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Mark Feuerstein confirmed for Royal Pains pilot

Posted Jul 15th 2008 7:03PM by Erin Martell
Filed under: Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free

USA has recruited Mark Feuerstein for one of its new projects. The actor was recently cast as the lead in Royal Pains, a 90-minute pilot for the cable network. As Bob reported back in March, Royal Pains is one of four upcoming series that USA is currently developing. Feuerstein will play Hank Lawson, a former ER doctor who reluctantly takes a job as an on-call physician to wealthy residents of the Hamptons.

Jace Alexander, the director behind the pilot episode of USA's Burn Notice, has signed on to direct the Royal Pains pilot, which is encouraging news for the series.

Shows that examine the lives of the filthy rich are becoming quite popular these days. Last season brought us Dirty Sexy Money and Gossip Girl, and next season's crop of pilots includes the CW's 90210 spin-off and Privileged. Will USA's Hamptons series get lost in the crowd?

Mark Feuerstein has often been called a show-killer, but I've always liked him. Hopefully this latest leading man role will be more successful than some of his earlier attempts. USA is building up a solid line-up of original series with long-running favorites like Monk and relatively newer hits like In Plain Sight and Burn Notice. If Royal Pains does well, Feuerstein will be in good company.

Tags: mark feuerstein, MarkFeuerstein, royal pains, RoyalPains, usa

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