Do you feel that change in the wind, readers? Because — largely thanks to Mindy Kaling, Amy Poehler, Lena Dunham and the like — ladies are killing it behind the scenes on television right now. Today, it was announced that Hollywood mega-starlet Reese Witherspoon would join Sofia Vergara in the ‘hot ladies tapped to executive produce new dramas for the upcoming pilot season’ category. Excited? We certainly are. Today also brought good news for fans of Syfy’s Face-Off, and the sexiness that is Demian Bichir. Read on, and try not to get too excited for 2013. It’s not here yet. Live in the moment, people.
Reese’s Great Expectations: We bet the CW has some high expectations for this one: The network has put Expectations — a modern take on Charles Dickens’ classic Great Expectations — in development, with none other than new mom Reese Witherspoon tapped to executive produce. Expectations will center on a small-town girl who moves to San Francisco. She totally hates it there (ugh, who wouldn’t) until her fortunes turn thanks to an anonymous benefactor. Meghan Lyvers and Evelyn O’Neill will also executive produce. [Deadline]
More Like Face-On: Sorry, we just couldn’t resist. Syfy’s special-effects make-up competition series (say that five times fast!) Face Off has been picked up for a fourth season. This season, Face Off has averaged 986,000 million viewers in the 18-49 demo, and 1.7 million total viewers. Not too shabby for a show about make-up — but having the likes of Brian Grazer guest star (as he is tomorrow night) certainly can’t hurt. [Deadline]
Demian Bichir Crossing the Bridge to TV: FX’s upcoming drama pilot The Bridge — which, as we already announced, will star Diane Kruger as one of two detectives hunting down a border-crossing serial killer — has found its male lead. Oscar nominee Demian Bichir will play Marco Ruiz, a Mexican detective who teams up with Kruger’s character to bring down a major criminal. Ruiz is a family man, and one of the last detectives in the force that hasn’t been corrupted by the nearby cartels. Annabelle Gish has also joined the cast, as a wealthy, widowed ranch wife whose husband most likely had something to do with the case Bichir and Kruger are investigating. [Deadline]
Even the Devil Has a Mother: Now this should be fun: looks like Emily Van Camp‘s Emily Thorne won’t be the only Revenge cast member gaining a mom this season. Victoria Grayson’s (Madeline Stowe) wicked ways will be put under the microscope when Maude alum Adrienne Barbeau shows up as her mother, whom creator Mike Kelley says is “somebody who knows how to use people.” Hm, sound familiar? Apparently, her devious behavior helped shape the monster that is now commonly known as Victoria Grayson. [TVLine]
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