USA Networkannounced a pilot pick-up for the hour-long scripted dramaShooterand has locked inRyan Phillippe(Secrets & Lies) to star.Shooteris based on the best-selling Bob Lee Swagger novel by Stephen Hunter, Point of Impact, and the 2007 Paramount film starringMark Wahlberg. The co-production with Paramount Television and Universal Cable Productions comes from executive producersMark Wahlberg(Boardwalk Empire,Entourage) of Closest to the Hole Productions;Stephen Levinson(Boardwalk Empire,Ballers) of Leverage Entertainment; andLorenzo di Bonaventura(Transformers,The Real O’Neals).John Hlavin(The Shield) wrote the pilot and will also executive produce. Simon Cellan Jones (Ballers) is set to direct thepilot.
Ryan Phillippeis a producer on the project and will star as Bob Lee Swagger, an off-the-grid former Marine sniper who is coaxed into action to thwart the killing of the President. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he must call upon all the skills he acquired as a decorated Marine sharpshooter to avoid capture while hunting down and exposing the traitors who set him up.Shooteris an action series whose central elements are the ingenuity and courage of a U.S. veteran and the military training and background that sustain him as he fights a sophisticated conspiracy.
Ryan Phillippemost recently appeared on television in Secrets & Lies where he starred oppositeJuliette Lewis. Previously, he was seen onDamagesplaying Channing McClaren in the acclaimed drama’s final season. Most recently, Phillippe co-wrote, produced and starred in Catch Hell, which marks hisdirectorial debut. The story follows an actor abducted while on location and is inspired by true events. Recent film credits include his role oppositeMatthew McConaugheyandMarisa TomeiinThe Lincoln Lawyer, Steven Silver’sThe Bang Bang Club,Clint Eastwood’sFlags of Our FathersandBreachstarring oppositeChris Cooper.
Since the film, White Squall with directorRidley Scott,Phillippehas worked with exceptional actors and award winning directors. Additional film credits include Robert Altman’s Oscar nominated film Gosford Park, Igby Goes Down, Antitrust co-starringTim Robbins, Company Man withSigourney Weaver, The Way of the Gun, The I Inside, and the Academy Award winning filmCrashdirected byPaul Haggis.Phillippecan also be seen in, Paramount’s war-drama,Stop Loss, alongsideJoseph Gordon-LevittandChanning Tatum,MacGruberwithWill ForteandKristen Wiigand box office smash hits;I Know What You Did Last Summer,Cruel Intentionsand 54 withMike Myers.Phillippeis repped by WME and MGMT. Entertainment, and David Weber at Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern. Hlavin is repped by UTA, Tom Lasally at 3 Arts and attorney Karl Austen.
In addition toShooter, USA Network recently announced pilot pick-ups forBrooklyn Animal Control, a co-production between Universal Cable Productions and IDW Entertainment, the pilot is written and executive produced by J.T. Petty (Splinter Cell); andPoor Richard’s Almanack, a co-production between Legendary Television and Universal Cable Productions, the project is from executive producerJim Danger Gray(Orange is the New Black) and consulting producer Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones). Previously announced pick-ups also include the Universal Cable Production dramasFalling Waterfrom executive producersGale Anne Hurd(The Walking Dead) of Valhalla Entertainment,Blake Masters(2 Guns) and the late Emmy Award-winner Henry Bromell (Homeland), andParadise Picturesfrom executive producer Aaron Korsh (Suits) and Rick Muirragui (Suits).
