Showing posts with label Legacy. Show all posts
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Thursday, October 11, 2012

NEWS ROUNDUP: ABC Buys 'Great Expectations' Soap; Eric Dane's New Role; Ben Jörgensen Play, Sue Hanson Returns

ABC Buys Modern-Day ‘Great Expectations’ Soap Produced By Debra Martin Chase
ABC has put in development LEGAGY, a drama from feature producer Debra Martin Chase, which is described as a sexy soap and a modern-day twist on the Charles Dickens classic "Great Expectations." Jeremy Anderson and Patrick Moss will write the script and will co-executive produce. Martin will executive produce.

This is the second drama project this season that is a modern-day reimagining of "Great Expectations."

Eric Dane cast in Michael Bay's new TV thriller
Dane (aka "McSteamy") has lined up his next role: Michael Bay’s post-apocalyptic TNT pilot LAST SHIP. The project is based on a 1989 novel by William Brinkley and follows the crew of a naval destroyer who might be the only survivors left on the planet after a nuclear war. Dane will star as Captain Tom Chandler, described as “a career Navy man and a loving father and husband who’s never home as much as he’d like to be. Chandler is authoritative, decisive, fair, courageous and a born leader, respected and loved by men and women in his command.”