Anderson Walks 'K-Ville' Beat for FOX

Zap2It.com | February 15, 2007

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'Nurses' in love with Winnick

Anthony Anderson has picked up the second lead role in FOX's post-Katrina New Orleans buddy cop drama "K-Ville."

In addition, Katheryn Winnick, recently seen making the title character tell some awkward secrets on "House," has landed a lead in FOX's ensemble dramedy "Nurses."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Anderson will play an idealistic officer who believes that New Orleans can recover. Cole Hauser ("The Cave") was previously cast as the show's other Big Easy copper.

Although he's most recently been seen guesting on the FOX comedy "'Til Death," Anderson's been in the midst of a career upswing in the past couple years with an acclaimed guest run on FX's "The Shield" and roles in the features "Hustle & Flow" and "The Departed."

"Nurses" is FOX's not-so-subtle attempt to capture that "Grey's Anatomy" magic, focusing on the lives and loves of a group of nurses. Winnick's character is the center of the ensemble, a young woman who puts aside her rebellious past to begin working at the hospital where her father is in a position of some authority.

Sara Rue ("Less Than Perfect") is already part of the "Nurses" cast.

In addition to her recent guest appearance as a rape victim on "House," Winnick's credits include the hit comedy "Failure to Launch."