Cartoon Network Preps Live-Action Pilot

ATLANTA: Cartoon Network has announced cast details for its live-action drama pilot Unnatural History, which is being produced in association with Warner Horizon Television, with filming to begin this month in Toronto.

Billed as a blend of mystery and martial arts, the pilot for the urban adventure series stars Kevin G. Schmidt as a globetrotting teen with anthropologist parents who faces his biggest challenge when he returns to the U.S. and enters high school. The show is created and written by Mike Werb (Face/Off, The Mask) and directed by Emmy winner Mikael Salomon (Band of Brothers, The Andromeda Strain, The Company). In addition to Schmidt, the cast includes Jordan Gavaris and Italia Ricci.