Robert Rodriguezs El Rey network casts Adrianne Palicki for From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, a 10-episode supernatural crime saga by Rodriguezs 1996 feature.
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Grindhouse guy Robert Rodriguez is diversifying and hes got a would-be Wonder Woman on board as well. Rodriguez is currently launching a new 24-hour cable channel called El Rey Network, which plans to “unite the most culturally diverse generation in history through fearless, bad ass and original content that awakens the renegade in everyone” according to a press release, at least. Its content will include cult classic films, next-gen sports, and original series like From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, a 10-episode supernatural crime saga inspired by Rodriguezs 1996 feature.
The dramas cast already includes Wilmer Valderrama as criminal mastermind Carlos, D. J. Cotrona of Dear John as bank robber Seth Gecko (a role played by George Clooney in the film), Zane Holtz of The Perks of Being a Wallflower as his volatile brother Richie (played by Quentin Tarantino in the film), and Jesse Garcia of Sons of Anarchy as Texas Ranger Freddie Gonzalez.
Now EW has learned of three more additions to the cast: Friday Night Lights alum Adrianne Palicki, Jake Busey (yes, son of Gary), and Lane Garrison, late of the multi-network miniseries Bonnie and Clyde. Palicki plays Vanessa Styles, a woman from Seth Geckos past. Busey plays eccentric, mythology-obsessed professor Aiden Tanner. And Garrison is Pete, a liquor store clerk who gets more than he bargained for when the Gecko brothers enter his shop.
From Dusk Till Dawn will be the fledgling networks first scripted original. Though a premiere date for the series has not yet been announced, El Rey is available nationally beginning this week.
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