NBC's 'Poe' finds it's leads

[WyldeMan45]

I really liked Chris' work on Kings and Tabrett was gorgeous on Seeker, so I'm game.

Chris Egan is set as the lead in ABC's drama pilot Poe. The project, from Warner Bros. TV and Lin Pictures, is a crime procedural following Edgar Allan Poe (Egan), the world’s very first detective, as he uses unconventional methods to investigate dark mysteries in 1840s Boston. The casting stems from Egan's talent deal with ABC. The actor previously played the lead in NBC's drama Kings. Also cast in Poe today was The Legend of the Seeker alumna Tabrett Bethell as Poe's muse.

[detective392]

I really hope this show lasts as I love period dramas and Poe has always been one of the coolest people to do movies/shows about and putting him into the role of a dark detective just sounds awesome.

[WyldeMan45]

Well well well, Lady Anne.

The Tudors alumna Natalie Dormer is set as the female lead opposite Chris Egan in ABC's drama pilot Poe. The project, from Warner Bros. TV and Lin Pictures, is a crime procedural following Edgar Allan Poe (Egan), the world’s very first detective, as he uses unconventional methods to investigate dark mysteries in 1840s Boston. Dormer, repped by ICM and U.K.'s United Agents, will play Celeste, a beautiful spitfire, with a firm moral center - the logical yin to Poe's wildly theoretical yang. She owns the newspaper for which Poe writes, having inherited it from her fiancé who died in mysterious circumstances.

[Gamma_Winstead]

Man, it looks like NBC is going for original this year, when they went safe last year. (procedurals and what not.)

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by Gamma_Winstead

Man, it looks like NBC is going for original this year, when they went safe last year. (procedurals and what not.)

Yeah I know what you mean, the networks are really trying some drastic things this season. I wonder if all this big leaps will pay off. I am very excited about so many projects for the fall I cannot actually believe it. I swear there are at least 20 pilots in the works right now I would love to check out, but knowing the odds if even a quarter of them make it to air, I think it'll still be a pretty good fall season.