The ensemble cast is set for FX's pilot "Over There" from Steven Bochco Prods. and 20th Century Fox Television.
Nicki Aycox, Erik Palladino, Keith Robinson, Josh Henderson, Luke MacFarlane, Sticky Fingaz, Lizette Carrion and Sprague Grayden have been tapped as series regulars on the contemporary war drama, which centers on the members of an Army unit sent to Iraq on their first tour of duty. It also examines the effects of war on those soldiers' families at home.
Bochco will executive produce with Chris Gerolmo, who will direct the pilot he wrote. Shooting begins in mid-January in Southern California.
Aycox has been recurring on CBS' "Cold Case" and recently inked to appear in three more episodes. She also was recurring on NBC's "LAX." On the film side, her credits include "Jeepers Creepers 2," "Dead Birds" and the upcoming indie "Tom 51." She's repped by the Gersh Agency and managed by Fenton Kritzer Entertainment.
Palladino's credits include the films "Life Without Dick," "Strange Frequency," "U-571" and "Can't Hardly Wait" as well as NBC's "ER." He's repped by Innovative Artists and manager Tiffany Kuvon at Evolution.
Robinson, repped by Stone Manners and managed by Jill Donnellan of InMotion Management, stars in 20th Century Fox's upcoming feature film "Fat Albert." He also is recurring on NBC's "American Dreams."
Henderson's credits include UPN's "One on One" and the feature film "The Girl Next Door." He's repped by Innovative Artists and manager Michael Baum at Handprint Entertainment.
MacFarlane has appeared in Sundance Channel's "Tanner on Tanner" and the feature film "Kinsey." He's repped by Endeavor and Management 360.
Sticky Fingaz, a founding member of the rap group Onyx, has appeared in UPN's "Platinum" and the films "Next Friday" and Fox's upcoming "Flight of the Phoenix." He's repped by Michael Greenwald and Joanne Nici at Don Buchwald & Associates and managed by Brian Wilkins at Evolution Management.
Carrion, who's repped by Steven Jang, Susie Schwarz and Ro Diamond at SDB Partners, appears in the upcoming indie features "Committed" and "Rikers." Her TV credits include Lifetime's "The Division" and CBS' "Judging Amy."
Grayden's credits include Fox's "John Doe," CBS' "Joan of Arcadia" and HBO's "Six Feet Under." She's repped by Abrams Artists Agency and Vanguard Talent Management.
Kimberly Speight writes for
The Hollywood Reporter.