Mia Maestro eyeing ABC's 'Cutthroat' pilot

Mia Maestro is in negotiations to play the lead in "Cutthroat," marking a last-minute recasting for the ABC dramedy pilot. Additionally, Treat Williams is set to co-star opposite Katee Sackhoff in ABC's drama pilot "Boston's Finest," Donnie Wahlberg and Len Cariou have been tapped as leads in CBS' untitled Burgess/Green drama pilot, Melissa Sagemiller has joined NBC's "Rockford Files" and Anthony Ruivivar has been added to ABC's drama pilot "The Whole Truth." Full story

Syfy picks up 'Three Inches' pilot

Syfy has greenlighted a pilot that puts a spin on the traditional superhero genre and seeks to continue growing its "Battlestar Galactica" empire. Full story

Mary Steenburgen tapped as 'Southern' mom

Mary Steenburgen is set to star in ABC's "Southern Discomfort." Carly Pope and David Ramsey will co-star in NBC's untitled John Eisendrath drama pilot, Ian Reed Kessler has landed a lead on NBC's "Friends with Benefits" and Lindsey Broad has landed a lead on ABC's "Who Gets the Parents." Full story

Colm Feore eyeing Showtime's 'Borgias'

Colm Feore is close to a deal to co-star opposite Jeremy Irons on Showtime's upcoming drama series "The Borgias." Full story

USA gives series order to 'Facing Kate'

It's ladies' year at USA Network. The top basic cable network has handed out its second series order to a female-centered drama this year, "Facing Kate." Full story

Jon Voight joins Fox's drama pilot 'Midland'

In his first regular TV series role, Jon Voight has signed on as a lead in Fox's drama pilot "Midland." Full story

NBC pilots flesh out casts

Patrick J. Adams and Danneel Harris have landed the leads in NBC's comedy pilot "Friends with Benefits," and "Firefly" alum Alan Tudyk is set to co-star opposite Dermot Mulroney in NBC's pilot "Rockford Files." Full story

Castings lift contingency on TBS' 'In Security'

TBS is 4-for-4, lifting the contingency on the last of its four hourlong pilots, "In Security," after casting Constance Zimmer and Kat Foster as the leads. Full story

Several pilots expand casts

"Monk" alumna Traylor Howard has been cast as the female lead opposite Dana Gould on Gould's comedy pilot at ABC, "How I Met Your Mother's" Lyndsy Fonseca will co-star opposite Maggie Q in the CW's "Nikita," and Will Sasso and Stephanie Lemelin have joined CBS' comedy pilot "Shit My Dad Says." Full story

Elisha Cuthbert joins ABC comedy pilot

"24" alumna Elisha Cuthbert has been tapped as the female lead in ABC's comedy pilot "Happy Endings." Full story

Nickelodeon picks up two comedy pilots

Nickelodeon has picked up two comedy pilots: the single-camera "Supah Ninja" and multicamera "Everyday Kid." Full story

Judy Greer joins Fox's 'Tax Man'

Judy Greer has been tapped to star opposite David Krumholtz in Fox's comedy pilot "Tax Man," Jerry O'Connell is set to star opposite Jim Belushi in the CBS pilot "Defenders," and Jason Biggs will lead the cast of CBS' comedy pilot "True Love," with Dan Fogler co-starring. Full story

Jimmy Smits to headline legal drama pilot

Jimmy Smits is set to star in and co-executive produce NBC's untitled John Eisendrath drama pilot. He'll play a Supreme Court Justice who steps down to go into private practice. Full story

Keri Russell eyeing 'Wilde Kingdom'

Keri Russell is mulling a return to television. The "Felicity" star is in negotiations to star opposite Will Arnett in Fox's comedy "Wilde Kingdom." Full story

Brittany Snow joins David E. Kelley pilot

Brittany Snow has landed a lead on David E. Kelley's NBC dramedy pilot "Kindreds," while Sarah Wynter has joined ABC's dramedy pilot "Cutthroat." Full story

Four trying their 'Luck' in HBO pilot

Kevin Dunn has been tapped to co-star on HBO's drama pilot "Luck," with "Rome" alumna Kerry Condon and Tom Payne also set and Nick Nolte in talks for the horse drama starring Dustin Hoffman. Full story

'Second position' TV casting on the rise

Casting actors in "second position" on pilots has been on the rise during the past few years. The process -- in which actors in on-air series are cast in pilots -- also has become increasingly aggressive, with broadcast networks even going after actors whose shows have not yet premiered. Full story

'Numbers' star cast in ABC's 'Truth' pilot

A second "Numbers" star has booked a pilot. Rob Morrow has been tapped to star opposite Joely Richardson in ABC's drama pilot "The Whole Truth." Full story

Duo secure roles on 'Hawaii,' 'Edgar'

Jean Smart, who earned two Emmy nominations for her role as Fist Lady Martha Logan on Fox's "24" has joined CBS' "Hawaii Five-O" remake, playing Hawaii Governor Pat Jameson. In other pilot castings, former "Ed" star Tom Cavanagh has closed a deal to play the lead in ABC's drama pilot "Edgar Floats." Full story

'Third Watch' actor joins 'Burn Notice'

"Third Watch" alum Coby Bell is joining USA's flagship series "Burn Notice" as a regular. Full story

'Heroes' actor cast in new USA series

"Heroes" co-star Sendhil Ramamurthy is joining USA Network's new drama series "Covert Affairs" as a regular. Full story

'Almost Famous' star joins ABC comedy

"Almost Famous" star Patrick Fugit has joined Debra Messing in ABC's comedy pilot "Wright vs. Wrong." Full story

'Worst Week' star joins CBS comedy pilot

Kyle Bornheimer has been tapped to topline in CBS' untitled Bays/Thomas comedy pilot. Full story

Kathy Bates eyeing role in 'Kindreds'

Kathy Bates is in final negotiations to star in her first regular TV role, David E. Kelley's NBC drama pilot "Kindreds." Full story

Two actors join TBS' 'Franklin & Bash'

TBS has tapped Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as the leads in its hourlong comedy pilot "Franklin & Bash," lifting the contingency off the project. Full story