Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, another new cast member is going Under the Dome, as it was announced today that ER alum Sherry Stringfield will join the cast for the upcoming Season 2. Stringfield will play Pauline, a mysterious woman who may be connected to the origins of the dome itself, according to TV Guide.
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KaDee Strickland Will Tell ‘Secrets & Lies’ for ABC
ABC will film the pilot episode of its new series Secrets & Lies in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it was announced today that KaDee Strickland (Private Practice) will join Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers) and Ryan Phillippe (I Know What You Did Last Summer) as part of the growing cast. Strickland will play Phillippe’s wife Christy, whose feelings toward her husband are complicated following his discovery of the neighbor boy’s body in the American adaptation of the popular Australian mystery series of the same name, according to Deadline.
Read More‘Eastbound and Down’ Final Season DVD Date Announced
Filmed in WIlmington,North Carolina, the fourth and final season of HBO’s Eastbound and Down comes home to Blu-ray and DVD on May 13. Played by Danny McBride (Your Highness, Pinapple Express),Eastbound and Down‘s anti-hero “Kenny Powers” is from a fictionalized version of Shelby, North Carolina. Season 3 ended with Kenny returning home to Shelby, where most of Season 4 takes place.
Read MoreAlpha Trivette Talks ‘Banshee’ [Interview]
Alpha Trivette plays the stern elder of the Amish community in Cinemax’s hit series Banshee, a prominent and pivotal character in the sprawling, media-spanning mythology of the show, but he is also a fan. “Even if I weren’t in the show, I would still like it,” Alpha told us during our telephone conversation earlier this week, as we discussed what brought the veteran actor to Banshee, what the future holds for his patriarchal character, and even his thoughts on film tax incentives. Read on for Part 1 of our candid…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Film Industry Forms New Advocacy Group
The North Carolina Production Alliance (NCPA), the newly formed statewide coalition of skilled technicians, crew, filmmakers, producers, studio owners, small businesses, hospitality professionals, and local governments has launched their official website in advance of the 2014 legislative session. The group will provide verifiable information to the media, legislature and the public about the size, scope and economic impact of the film industry in North Carolina.
Read MoreJulia Sarah Stone Joins FX Comedy Pilot ‘How and Why’
The FX network will film the new comedy pilot How and Why, starring Michael Cera (Superbad, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and John Hawkes (Eastbound and Down, The Sessions), in Wilmington, North Carolina this spring, and the newest member of the growing cast has been revealed. The Wilmywood Daily reports that Julia Sarah Stone of AMC’s The Killing has joined the cast of the new series from writer and producer Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich).
Read MoreJuliette Lewis Joins ABC’s ‘Secrets & Lies’
ABC will film the pilot episode of its new series Secrets & Lies in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it was announced today the Oscar nominated actress Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers) will star in the series along with Ryan Phillippe (I Know What You Did Last Summer). Per The Hollywood Reporter, Lewis will play Andrea Cornell, the unflappable, somewhat formidable detective conducting the investigation into the slaying of 4-year-old Tom Mullen who has her sights set on Ben (Phillippe), the loving father who found the boy’s body.
Read MoreCBS Series Pilot ‘Red Zone’ to Film in Wilmington
An untitled new series [UPDATE: We’ve learned the series will be called Red Zone] pilot for the CBS network will begin filming in Wilmington, North Carolina this April. Bill Vasser, executive vice president of EUE / Screen Gems Studios, confirmed yesterday that the pilot episode of the new series will begin shooting on April 10, according to Star News.
Read MoreNatalie Martinez Moving From ‘Under the Dome’ to ‘Secrets & Lies’
Natalie Martinez, currently of the hit CBS series Under the Dome, is relocating from one Wilmington-filmed series to another, as it was announced this week that Martinez will join Ryan Phillippe in the new ABC series Secrets & Lies. The pilot episode of the new series is set to film later this month in Wilmington, North Carolina, where Dome is also shot.
Read MoreGrace Victoria Cox to Make TV Debut in ‘Under the Dome’
Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, another new cast member is joining the hit CBS series Under the Dome for the upcoming Season 2. Making her worldwide television debut, 18-year-old Grace Victoria Cox will play a new character, described as “lithe, mysterious, beautiful and almost regal Melanie, who catches the eye of Joe (Colin Ford). Poised and ethereal, Melanie is from the right side of the tracks and is a clear contrast to Norrie (Mackenzie Lintz)”, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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