Jason Isaacs lands CBS' 'Surgeon General' pilot, while Jason Ritter joins FOX's 'Gavin & Stacey' remake
It's a double-dose of Jasons in this casting update
Jason Isaacs
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There's so much pilot casting to report that sometimes you've just gotta group things by first name.
In this case, TV favorites Jason Isaacs and Jason Ritter have both selected their pilots for the spring.
Isaacs, who told HitFix in January that he was already weighing several offers, has selected the lead role in CBS' "The Surgeon General," from "Lie to Me" creator Samuel Baum. The pilot, which will be directed by Rod Lurie, focuses on the Surgeon General, who Deadline refers to as "the most powerful doctor in America." Leaving aside that ridiculous statement, the character has to deal with political and health-related drama.
Most recently seen on the small screen in NBC's short-lived "Awake," Isaacs' other credits include Showtime's "Brotherhood" and the "Harry Potter" franchise.
An Emmy nominee for "Parenthood," Ritter will play the male lead in FOX's remake of "Gavin & Stacey," now titled "Friends & Family," per Deadline. The show focuses on new couple Gavin (Ritter) and Stacey, who meet online and then have to bring their disparate lives together.
Ritter, previously a regular on "The Class," starred in NBC's "County" pilot last spring.
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February 14, 2013 at 5:44PM EST Reply to CommentI would watch Jason Isaacs in anything. Gavin & Stacey remake could be OK if they get the chemistry right between the 4 leads
filaphresh
February 14, 2013 at 6:14PM EST Reply to CommentJason Isaacs deserves better than a show about the freaking surgeon general. Why not do something on cable or more movies?
NeoGeo12 1.cable has a smaller development cycle. Also less scripts make it to the pilot stage.
February 15, 2013 at 1:59AM EST2.The current movie studio business model is: superheros, Y.A. novels, remakes, reboots.
He does have a couple indie movies coming out this year and the next.
mgrabois
February 14, 2013 at 10:56PM EST Reply to CommentI guess they don't want to mention that Ritter was in "The Event" on his resume?