New TV-Show for Mary McCormack

According to the Albuquerque Journal the series will be produced in Albuquerque.


First Reported February 4

From the futon critic:
"IN PLAIN SIGHT (USA) - Mary McCormack ("The West Wing") has been tapped for the lead role in the drama pilot, about a federal marshal (McCormack) who works in the witness protection branch of the government while her friends and family think she is merely a meter maid. Her character, Mary Shannon, is described in the lengthy casting notice as: "Late 20s-late 30s, Sexy, acerbic, tough, unapproachable. At first glance these are her dominant qualities. However, once past her prickly exterior, Mary's funny, warm, loyal to a fault, even sensitive - in short, she's one of those people everyone wants in their life. Mary can be the best friend a person ever had or their worst nightmare. Always the difficult child - never willing to just go with the flow, accept the status quo - Mary has a tendency to make life unnecessarily difficult for herself and, of course, everyone around her. An underpaid, overworked Federal Marshall, Mary manages a gaggle of relocated Federal Witnesses in the greater Phoenix area. They are, for the most part, pain-in-the-ass career criminals - congenital liars, thieves and murderers. There are also the innocents in Mary's world - people who had the misfortune of witnessing a crime or falling victim to one - and testifying meant changing identities and relocating to the hottest city on the planet. All of these people have one thing in common - someone in the world wants them dead. Mary's job is to see that doesn't happen. And then there's Mary's family - even more difficult than the aforementioned witnesses. Mary must wear many hats in dealing with these disparate souls - Relationship counselor; Create false background and provide support for new identity; Surrogate mother, father, shrink, priest, teacher; Arrange Secret weddings; Funerals;.... Employment Agency; Liaison with outside world; Body guard; Both Hammer and velvet glove; Their advocate and harshest critic... Obviously, it takes a special kind of person to handle all those responsibilities - all those personalities running around in their head - a person who's talented, dedicated and a little bit crazy." McCormack's involvement lifts the cast contingency on the NBC Universal Television-based pilot's production, which is set to begin next month with Mark Piznarski directing from a script by creator David Maples."