Exclusive: Gabrielle Union, Jena Malone, Zach Gilford and “Mad Men” thesp John Slattery are set to star in the indie dramedy “Family Tree.”

Brian Savelson is directing from his own screenplay. Anish Savjani (”Meek’s Cutoff”) is producing with Vincent Savino.

Slattery and Gilford star as an estranged father and son who accidentally wind up in the same vacation home with their two girlfriends. Union will play Slattery’s love interest who’s practically the same age as his son, which makes for some awkward encounters. Malone will play Gilford’s girlfriend.

Production is scheduled to start this June in upstate NY

To read the rest of this article go to: Variety.com

As ABC loads up on new series such as Charlie’s Angels and Pan Am for next season, the network has cleared out room on its schedule by canceling the following:

Off the Map

From Shonda Rhimes protoge Jenna Bans, the jungle-set medical drama starring Martin Henderson and Zach Gilford struggled to find its footing on Wednesday nights after premiering in January. The freshman drama, from ABC Studios, averaged 6.4 million viewers during its 13-episode season.

SOUCE: HollywoodReporter.com

Off the Map co-star Zach Gilford has been cast as the male lead in the Fox single-camera pilot Iceland. The project centers on Mackenzie Kerry Bische, a 20something woman whose fiance recently passed away. Gilford, from WME and D/F Management, will play a guy friend of Mackenzie described as “bad influence.” For Gilford, the casting is in second position to Off the Map. He is the third cast member from the midseason drama to book a pilot this season along with Martin Henderson and Rachelle Lefevre, both cast in NBCs Reconstruction.

via TV CASTINGS: Slew Of Actors Join Pilots – Deadline.com.

Does having kicked off your career on a show as critically acclaimed asFRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS make it that much more of a challenge when it comes to choosing your next project?
Zach Gilford: Yeah. You know TV is always a gamble where you definitely have to be choosey and strategic. Which is why I was so excited about the opportunity to work on OFF THE MAP. Not only has Shonda [Rhimes] created a couple of the biggest hits on TV that aren’t your typical cop/lawyer/procedural and are actually kind of character driven, it’s on ABC, which I’ve always liked as a network. Plus, the script seemed good and was such a departure in so many ways from FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS in everything from the character I’m playing to the tone of the show. Unlike FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS which was very real and earnest, OFF THE MAP is escapism, in that it’s an over-the-top action adventure that you can’t take too seriously, which was really part of its appeal.

Your character Tommy, the bad boy doctor is indeed quite a departure from the more reserved and sensitive Matt Saracen. Begging the question, which character is closer to actor Zach Gilford?
I wish Matt was closer to Zach, but I’m probably closer to Tommy. I’m pretty goofy, outspoken and a bit cocky unfortunately. Although I like to think that I have the same sensitivity as Matt and that I’m a pretty good guy.

To read the rest of this interview go to: TV.com

A very happy 29th birthday to Mr. Zach Gilford.