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Game Of Thrones and Body Of Proof alum Elyes Gabel has been cast as the lead in CBS‘ drama pilot Scorpion, from writer Nick Santora, director Justin Lin, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. It centers on Walter (Gabel), an eccentric genius and his international network of super-geniuses who form the last line of defense against the complex threats of the modern age. Robert Patrick co-stars. CBS casting executives have had their eye on UK-born Gabel, casting him in his first Us TV pilot, the 2012 CBS drama Widow Detective. Scorpion also reunites Gabel with Kurtzman and Orci, who cast him in the 2012 Fox drama pilot Exit Strategy. Gabel is with Paradigm, Brillstein Entertainment and UK’s Troika. Related: 2014 CBS Pilots...

John Corbett is set as the male lead in the NCIS: La planted spinoff, which will originate as an episode of NCIS: La airing later this season titled “Red”. The project, from NCIS: La executive producer/showrunner Shane Brennan, follows a mobile team of agents who are forced to live and work together as they crisscross the country solving crimes. Corbett will play Analyst Roy Quaid, a former NCIS Special Agent forced to retire from active service. While no longer an active agent, Roy is the most experienced investigator working for Red Team, a fact that’s not lost on any of the other agents. Corbett now joins Mark Harmon, LL Cool J and Chris O’Donnell as the next leading man of the NCIS franchise. On the NCIS: La spinoff, he joins recently cast Edwin Hodge as well as NCIS: La‘s Miguel Ferrer,...

Exclusive: In a rare case of a pitch garnering interest from broadcast, basic cable and pay cable networks, a drama from writer David Hubbard (Noel) has landed at HBO. The project, titled The Return of Daniel Shepherd, tells the story of a family thrown into disarray when their son returns home after 13 years missing. When his abductors turn up murdered, he is the prime suspect. That further shrouds the mystery surrounding this family: the boy’s father, a former FBI operative-turned-college criminology teacher; his mother, a stay-at-home-mom-turned-congresswoman; and his fraternal twin brother. The Return Of Daniel Shepherd hails from Sony TV and Maria Grasso and Deborah Spera’s studio-based One-Two Punch Prods. Last year, Hubbard’s CBS drama script Widow Detective went to pilot directed by Davis Guggenheim and starring John Corbett. On the feature side, Hubbard, repped by Wme and Code Entertainment, has Alive And Well set up at...

Jennifer Beals and Paula Marshall have been tapped to co-star opposite John Corbett in the CBS drama pilot Widow Detective.

From CSI executive producer Carol Mendelsohn, the project centers on a decorated police officer (played by Parenthood‘s Corbett) who, after losing three partners in the line of duty, becomes a surrogate husband, lover and father to their families.

Beals and Marshall join as two very different widows. The Chicago Code alumna will play the woman who knows Corbett’s Denny best of all the wives, while the Gary Unmarried vet will portray a mother of three who gratefully accepts...

Jennifer Beals will co-star in the upcoming CBS pilot "Widow Detective." Also read: Fall Pilots 2012: CBS The "Flashdance" and "The L Word" actress will play Lainey, the owner of a San Fernando Valley hair salon and the widow of a Los Angeles Police Department officer who the title character takes under his wing. The pilot, from CBS Television Studios, centers on a decorated police detective who, after losing three partners in the line of duty, becomes surrogate husband, lover and father to their families. "Delivering Milo" and "Noel" writer David Hubbard is writing...

Jennifer Beals has joined the cast of CBS's Widow Detective pilot. The L Word actress will play Lainey, a "sexy, wry-humoured" but widowed hair salon owner whose cop husband lost his life on the job, according to Deadline. The drama stars John Corbett as Denny Brennan, a detective who becomes a surrogate husband, lover and father to the families of his three past partners - all of whom died in the line of duty. Elyes Gabel has been cast as Denny's current partner, (more)...

Updated: Jennifer Beals and Paula Marshall are set to co-star opposite John Corbett in the CBS drama pilot Widow Detective, written by David Hubbard and produced by CSI maven Carol Mendelsohn. The CBS TV Studios project, directed by Davis Guggenheim, centers on Denny Brennan (Corbett), a decorated police detective who, after losing three partners in the line of duty, becomes surrogate husband, lover and father to their families. Beals and Marshall will play two of the widows. Beals will play Lainey, the sexy, wry-humored owner of a San Fernando valley hair salon whose Lapd detective husband was partnered with Denny and died on the job. Married again but about to be amicably divorced, Lainey knows Denny the best out of all the wives, and has the best shot at a real relationship with him. The L Word and The Chicago Code alumna Beals, repped by Apa and Greenlight Management, recently...

Eriq La Salle has been cast in CBS drama Widow Detective. The former ER actor will make a guest appearance in the pilot - created by CSI: Crime Scene Investigation showrunner Carol Mendelsohn - as Lieutenant Lutrell, a friend of protagonist Denny (John Corbett). La Salle has an option for a recurring role if the show is picked up to series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Widow Detective stars Sex and the City actor Corbett as a detective who becomes a surrogate husband, lover and father to the families of his (more)...

Eriq La Salle is suiting up for CBS' Widow Detective. The former ER star has been tapped to guest star and possibly recur in the drama pilot from CSI mastermind Carol Mendelsohn, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. The pilot revolves around Denny, a decorated police officer (John Corbett) who becomes a surrogate husband, lover and father to families of three partners lost in the line of duty.  La Salle will play Lt. Lutrell, a loyal friend who came up through the ranks with Denny. David Hubbard (Noel) is attached to write and executive produce the CBS TV Studios

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John Corbett has signed on to star as the title character in the CBS drama pilot ‘Widow Detective,’ Deadline is reporting. The pilot, which was written by David Hubbard and directed by Davis Guggenheim, follows Corbett’s character, Denny Brennan, a decorated police detective. After losing three partners in the line of duty, he acts as a surrogate husband and father to their families. ‘Widow Detective,’ which is being executive produced by Hubbard, Carol Mendelsohn and Julie Weitz, marks Corbett’s return to CBS. He got his break on its 1990 series ‘Northern Exposure.’ He most recently starred on ‘United States of Tara’ and had a recurring role on ‘Parenthood.’ Written by: [ Read More ]...

John Corbett is to play the title role in CBS pilot Widow Detective. The cop drama will focus on a detective who becomes a surrogate husband, lover and father to the families of partners who died in the line of duty. Sex and the City star Corbett has joined the project from CSI exec Carol Mendelsohn, reports Entertainment Weekly. The actor currently appears as Seth Holt on NBC's Parenthood and also starred on Showtime's (more)...

Okay this doesn’t bode well for a Sarah-Seth reunion on Parenthood: John Corbett, better known as the charming drunk who waltzed in and out of the Braverman Family on the NBC drama, will headline a new drama in the works for CBS this fall.

Corbett will play the Widow Detective, a decorated police detective who becomes a surrogate husband, lover and father to the families of partners who died in the line of duty. The drama is from Carol Mendelsohn (CSI) and writer David Hubbard, as well as exec producers David Hubbard and Julie Weitz.

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Exclusive: John Corbett has closed a deal to star as the title character in the CBS drama pilot Widow Detective, written by David Hubbard and produced by CSI maven Carol Mendelsohn. The project, directed by Davis Guggenheim, centers on Denny Brennan (Corbett), a decorated police detective who, after losing three partners in the line of duty, becomes surrogate husband, lover and father to their families. This marks Corbett’s return to CBS where he got his break as one of the stars of the 1990 series Northern Exposure. The CAA-repped actor most recently co-starred on Showtime’s United States Of Tara and recurred on NBC’s Parenthood. Hubbard, Mendelsohn and Julie Weitz are executive producing Widow Detective for CBS TV Studios.