The James Morgan Show (S1E1)

Hello and welcome to the first ever James Morgan Show. A weekly show during which I will talk about the latest news surrounding Last Resort TV and everything in between. For this grand premiere, things won't get sexy or exciting, really. I'm just here to give you the latest news on the pilots picked up by the studio and some of the stars attached. Being an insider, I've also obtained a copy the draft version of the potential schedule!

Altered Destiny : The very first pilot picked up by Last Resort TV comes from the mind of Grim O'Grady. The sci-fi drama reportedly has signed Don Cheadle in the lead role. Cheadle will play a tough and disciplined member of the resistance in a dystopian futur. Cheadle will be joined Rory Culkin and Summer Glau who will play acolytes of Cheadle's character: Robert, a lowlife who seeks thrill in his life and Lisa, a scientist. Jack Coleman, Nestor Carbonell and Robert Carlyle have also joined the distribution. Coleman and The series will have 12 episodes and has attached Steven Moffat has the showrunner.

Nez Perce : Last Resort TV has optioned a historical series by Dwight Gallo and Scott Cooper. Adam Beach has been hired for the lead role, the one of the chief of the Nez Perce Tribe in the Pacific Northwest region. Gil Birmingham, Martin Sensmaier, Julia Jones, Forrest Goodluck, Amber Midthunder and Tatanka Means will join him as members of the tribe. Matthew Rhys and Ray McKinnon have also joined the regular cast as generals who will go against the Nez Perce tribe. Zach Gilford will guest star in the pilot. This is a 10-episode series.

Lady of the House: A dark erotic comedy thriller from Chad Taylor has been picked up for the studio. Based on a true story, this 8-episode series has attached Ezra Miller and Alfred Molina in its regular cast. Alfred Molina will play the rich husband of an Austrian woman, at the center of the story. Miller will play a young man who catches the attention of said woman. The lead role hasn't been officially cast yet, but some high-profile actresses are touted. Vincent Kartheiser and Cristin Milloti will play unknown recurring roles and will be joined in the recurring cast by Maia Mitchell, who plays Mary, Alfred Molina's character's young secretary. French director Francois Ozon will direct.

Rolling Stone: The last pilot picked up by Last Resort TV comes from writer D.R. Cobb and Oliver Stone. The series will be based on the Rolling Stone magazine and will follow a reporter for the magazine, played by Josh Hartnett, who covers various concerts, political and historical evens in the early 1970's, rubbing elbows with rock stars, movie stars, politicians and many others while also dealing with the magazine's inner politics and conflicts. Joining Hartnett will be Karl Glusman, Aimee Teegarden, James Urbaniak, Ross Butler and Alicia Witt, who will complete the main cast. Glusman will play Jann Wenner, co-founder and publisher of the magazine, Teegarden will play Hartnett's character's girlfriend, Urbaniak will play Ralph J. Gleason, co-founder and editor of Rolling Stone, Butler will play a writer and senior editor of the magazine and Witt will play the office manager and assistant editor of Rolling Stone. George MacKay, Lucas Pittaway, Rhys Coiro, Jeremy Davies and Grey Damon will guest star in the pilot in unspecified roles. This series will have 12 episodes.

Here's the current draft of the schedule. Notice that the early evening timeslot have been dropped in favor of the Late Evening timeslot.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Primetime	Nez Perce						Rolling Stone
Late Evening	The Lady of the House			Altered Destiny

That will be all for the first episode of the James Morgan Show. Things will get more spicy when the actual shows begin! Our next episode will be Sunday, but could be postponed if no other pilots are optioned into a series.