Westside (TV pilot)

Westside
Created by	Byron Balasco
Developed by	Ilene Chaiken
Starring	Odette Annable Luke Bracey Jennifer Beals Bruce Greenwood Michael Graziadei Lincoln Lewis Dean Winters Lexi Ainsworth Brooklyn Sudano
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	McG Ilene Chaiken Peter Johnson Byron Balasco
Running time	43 minutes
Production company(s)	Warner Bros. Television Wonderland Sound and Vision
Release
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1

Westside is an American drama television pilot which was created by Byron Balasco and produced by Balasco, McG, Ilene Chaiken, and Peter Johnson. It was developed by Ilene Chaiken for ABC.^[1] ABC had ordered the pilot episode on January 22, 2013.^[2] The pilot was directed by McG,^[3] but it was not picked up to series.^[4]

Plot

The show revolves around the haves and have-nots of Venice, Los Angeles, and focuses on two rival families in a classic story of Romeo and Juliet.^{[1][2][5][6][7]}

Cast and characters

• Odette Annable as Sophie Nance, lead heroine of series, the owner of the hippest boutique in Venice, who falls in love with the offspring of her family’s archenemies, Chris Carver.^[6]
• Luke Bracey as Chris Carver, "handsome and sexy" Lisa Carver's son, who has a six-year prison term for dealing marijuana.^[8]
• Bruce Greenwood as Gordy Nance, Sophie’s father.^[6]
• Jennifer Beals as Lisa Carver, matriarch of Carver's family.^[1]
• Michael Graziadei as Josh Nance, Gordy's son, who is now working in the family business.^[9]
• Lincoln Lewis as Shealy Carver, the son of Lisa Carver.^[10]
• Dean Winters as Robbie Carver, is the brother-in-law of Lisa Carver.^[11]
• Lexi Ainsworth as Nico Carver, Lisa Carver's teenage daughter.^[12]
• Brooklyn Sudano as Jess, Chris' girlfriend.^[13]

References

1. Lynette Rice (February 12, 2013). "ABC drama pilot stages 'L Word' reunion". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
2. Nellie Andreeva (January 22, 2013). "ABC Picks Up Comedy 'Pulling', Dramas From McG, David Zabel & Brad Pitt". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
3. Joe Cunningham (26 January 2013). "McG To Direct Pilot For Modern 'Romeo And Juliet'-Esque Show 'Venice'". Indiewire Television. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
4. Nellie Andreeva (May 10, 2013). "ABC Notifies Pilots That Didn't Make It". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
5. Nellie Andreeva (August 6, 2012). "ABC Buys McG-Produced Drama With Put Pilot Commitment". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
6. Nellie Andreeva (February 22, 2013). "Odette Annable & Bruce Greenwood To Star In ABC's Pilot 'Venice' Directed By McG". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
7. Morgan Jeffery (August 7, 2012). "McG develops 'Romeo & Juliet' TV drama for ABC". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
8. Nellie Andreeva (March 13, 2013). "Luke Bracey To Star In ABC's 'Westside', Mimi Kennedy Joins Fox's 'Two Wrongs'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
9. Nellie Andreeva (February 28, 2013). "Michael Graziadei Joins ABC Pilot 'Venice', Enver Gjokaj & Brendan Hines In 'Murder'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
10. Nellie Andreeva (March 1, 2013). "Rebecca De Mornay To Lead 'Hatfields & McCoys', 'Venice' & 'Killer Women' Add Cast". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
11. Lesley Goldberg (March 5, 2013). "'30 Rock's' Dean Winters to Co-Star in ABC's Jennifer Beals Drama (Exclusive)". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
12. Nellie Andreeva (March 14, 2013). "Actors Board Pilots 'Undateable', 'Reckless' & 'Westside'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
13. Nellie Andreeva (March 18, 2013). "Elizabeth Marvel To Star In CW's 'Blink', Brooklyn Sudano Cast In ABC's 'Venice'". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013.

External links

• Westside at the Internet Movie Database