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Would the last original cast member from CBS’ “Moonlight” pilot remember to turn out the lights on the way out?
After a busy week of recasting, the only major player remaining from the initial pilot presentation picked up by CBS in May is leading man Alex O’Loughlin.
The latest fresh face is Shannyn Sossamon, replacing Amber Valletta as Coraline, the vampire who sired main character Mick (O’Loughlin). Mick works as a private investigator when he isn’t sucking blood, fighting both human crimes and immortal foes.
“Angel” co-creator David Greenwalt took over the show last month and since his arrival, changes have been significant. First, Mick’s human love interest went from Shannon Lucio’s intrepid TV reporter to Sophia Myles’ dogged Internet reporter. Then 25-year-old Jason Dohring replaced Rade Serbedzija, 60, as Mick’s immortal mentor.
‘Life on Mars’ back in orbit
ABC is determined to make Jason O’Mara into a TV detective.
O’Mara, who starred in the network’s Philip Marlowe pilot earlier this year, has now landed the lead role in “Life on Mars,” David E. Kelley’s adaptation of the BBC series about a cop who wakes up 30-some years in the past. His casting allows the pilot to move forward again.
“This is a complicated character with many colors. After an exhaustive search, we’re thrilled to have cast Jason O’Mara,” Kelley says in a statement.
“Life on Mars” centers on Sam Tyler, a present-day detective who, following a serious car accident, wakes up to find himself in the early 1970s. He’s not sure if he’s actually gone back in time, is in a coma or just crazy. The first season of the British series aired on BBC America last summer; the cable channel hasn’t set a date for the second season yet.