Benjamin Bratt returns to series TV finally with the gritty hopeful drama The Cleaner Tuesdays at 10 pmET AE which follows a recovering addict in charge of a crew of extreme interventionists wholl stop at nothing to help others find treatment We hit him up for a quick fix Damian HolbrookTV Guide Just as you come back to TV Chris Noth leaves another Law Order Did Dick Wolf call and offer you your old badge Benjamin Bratt Not this time [Laughs]TV Guide Why return to series TV nowBratt At the end of the day I simply want to work I feel like Im at my best when Im working and the lines are really blurred between the mediums Any actor worth his salt would be content doing good work be it in film TV or stage Of course the added bonus of this being an AE show is there is a creative freedom in our approach to the drama that allows for a more authentic feelTV Guide Kidnapping Carjacking The character seems a little above the law n
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Isaiah Washington has been booked for a guest-starring role on A&E's The Cleaner, which premieres this Tuesday at 10 pm/ET. Though details were few at first, I have since uncovered lots more on how the Grey's Anatomy alum will fit into the episode. In "The 11th Hour," Washington will play a traditional, well-schooled interventionist who crosses swords with Benjamin Bratt's title character — a recovered addict who has his own "unconventional" ways of helping others — when they both attempt to treat the same girl.Since parting ways with ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Washington's only TV appearance has come in the form of a mini-run on NBC's short-lived Bionic Woman. (Well, that and as a newspaper clipping on the Seattle Grace bulletin board. But let's not go there.) He also has done the occasional indie. Other guest-stars on The Cleaner will include Tate Donovan (Damages), Annabeth Gish (Brotherhood), Kathy Baker and Eric Roberts. — Matt Mitovich
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So is there anything to fear in Fear Itself The new NBC summer horror anthology premieres on June 5 and if the first episode Sacrifice is any indication audiences will more likely be more grossed out than freaked But you will get to see some familiar faces in these scary stories Friday Night Lights star Jesse Plemons plays one of the lead characters in the first installment When Plemons was asked if his Sacrifice character sounded similar to Landry on FNL he responded I kind of pictured him as a similar type of guy as Landry on Friday Night Lights Theres a dialogue in the script it just seemed like he is one of those kids that didnt quite fit inEric Roberts is the star of the second episode Spooked and says he was drawn to the part because of the producers great reputations and that his commitment came through because of the script itself It was just juicy Apparently Roberts has been offered to play many crazy people but this guy was kin
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NBC has recruited a long list of noted directors, actors and writers for its 13-episode suspense and horror anthology series Fear Itself. The series, produced by LionsGate and Industry Entertainment, will boast the work of award-winning horror directors John Landis (An American Werewolf in London), Darren Bousman (Saw II), Brad Anderson (The Machinist), Mary Harron (American Psycho), Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) and Heroes' Ernest Dickerson. Superman Returns' Brandon Routh and Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss join Cynthia Watros (Lost), Eric Roberts (Heroes) and Larry Gilliard Jr. (The Wire), along with a boatload of other actors who will earn some screen time in one of the series' episodes. And just what kind of horrors can you expect? Landis' "A Nightmare in Lace" follows a bride who receives word on her wedding day that her groom is a serial killer, and Harron's "Community" features a young couple who find their dream home in the perfect neighborhood (until their neighbors start killing ...
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In Hallmark Channel's Pandemic (premiering Saturday at 8 pm/ET, repeating Sunday at 6), when flu-like symptoms kill a young man aboard a plane en route to Los Angeles from Australia, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (one Tiffani Thiessen) orders the quarantine of all the passengers. Alas, containing an outbreak never proves to be simple, and soon a hunt is on for Patient Zero. Playing the mayor of Los Angeles during this crisis is Eric Roberts, most recently of Heroes but more notably from any number of films. Oh, and he's Julia's brother and up-and-comer
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