Riverworld
 

Casting has begun on the Riverworld mini-series/backdoor pilot to possable tv series.

Tahmoh Penikett (Helo in BSG) has been cast as Matt Ellman, a war corrispondent killed with his fiance.

Laura Vandervoort (Kara in Smallville) has been cast as Matt Ellman's fiance.

They land in Riverworld. A planet populated by everybody in history up to a certain point. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverworld

Alan Cumming has been cast as the Caretaker

Jeananne Goossen and Mark Deklin have also been cast but their roles are currently unknown.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090407/tv_nm/us_scifi_1

Apperantly there was a mini-series of Riverworld done before in 2003 that starred the late Kevin Smith (Ares in Xena and Hercules). In this version the villian was changed from King John to Nero. Strange that I hadn't heard of the 2003 film. It even won a Saturn award....