With season two of Pushing Daisies a little more than a month away, ABC has released a series of new promotional shots of the cast and characters.
Here's a look. Click on each photo below for an enlarged version...
Due to the writers' strike, fans of Pushing Daisies have been deprived of their favorite show for far too long.
Star Chi McBride recently admitted to USA Today that he's "concerned" about the potential disruptive effect of a new series being off the air for so long. He referred the newspaper to the effect of the long break on some top shows.
"The audience does not like to be fooled around with," McBride said. "You look at Grey's Anatomy's numbers when they came back — there was a huge drop-off. Eventually I think we can get them back, but these hiccups have got to stop."
Pushing Daisies won its time slot last fall, but ratings tapered late in its abbreviated run. How well viewers respond will, of course, determine the show's longevity. Like other second-chance series, it has just 13 episodes to prove itself anew, down from the 22 afforded most second-year shows.
"It's not for everyone," Lee Pace told the newspaper. "It's fairy tale-like, it's very romantic, it's very quirky. There's a very specific mark to hit with a squirrelly arrow. But luckily [creatpr Bryan Fuller's] got great taste."
Exciting Pushing Daisies casting scoops from Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly:
Fred Willard and Reno 911!'s Kerri Kenney will be guest starring on a season-two episode. In November, a Pushing Daisies story line revolves around the murder of a famous illusionist named the Great Hermann (Willard, pictured). Kenney plays his assistant, Alexandria.
As all fans should know by now, Pushing Daisies returns for season two on October 1.
Here's a poster, celebrating that exciting fact:
Excited for season two of Pushing Daisies? It airs on October 1.
Take a look at the promo for the premiere right now...
Stephen Root - best known for roles in Newsradio and Office Space - is joining the cast of Pushing Daisies for four episodes.
Sources confirm to Entertainment Weekly that Root's character "has a shared history with both Ned's dad and Chuck's dad," according to series creator Bryan Fuller. "He stirs up a lot of hullabaloo for everyone, particularly Aunts Lily and Vivian."
The second season of Pushing Daisies begins October 1.
We previously reported that Pushing Daisies was seeking an actress to portray Emerson's mom. Well, the search is over!
Broadway legend Debra Mooney has been cast in the role. And yes, last we checked, the star was still white.
Ned: You don't have to do this, Madeleine. Please put the gun and the bat down. Or definitely the gun.