ABC Family has tapped two familiar faces to join its comedy pilot Work Mom.
Grey's Anatomy alum Brandon Scott and The Secret Life of the American Teenager's Renee Olstead have nabbed series regular roles on the workplace comedy pilot from Bunheads duo Grant Levy and Dominik Rothbard.
Work Mom follows Heather (Olstead), who finally gets promoted at her digital marketing firm and winds up hiring her recently unemployed mother, Eden (The New Adventures of Old Christine's Emily Rutherfurd).
Scott will play Craig, an employee at Pow Marketing who is sweet and idealistic in his approach to both people and work. He's good at inspiring others but needs to apply some of that can-do attitude to his personal life. He recommended Heather (Olstead) for the "Team Leader" promotion and believes she's good at maximizing profits in a division of the firm. He's also quietly attracted to her but she's blind to his interest. He takes Eden under his wing and explains her duties to her.
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Olstead will portray Heather, Eden's daughter, who is comfortably intimate with her mother. She's a new hire at Pow, described as focused, sharp and goal-oriented -- unlike most of her new cohorts. After she unexpectedly gets a big promotion, she feels pressure to get the just-fired Eden a job and does -- in the lowest possible position.
Bunheads alums Levyand Rothbard will pen the pilot, which was picked up in August -- a month after ABC Family canceled Bunheads after one season.
Scott was in the ABC Diversity showcase last year and had a comedy holding deal with the network and was released to film the BET comedy pilot What Would Dylan Do. Repped by Innovative Artists and Sweeney Entertainment, his credits include Hello Cupid, NCIS: LA, Bones and Cold Case.
For her part, Olstead will return to the network on which she starred as Madison in The Secret Life of the American Teenager, which was canceled last year after five seasons. Repped by Paradigm, Strong Management and Morris Yorn, her credits also include Still Standing and Reunited.
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