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"Megan Ketch has won the lead role in ABC&amp;#039;s fantasy pilot Gotham. The drama will follow Annie Travers (Ketch), a New York detective who discovers a magical world that exists within New York. Newcomer Ketch only graduated from New York University&amp;#039;s acting program in 2011, according to Deadline. Her television credits include recent guest roles on CBS drama A Gifted Man and NBC&amp;#039;s Law &amp;amp; Order: SVU. British actor Barry Sloane - best known for his roles in UK soaps Hollyoaks and Brookside - was previously cast as Annie&amp;#039;s detective partner Boyo. The River&amp;#039;s Michael Green has written the Gotham pilot, which will be helmed by I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence. Other drama pilots picked up by ABC this season include Natalie Portman&amp;#039;s fashion-based Scruples and Devious Maids from Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry. Action thriller Last Resort and Nashville starring Hayden Panettiere and Eric Close are also in the works. &amp;gt; Hellboy II actor Luke Goss joins ABC drama pilot Penoza "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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