Deadline reports a growing cast.
‘CSI: Vegas’: Paula Newsome, Matt Lauria & Mel Rodriguez Join CBS Sequel
Paula Newsome, Matt Lauria and Mel Rodriguez have been cast as leads in CSI: Vegas, which is nearing a formal straight-to-series order at CBS, I have learned.
I hear William Petersen and Jorja Fox are finalizing their deals to star in CSI: Vegas, which serves as a sequel to the mothership CSI series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, reprising their roles as Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle, respectively. While billed as an event series, I hear CSI: Vegas, from writer Jason Tracey (Elementary), CBS Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer TV, could become an ongoing series running for multiple seasons.
CSI Revival Inches Closer to CBS Pickup
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Matt Lauria, Paula Newsome and Mel Rodriguez
Original stars William Petersen and Jorja Fox are expected to return for the limited series, which has added Matt Lauria, Paula Newsome and Mel Rodriguez to its cast.
CSI, one of the most successful TV franchises ever, is inching closer to a formal return at CBS.
Stars William Petersen and Jorja Fox are closing in on deals to return for the limited series revival from the franchise s original creative team, Anthony Zuiker and Jerry Bruckheimer.
Additionally, the rumored series has also enlisted Matt Lauria, Paula Newsome and Mel Rodriguez to the cast that is expected to bring back legacy characters and new faces for the short-order entry. CBS and producers CBS Studios declined comment as a formal series pickup has not yet been announced.
Jon Bernthal showed off his physique and threw some hands on the beach on the set of Showtime s American Gigolo.
His co-star Gretchen Mol was also spotted on the set, though she was seen staying warm while hanging out between takes.
The new series is a present-day re-imagining of Paul Schrader s iconic 1980 film starring Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton.
Jon s physique: Jon Bernthal showed off his physique and threw some hands on the beach on the set of Showtime s American Gigolo
Co-star: His co-star Gretchen Mol was also spotted on the set, though she was seen staying warm while hanging out between takes
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Leland Orser Cast In Showtime s American Gigolo Pilot Reboot
Actor Leland Orser has been roped in to star opposite Jon Bernthal and Gretchen Mol in Showtime s pilot reboot of movie American Gigolo . The project, billed as an update of the 1980 Paul Schrader-directed noir classic, hails from David Hollander, Paramount TV Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Television.
FOLLOW US ON: Los Angeles: Actor Leland Orser has been roped in to star opposite Jon Bernthal and Gretchen Mol in Showtime’s pilot reboot of movie “American Gigolo”. The project, billed as an update of the 1980 Paul Schrader-directed noir classic, hails from David Hollander, Paramount TV Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Television.
Rosie O Donnell Joins Showtime s American Gigolo
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The role marks a return to the premium cable outlet for O Donnell, who was a regular on SMILF.
Rosie O Donnell is headed back to Showtime.
O Donnell has joined Jon Bernthal and Gretchen Mol in the premium cable outlet s long developing
American Gigolo update. She ll play a detective revisiting a case in the project, which comes from former
Ray Donovan showrunner David Hollander.
An adaptation of the 1980 movie starring Richard Gere first went into development back in 2014, with the film s producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, shepherding the update. It landed at Showtime in 2016 but remained in limbo until early this year, when a casting search began for the lead role and eventually ended with