De Oliveira Cast in the Indie Dark Comedy “Business Ethics”

Laysla De Oliveira is all Business

The Brazilian actress will star in the indie dark comedy Business Ethics.

Laysla De Oliveira

From Innis Lake Entertainment and Skylight Picture Works, the film will also star Sarah Carter, Larenz Tate, Jessica Parker Kennedy and Gil Bellows, who starred in the original short film.

Nick Wernham is directing the film from his short, about a man who sets out to run a Ponzi scheme.

Kurtwood Smith, Lance Reddick and Angus Macfadyen had previously joined the cast.

Carter will play Veronica, the loyal but unsuspecting assistant to Zachery Cranston (Tate). Unaware of his financial schemes, she develops unrequited feelings for him.

de Oliveira, who has appeared on television in Covert Affairs and Nikita, will play Cranston’s ex-wife Rosa.

The film begins production next week in Toronto.

TNT Renews Gabriel’s “Falling Skies” for a Fourth Season

It’s dynamite news for Seychelle Gabriel

TNT has ordered a fourth season of the epic drama Falling Skies, which stars the 22-year-old part-Mexican American actress.

Seychelle Gabriel

Produced by DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg, Falling Skies tells the story of life and survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion.

Noah Wyle portrays Tom Mason, a college professor who becomes an unlikely resistance leader after a massive invasion by an alien force.

Along with Gabriel, who portrays Lourdes, and Wylie,  the series also stars Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, Connor Jessup, Colin Cunningham and Sarah Carter.

Falling Skies premiered in the summer of 2011 and ranked as basic cable’s No. 1 new series that year. It returned with strong numbers last year, averaging 5.6 million viewers in Live + 7-day viewing

Currently airing on Sundays at 10:00 pm ET, Falling Skies is averaging 5.8 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery.

TNT plans to launch the 10-episode fourth season in summer 2014.

Gabriel’s other credits include the feature films The Spirit (2008) and The Last Airbender (2010).