from the hollywood re****ter
Familiar faces in David Simon pilot
Cast members from 'The Wire,' 'The Corner' eye 'Treme'
By Nellie Andreeva
"The Wire" creator David Simon is recruiting some old friends for his
new HBO pilot "Treme."
"Wire" alums Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters are set and Khandi
Alexander, who worked with Simon on "The Corner" is in final
negotiations to star in "Treme," which Simon created with Eric
Overmyer.
"Treme," which takes its title from an area in New Orleans and is
executive produced by Simon, Overmyer and Nina Noble, is a
post-Katrina-themed drama that chronicles the rebuilding of New
Orleans through the eyes of local musicians.
Pierce will play Antoine Batiste, an accomplished jazz trombonist who
is now scratching for gigs, trying to sup****t a live-in girlfriend and
a new baby, while still carrying a torch for a failed marriage to
Ladonna Batiste (Alexander), the mother of his two children, who is
single-handedly keeping her bar afloat. Peters will play Albert
Lambreaux, a big chief of the White Feather Nation trying to bring the
tribe's members home.
Alexander is coming off CBS' "CSI: Miami" where she spent seven
seasons. She could return to the show as a guest star, reprising her
role as medical examiner Alexx Woods.
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