Tone Bell Joins Nina Dobrev On New CBS Comedy Pilot FAM

According to Variety, Tone Bell has joined the previously announced Nina Dobrev in a lead role of the new CBS comedy pilot FAM. Written by Corinne Kingsbury, the show explores family dynamics after a woman's half-sister who comes to live with her and her fiancé. Scott Ellis will direct the pilot, which is also set to star Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Read more about it from Variety here!

Bell is a standup comic, with a forthcoming special coming to Showtime. He is also known for his roles on Netflix's DISJOINTED, 9JKL, THE FLASH, KEY AND PEELE, AND LOVE YOU MEAN IT.

Dobrev recently wrapped a six-season run as the lead on the CW's hit series THE VAMPIRE DIARIES. She has appeared in films including THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER, LET'S BE COPS, and Atom Egoyan's CHLOE.

Stokes has been dubbed Broadway's "Last Leading Man" by the New York Times, adding that he "brings an unprecedented Fusion of theatrical heroism, pop-jazz sizzle and emotional vulnerability ... Emotional risks abound ... (his) performances sustain a mood of vaulting exhilaration." He was most recently seen on Broadway singing and hoofing as F.E. Millerin the illustrious production of Shuffle Along.

A triple threat dreamgirl, Sheryl Lee Ralph is an acclaimed veteran of film, television and the Broadway stage. Her award-winning work includes creating the role of 'Deena Jones' in the legendary Broadway musical, Dreamgirls, which resulted in winning 1982 Tony Award and Drama Desk Award Nominations as Best Actress in a Musical.