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Blair Underwood Books Flight with NBC Pilot
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By Nellie Andreeva and Scott Collins

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Blair Underwood (news), whose recent TV credits include CBS' "City of Angels" and HBO's "Sex and the City," will star in the NBC drama pilot "HUB," which is set at a major U.S. airport.



He will play Roger DeSouza, the airport's second-in-command. Originally developed during the 2002-03 development season, "HUB" is expected to start production in early March.


Meanwhile, in a flurry of pilot activity Thursday, ABC picked up two comedy pilots: "Plan B," starring Caroline Rhea (news) as a stressed thirtysomething single woman who juggles romance, career, an intrusive mother and weight problems; and "We Are Family," about a man and his estranged father who reconnect when they both become new dads.


CBS ordered three cast-contingent drama pilots: "Wanted," "Sudbury" and "Dr. Vegas."


"Wanted" is a thriller set in the fugitive section of the LAPD (news - web sites). "Sudbury," with Sandra Bullock (news) on board as a producer, revolves around a family of witches. "Dr. Vegas" centers on a Las Vegas casino in-house physician.


The WB Network ordered a comedy pilot, "Commando Nanny," based on "Survivor" maestro Mark Burnett's experience as a young ex-British commando working as a live-in nanny for a Beverly Hills family. Burnett will executive produce.


Reuters/Hollywood Reporter