Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

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

TELEVISION

Actress Tessa Ferrer (who will be leaving Grey’s Anatomy at the end of this season) has landed a recurring role in the upcoming CBS summer series Extant that will star Halle Berry as Molly, an astronaut trying to reconnect with her family when she returns after a year in outer space. Her experiences lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history. Ferrer will play Katie Sparks, the athletic, intelligent astronaut who is the daughter of ISEA Director; she is known for being a problem-solver and over-achiever, she is forced to make a terrifying decision when faced with unimaginable terror. (The Deadline Team)

TNT has picked up a 10-episode order for The Librarians, a new series based on the network’s The Librarian franchise that starred Noah Wyle. Wyle will reprise his role of Flynn Carsen in the TV series on a recurring basis and will act as one of the executive producers. The TV version will focus on the job of Librarian, which has become more than one person can handle. To aid Flynn in his duties, the Library has recruited four people from around the world, including Eve Baird (Rebecca Romijn from Eastwick and King & Maxwell), a highly skilled counter-terrorism agent who is responsible for protecting the group and keeping them all alive; Jake Stone (Christian Kane from Leverage), an Oklahoma oil worker with an IQ of 190 and an encyclopedic knowledge of art history; Cassandra (Lindy Booth from October Road and the recent holiday movie Twelve Trees of Christmas), a quirky young woman with the special gift of auditory and sensory hallucinations linked to memory retrieval, known as synesthesia; and Ezekiel Jones (John Kim from the Aussie series Neighbours), a master of new technologies and aficionado of old classic crimes who enjoys playing the role of international man of mystery. John Larroquette (Night Court) and Matt Frewer (Orphan Black) will be seen in the series along with Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin who will reprise their roles from the telefilms. (TNT Press Release)

Scottish actor Steven Cree, who provided his voice in the animated film Brave and will be seen in the upcoming Angelina Jolie starrer Maleficent, has joined the cast of the upcoming Starz summer series Outlander that is based on the best-selling novel by Diana Gabaldon. Outlander will follow the story of Claire Randall (series lead Caitriona Balfe), a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser (series Sam Heughan), a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives. Cree will play Ian Murray, Jamie’s best friend since childhood, who lost part of his leg during battle with the English, and the husband of Jamie’s sister Jenny. (The Deadline Team)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Young actress Joey King (White House Down and The Conjuring) has joined the cast of the upcoming Lifetime original move Outlaw Prophet that will focus on the true story of Warren Jeffs (Tony Goldwyn from Scandal), the leader of a Fundamentalist Mormon polygamist sect who spent more than a year on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List, who eluded authorities but was ultimately caught by a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper. King will play Elissa Wall, the battered young women who brings Jeffs to justice. (The Deadline Team)

That’s it. Enjoy!