Dylan Baker has joined USA Network's upcoming six-episode drama Political Animals from Greg Berlanti and Laurence Mark. Animals centers on Elaine Barrish (Sigourney Weaver), a divorced former first lady and current secretary of state, who is struggling to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with the crises of the State Department. She finds an unlikely ally in a famous D.C. journalist (Carla Gugino), who has spent her career tearing Elaine down. Baker will recur as Vice President Fred Collier, supporting President Paul Garcetti (Adrian Pasdar). Described as a seemingly sweet man, Collier is a fierce combatant of
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- 5/7/2012
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
USA Network's upcoming drama Political Animals has added a hero to its star-studded cast. Heroes star Adrian Pasdar has joined the cable network's six-episode series from executive producers by Greg Berlanti and Laurence Mark. It premieres at 10 p.m. July 15. Animals centers on Elaine Barrish (Sigourney Weaver), a divorced former first lady, who is struggling to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with the crises of the State Department. She finds an unlikely ally in a famous D.C. journalist (Carla Gugino) who has spent her career tearing Elaine down. Pasdar, who stars in ABC Family's
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- 5/2/2012
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn has joined the star-studded cast of USA’s Political Animals. The actress will co-star in the cable network's summer six-hour political drama series from executive producers Greg Berlanti and Laurence Mark. Animals centers on Elaine Barrish (Sigourney Weaver), a divorced former first lady and current secretary of state, who is struggling to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with the crises of the State Department. She finds an unlikely ally in a famous D.C. journalist, played by Carla Gugino, who has spent her career tearing Elaine down. Burstyn, who has picked up Emmy and
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- 4/13/2012
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gossip Girl’s Sebastian Stan has joined USA's Political Animals. The actor closed a deal to co-star in the net's six-hour political drama series from executive producers Greg Berlanti and Laurence Mark. Set for a summer launch, Animals centers on Elaine Barrish (Sigourney Weaver), a divorced former first lady and current secretary of state, who is struggling to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with the crises of the State Department. She finds an unlikely ally in a famous D.C. journalist who has spent her career tearing Elaine down. Stan will play Thomas "T.J." Hammond, the son
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- 3/15/2012
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Carla Gugino is returning to TV in a regular capacity: She's been cast on Greg Berlanti's USA miniseries Political Animals, alongside Sigourney Weaver. Weaver plays Elaine Barrish, a divorced former first lady who becomes secretary of State, and Gugino will play Susan, the powerful and talented reporter who was once hell-bent on taking Elaine down but becomes friends with her. Gugino's character is described in the script as "J. Crew casual to [Weaver's] talored pantsuits, but just as whipsmart and intense." Interesting female characters, James Wolk as Weaver's son, and casual intensity? Go on, Political Animals ...
- 3/9/2012
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
Carla Gugino is heading to Washington D.C. The actress has closed a deal to join USA Network's six-hour politics-driven drama series, Political Animals, from executive producers Greg Berlanti and Laurence Mark, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Set for a summer launch, Political Animals centers on Elaine Barrish (Sigourney Weaver), a divorced former first lady and current secretary of state, who is struggling to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with the crises of the State Department. She finds an unlikely ally in a famous D.C. journalist who has spent her career tearing Elaine down. Gugino
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- 3/9/2012
- by Philiana Ng , Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s no longer politics as usual at USA Network.
In a major programming departure, the cabler — home of decidedly lighter drama fare like Psych, Burn Notice and Royal Pains — has greenlit a six-hour miniseries from onetime Brothers & Sisters savoir Greg Berlanti about a fictional former first family in turmoil.
Titled Political Animals, the project will focus on Elaine Barrish, a divorced former First Lady and current Secretary of State as she struggles to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with the crises of the State Department. She finds an unlikely ally in Susan Berg, a famous D.C.
In a major programming departure, the cabler — home of decidedly lighter drama fare like Psych, Burn Notice and Royal Pains — has greenlit a six-hour miniseries from onetime Brothers & Sisters savoir Greg Berlanti about a fictional former first family in turmoil.
Titled Political Animals, the project will focus on Elaine Barrish, a divorced former First Lady and current Secretary of State as she struggles to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with the crises of the State Department. She finds an unlikely ally in Susan Berg, a famous D.C.
- 1/30/2012
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
In USA Network’s biggest production commitment to date, the top-rated basic cable network has given a straight-to-series six-episode order to Political Animals, a drama from Greg Berlanti and feature producer Laurence Mark. In his first cable project, Berlanti wrote Political Animals on spec — his first solo spec script since Everwood – in a midst of a busy first development season for his Berlanti Prods at Warner Bros TV, which has resulted in 4 broadcast pilot orders so far. The Washington DC-based series, from Warner Horizon, explores a fictional former first family that is on the verge of falling apart. It centers on Elaine Barrish, a divorced former First Lady and current Secretary of State who struggles to keep her family together while dealing with the crises of the State Department. She finds an unlikely ally in Susan Berg, a famous DC journalist who has spent her career tearing Elaine down. USA...
- 1/30/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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