Patrick Flueger has landed the lead in NBC’s drama pilot Hatfields & McCoys, a modern-day take on the infamous feud executive produced by Charlize Theron. Written by John Glenn and directed by Michael Mayer, the project is set in present day Pittsburgh. The startling death of the McCoy patriarch re-ignites the feud between these two legendary families, unleashing decades of resentment. Flueger plays Jack McCoy, the baby of the family, a blue collar kid made good who becomes obsessed with revenge upon his father’s murder. Jesse Lee Soffer stars as his older brother Patrick.
Pablo Schreiber (Weeds) will co-star opposite Blair Underwood in NBC’s drama pilot Ironside. The reboot of the 1967 series, written by Mike Caleo and directed by peter Horton, centers on Robert T. Ironside (Underwood), a tough, sexy and acerbic police detective relegated to a wheelchair after a shooting who is hardly limited by his disability as he pushes and prods his hand-picked team to solve the most difficult cases. Schreiber, repped by ICM Partners and Circle Of Confusion, will play a team member, Virgil, one of the toughest, craziest cops in the city who will do anything to protect citizens, victims and most of all his partners.
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