Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items, few though they may be, for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Vik Sahay (Chuck) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Bones, playing Akshay Mirza, the eco-hip head of a funeral home that provides holistic, coffin-free burials; but when his business partner and former lover is murdered, he becomes a prime suspect in the case. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Ron Eldard (ER) will have a recurring role in Justified when it returns in early 2013 for its fourth season. He will play Colt, a violent, dark-humored and rule-bending sergeant with the military police; a veteran of Desert Storm, as well as the Iraq and Afghan wars, Colt jailed Boyd (Walton Goggins) several times during Boyd’s stint in Kuwait, and they became friends. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

CBS is developing the drama project called Last Stop Savannah, which will be written by Randy Brown (who wrote the recent box office film Trouble With the Curve). The project will center on a high-profile Chicago attorney who suffers a fall from grace and loses his Illinois license. He returns to his hometown of Savannah for a job at his old college roommate’s firm where his daughter works as a newly minted partner. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

ABC is developing an as-yet titled drama project from Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl) and writer Karen Croner. It is being described as a contemporary dramedy soap about a woman returning with her teenage son to live with her rock-n-roll family in Laurel Canyon. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Rhona Mitra (Strike Back) has landed the female lead opposite actor Eric Dane (Grey’s Anatomy) in the TNT action drama pilot called The Last Ship (that is coming from Michael Bay. The project centers on the crew of a naval destroyer who, after a global catastrophe decimates the Earth’s population, are forced to confront the reality of their new existence in a world where they are among the only survivors. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy) has joined the cast of the TNT drama pilot called King & Maxwell that will follow private eyes Sean King (Jon Tenney) and Michelle Maxwell (this role has yet to be filled), who both are former secret service agents. Hurst will play Edgar, a suspected serial killer in prison. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

That’s it. Enjoy!