You’re on the right track when the national media takes note of your diverse new projects, “all boasting a lot of star power,” both in front of and behind the cameras. THR reports two more familiar names have landed prominent roles in CW fall pilots, Shane West and Scott Porter. Best known for extended work on ER and Once and Again, Shane will costar opposite Maggie Q as a recruitment agent sent to bring in the rogue Nikita. Acting is only half of the career equation for Shane, who replaced lead singer Darby Crash in The Germs after playing him in the punk group’s 2007 film bio, What We Do Is Secret. Conversely, Scott gained a fanbase on Friday Night Lights and his all-American boy looks often place him in discussions to portray a big-screen superhero. He’s the first of three leads cast in Ridley Scott’s adrenaline-fueled Nomads—backpackers working undercover for the CIA. In a plot wrinkle, Scott’s character is also determined to find his missing brother. Together with top-shelf teams of producers—and Sean Faris inked for The Wyoming Project—AOL suggests “the crop of talent that The CW is amassing this pilot season is arguably the strongest it has had since the network’s inception.”
