Eli Stone
| Eli Stone | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Starring | Jonny Lee Miller Victor Garber Natasha Henstridge Loretta Devine Sam Jaeger Laura Benanti James Saito Matt Letscher Julie Gonzalo |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Ken Olin |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 31 2008 |
Eli Stone is an upcoming American television drama created by Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, who also serve as executive producers alongside Ken Olin who directed the pilot, with Melissa Berman producing.[1]
Produced by ABC Television Studio, After Portsmouth and Berlanti Television, the series was officially greenlit and given a thirteen-episode order on May 11, 2007[2], and is currently scheduled to air as a mid-season replacement in 2008.[3] It will also air on Channel Seven in Australia[4], CTV in Canada[5], and Antena 3 in Spain.[6] Eli Stone will begin airing on Thursday January 31, 2008 at 10/9c following the highly anticipated return of Lost. [7]
Premise
Co-written by Marc Guggenheim and Greg Berlanti, the series was described by Berlanti in Variety magazine as "a Field of Dreams-type drama set in a law firm where a thirty-something attorney begins having larger-than-life visions that compel him to do out-of-the-ordinary things."[8]
Pop Star George Michael will also appear on the show and each episode will be named after a song of his.[9]
Cast
- Jonny Lee Miller - Eli Stone
- Laura Benanti - Beth Keller
- Loretta Devine - Patti
- Victor Garber - Jordan Wethersby
- Julie Gonzalo - Maggie Dekker
- Natasha Henstridge - Taylor Wethersby
- Sam Jaeger - Matt Dowd
- Matt Letscher - Nathan Stone (Eli's brother)[10]
- James Saito - Dr. Chen
References
- ^ [1] The Futon Critic
- ^ [2] The Futon Critic
- ^ [3] The Futon Critic
- ^ "New US shows set to hit Aussie TVs". Australian Associated Press. 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117976968.html?categoryid=14&cs=1
- ^ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117973700.html?categoryid=14&cs=1
- ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20071214abc01
- ^ "Berlanti sets series at ABC". Variety. 2006-08-03.
- ^ http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news?id=31579
- ^ "Sophia Myles to Star in Moonlight". The Hollywood Reporter, MovieWeb. 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
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