BRAVO Press Release (September 22, 2015)
Bravo Media Greenlights Two Scripted Pilots “My So Called Wife” and “True Fiction” from Universal Cable Productions
Bravo Media continues its commitment to scripted programming, announcing it will shoot two scripted pilots from Universal Cable Productions. The dark comedies include “My So Called Wife” (working title) from Adam Brooks (“Definitely, Maybe,”) and Paul Adelstein (“Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce”) following a female con-artist and “True Fiction” (working title) from Brian Dannelly and Michael Urban (“Saved”) about a professor desperate for her next hit who steals her late student’s manuscript.
“My So Called Wife”
Written and executive produced by Adam Brooks and Paul Adelstein for Universal Cable Productions with Brooks set to direct.
A dark comedy following Ava, a master-of-disguise con-artist who gets men and women to fall in love with her, marries them and then disappears with their money and just enough dirty inside information to guarantee they will never go to the police. But things get complicated when she falls in love with her latest mark, and three of her last victims join together to track her down.
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BRAVO Press Release (November 23, 2015)
Bravo Media and Universal Cable Productions Announce Casting for Scripted Pilots “True Fiction” and “My So Called Wife”
Bravo Media and Universal Cable Productions (UCP) announce casting for hour-long scripted dark comedy pilots “True Fiction” (working title) and “My So Called Wife” (working title).
“My So Called Wife”:
Written and executive produced by Adam Brooks (“Definitely, Maybe,”) and Paul Adelstein (“Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce”) for Universal Cable Productions with Brooks set to direct.
· Inbar Lavi (“Gang Related”) stars as Maddie, a master-of-disguise con-artist who gets men and women to fall in love with her, marries them and then disappears with their money and just enough dirty inside information to guarantee they will never go to the police. But things get complicated when she falls in love with her latest mark, and three of her last victims join together to track her down.
· Rob Heaps (“Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night”) stars as Ezra, Maddie’s latest victim. Ezra has been stuck in his hometown working for his family business and thought his life would finally turn around when he married “Ava” (Maddie). However once she disappears, he’s determined to find her in order to move forward.
· Parker Young (“Suburgatory”) plays Richard, a former football star who was also conned into a marriage with Maddie, known to him as “Alice.” He is on a quest to track her down.
· Stephen Bishop (“Being Mary Jane”) has been cast as Patrick, a widower who just sold his hedge fund company, and meets “Saffron” (Maddie) and is immediately intrigued.
· Rounding out the guest cast are Brian Benben (“Private Practice”) as Maddie’s cohort Max/Mr. Ellis, Katherine LaNasa (“Satisfaction”) as veteran con-artist and Maddie’s cohort Sally/Aunt Catherine, Adam Korson (“Hot in Cleveland”) as Ezra’s brother Josh, Mark Harelik (“Getting On” ) as Ezra’s dad Arthur, and Megan Park (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”) as Ezra’s friend Gaby.
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Season 1 of THE RETURNED will be released on DVD on September 15, 2015.
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