Check out who’s making his entrance on Chasing Life TONIGHT — it’s Scott Michael Foster!
In “Help Wanted”, as April (Italia Ricci) learns more about her cancer and prospective treatment, she is determined not to let it affect her progress at work. A new assignment to profile gubernatorial candidate Bruce Hendrie leads to an unexpected run-in with his son, Leo (Foster).
April also makes a startling discovery about her family. Meanwhile, Sara (Mary Page Keller) makes progress with her online dating but struggles with solo parenting when she learns Brenna (Haley Ramm) lied about her “extra-curricular” activities.
“Help Wanted” airs TONIGHT @ 9PM ET/PT on ABC Family. 10+ pics inside…
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Not only does Italia Ricci get to call Fay Cochran (Rebecca Schull) from Wings her on-screen maternal grandmother, but now she can do the same with Up‘s Carl Fredricksen and Happy Days Mrs. Cunningham — so lucky!
THR reports that Ed Asner and Marion Ross will play April Carver’s (Ricci) paternal grandparents in ABC Family’s Chasing Life.
The elder Carver’s will come into town to visit during the holidays but end up causing trouble instead. Can’t wait to see the episode!
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Star Italia Ricci, who plays April Carver on the show, spoke with reporters about the series, portraying a cancer patient and more. Check it:
On going out for the role of April: “The show itself is just so incredible and it’s real. It could be happening to anybody. It is happening to anybody. It has happened and it will be happening and it’s such a real story and it’s written so well and it’s so inspiring. It has so much of everything in it that I’ve wanted to be a part of telling it. I feel so lucky �I was just an actor sent in on a mission to go in. I wasn’t sifting through scripts being like ‘I only want this one.’ This is when I got the audition I was auditioning for everything during the pilot season and this one was like a golden ticket. This is the role that you’re just like ‘Oh my gosh, this is going to be one that everybody is trying to get.’ I got so lucky.”
On portraying a cancer patient and touching on the subject: The show isn’t all about cancer. From the people that I’ve spoken to everybody goes through it differently, so there’s no one way to try and show the world what somebody would be experiencing. So I did my best to play April as authentically as we can within the confines of entertainment television. I’m sure there will be some people who completely disagree with how she’s reacting to certain things physically and emotionally and then there’s some people who might say that’s exactly what they experienced, or what they saw somebody experience. I hope people can at least understand. They’re going to know it’s still television. It’s not a documentary, but at the same time being on set doing some of those scenes, it does get scary when you have to remind yourself that you’re not sick.
On the subject matter: As an audience member, I enjoy watching things that make me feel represented and I feel like people are interested in seeing this because no matter what role you play, there might be somebody you can relate to, whether it’s the mom of somebody who’s sick or the best friend or the boss. There’s something that you’re like “okay, I can relate to that and I feel that validation,” it piques a lot of people’s interest if they can find something that they relate to. And then there are people who just want to feel like they’re not alone in this and they’re not. There are so many people that feel everything that every character is feeling in the show. I’ve seen The Fault in Our Stars, and it’s pretty similar to our show. The types of cancers are different and some of the plot points, but it’s a wonderful movie and I hope people watch it. But 50/50, when Joseph Gordon Levitt and I had reshoots for the movie we did, he actually is the one that pulled me aside and was like ‘I think it’s amazing what you’re doing, but don’t forget that you’re not sick.’ I never really took it to heart before I started shooting and now I’m so grateful that he had said that to me, because like I said, that’s sometimes the hardest part.”
Chasing Life premieres TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 10th @ 9PM ET/PT on ABC Family.
Italia Ricci enjoys a home cooked meal with her family in this still from the premiere episode of Chasing Life.
In the pilot, April (Ricci) is a smart, charismatic and quick witted twenty-something aspiring journalist. When not pursuing the latest scoop, April tries to balance her ambitious career with her family, which includes her widowed mom Sara (Mary Page Keller), rebellious little sister Brenna (Haley Ramm) and her grandmother (Rebecca Schull).
We meet April at a pivotal moment in her life: she’s landed a fantastic opportunity to impress her hard-nosed Boston newspaper editor and an office romance with her super-sexy co-worker Dominic (Richard Brancatisano) is just beginning to blossom. In an unexpected twist of fate, April lands in the hospital where her estranged uncle, George (Steven Weber), works as an oncologist, and she learns the devastating news that she has cancer.
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There’s just a few more months until the summer premiere of ABC Family’s new show, Chasing Life.
Actress Haley Ramm, who plays Italia Ricci‘s younger sister Brenna in the series, spoke with Hydrogen Mag about the role ahead of it’s premiere. Check out what she had to say:
On the best thing about the show: “The best thing about working on Chasing Life is the feeling of knowing that there’s something for everyone. Whether you have cancer or know someone close to you who does. Whether you’re struggling with your sexuality or trying to find yourself at any age. I get so excited every time a new script hits my inbox. I’m always the one crying or laughing out loud at table reads no matter how many times I’ve read it already.”
On her character, Brenna: “Keeping tapped into Brenna’s good heart. She may make mistakes, she may be confused, but nothing she does is out of hate. It’s just her trying to grow up and we all know how hard that is today.”
On the on-set shenanigans: “Any time Steven Weber is on set someone is laughing. He knows I’m weak and knows he can make me crack. He fills up the gag reel!”
How hot does Italia Ricci look on the brand-new poster for her new show, Chasing Life?
The 26-year-old actress stars in the series as April, a smart and quick witted aspiring journalist who is trying to work her way up the ladder at a Boston newspaper by trying to impress her hard-nosed editor.
When not pursuing the latest scoop, April tries to balance her ambitious career with her family � her widowed mom Sara, rebellious little sister Brenna (Haley Ramm) and her grandmother. Just as things start to look up at work, home and on the romance front with co-worker Dominic (Richard Brancatisano), April gets the devastating news from an estranged uncle (Steven Weber) that she has cancer.
“Surrounded with people so talented it makes me wonder how the hell I got my job. I am so grateful for the cast of @chasinglifeabcf,” Italia captioned on Instagram over the weekend.
Chasing Life premieres Tuesday, June 10th @ 9PM ET/PT on ABC Family! 15+ pics inside…
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Oh, to be Italia Ricci…stuck between Richard Brancatisano and Scott Michael Foster in these new promo pics from Chasing Life.
Lucky girl!
The new shots were just released, showing us quick glimpses at Richard‘s Dominic, who romances April from inside the work place and Scott, who’s character hasn’t been revealed just yet. Also pictured is Aisha Dee, who is quickly becoming our new TV best friend just by the latest trailer for the show alone.
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