Pilot pair taking off
Peacock nabs Sisto, while Punch has 'Class'
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Sisto will play the lead investigator in the kidnapping of the son of well-to-do New York City parents. Every episode that follows depicts a day in the investigation of the child's disappearance. Sisto will star opposite Delroy Lindo, Mykelti Williamson and Dana Delany.
Jason Smilovic, Michael Dinner, Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly exec produce for Sony Pictures TV, 25C Prods. and NBC Universal TV.
Sisto's other credits include the upcoming features "Population 436," "Unknown" and "Broken," as well as "A Lot Like Love" and "In Enemy Hands." He starred in the TV longforms "Julius Caesar" and "Jesus."
British actress Punch, who made a name for herself in features such as "Being Julia" and "Ella Enchanted," will cross the pond to take one of the leads in "Class," playing an American. Show revolves around a core group of eight twentysomethings who were all in the same third-grade class 20 years ago.
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik exec produce the comedy pilot, which is set up at Warner Bros. TV. CBS has given the show a 13-episode order, making it one of the top pilot commitments of the year (Daily Variety, Oct. 10).
Punch's resume includes a prolific mix of TV projects for British TV, including "People Like Us," "I Saw You" and "Midsomer Murders." She also appeared in the longforms "Dinotopia" and "The Tenth Kingdom," both of which also aired on network TV in the States.
