TV veterinarians still lead pilot casting

Though much has been manufactured recently of film stars moving to starring roles around the smallscreen, the familiar names within this year's pilot casting continually come mainly in the TV world. Searching back around the past week, Ryan Phillippe is easily the most prominent thesp mainly from features to consider a flyer on the pilot, signing on for that untitled CBS detective drama from Nick Wootton and Greg Berlanti that formerly reserved Chi McBride. Malin Akerman will co-star with Portia p Rossi on ABC comedy "The Wise One," and Shawn Ashmore ("X-Males: The Final Stand") will have a supporting role in Fox's untitled project from Kevin Williamson that stars Kevin Sausage. For longtime TV fans, probably the most significant casting each week, otherwise the entire year, could be Ann Guilbert -- who performed Winnie Assistant on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" -- joining CBS' untitled comedy from Louis C.K. and Spike Feresten. Beyond that, the large names in recent days remain individuals lately seen on other Television shows, including Sarah Bolger, Ryan Hansen, Kristin Kreuk, Ali Larter, Zachary Levi, Mike O'Malley, Terry O'Quinn, Jonny Lee Burns, Becki Newton, Kal Penn, Fall Reeser, J.K. Simmons, John Stamos, Michaela Watkins and Madeline Zima. ABC nabbed a number of individuals names, including O'Quinn, the "Lost" stalwart that has lately recurred on "Hawaii Five-," for "666 Park Avenue," the David Wilcox-composed pilot about supernatural occurrences inside a historic NY City apartment building. Inside a reunion of Showtime stars, Blythe Danner situated herself on her first series regular role since "Huff," joining the 19th-century set "Gilded Lillys" from K.J. Steinberg (with Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Ales also professional creating), alongside Bolger ("The Tudors") and Zima ("Californication"). Penn ("House") and Watkins ("Saturday Evening Live") are generally joining ABC comedy "Prairie Dogs," from Jackie Filgo and Shaun Filgo, in regards to a relationship between an id theft victim and criminal, while Simmons ("The Closer") became a member of "Whitened Van Guy," the Britcom adaptation by Bobby Bowman which has Kyle Bornheimer since it's lead. Also for ABC, Reeser ("No Regular Family") reserved passage on nuclear sub drama "The Last Measure," starring Andre Braugher Dania Ramirez ("Heroes") clocked set for Marc Cherry's "Devious Service personnel" Mimi Kennedy, the smoothness actress lately observed in "Night time in Paris," became a member of Judy Greer starrer "American Judy" and Nick Kocher ("Among The Finest My Pants Back") arrived within the Alphabet net's untitled single-cam comedy from Adam Sztykiel. And Jean Wise, most lately recurring on "Harry's Law," will have mom from the Akerman and p Rossi figures in "The Wise One." NBC focused mainly on television resumes using its latest casting too. "Save Me" vet Steven Pasquale will star in "Don' Harm," in regards to a neurosurgeon that has a harmful alter-ego, with Alana P La Garza ("Law and Order"), Ruta Gedmintas ("The Borgias") and Mousa Kraish also cast as regulars. Michael B. Jordan will partner with showrunner Jason Katims for that third time, following up stints on "Friday Evening Lights" and "Being a parent" with hospital drama "County," starring Jason Ritter. Agam Darshi ("Sanctuary") and Jess Weixler required supporting roles. Brenda Song ("The Suite Existence on Deck," "The Social Networking") and Christine Forest, a past regular on "Perfect Couples" and "FlashForward," can look in "Daddy's Women," the multicam comedy from Dana Klein in regards to a youthful lady whose father is dating the mean girl from her senior high school, also starring Nicky Whelan (Australia's "Neighbours") and Cedric Yarbrough ("Reno 911!"). Ethan Embry ("Brotherhood") became a member of the ensemble of Rob Cassidy's Western drama "The Frontier" Aubrey Dollar ("Women's Murder Club") obtained charge role in Hilary Winston's untitled place of work comedy and Louise Burns ("Bored to Dying") will have a supporting role on "Save Me," the only-cam religious comedy from John Scott Shepherd starring Anne Heche. As well as for Greg Daniels' NBC adaptation of Blighty's "Friday Evening Dinner," Aya Cash ("Traffic Light"), Kevin Bigley and Gil Ozeri became a member of the cast. CBS' other casting moves include Burns ("Eli Stone") using the lead role in Take advantage of Doherty's modern-day undertake A Virtual Detective, "Elementary," while Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") will co-star with Sophia Rose bush ("One Tree Hill") in "Partners," the comedy about two male co-workers whose relationship is sort of a marriage. Parvesh Cheena ("Outsourced") was the very first person cast in "Friend Me," a comedy from Alan Kirschenbaum and Ajay Sahgal. Fox revved its casting gears on several shows, with Hansen ("Party Lower") using the add David Guarascio/Moses Port comedy "El Jefe" Larter ("Heroes") does exactly the same for Josh Friedman's "The Resource," in regards to a unique CIA agent and Newton ("Ugly Betty") inked an offer for comedy "The Goodwin Games," compiled by Craig Thomas and Chris Harris. Getting just wrapped five seasons on "Chuck," Levi required charge role in ensemble comedy "Ignore it,Inch compiled by D.J. Nash, in regards to a youthful father, while Stamos ("ER") became a member of formerly introduced T.J. Burns on comedy "Little Brother," with Gillian Vigman ("New Girl") and Rosa Salazar ("Being a parent") also cast. O'Malley ("Glee") will finish up showing up on-camera within the pilot he authored for Fox, "Prodigy Bully," in regards to a child prodigy from the working-class Massachusetts family. Mike Vogel ("Pan Am") and Michael Friedman will load onto "Living Loaded," while Malcolm Barrett ("Best Ted") and Hayes MacArthur ("Perfect Couples") returned into "Rebounding." At the CW, longtime "Smallville" heroine Kreuk devoted to half the title package from the reinvented "Beauty and also the Animal," from Jennifer Levin and Sherri Cooper, and Stefania Owen ("Running Wilde") became a member of "Sex and also the City" prequel "The Barbara Journals." Susanna Thompson ("Nobleman"), Willa Holland ("The O.C.") and Katie Cassidy ("Melrose Place") were put into "Arrow," the Eco-friendly Arrow drama starring Stephen Amell. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com