According to TVLine's Michael Ausiello, John Barrowman has joined the cast of the Gilded Lily's pilot for ABC, which is being executive produced by the creator of Grey's Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some more details on the potential series:
To be penned by K.J. Steinberg (The Nine, Gossip Girl), Lilys is set in 1895 and promises to deliver an epic love story, a vicious rivalry and a scandalous secret unfolding against the backdrop of the opening of New York’s first luxury hotel. Barrowman will play a member of the show’s central family, the Lilys.
The news was first reported by TVGuide.com.
The cast also includes Blythe Danner, Matt Lauria, Sarah Bolger and Madeline Zima.
Link to the full article:John Barrowman Joins Gilded Lilys -- ABC Drama Pilot
My thoughts: I wasn't planning on posting casting news for pilots since I don't know if a lot of people would read posts on pilots since they aren't established shows that a lot of people know about and track on Twitter, but I decided to post this news because out of all the pilots for potential TV shows for next fall, this is definitely the most interesting TV show pilot that I've read about so far for a number of reasons: I'm a huge fan of Shonda Rhimes' work on Grey's Anatomy; K.J. Steinberg has written several of my all-time favorite episodes of Gossip Girl; I love things that involve romance; I love TV shows that are time period dramas, such as Mad Men; last, but not least I'm a huge fan of John Barrowman and Blythe Danner. If Gilded Lilys goes to series, I'll definitely be watching it. :)
To be penned by K.J. Steinberg (The Nine, Gossip Girl), Lilys is set in 1895 and promises to deliver an epic love story, a vicious rivalry and a scandalous secret unfolding against the backdrop of the opening of New York’s first luxury hotel. Barrowman will play a member of the show’s central family, the Lilys.
The news was first reported by TVGuide.com.
The cast also includes Blythe Danner, Matt Lauria, Sarah Bolger and Madeline Zima.
Link to the full article:John Barrowman Joins Gilded Lilys -- ABC Drama Pilot
My thoughts: I wasn't planning on posting casting news for pilots since I don't know if a lot of people would read posts on pilots since they aren't established shows that a lot of people know about and track on Twitter, but I decided to post this news because out of all the pilots for potential TV shows for next fall, this is definitely the most interesting TV show pilot that I've read about so far for a number of reasons: I'm a huge fan of Shonda Rhimes' work on Grey's Anatomy; K.J. Steinberg has written several of my all-time favorite episodes of Gossip Girl; I love things that involve romance; I love TV shows that are time period dramas, such as Mad Men; last, but not least I'm a huge fan of John Barrowman and Blythe Danner. If Gilded Lilys goes to series, I'll definitely be watching it. :)
