Fall 2007: NBC's Bionic Woman Is a Brit
Meaning she's, what, a £3 million woman? Here's more on that and other casting bits for the new pilot season, courtesy of
Variety and the
Hollywood Reporter:
" After eyeing some faces better known to the U.S. audience, NBC tapped
Michelle Ryan (of the BBC's
EastEnders) to play Jamie Sommers in its revisiting of
The Bionic Woman.
"
Jimmy Smits has landed the lead in CBS'
untitled drama centered on a Latin American family in the rum business.
"
The Practice's
Steve Harris will play an imposing but physically unfit veteran cop in CBS'
Protect and Serve.
"
Matt Lanter (aka
Heroes' Brody) is an undercover narc posing as a high schooler in ABC's
Judy's Got a Gun.
Also, NBC has pushed production on
Kath & Kim to summer, but says the show is still in the running for the fall.
