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Froy Gutierrez to Star in Freeform’s Thriller Pilot “Last Summer”

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It’s Summer-time for Froy Gutierrez…

The 21-year-old Latino actor has been cast in Freeform’s Last Summer, a thriller pilot from  Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple.

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Gutierrez will appear as a series regular in the project, alongside Michael Landes, Brooklyn Sudano, Harley Quinn Smith, Chiara Aurelia, Mika Abdalla, Allius Barnes, Blake Lee and Nathaniel Ashton.

Written by Bert V. Royaland directed by Max Winkler, Last Summer is an unconventional thriller that takes place over three summers — 1993-95 — in a small Texas town when a beautiful popular teen, Kate (Abdalla), is abducted and, seemingly unrelated, a girl, Jeanette (Aurelia), goes from being a sweet, awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town and, by ’95, the most despised person in America. Each episode is told from the POV of one of the two main girls (Jeanette and Kate), which will have the viewers’ loyalties constantly shifting as more information is revealed.

Gutierrez has been cast as Jamie, the kind of guy everyone loves. He starts as Jeannette’s secret crush, who ends up as her boyfriend the following year. 

The pilot comes from eOneand will be executive produced by Royal and Winkler alongside Iron Ocean Productions’ Biel and Purple.

Production recently kicked off in Texas.Gutierrez’s previous credits include appearances on television in Bella and the Bulldogs, The Goldbergs, One Day at a TimeandTeen Wolf. 

Carra Cast in ABC Family’s Drama Pilot “Recovery Road”

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Alexis Carra is on the road to recovery…

The Spanish, Cuban and Argentinian-American actress has been cast in the ABC Family drama pilot Recovery Road.

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Based on Blake Nelson’s novel about a teenage girl dealing with addiction, the project centers on party girl high school student Maddie Graham (portrayed by Samantha Logan) who spends her nights at a rehab facility.

Carra, who most recently starred on ABC’s sitcom Mixology, will portray Cynthia McDermott, the high school guidance counselor who discovers Maddie’s problem and sends her to rehab. For obvious reasons, she and Maddie have a contentious relationship.

Sebastian De Souza, best known for his roles in the UK’s Skins and Showtime’s The Borgias, will play the mysterious, bad-boy type Wes Stewart, another patient in rehab to whom Maddie is immediately attracted.

The script for Recovery Road was written by Bert V. Royal and Karen DiConcetto.

Alba to Star in “The Wright Girls”

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Jessica Alba has the Wright stuff…

The 32-year-old half-Mexican American actress has signed on to star in The Wright Girls.

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Directed by Entourage star Kevin Connolly, the film is based on the Japanese film 2LDK.

The story, based on a screenplay written by Bert V Royal,  centers on Kate and Vanessa, co-stars on a past-its-prime sitcom and roommates in real life. When they realize they are both up for the same lead role in a big movie that could catapult their careers, they go from best friends to worst enemies in the course of one action-packed night.

Production is set to begin in the second quarter of this year in Los Angeles.