PILOT CASTINGS: Four In Don Fogelman Comedy, Shaun Eastin Drama Adds One

EXCLUSIVE: Jami Gertz and Simon Templeman are going to star in ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot from feature author Serta Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love). The project, created by ABC Galleries, focuses on a household that moves right into a highly desirable gated community in New Jersey only to uncover the entire neighborhood consists of aliens disguised as humans. Gertz will have Dennie Weaver, the matriarch from the human family. Gaming voice actor Templeman will have Wilt Chamberlain, the best choice from the aliens. Also cast within the pilot are Toks Olagundoye as Jackie Joyner Kersee, the matriarch from the lead alien family and Tim Jo (The best spinner's’ Glory Daze) as Joe Montana, boy from the alien family. Chris Koch (Modern Family) will direct the pilotThat is executive created by Fogelman, Koch and Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment. Still Standing alumna Gertz most lately recurred on Cinemax’s Entourage and guest starred on Modern Family. Jo is by using Innovative and David Dean Management. Manny Montana (The Chicago Code) continues to be cast in USA Systems untitled drama pilot from Whitened Collar creator Shaun Eastin. The project, from Fox TV Galleries, follows four agents from various federal and local agencies (DEA, FBI, LAPD) who live in a former ganglord’s mansion-switched-safe house for undercover agents in Los Angeles. Montana, repped by SDB Partners and Trademark Talent, will have one of these, an undercover FBI agent. In other pilot casting news, Azie Tesfai and Jonathan Del Arco have arrived recurring roles in Lifetime’s drama pilot American Housewife starring Melanie Griffith like a apparently perfect housewife. Tesfai, repped by SDB and Schachter Entertainment, will have her Somali adopted daughter Del Arco, repped by SDB and Kyle Fritz Management, will have her gay neighbor.