The showrunner of Fox’s intense vampire drama has a philosophy when it comes to staffing her shows: “I love hiring moms.”
Liz Heldens, who took on the reigns of adapting the popular bloodsucker novel “The Passage” as a series, is a mother herself, and what she believes is that “nobody gets it done like who needs to get home for bedtime. I’m serious. I really feel like women with kids are the most efficient workers.”
It’s a philosophy that other showrunners might not share, but Heldens goes out of her way to subvert that concept. “We have a writer on [‘The Passage’] who has four kids who didn’t want to tell me, and I didn’t know in the meeting. And then she told me on the first day, and I was like, ‘I woulda hired you so much faster,'” she told IndieWire. “You can...
Liz Heldens, who took on the reigns of adapting the popular bloodsucker novel “The Passage” as a series, is a mother herself, and what she believes is that “nobody gets it done like who needs to get home for bedtime. I’m serious. I really feel like women with kids are the most efficient workers.”
It’s a philosophy that other showrunners might not share, but Heldens goes out of her way to subvert that concept. “We have a writer on [‘The Passage’] who has four kids who didn’t want to tell me, and I didn’t know in the meeting. And then she told me on the first day, and I was like, ‘I woulda hired you so much faster,'” she told IndieWire. “You can...
- 3/6/2019
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
KaDee Strickland has come on board the upcoming Grey's Anatomy spinoff, Private Practice.
Meanwhile, following her brief appearance at the end of Grey's Season 3 finale, Chyler Leigh is joining the cast of the ABC medical drama as a regular.
On Practice, set at a posh Los Angeles private medical practice, Strickland will play Charlotte, a doctor and hospital administrator.
On Grey's, Leigh plays Meredith's (Ellen Pompeo) half-sister, Lexie Grey, who comes to Seattle Grace as a new intern.
Both Strickland and Leigh starred on David E. Kelley series. Leigh was a lead on Girls Club and also recurred on Kelley's The Practice, while Strickland toplined The Wedding Bells.
Strickland will next appear in the feature American Gangster. She is repped by WMA and attorney Neil Meyer.
Leigh most recently co-starred on Fox's Reunion. She was repped in the deal by Sharon Lane at Lane Management Group and Attorney Brad Small.
Meanwhile, following her brief appearance at the end of Grey's Season 3 finale, Chyler Leigh is joining the cast of the ABC medical drama as a regular.
On Practice, set at a posh Los Angeles private medical practice, Strickland will play Charlotte, a doctor and hospital administrator.
On Grey's, Leigh plays Meredith's (Ellen Pompeo) half-sister, Lexie Grey, who comes to Seattle Grace as a new intern.
Both Strickland and Leigh starred on David E. Kelley series. Leigh was a lead on Girls Club and also recurred on Kelley's The Practice, while Strickland toplined The Wedding Bells.
Strickland will next appear in the feature American Gangster. She is repped by WMA and attorney Neil Meyer.
Leigh most recently co-starred on Fox's Reunion. She was repped in the deal by Sharon Lane at Lane Management Group and Attorney Brad Small.
- 7/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox Broadcasting Co. has inked talent holding deals with Chyler Leigh, star of the network's short-lived series That '80s Show and girls club, and with two of the stars of its 2003 crop of pilots -- Kristoffer Polaha and Amanda Righetti. The pact with Polaha, who did the network's untitled Kohn/Silverstein drama pilot from 20th Century Fox TV, is shared with the studio. It calls for Polaha, best known for playing the title role in the TBS telefilm America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story, to be cast in a drama project for Fox and 20th TV targeted for fall 2004. The deals for Leigh and Righetti, star of this year's Fox drama pilot No Place Like Home, are said to be open to both comedy and drama series eyed for fall 2004. Leigh most recently co-starred on the ABC legal drama The Practice last season. Her credits also include the feature Not Another Teen Movie. Polaha is repped by the Gersh Agency and 3 Arts Entertainment. Righetti is repped by the Gersh Agency, MBST Entertainment and Colden/McKuin & Frankel.
Endeavor lost one of its A-listers on Friday when David E. Kelley formally ended his relationship with the agency after nearly eight years. Kelley will continue to be managed by his longtime reps, Marty Adelstein and attorney Michael Gendler. Adelstein declined to comment for this story, but it's understood that Kelley plans to take his time in weighing whether or not he needs to sign with a new agency. Nonetheless, his departure from Endeavor is sure to set off a free-for-all among Hollywood's top literary agents. Despite his recent struggles with the short-lived Fox drama girls club, Kelley remains one of the small-screen's most prestigious and bankable stars.
- 4/14/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kiefer Sutherland may only be an hour into his latest marathon workday on Fox's 24, but Tuesday's sophomore season opener of the acclaimed real-time drama has already helped save at least one night of the week for his network. Just as Fox Broadcasting Co. brass were preparing to slog through a difficult November sweep, which begins tonight, 24 burst out of the gate Tuesday with its best-ever Nielsen numbers. The return of the Emmy-winning series, combined with a resurgent That '70s Show, helped Fox win the Tuesday contest by a wide margin in young adult demos. 24, which undoubtedly benefited from a special presentation without commercial breaks arranged for the season premiere, dominated its 9 p.m. slot with an average of 13.5 million viewers and a 6.5 rating/16 share in the adults 18-49 demographic. Fox sorely needed some good Nielsen news after enduring the disruption of series pre-emptions from its postseason baseball coverage, a two-episodes-and-out flop in David E. Kelley's girls club and a weak start for Joss Whedon's Firefly, among other stumbles in its season launch thus far. "We're so optimistic about Tuesday night," Fox entertainment president Gail Berman said. "We have always believed in the show, but 24's return was beyond my wildest expectations."...
- 10/31/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Monday was another big night for CBS' CSI: Miami and another bad night for Fox's new David E. Kelley drama "girls club." CBS won the night by a wide margin, despite having a repeat of Everybody Loves Raymond at 9 p.m. and even as NBC's Fear Factor (12.5 million, 5.4 rating/14 share in adults 18-49) narrowly beat the eye's 8-9 p.m. comedies, The King of Queens and Yes, Dear, in the adults 18-49 demo. CSI: Miami dominated the 10 p.m. hour (18.6 million, 7.1/18), leading CBS to take the night with 17.1 million viewers and 6.2/15 in adults 18-49, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. At 9 p.m., NBC's two-hour Third Watch episode lost a good portion of its Fear Factor lead-in, finishing with an average of 11.9 million viewers and 4.7/11). For Fox, the second outing of 9 p.m. drama girls club fared even worse that last week's premiere. The show drew 5 million viewers and 2.2/5 in adults 18-49 -- down 16% from its premiere and down significantly from its Boston Public (10.2 million, 4.3/11) lead-in. National ratings for ABC's Monday Night Football won't be available until later Tuesday, but preliminary estimates indicate a lackluster primetime rating for the gridiron action.
- 10/29/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was a rough start on Monday for Fox's new David E. Kelley drama girls club. The 9 p.m. drama about a trio of female lawyers living in San Francisco slumped out of gate with an average of 5.9 million viewers and 2.6 rating/6 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. The show also took a dive from its 8 p.m. lead-in, Boston Public (9.8 million viewers, 4.0/11). CBS easily won the night on the strength of its comedies and 10 p.m. drama CSI: Miami. The eye's 9 p.m. comedy Everybody Loves Raymond as usual was the most-watched program of the night with 21.3 million viewers and 7.4/18 in adults 18-49. For the night, CBS led with 17.2 million viewers and 6.1/15 in 18-49. Ratings for ABC's Monday Night Football won't be available until later today, but NBC had a competitive showing with 9-11 p.m. dramas Third Watch and Crossing Jordan, delivering an average of 11.8 million viewers and 4.1/12 in 18-49.
- 10/22/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox Broadcasting and 20th Century Fox Television have struck a promotional deal with WMA-repped Saks Fifth Avenue stores that's tied to David E. Kelley's highly anticipated girls club. This is the first time the sought-after producer has inked such a deal and the first time Saks has promoted a TV property. "Saks is a lifestyle brand that speaks directly to the young, upscale women who represent the core of the girls club (target) audience," 20th Century Fox TV vp advertising, publicity and promotion Steven Melnick said. "Through their stores, catalog and online presence, Saks will enhance Fox's promotional efforts toward building awareness of (creator) David E. Kelley's new series." Added Saks chief marketing officer Sheri Wilson-Gray: "This series features the type of customer the Saks Fifth Avenue brand speaks to: young, intelligent, career-oriented women." Saks will promote "girls," debuting Oct. 21, with a sweepstakes touted in radio ads, in stores, online and via direct mail.
- 10/7/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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