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

EXCLUSIVE: Jami Gertz and Simon Templeman are likely to star in ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot from feature author Serta Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love). The project, produced by ABC Art galleries, concentrates on a family group that moves in to a highly desirable gated community in New Jersey only to locate the entire neighborhood includes aliens disguised as humans. Gertz may have Dennie Weaver, the matriarch in the human family. Gaming voice actor Templeman may have Wilt Chamberlain, the best option in the aliens. Also cast inside the pilot are Toks Olagundoye as Jackie Joyner Kersee, the matriarch in the lead alien family and Tim Jo (The very best spinner's’ Glory Daze) as Joe Montana, boy in the alien family. Chris Koch (Modern Family) will direct the pilotThat is executive produced by Fogelman, Koch and Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment. Still Standing alumna Gertz most recently recurred on Cinemax’s Entourage and guest starred on Modern Family. Jo is to apply Innovative and David Dean Management. Manny Montana (The Chicago Code) remains cast in USA Systems untitled drama pilot from White-colored Collar creator Rob Eastin. The project, from Fox TV Art galleries, follows four agents from various federal and local agencies (DEA, FBI, LAPD) who reside in an old ganglord’s mansion-switched-safe house for undercover agents in La. Montana, repped by SDB Partners and Trademark Talent, may have one of these simple, an undercover FBI agent. In other pilot casting news, Azie Tesfai and Jonathan Del Arco have showed up recurring roles in Lifetime’s drama pilot American Housewife starring Melanie Griffith just like a apparently perfect housewife. Tesfai, repped by SDB and Schachter Entertainment, may have her Somali adopted daughter Del Arco, repped by SDB and Kyle Fritz Management, may have her gay neighbor.