HBO has assembled the cast of J.J. Abrams' drama pilot The Anatomy of Hope, which Abrams has signed on to direct.
Chris Messina, John Ortiz, Simon Callow, Valerie Pettiford, Matt Craven, Deepti Daryanani, Daryl Edwards, Diego Klattenhoff, Kerry Condon and Sarah Knowlton have been tapped to star in the hospital drama that explores cancer battles from the patients' point of view.
Hope, based on Jerome Groopman's book, is produced by Abrams' Bad Robot through the company's deal at Warner Bros. TV. It was written by Tom Schulman and Rafael Yglesias, who are exec producing with Abrams and Bryan Burk. The project marks the first pilot to come out of Bad Robot's pact with WBTV.
Messina (HBO's Six Feet Under) will play an oncologist who goes between being overly friendly and aloof. Ortiz (Miami Vice) will play a recent cancer survivor. Callow (The Phantom of the Opera) will play one of the top oncologists in the U.S. Pettiford (UPN's "Half & Half") plays a terminally ill cancer patient.
Chris Messina, John Ortiz, Simon Callow, Valerie Pettiford, Matt Craven, Deepti Daryanani, Daryl Edwards, Diego Klattenhoff, Kerry Condon and Sarah Knowlton have been tapped to star in the hospital drama that explores cancer battles from the patients' point of view.
Hope, based on Jerome Groopman's book, is produced by Abrams' Bad Robot through the company's deal at Warner Bros. TV. It was written by Tom Schulman and Rafael Yglesias, who are exec producing with Abrams and Bryan Burk. The project marks the first pilot to come out of Bad Robot's pact with WBTV.
Messina (HBO's Six Feet Under) will play an oncologist who goes between being overly friendly and aloof. Ortiz (Miami Vice) will play a recent cancer survivor. Callow (The Phantom of the Opera) will play one of the top oncologists in the U.S. Pettiford (UPN's "Half & Half") plays a terminally ill cancer patient.
- 5/15/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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