Laz Alonso to Star in BET’s “The Bobby Brown Story” Miniseries

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Tom Castaneda

Laz Alonso is reliving some music history…

The 43-year-old Afro-Cuban American actor will star in BET’s The Bobby Brown Story, a two-part miniseries starring Woody McClain as the veteran R&B singer.

In addition to Alonso and McClain, the miniseries will also star Mekhi Phifer, Lil Rel Howery, T.K. Carter, Lance Gross, Alyssa Goss and Sandi McCree.

The New Edition Story broke BET ratings records when it aired in January 2017, and The Bobby Brown Story picks up where it left off following Brown’s successful solo run.

McClain is reprising his role as Brown, one of the genre’s original “bad boys” whose life epitomizes the meaning of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. His hits may have kept him at the top of the charts, but his antics kept him on the front page.

Alonso (The Mysteries of Laura) is Louil Silas Jr, an MCA producer-executive who helps make Bobby a solo star.

Phifer plays Tommy Brown, Bobby’s brother. Howery is Brian Irvine, Bobby’s business manager. Carter plays Herbert “Pops” Brown, Bobby’s father. Gross is set as Steven Sealy, a childhood friend of Bobby’s who is killed in a gunfight after hanging with him at a hometown bar. Goss plays Bobby’s current wife, Alicia Etheridge, and McCree will reprise her New Edition Story as Bobby’s mother Carole Brown.

The Bobby Brown Story is directed by Spike Lee protégé Kiel Adrian Scott.

Production is currently underway in Atlanta.

BET plans a two-night September premiere for The Bobby Brown Story.

Laz Alonso to Star in Amazon’s Drama Series “The Boys”

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Tom Castaneda

Laz Alonso is just one of The Boys…

The 43-year-old Afro-Cuban American actor has landed a role in Amazon’s straight-to-series drama The Boys.

The project comes from from Supernatural creator and Timeless co-creator Eric Kripke, Preacher‘s Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen and Sony Pictures Television.

Written by Kripke based on the comic book by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson and directed by Goldberg & Rogen, The Boys is set in a world where superheroes embrace the darker side of their massive celebrity and fame. It revolves around a group of vigilantes known informally as “the boys,” who set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.

Alonso will play Mother’s Milk. Second in command of the Boys, he’s a great detective, highly intelligent and observant and an intuitive investigator.

Alonso, whose television series credits include NBC’s The Mysteries of Laura IDeception, as well as A&E’s Breakout Kings, appeared in Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit and will next be seen opposite Paula Patton and Omar Epps in the Lionsgate feature Traffik.

Lozano Lands Role on Netflix’s “Narcos”

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Florencia Lozano is joining the war on drugs, so to speak…

The 46-year-old Argentine American actress, best known for portraying Téa Delgado on the soap opera One Life to Live and General Hospital, has landed a series regular role opposite Wagner Moura and Pedro Pascal on Season 2 of the Netflix drama series Narcos.

Written by Chris Brancato and directed by Jose Padilha, Narcos is the true-life story of the growth and spread of cocaine drug cartels across the globe and attendant efforts of law enforcement to meet them head on in brutal, bloody conflict.

Lozano will play DEA agent Claudia Messina.

She appeared in the feature film Amok alongside Josh Hamilton and Juliet Rylance. She’ll next be seen in Amy Makes Three.

Her television credits include appearances on The Mysteries of Laura, Blue Bloods, Royal Pains, Ugly Betty and Gossip Girl.

Alonso to Star in NBC’s Drama Pilot “The Mysteries of Laura”

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

It’s a mysterious time for Laz Alonso…

The 39-year-old Afro-Cuban American actor has signed on to co-star opposite Debra Messing in NBC’s drama pilot The Mysteries of Laura.

Directed by McG, from a script written by Jeff Rake, the project is based on the popular Spanish series Los misterios de Laura.

The telelvision project centers on the life and relationships of Laura Diamond (Messing), a female homicide detective who can handle murderous criminals — but not her hell-raising twin children.

Alonso will portray Billy, Laura’s partner in crime.

Alonso’s casting stems from a talent holding deal the network inked with him following his stint on last season’s short-lived drama Deception.

The Mysteries of Laura is being produced by Warner Bros. Television, Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment.

Alonso’s previous credits include Breakout Kings and Avatar.

English Adaptation of Spain’s “Los misterios de Laura” to Star Debra Messing

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Spain’s popular drama series Los misterios de Laura has its American star…

Producers of the NBC hour-long pilot project, an adaptation of the Spanish-Language version, have cast former Smash star Debra Messing in the lead role.

The casting of Messing in the pilot, entitled The Mysteries of Laura, has helped lift the project’s cast-contingency.

Written by Jeff Rake and directed by McG, the pilot is based on the popular Spanish series Los misterios de Laura.

It follows the life and relationships of Laura Diamond (Messing), a female homicide detective who can handle murderous criminals — but not her hell-raising twin children.

Production on the pilot and the series will be moved to New York, where Messing is based.

The Mysteries of Laura extends Messing’s long history at NBC where she became a household name with her Emmy-winning starring role on the hit comedy Will & Grace.

Spain’s “Los misterios de Laura” One Step Closer to an American Makeover

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Spain’s popular drama series Los misterios de Laura is getting an American makeover…

NBC has ordered a cast-contingent pilot for the Warner Bros. Television-produced drama The Mysteries of Laura.

The network had given a production commitment to The Mysteries of Laura, a drama project from writer Jeff Rake, last August.

From Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, the project follows the life and relationships of a female homicide detective who can handle murderous criminals — but not her evil twins.

Rake will executive produce with Berlanti and Kaplan

The original series, created by Carlos Vila and Javier Holgado, currently in its third season on TVE1 Spain. The series stars María Pujalte, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Oriol Tarrasón, César Camino, Laura Pamplona and Eva Santolaria.

NBC Adapting Spain’s “Los misterios de Laura” TV Series

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

It appears Spain’s popular series Los misterios de Laura will be getting an English-language makeover…

NBC has reportedly given a production commitment to The Mysteries of Laura, a drama project from writer Jeff Rake, according to Deadline.com.

The Mysteries of Laura, which is based on the popular Spanish series Los misterios de Laura, follows the life and relationships of a female homicide detective who can handle murderous criminals — but not her evil twins.

Warner Bros. Television will produce the series, with Rake iwriting the adaptation.

The original series, created by Carlos Vila and Javier Holgado, is heading into its third season on TVE1 Spain. The series stars María Pujalte, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Oriol Tarrasón, César Camino, Laura Pamplona and Eva Santolaria.

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