
That was quick — just a couple of days after the CW made the decision to end 90210 after this season, the network has tapped series co-star Matt Lanter as the male lead in its pilot Oxygen. The CW brass moved very quickly after the 90210 cancellation to offer Lanter Oxygen, and a deal was closed. The project, written by Meredith Averill and directed by Gary Fleder, centers on Emery (Aimee Teegarden), a teen girl who falls in love with Roman (Lanter), an alien boy, one of nine of his kind integrated into a suburban high school. CBS TV Studio is producing. Lanter is with WME and manager Faras Rabadi.
Greta Lee has joined Sharon Horgan’s ABC single-camera comedy pilot Bad Management. Written by Horgan and Holly Walsh and executive produced by Aaron Kaplan, Bad Management centers on a slightly self-centered female boss (Horgan) at a high-end luxury goods department store who finds her ways challenged when the boss’ son, Tobias Jr. (David Spade), comes to town and makes youth and sex the new company focus. Lee, repped by Stewart Talent and Regarding Entertainment, plays new hire Mel, a protégé of Tobias Junior’s, a very ambitious Business Management student.
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Ah yes, the REAL Anakin Skywalker. (Forget that pouty fraud from the movies).
He looks too damn old to be playing a high schooler. I let it pass with Grey Damon but this is too much. My interest in this pilot has gone downhill fast.
He’s 30 years old, and getting married soon?
Exactly my thoughts. He’s too old to play teenager.
it smells like a Roswell 2.0 reboot
Just because there’s an alien-human romance?
I’m really interested in what theCW picks. They should change Hart of Dixie & The Carrie Diaries, to half hour comedies next season. They would do much better in my opinion, and both are good shows.
this pilot has become home for recycled CW actors.
Fernanda, only your comment is less original. God forbid anyone reboots ROSWELL.
Not that!
Simmer it down. No one’s trying to cure cancer here…
Greta Lee is hysterical. Her GIRLS appearance couple weeks ago was rich. Looking forward to Bad Management.
I loved Roswell, bring on Roswell 2.0
So the guy playing high school is older than the guys playing Navy officers on Company Town? Great job at casting CW. Yawn.
One of Nine? Sounds like ‘I Am Number Four’.
My thoughts exactly.
I wonder when the CW will start casting actors instead of models. Teegarden is actually a pretty solid actress but Matt Lanter is absolutely terrible. Completely devoid of any acting chops or charisma. This proves even CW execs weren’t watching 90210.
Not happy with the casting choice of Matt Lanter as Roman, but Oxygen still looks pretty good to me and I’m rooting for the pilot to get picked up to series.
Congratulations on the new series. Gary Fleder is great to work with. He expects excellence and gets it. Wonderful director.
I THINK MATT IS GONNA BE AMAZING AT PLAYING A TEENAGE BOY, HE HAS DONE IT BEFORE IN 90210 AND HE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB! I CANT WAIT TO SEE HIM IN THIS SHOW