ABC Drama Sinks Teeth Into Angel Star
Angel fans will probably be happy to have star David Boreanaz back on the small screen, but the actor's new ABC drama project could put a temporary stake in all of those Angel telefilm rumors.
After taking a one year television vacation, Boreanaz is set to star in an untitled drama from Warner Bros. TV intended for ABC. The pilot, based on the life of undercover hit man Jack Ballantine, has received a script commitment from the network.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Boreanaz will play a cop who goes undercover in the world of murder for hire. The pilot is written by Patrick Smith Kelly ("Don't Say a Word"), with Kelly set to executive produce along with Eric Tannenbaum and Kim Tannenbaum.
Ballantine, a long-time member of the Phoenix Police Department, spent years doing deep cover work as a mob hit man and motorcycle gang member among other dangerous assignments.
Boreanaz originated the part of vampire-with-soul Angel on The WB's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the occasionally violent bloodsucker became the focus of his own show on the netlet in 1999, running through last spring. The actor won a trio of Saturn Awards for the performance, although his cult success on the small screen hasn't yielded any immediate big screen success. Boreanaz's biggest feature success thus far is the slasher dud "Valentine," while the indies "Mr. Fix It" and "The Hard Easy" are upcoming.
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