman, also recurs on FX’s Justified as Timothy Olyphant’s ex-wife. House alum Peter Jacobson has been cast as a series regular in the Lifetime pilot Hr. Written by Glenn Porter, Hr centers on Ellen (Alicia Silverstone), the uptight Director of Human Resources for a global company who after a...
- 10/10/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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