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22 February 2010 11:05 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Jane Kaczmarek plays a divorcee Jane Kaczmarek and Adam Arkin will star in ABC's comedy pilot Who Gets the Parents?, joining Andrew West and Derek Richardson in the multicamera project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Comedy veteran Leah Remini also is returning to TV as a lead in ABC's comedy pilot It Takes a Village.

Meanwhile, Emmy winner Zeljko Ivanek and Ian Anthony Dale have been cast in NBC's drama pilot The Event; Ben Koldyke has landed the lead in NBC's comedy pilot This Little Piggy; Romany Malco has boarded the ABC drama pilot No Ordinary Family; Wayne Knight has joined Ant Hines' comedy presentation for CBS; Olivia Munn has been tapped for NBC's comedy pilot Perfect Couples; D.J. Cotrona has landed ABC's drama pilot 187 Detroit; and Julian Morris, Daniella Alonso and Kelli Garner have been added to ABC's drama pilot Generation Y.

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22 February 2010 11:00 PM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

Pilot season may have had its busiest casting day yet on Monday (Feb. 22), with actors ranging from Emmy winner Jane Kaczmarek to Jim Belushi to Olivia Munn landing roles.

Among the other names on the casting sheets: Adam Arkin, Leah Remini, Zeljko Ivanek, Romany Malco and Wayne Knight. Here's a rundown:

- Former "According to Jim" star Belushi is switching to drama in the CBS pilot "Defenders." He'll play one of a pair of larger-than-life defense attorneys in Las Vegas, the showbiz trade papers report. Niels Mueller and Kevin Kennedy ("The Assassination of Richard Nixon") wrote the script and will executive produce with director Davis Guggenheim, "CSI" exec producer Carol Mendelsohn and Joe and Harry Gantz.

- Kaczmarek ("Raising the Bar," "Malcolm in the Middle") and Arkin, late of "Sons of Anarchy," will star in ABC's comedy "Who Gets the Parents?," according to The Hollywood Reporter. They'll play a long-married couple who decide to split, »

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