Members Only (TV series)
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Members Only is an unaired American comedy-drama television series created by Susannah Grant and starring Natalie Zea and John Stamos. The series planned to air on ABC during the 2014–15 American television season, and was ordered straight-to-series with a 13-episode pickup. The upstairs-downstairs soap opera centers on the powerful and wealthy Holmes family, owners of Connecticut's most exclusive clubs. Members Only was cancelled by ABC before its premiere.
On January 22, 2014, it was announced that ABC has given a straight-to-series 13-episode order to a drama series from the Academy Award-nominated writers David O. Russell and Susannah Grant. The script for the pilot episode was written by Grant. Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly are also executive producers of show. Members Only was produced by CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios. Original title of the series was The Club. The series is described as an upstairs-downstairs soap opera set at a private country club. On February 26, 2014, it was announced that David O. Russell departed the series as executive producer.
The series began filming in New York City in September 2014. The first episode was directed by R. J. Cutler, who in 2012 directed the critically acclaimed pilot episode of the ABC drama series Nashville.
Callie Hernandez was the first regular member to be cast, being announced on February 26, 2014. Hernandez was cast as club worker Ana, who secretly stealing and pawning off nice items. On March 7, 2014 Canadian actor Chris Conroy was cast as Forty Holmes, who recently back from rehab. On March 24, 2014 Breaking Bad co-star Betsy Brandt joined the cast as one of lead roles as Leslie Holmes. On next day Maria Canals-Barrera was cast as Hilda, the house manager of the country club and mother of Callie Hernandez' character. On March 27, 2014, it was announced that Boris Kodjoe will play the role of Deacon, a former football player who now is real estate broker in the Club.
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