FX’s ‘The Strain Pilot’, From Guillermo Del Toro

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Mia Maestro is set to star opposite Corey Stoll in FX‘s high-profile drama project The Strain
from filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and veteran showrunner Carlton Cuse .
The Strain, an adaptation of del Toro’s vampire novel trilogy, formally has a pilot order, but is
being eyed for a 13-episode series pickup.
The Strain is a high-concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Stoll), the head
of the Centers for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon
to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism
The project will have a limited run spanning three to five seasons. The Strain series, based on del
Toro and Chuck Hogan’s vampire novel trilogy, will produce “39-65 episodes, no less, no more

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HBO's ‘Open Pilot’, From Ryan Murphy

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After fielding interest from multiple networks, Open, the racy new drama from American Horror Story
co-creator Ryan Murphy, has gone to HBO, which has given it a pilot order, which Murphy co-wrote
with Dexter co-executive producer Lauren Gussis, is described as a modern, provocative exploration
of human sexuality and relationships. It hails from Fox 21, the cable division of 20th Century Fox TV
Anna Torv have joined the cast of Open In her followup to Fringe, Torv will play one of the five central
characters Windsor, a yoga instructor in a longterm relationship with Holly (Jennifer Jason Leigh),
Windsor who upon meeting Grace (Michelle Monaghan) , feels an instant connection, join previously
cast Scott Speedman and Wes Bentley . Speedman will play Grace's Husband, Jonathan, a sports
marketing executive and Bentley stars as Evan ,blowhard who loves espousing his theories on human sexuality

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True Detective, HBO‘s upcoming eight-episode drama series starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew
McConaughey, will debut in January, the network said today. The project centers on detectives Rust
Cohle (McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Harrelson), whose lives collide and entwine during a 17-year
hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana. The investigation of a bizarre murder in 1995 is framed and interlaced
with testimony from the detectives in 2012, when the case was reopened

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A&E Picks Up ‘Those Who Kill’ To Series For 2014 Premiere

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A&E Network has given an official series pickup to drama Those Who Kill, from Imagine TV and Fox 21 .The project,
starring Chloë Sevigny and James D’Arcy, has received a 10-episode order to premiere in 2014 Production is slated
to begin this fall. Based on a Danish crime series format inspired by the bestselling work of author Elsebeth Egholm
Those Who Kill centers on Catherine Jensen (Sevigny), a freshly minted and incredibly smart police detective who tracks
down serial killers while also attempting to come to terms with her past by continuing to investigate her stepfather
who she suspects may be a serial killer, and her brother who went missing as a sixteen-year-old. Jensen enlists the help
of Thomas Schaffer (D’Arcy), a forensic psychiatrist, to help her get into the minds of serial killers, all the while luring
Schaffer into her own personal investigation . Both characters possess a deep psychological understanding that connects
them to the killers’ victims and to the killers themselves

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Damon Lindelof’s ‘The Leftovers’ Gets Series Order At HBO

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In his follow-up to Lost, Damon Lindelof has received a 10-episode series pickup by HBO for drama pilot
The Leftovers, which was directed by Peter Berg. Co-written by Lindelof and Tom Perrotta based on Perrotta’s
book and toplined by Justin Theroux, the project takes place after the Rapture happens, but not quite like it’s
supposed to. It is the story of the people who didn’t make the cut — and a world that never will be the same
Warner Bros TV, where Lindelof and his Adventure Corps are under a rich overall deal, is producing in what marks
the studio’s first series for HBO. The Leftovers, Lindelof’s first TV project after Lost, had a smooth sailing through
development at HBO, where it was originally set up last summer through pilot to a series order
Co-starring alongside Theroux are Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston , Liv Tyler, Chris Zylka, Margaret Qualley
Carrie Coon, Emily Meade, Ann Dowd, Michael Gaston

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