Although NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker refuses to officially declare “Ed” dead, one of the show’s main stars, Julie Bowen, is looking at a new NBC comedy pilot for next season.
Bowen will join “Saturday Night Live” alum Ana Gasteyer in “The Friendlys.” Bowen, who played Carol Vessey for four seasons on “Ed,” will play the spoiled daughter of a deceased mogul fighting his wife (Gasteyer) for control of his business.
In other pilot casting news, “Fastlane’s” Peter Facinelli will return to Fox to take one of the leads in the network’s untitled undercover cop drama.
Facinelli, who was most recently seen on an episode of Bravo’s “Celebrity Poker Showdown,” will play the boss of a team of agents working undercover at a Hollywood high school.
Over on CBS, Monica Potter (“Patch Adams”) will co-star in “The Amazing Westerbergs.” Chris O’Donnell and Jay Harrington play brothers who were raised to believe they could do anything only to discover difficulties in the real world. Potter will play their attractive neighbor.
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