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New NBC Drama Now Being Cast

NBC, one of three major television networks in the United States, has begun casting for new episodic drama. Actors and agents can submit potential season regular hopefuls to the network through the Internet as well as the traditional forms of application.

NBC is in the process of casting a new drama by the producers of `Karen Sisco` called `Kidnapped`. It will be directed by Michael Dinner, a veteran of episodic drama shows. `Kidnapped` is the story of a child abduction that unfolds over a season, much in the same vein as the series, `24`. Actors, agents, and managers can submit actors for roles in the project.

The lead role is Knapp, a male who used to be with FBI, but now plays by his own rules. He tries to solve the crime along with Turner, a female series regular. Virgil is a bodyguard and also is a series regular. Other characters include Tom Newland, a series regular on the verge of retiring from the FBI. Also, there`s Andy Archer, the by-the-book lead investigator. Conrad Cain is the kidnapped boy`s father and Ellen is his mother. Greene is a series regular who was a part of the kidnapping team.