Annie Potts, Amanda Detmer, Jacob Vargas join pilots

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Megan Mullally cast in ABC comedy
Network also adds cast to more pilots
By Nellie Andreeva and Kimberly Nordyke

Megan Mullally has been tapped to star opposite Alicia Silverstone in
the ABC comedy pilot "Bad Mother's Handbook."

In other casting news, Annie Potts and Amanda Detmer have come aboard
ABC's untitled Kristin Newman comedy pilot, while Domenick
Lombardozzi, Jacob Vargas, Malachi Weir, Tasha Smith and Tzi Ma have
joined the network's drama presentation "Finnegan."

"Handbook," from ABC Studios, is a single-camera comedy about a 32-
year-old woman (Silverstone) too busy taking care of her teenage
daughter (Alia Shawkat) and her mother (Mullally).

Mullally, who is finishing a run in "Young Frankenstein" on Broadway,
is repped by Gersh and Untitled.

The untitled Kristin Newman project, from ABC Studios and DreamWorks
TV, is a single-camera comedy that centers on a thirtysomething woman
who tries to break free of her overbearing and dysfunctional family,
friends and boss.

Potts ("Men in Trees") is playing Elizabeth. Detmer ("What About
Brian") is playing Sasha.
"Finnegan," from ABC Studios, focuses on the organized crime/vice unit
in Los Angeles, which is led by a tough female detective.

Playing her colleagues are Lombardozzi ("The Wire") as Carbo, Vargas
("Moonlight") as Smash, Weir ("The Naked Brothers Band") as Mutt and
Smith ("Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?") as McCants. Ma ("24")
is playing her boss, Chu.
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