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Fox Gives Pilot Order To Carter Bays/Craig Thomas Comedy With Becki Newton Starring

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday February 10, 2012 @ 2:58pm PSTTags: Becki Newton, Carter Bays, Fox, Goodwin Games
Nellie Andreeva

In what may be the last pilot order this season, Fox has given the green light to Goodwin Games, a single-camera comedy from How I Met Your Mother co-creators/executive producers Carter Bays & Craig Thomas and fellow HIMYM executive producer Chris Harris. The project had been cast-contingent on securing Ugly Betty alumna Becki Newton as one of the leads. After lengthy negotiations, Newton, who fielded several other pilot offers, agreed to board the project, triggering a pilot order. The Goodwin Games, from 20th Century Fox TV where Bays, Thomas and Harris are under deals, revolves around three siblings, one played by Newton, who reconnect after the death of their father. The project extends Newton’s relationship with Bays, Thomas and Harris — she currently recurs on How I Met Your Mother. I hear that the HIMYM stint actually came out of an early exploratory meeting the actress had with Bays and Thomas about Goodwin Games. The project landed at Fox in September with a big put pilot commitment after a bidding war. Newton is with UTA, Management 360 and attorney Rick Genow. Bays and Thomas are with UTA, Harris is with CAA and 3 Arts.

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UTA Signs Becki Newton

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday January 5, 2012 @ 12:17pm PSTTags: Becki Newton, UTA
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Becki Newton has signed with UTA. The Ugly Betty standout fielded interest from several major agencies after recently leaving Gersh where she had been a long-time client, ultimately landing at UTA. Following the end of ABC’s Ugly Betty, … Read More »

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Becki Newton To Star In CBS Comedy Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday March 4, 2011 @ 1:43pm PSTTags: A Mann's World Casting, A Mann's World Pilot, Becki Newton, Jeff and Jackie Filgos, TV, TV Pilots
Nellie Andreeva

CBS’ comedy pilot from Jeff and Jackie Filgo has won the Becki Newton sweepstakes. With several pilots vying for the former Ugly Betty co-star, Newton picked the CBS family comedy (formerly Homegrown) as her starring vehicle this pilot season. The … Read More »

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Who Are The Most Sought-After Actors This Pilot Season?

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 2, 2011 @ 6:00am PSTTags: Becki Newton, Christina Applegate, Debra Messing, Ethan Hawke Exit Strategy, James Spader, Jason Bateman, Jason Isaacs, Kyle Chandler, Lizzy Caplan, TV, TV Pilot Casting, TV Pilots
Nellie Andreeva

It is the end of January, and pilot offers to actors are going out fast and furious. Like every year, there are several actors that attract the lion’s share of … Read More »

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NBC Cuts Back Order For ‘Love Bites’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday December 9, 2010 @ 1:39pm PSTTags: Becki Newton, Becki Newton Pregnant, Cindy Chupack Showrunner, Jordana Spiro, Love Bites, NBC Midseason Schedule, TV
Nellie Andreeva

NBC has cut the order to midseason dramedy Love Bites from 13 to 9. The anthology series, originally slated for a fall launch in the Thursday 10 PM slot, was pushed to midseason after a series of setbacks, including … Read More »

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Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally Ink UMS Deal, Join ‘Love Bites’ As Writing Showrunners

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday July 18, 2010 @ 8:00pm PDTTags: Angela Bromstad, Becki Newton, Love Bites, Marc Buckland, Showrunners, TV, Ugly Betty, Universal Media Studios
Nellie Andreeva

JonKinnally_TracyPoustFormer Will & Grace executive producers/showrunners Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally have inked a two-year overall deal with Universal Media Studios. Under the pact, said to be seven-figure per year, the two have joined new NBC/UMS anthology dramedy series Love Bites … Read More »

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