Several more pilots add cast members

Jimmy Wolk has landed the lead in Fox's Marc Webb-directed drama pilot "Midland," and "Avatar" co-star Laz Alonso will star in another hourlong Fox pilot, "Breakout Kings." Elsewhere, "Prison Break" alum Amaury Nolasco has joined NBC's Jerry Bruckheimer-produced pilot "Chase," "Crossing Jordan" alumna Kathryn Hahn has boarded Fox's comedy pilot "Most Likely to Succeed," Erinn Hayes has landed a lead in NBC's comedy pilot "This Little Piggy," Utkarsh Ambudkar will co-star in Fox's comedy pilot "Nevermind Nirvana" and Damon Wayans Jr. has come aboard the ABC comedy pilot "Happy Endings."

Freddy Rodriguez joins CBS' Chaos

Freddy Rodriguez has been tapped as the lead on CBS' Brett Ratner-directed drama pilot "Chaos," and "Numbers" star David Krumholtz is set as the lead on Ron Howard's untitled IRS comedy pilot for Fox. Elsewhere, David Strathairn has landed a lead role in ABC's drama pilot "Matadors" and Cole Hauser has been tapped to co-star on NBC's Jerry Bruckheimer-produced drama "Chase." Read about it here!

Andrea Anders, Jesse Metcalfe join pilots

"Better Off Ted" star Andrea Anders has landed the female lead opposite Matthew Perry on ABC's comedy pilot "Mr. Sunshine." Nate Torrence also has been cast in "Mr. Sunshine." Elsewhere, Jesse Metcalfe has been tapped to co-star on NBC's drama pilot "Chase," Matt Jones has landed a lead opposite Gary Cole on TBS' hourlong pilot "Uncle Nigel," and Eamonn Walker has joined ABC's drama pilot "The Whole Truth." Read about it here!

Prison Break actor joins ABC's Gates

"Prison Break" alum Frank Grillo has landed the lead in ABC's supernatural crime drama series "The Gates." Luke Mably, Janina Gavankar and Chandra West also have been cast in the project, which Terry McDonough has come on board to direct.

ABC, NBC pilots expand casts

In the latest round of pilot castings, Jennifer Finnigan is set to star opposite Joanna Garcia in ABC's untitled Shana Goldberg-Meehan comedy, Patrick Flueger has landed a co-starring role on ABC's summer series "Scoundrels," and Rose Rollins has been cast in NBC's Jerry Bruckheimer-produced drama pilot "Chase."

Big TV producers staying in familiar genres

Many big TV producers are back with new projects this pilot season, and most of them are sticking to the genre that made them successful. After venturing into the world of TV reporters last pilot season with "Inside the Box," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" creator Shonda Rhimes is staying in the medical soap field this year with the ABC pilot "Off the Map." Read about it here!

Several pilots beef up casts

As pilot castings are starting to ramp up, Jason Ritter has landed the lead in NBC drama pilot "The Event," Zach Gilford has been tapped to topline ABC's pilot "Matadors," Todd Williams has joined Fox's drama pilot "Ridealong," and Aisha Hinds has been cast in the ABC drama pilot "187 Detroit." Read about it here!

Michael Chiklis starring in Family pilot

From a supercop to a superdad: "The Shield" star Michael Chiklis is set to topline Greg Berlanti's ABC drama pilot "No Ordinary Family." Read about it here!

Three actors cast in broadcast pilots

That '70s Show" star Laura Prepon is set to co-star opposite Danny Wallace in the ABC comedy "Awkward Situations for Men," "Reaper" leading man Bret Harrison has been tapped as the lead on Fox's untitled Adam Goldberg comedy, and "The Sopranos" alum Michael Kelly has joined CBS' "Criminal Minds" spinoff. Read about it here!

ABC picks up 'Wright vs. Wrong' pilot

ABC is weighing "Wright vs. Wrong," handing out a pilot order to the comedy written by comedian Stephanie Weir ("MadTV"). The single-camera project, from Sony TV and Tantamount, centers on a female Republican pundit. Read about it!

Virginia Madsen to star in ABC's 'Scoundrels'

Virginia Madsen has been tapped as the lead in ABC’s comedic drama series “Scoundrels.” “Scoundrels,” based on the New Zealand series "Outrageous Fortune," is set for an eight-episode run in the summer. Read about it here!