Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Demme Set for CBS Pilot

Stage and screen star Patrick Wilson will play a surgeon with a direct line to the afterlife via his ex-wife in an untitled CBS pilot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Oscar winner Jonathan Demme is executive producing the series, and will direct the pilot.

Wilson’s stage credits include All My Sons, The Normal Heart, Tenderloin, Oklahoma!, and The Full Monty. He received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his role as Joe Pitt in HBO’s adaptation of Angels in America, and his film credits include Little Children and Watchmen.

Demme directed MCC Theatre’s production of Family Week. He won the Oscar for Silence of the Lambs and his other films include Philadelphia and Something Wild.