TV Bits: ‘Mad Men,’ ‘American Horror Story,’ Marc Strong, MTV Found Footage Show
Major actors going to TV and major characters returning to TV are just two of the following TV Bits. After the jump read about the following:
Now that the found footage genre has conquered the cinemas, it’s making its way home. MTV is developing a scripted, found-footage thriller calledThe Experimentbased on a story byBrian HoriuchiandMiguel Sapochnik.Jason Blum, a producer on theParanormal Activityseries, is producing this show, which is said to be influenced by those films as well asThe Blair Witch Project. There are no story details yet but read more atThe Hollywood Reporter.
In 2006,Mark Strongstarred in a British mini-series calledLow Winter Sunabout a police detective who commits the perfect murder of another cop, only to be drawn into the criminal underworld. He’s now in talks to reprise the starring role in an American, AMC-aired remake oppositeJames Ransone(The Wire, Treme). Read more atDeadline.
The second season ofAmerican Horror Storyis now filming aimed at an October air date andEntertainment Weeklyhas revealed a new piece of casting.Jenna Dewan, the star ofStep Upand wife of Channing Tatum, has just been cast as one of “The Lovers,” a main component of the new season. The other half of the couple is the previously announced cast member, Maroon 5 front manAdam Levine.
MINORMAD MENSPOILERS BELOW.
TV Linespoke toMad Mencreator and showrunnerMatthew Weinerabout the upcoming season of the show, which we likely won’t see till late 2013 at the earliest. One of the biggest questions is whether or notElisabeth Moss, whose character Peggy quit her job at the end of the fifth season, would return. Weiner wouldn’t say how big her role would be, but did say that she will 100% be back. He also said that they will be doing at least two more seasons of the show as both he and Jon Hamm are signed on to do that.
