Mark-Paul Gosselaar to Star in New Fox Drama Pilot ‘The Passage’
You didn’t think Mark-Paul Gosselaar would be gone from our television screens too long, did you?
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gosselaar will star in the vampire-themed drama pilot, The Passage.
The Passage is based on Justin Cronin’s best-selling novel of the same name, and is described as “an epic, character-driven thriller that morphs into a post-apocalyptic odyssey.”
Gosselaar will play Brad Wolgast, an FBI agent coping with a recent tragedy, who eventually goes on the run with young Amy Bellafonte (Saniyya Sidney), a ten-year-old who seems to have special powers that allow her to communicate with “virals.”
Also starring in the series are Saniyya Sidney, Genesis Rodriguez, Brianne Howey, BJ Britt, and Jennifer Ferrin.
Most recently, Gosselaar starred as Mike Lawson on the Fox baseball drama Pitch, alongside Kylie Bunbury. The series was canceled after just one season.
Gosselaar’s other television credits include Franklin & Bash, Raising the Bar, NYPD Blue, and Saved by the Bell.
Shooting of The Passage pilot will begin this month in Atlanta, GA.
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Ashley Bissette Sumerel
Ashley Bissette Sumerel is a television and film critic living in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV as well as Eulalie Magazine. Ashley has also written for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, and Insider. Ashley has been a member of the Critics Choice Association since 2017 and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. In addition to her work as an editor and critic, Ashley teaches Entertainment Journalism, Composition, and Literature at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.