Odette Annable is becoming a member of her Supergirl co-star Chris Wood in ABC’s pilot thirtysomething(else), a sequel to the favored late-’80s/early-’90s drama thirtysomething. TV Information has confirmed that Annable has been forged because the grown-up Janey Steadman, daughter of Hope (Mel Harris) and Michael (Ken Olin) and older sister of Leo (Wooden).
Per Deadline, which first reported the information, the grownup Janey is “a passionate, some would possibly say pushed, individual, possessed of what her boyfriend, Brad, calls a really massive engine in a really small automotive.”
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Annable and Wooden are the first leads to be cast in the potential new series, which can follow the now-thirtysomething children of the unique characters. Along with Harris and Olin, unique forged members Timothy Busfield (who performed Elliot Weston) and Patricia Wettig (Nancy Weston) are on board to return. The pilot for thirtysomething(else) is written by thirtysomething creators Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick, with Zwick additionally set to direct.
thirtysomething initially aired from 1987-1991 on ABC. The collection received 13 Primetime Emmy Awards.
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