Wednesday, February 13, 2008

ABC Picks Up "Samurai Girl"...

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ABC Family has picked up "Samurai Girl" to be aired as a three-part programming event . The project, from ABC Studios, was previously shot as a one-hour pilot.

Frank Spotnitz, Bob Levy and Leslie Morgenstein executive produced the pilot, written by Luke McMullen.

"Samurai Girl" is based on the young-adult novels about a Japanese teen who discovers her adopted father is head of the 'Yakuza'.

Project will start shooting this spring in Vancouver. Jamie "Dragonball" Chung will star as 'Heaven'. Other cast members include Brendan Fehr, Saige Thompson, Kyle Labine, Anthony Brandon Wong, Steven Brand and Kenneth Choi.

ABC also produces young adult series "Kyle XY" filmed in BC...