2017-18 Pilot Season Casting Report
AS OF MARCH 15, 2017
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Certain projects are being covered in New York by independent CDs and are indicated below as “(Covering).”
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| Show Title | Duration | Genre |
Casting – LA | Casting – NY |
| Relatively Happy (fka The Happy Peppers) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Julie Ashton | Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson |
| Sackett Sisters, The | 1/2 hr | comedy | Jill Anthony Thomas Gillian O’Neill |
Julie Tucker Ross Meyerson (covering) |
| Spaced Out (shooting) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Brett Benner Debby Romano |
Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson |
| Untitled Charlie Grandy/Mindy Kaling Pilot | 1/2 hr | comedy | Collin Daniel Brett Greenstein |
Julie Tucker Ross Meyerson (covering) |
| Untitled Kourtney Kang Pilot | 1/2 hr | comedy | Anya Colloff Michael Nicolo |
Jessica Daniels |
| Untitled Meyers/O’Brien Pilot | 1/2 hr | comedy | Jill Anthony Thomas Gillian O’Neill |
Julie Tucker Ross Meyerson (covering) |
| What About Barb? | 1/2 hr | comedy | Dava Waite Peaslee | Studio/Network Casting: Janet Murphy-Butler |
| Drama High | 1 hr | drama | Telsey + Co.: Tiffany Little Canfield Josh Einsohn |
Telsey + Co.: Bernard Telsey Justin Huff |
| For God And Country | 1 hr | drama | John Frank Levey | Julie Tucker Ross Meyerson (covering) |
| Good Girls (shooting) |
1 hr | drama | UDK: Liz Dean | Network Casting: Jennifer McNamara-Shroff |
| Redliners | 1 hr | drama | Sara Isaacson Eric Souliere |
Julie Tucker Ross Meyerson (covering) |
| Reverie (shooting) |
1 hr | drama | Cami Patton Jennifer Lare |
Julie Tucker Ross Meyerson (covering) |
| Untitled Warren Leight Pilot | 1 hr | drama | __ | Allison Estrin Henry Russell Bergstein |
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| Show Title |
Duration |
Genre |
Casting – LA |
Casting – NY |
| Charlie Foxtrot | 1/2 hr | comedy | Leslie Gelles-Raymond Greg Orson |
Studio/Network Casting: Janet Murphy-Butler |
| Household Name | 1/2 hr | comedy | Collin Daniel Brett Greenstein |
Julie Tucker Ross Meyerson (covering) |
| Jalen vs. Everybody | 1/2 hr | comedy | Anya Colloff Michael Nicolo |
Jessica Daniels |
| Libby & Malcolm (wrapped) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Alexis Frank Koczara Christine Shevchenko |
Network Casting: Marci Phillips |
| Losing It | 1/2 hr | comedy | Susie Farris | Network Casting: Marci Phillips |
| Raised By Wolves | 1/2 hr | comedy | Julie Ashton | Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson |
| Splitting Up Together | 1/2 hr | comedy | Tim Payne | Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson |
| Start Up | 1/2 hr | comedy | Dorian Frankel Sibby Kirschgessner |
Studio/Network Casting: Janet Murphy-Butler |
| Untitled City Mayor Pilot | 1/2 hr | comedy | Anya Colloff Michael Nicolo |
Telsey + Co.: Bernard Telsey Justin Huff Marci Phillips |
| Untitled Single Dad Pilot | 1/2 hr | comedy | Susan Vash | Studio/Network Casting: Janet Murphy-Butler |
| Untitled The Goldbergs Spinoff | 1/2 hr | comedy | Leslie Litt | Network Casting: Marci Phillips |
| Crossing, The (shooting) |
1 hr | drama | Sheila Jaffe Gail Goldberg |
Network Casting: Marci Phillips |
| Deception (shooting) |
1 hr | drama | David Rapaport Lyndsey Baldasare |
Suzanne Ryan
Studio Casting: |
| Doomsday (shooting) |
1 hr | drama | UDK: Carol Kritzer | Studio/Network Casting: Janet Murphy-Butler |
| Good Doctor, The | 1 hr | drama | Kim Coleman | Studio/Network Casting: Janet Murphy-Butler |
| Gospel of Kevin, The (shooting) |
1 hr | drama | Patrick Rush | Network Casting: Marci Phillips |
| Las Reinas | 1 hr | drama | Carla Hool | Network Casting: Marci Phillips |
| Marvel’s Inhumans | 1 hr | drama | Undisclosed per CD | Undisclosed per CD |
| Salamander | 1 hr | drama | Studio/Network Casting: Janet Murphy-Butler Julie Tucker Ross Meyerson (covering) |
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| Trustee, The (shooting) |
1 hr | drama | Carrie Audino Laura Schiff |
Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson |
| Unit Zero | 1 hr | drama | Deanna Brigidi | Network Casting: Marci Phillips |
| Untitled Drama Project | 1 hr | drama | Junie Lowry-Johnson Libby Goldstein |
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| Untitled Marc Cherry Pilot | 1 hr | drama | Scott Genkinger Deborah George |
Network Casting: Marci Phillips |
| Untitled Paul William Davies Pilot (shooting) |
1 hr | drama | Linda Lowy John Brace |
Network Casting: Marci Phillips |
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| Show Title |
Duration |
Genre |
Casting – LA |
Casting – NY |
| 9J, 9K, 9L | 1/2 hr | comedy | Susie Farris | Network Casting: Amy Herzig Katharina Eggmann |
| Brothered Up | 1/2 hr | comedy | Tracy Lilienfield | Telsey + Co.: Bernard Telsey Justin Huff |
| Hannah Royce’s Questionable Choices | 1/2 hr | comedy | Alexis Frank Koczara Christine Shevchenko |
Network Casting: Amy Herzig Katharina Eggmann |
| Living Biblically | 1/2 hr | comedy | Lisa Ystrom Michael Testa |
Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson |
| Me, Myself And I | 1/2 hr | comedy | Susan Vash | Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson |
| Real Life | 1/2 hr | comedy | Gayle Pillsbury Bonnie Zane |
Network Casting: Amy Herzig Katharina Eggmann |
| Untitled Chris DiStefano (shooting) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Marc Hirschfeld Geralyn Flood |
Marc Hirschfeld |
| Young Sheldon (straight to series) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Nikki Valko Ken Miller Peter Pappas |
Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson |
| Get, The | 1 hr | drama | Jason La Padura Natalie Hart Kendra Patterson |
Network Casting: Amy Herzig Katharina Eggmann |
| Killer Instinct (aka Instinct – shooting) |
1 hr | drama | Mark Saks | Mark Saks |
| Mission Control | 1 hr | drama | April Webster Erica Silverman Bream |
Telsey + Co.: Bernard Telsey Justin Huff |
| Perfect Citizen (shooting) |
1 hr | drama | Telsey + Co.: Tiffany Little Canfield Josh Einsohn Conrad Woolfe |
Telsey + Co.: Bernard Telsey David Vaccari |
| Salvation (straight to series) |
1 hr | drama | Jason La Padura Natalie Hart |
Network Casting: Amy Herzig Katharina Eggmann |
| S.W.A.T. | 1 hr | drama | Sharon Bialy Sherrie Thomas Russell Scott |
Network Casting: Amy Herzig Katharina Eggmann |
| Untitled Attanasio/Goldberg Pilot (fka El Jefe) (pushed) |
1 hr | drama | Alyson Silverberg Jonathan Clay Harris |
Network Casting: Amy Herzig Katharina Eggmann |
| Untitled Jenny Lumet Pilot | 1 hr | drama | Elizabeth Barnes | Laura Rosenthal Jodi Angstreich Maribeth Fox |
| Untitled Navy Seal Pilot | 1 hr | drama | Risa Bramon Garcia Arlie Day Christy Faison |
Network Casting: Amy Herzig Katharina Eggmann |
| Wisdom of the Crowd | 1 hr | drama | Lisa Beach Sarah Katzman |
Network Casting: Amy Herzig Katharina Eggmann |
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| Show Title |
Duration |
Genre |
Casting – LA |
Casting – NY |
| Amy’s Brother | 1/2 hr | comedy | Eyde Belasco | Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson |
| Ghosted | 1/2 hr | comedy | Juel Bestrop | Network Casting: Clint Alexander |
| LA –> VEGAS | 1/2 hr | comedy | Blyth Nailing | Network Casting: Clint Alexander |
| Linda From HR | 1/2 hr | comedy | Gayle Pillsbury Bonnie Zane |
Jessica Daniels |
| Orville (straight to series) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Sheila Jaffe Gail Goldberg |
Network Casting: Clint Alexander |
| Thin Ice | 1/2 hr | comedy | Yesi Ramirez Wittney Horton |
Network Casting: Clint Alexander |
| Type A | 1/2 hr | comedy | Jeff Greenberg | Jessica Daniels |
| Untitled Fox Comedy Pilot (wrapped) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Alyssa Weisberg | __ |
| Beast, The (pushed) |
1 hr | drama | Debi Manwiller Russell Boast |
Network Casting: Clint Alexander |
| Behind Enemy Lines | 1 hr | drama | UDK: Alex Newman | Network Casting: Clint Alexander |
| Controversy | 1 hr | drama | Telsey + Co.: Tiffany Little Canfield Josh Einsohn |
Telsey + Co.: Bernard Telsey David Vaccari |
| Heaven | 1 hr | drama | Dylann Brander Megan Branman |
Network Casting: Clint Alexander |
| Passage, The | 1 hr | drama | UDK: Eric Dawson |
Network Casting: Clint Alexander |
| Resident, The | 1 hr | drama | Rebecca Mangieri Wendy Weidman |
Jessica Daniels |
| Untitled University Project (fka Controversy) |
1 hr | drama | Telsey + Co.: Tiffany Little Canfield Josh Einsohn |
Telsey + Co.: Bernard Telsey David Vaccari |
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| Show Title |
Duration | Genre | Casting – LA | Casting – NY |
| Black Lightning | 1 hr | drama | Vickie Thomas | Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson |
| Dynasty | 1 hr | drama | Sandi Logan | Rob Decina |
| Insatiable | 1 hr | drama | Debi Manwiller Russell Boast |
Rob Decina |
| Life Sentence (shooting) |
1 hr | drama | Jennifer Cooper | Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson |
| Searchers (shooting) |
1 hr | drama | Danielle Aufiero Barbara Fiorentino Amber Horn |
Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson |
| Valor | 1 hr | drama | Meghan Branman | Rob Decina |
REMINDER:
Due to ever-increasing year-round casting, many cable & streaming network pilots have already wrapped (shown in gray)
Due to ever-increasing year-round casting, many cable & streaming network pilots have already wrapped (shown in gray)
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| Show Title | Duration | Genre | Casting – LA | Casting – NY |
| Mogadishu, Minnesota (wrapped) |
1 hr | drama | Junie Lowry-Johnson | __ |
| Succession (wrapped) |
1 hr | drama | Francine Maisler | Douglas Aibel Henry Russell Bergstein |
 *Unlike traditional network pilots, Netflix primarily greenlights its “pilots” straight to series. The following are straight to series projects currently casting. |
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| Show Title |
Duration |
Genre |
Casting – LA |
Casting – NY |
| Atypical (fka Antarctica) |
1 hr | drama | Telsey + Co.: Tiffany Little Canfield Josh Einsohn |
Telsey + Co.: Bernard Telsey (Episode 1 only) |
| Altered Carbon | 1 hr | drama | Rick Pagano | __ |
| Disjointed | 1/2 hr | comedy | Nikki Valko Ken Miller Tara Treacy |
Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson (Episode 1 only) |
| Lost In Space | 1 hr | drama | John Papsidera | __ |
| Marvel’s Iron Fist | 1 hr | drama | Unlisted per CD | Unlisted per CD |
| Seven Seconds | 1 hr | drama | Junie Lowry-Johnson Libby Goldstein (Episode 1 only) |
Julie Tucker Ross Meyerson |
| Untitled Spike Lee Pilot (aka She’s Gotta Have It – currently on hiatus) |
1 hr | drama | Kim Coleman | __ |
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| Show Title |
Duration |
Genre |
Casting – LA |
Casting – NY |
| Budding Prospects (wrapped) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Vickie Thomas | __ |
| Kicks, The (straight to series – on hiatus) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Alexis Frank Koczara Christine Shevchenko |
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| Legend of Master Legend, The (wrapped) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Rachel Tenner | __ |
| Carnival Row (TBD) |
1 hr | drama | April Webster Erica Silverman Bream |
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| Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The (wrapped) |
1 hr | drama | Jeanie Bacharach | Meredith Tucker |
| Potomac (straight to series) (fka Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan) |
1 hr | drama | April Webster | __ |
| Strange New Things (wrapped) |
1 hr | drama | Debra Zane | __ |
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| Show Title |
Duration |
Genre |
Casting – LA |
Casting – NY |
| Untitled Hulu Drama Pilot (shooting) |
1 hr | drama | Patrick Rush | Network Casting: Marci Phillips |
| Handmaid’s Tale, The (straight to series – on hiatus) |
1 hr | drama | Sharon Bialy Sherry Thomas Russell Scott |
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| Show Title | Duration | Genre | Casting – LA | Casting – NY |
| Guest Book, The (straight to series – on hiatus) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Collin Daniel Brett Greenstein |
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| Untitled Tracy Morgan Pilot (straight to series) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Kerry Barden Paul Schnee |
Kerry Barden Paul Schnee |
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| Show Title | Duration | Genre | Casting – LA | Casting – NY |
| Claws (wrapped) |
1 hr | dramedy | Amanda Mackey Cathy Sandrich Gelfond |
Studio Casting: Meg Simon Findlay Davidson |
| Let The Right One In (wrapped) |
1 hr | drama | Laura Schiff Carrie Audino Kendra Shay Clark |
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| Monsters of God | 1 hr | drama | John Papsidera | __ |
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| Show Title | Duration | Genre | Casting – LA | Casting – NY |
| Singularity | 1/2 hr | comedy | Francine Maisler Melissa Kostenbauder |
Jessica Kelly Suzanne Smith Crowley Kate Geller |
| Mayans MC | 1 hr | drama | Wendy O’Brien | Jessica Daniels |
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| Show Title | Duration | Genre | Casting – LA | Casting – NY |
| Forever Boys (wrapped) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Barbie Block Sally Stiner |
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| Right Hand Boys (wrapped) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Danielle Aufiero Amber Horn |
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| Untitled That’s So Raven Pilot | 1/2 hr | comedy | Tracy “Twinkie” Byrd Howard Meltzer |
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| Show Title | Duration | Genre | Casting – LA | Casting – NY |
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| Show Title | Duration | Genre | Casting – LA | Casting – NY |
| Mating (wrapped) |
1/2 hr | comedy | __ | Jessica Kelly Suzanne Smith Crowley |
| Untitled Frankie Shaw Pilot (fka Smilf – wrapped) |
1/2 hr | comedy | Deanna Brigidi | Network Casting: Marci Phillips |
| White Famous | 1/2 hr | comedy | Felicia Fasano | __ |
| Chi, The (straight to series) |
1 hr | drama | Carmen Cuba | __ |
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| Show Title | Duration | Genre | Casting – LA | Casting – NY |
| Lodge 49 | 1 hr | drama | Debra Zane | __ |
| Dietland | 1 hr | dramedy | Rich Delia | __ |
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| Show Title | Duration | Genre | Casting – LA | Casting – NY |
| Damnation (wrapped) |
1 hr | drama | Junie Lowry-Johnson Libby Goldstein |
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| Sinner, The (wrapped) |
1 hr | drama | Cami Patton Jennifer Lare |
Douglas Aibel Stephanie Holbrook Henry Russell Bergstein |
| Unsolved | 1 hr | drama | Jennifer Cooper | __ |