NBC's 'Crusoe' nabs Neill, Bean, Ackland

Source: Hollywood Reporter
Date : May 22, 2008

NBC's 'Crusoe' nabs Neill, Bean, Ackland
Project based on Daniel Defoe novel

By Nellie Andreeva

Complete pilot coverage at Pilot Log

Sam Neill, Sean Bean and Joss Ackland have joined the cast of NBC's action

series "Crusoe."

The project, based on Daniel Defoe's novel, chronicles the adventures of the

dashing and resourceful castaway Crusoe (Philip Winchester) and his companion

Friday on a desert island while looking in flashbacks at Crusoe's life before he

embarked on the ill-fated voyage.

Among the flashbacks are Crusoe's tragic childhood with widower father.

James (Bean), the relationship with the love of his life, Susannah (Anna Walton),

and his efforts to launch a business under the watchful eye of family friend, J

eremiah Blackthorn (Neill).

"Crusoe," written by Stephen Gallagher ("Eleventh Hour") and directed by

Duane Clark ("CSI: NY"), will be filmed in the U.K., South Africa and the

Seychelles.

Power is producing, with Justin Bodle, Michael Prupas and Genevieve

Hofmeyr exec producing.