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FNL’s Aimee Teegarden to Headline CW’s Hunger Games-esque Pilot The Selection

February 26th, 2012 | Posted by admin in Cast | News | The Selection - (0 Comments)

Aimee Teegarden has hit the proverbial jackpot.

The Friday Night Lights ingenue has been tapped to headline The Selection, The CW’s Hunger Games-esque drama pilot that’s described as an epic romance set 300 years in the future which centers on a poor young woman who is chosen by lottery to participate in a competition to become the next queen of a war-torn nation at a crossroads.

The project, based on the forthcoming series of books by Kiera Cass, is being shepherded by Angel/Shield/Vampire Diaries scribes Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain.

Ethan Peck Cast as Lead in The Selection

February 25th, 2012 | Posted by admin in Cast | The Selection - (0 Comments)

Ethan Peck has been chosen to star in a new CW pilot called The Selection.

The 25-year-old will be playing a prince in a futuristic drama that is similar in tone to The Hunger Games, Deadline reports.

Peck, who is the grandson of actor Gregory Peck, recently took part in a short arc on another CW show, Gossip Girl, and he was also the lead on ABC Family’s 10 Things I Hate About You.

The new show is based on an upcoming book series by author Kiera Cass, set 300 years in the future. It’s about a poor girl named America Singer, chosen by a special lottery to compete to marry a prince of a war-torn country.

Aimee Teegarden has signed on to play the romantic lead opposite Peck.

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