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Casting Directors Hired for 5 CBS Drama Pilots

Casting directors have been confirmed for five new CBS pilots, including a crime drama from the creators of “Homeland” and an adaptation of a Clive Owen-starring U.K. cop series.

NBC’s ‘Hatfields & McCoys’ Among 3 Drama Pilots With CDs

Eric Dawson assumes casting duties for NBC’s re-imagining of the feuding clans, while Jennifer Cooper will cast “The List” and John Frank Levy and Melanie Burgess take on “The Advocates.”

‘Beverly Hills Cop’ and More CBS Pilots Confirm Casting Directors

Creative Casting, Payne/Ystrom Casting, Dava Waite Peaslee, and CFB Casting are responsible for casting five new CBS pilots, including “Beverly Hills Cop,” “The McCarthys,” “Super Clyde,” “Friends With Better Lives,” and an untitled project from Greg Garcia.

CBS Renews ‘Bold and the Beautiful’ for 2013-14

CBS has renewed its entire daytime schedule, including soap operas “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “The Young and the Restless,” for at least one more season.

Major TV Networks Bought a Lot of New Pilots This Week

Here are the latest pilots in development at ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and the CW.

Pilot Season Heats Up As Casting Directors Find Projects

As pilot season beginning to ramp up, four new comedy projects now have casting directors attached, Backstage has learned. The comedy "About a Boy" for NBC, which has ordered 11 comedy pilots this season, will be cast by North Hollywood-based Cami Patton. The pilot, based on the book by Nick ...

Trigger-Happy Nets Skipping Pilots for Straight-to-Series Orders

Straight-to-series pickups have been popular with cable nets and the new online content producers such as Netflix, but now the broadcast networks increasingly are using the strategy—which could be a boon for working actors.

CBS's 'Under the Dome,' TNT's 'L.A. Noir' Get Casting

Bialy/Thomas will cast CBS's "Under the Dome," based on the Stephen King novel, while Aquila/Wood will cast TNT period crime drama "L.A. Noir."

Stephen King and Steven Spielberg Go ‘Under the Dome’ for CBS Series

Plus, ABC orders more “Last Man Standing” and “Malibu Country,” the CW cancels “Emily Owens,” Donald Faison hosts “Who Gets the Last Laugh?” on TBS, and more TV news.

Moonves Re-ups With CBS

Moonves' new deal with CBS is good news for actors.