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May 14, 2008 Swingtown is now set to premiere on CBS on Thursday, June 5 at 10 pm. Also, check out this Flash presentation of stills from the series along with comments from the show's creator, Mike Kelley.

March 25, 2008 Everyone be sure to catch Lana this Saturday night in The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall (originally titled Mistaken, see July 28 entry below) which will air on Lifetime at 9 p.m.

March 7, 2008 According to this article from Variety, Swingtown will be premiering on CBS this coming May 29. It will be airing on Thursday nights at 10 p.m. through the summer. Be sure and check it out!

February 6, 2008 Some news on Swingtown from this week's Ask Ausiello at TV Guide.com:

Question: Any idea when/if CBS' Swingtown will be seeing the light of day? — Kristyn

Ausiello: Good news: I'm hearing that the show, which only produced two pre-strike episodes and was in danger of being shut down permanently, has been given the unofficial green light to complete its order once the strike is settled.

July 28, 2007 According to this report, Lana will be starring in a movie called Mistaken, which "follows Nellie, a distraught recent divorcee, as she impulsively goes on a journey to track down the woman who has stolen her identity." It's being filmed in Montreal right now for Lifetime Network in the U.S. No word, as yet, on an airdate.

May 18, 2007 According to this week's just completed upfront presentations in New York, Swingtown has been picked up as a mid-season replacement series. Here's a more expansive description of the series from tube talk girl:

SWINGTOWN, from the director of "Big Love" and "Rome," peeks into the shag-carpeted suburban homes of the 1970s to find couples reveling in the sexual and social revolution that introduced open marriages, women's liberation and challenged many conventional wisdoms. During this heady era of provocative change, Susan (Molly Parker, "Deadwood") and Bruce Miller (Jack Davenport, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest") move their family to an affluent Chicago suburb in search of a different sense of community, and they look forward to barbecues and get-togethers with their new neighbors, as well as a change of pace for their teenage daughter and pre-teen son. Enter Tom (Grant Show, "Melrose Place") and Trina (Lana Parrilla, "24") Decker, a striking, outgoing couple on the hunt who redefine the term "neighborhood watch." After a mind-blowing evening with them, Susan and Bruce realize that couples in this town share much more than recipes, local gossip and a view of Lake Michigan, and are worlds apart from their former conservative neighbors, Janet (Miriam Shor, "Big Day") and Roger (Josh Hopkins, "Brothers & Sisters") Thompson. Susan's loyal friend Janet is appalled by what she witnesses in this new neighborhood, while Roger, though dutiful to his wife, may be more intrigued than she knows. In a changing social climate — defined by its music, fashion and style — everyone in SWINGTOWN is confronted with personal choices, experimentation and shifting attitudes. Shanna Collins ("Wildfire"), Aaron Howles and Brittany Robertson ("Freddie") also star. Mike Kelley ("The O.C.") and director Alan Poul ("Six Feet Under") are executive producers for CBS Paramount Network Television.

May 14, 2007 This just in from The Hollywood Reporter:

"Meanwhile, CBS is moving ahead with two dramas, the untitled Cynthia Cidre project starring Jimmy Smits and the couple-swinging "Swingtown," both given the green light to start making staffing offers."

More information as it becomes available.

May 1, 2007 Be sure to catch Lana on ABC's Lost. She'll have a guest-starring role in the episode "Greatest Hits" airing May 16, playing a charcter named Greta.

February 9, 2007 Lana has been cast in a pilot. Here is a description from Comingsoon.net: "Swingtown, from CBS Par TV, revolves around 1970s married suburban couples practicing partner-swapping. Parrilla will play a sophisticated, smart woman of privileged upbringing married to a pilot (Grant Show)."

September 17, 2006 A petition to extend Windfall beyond its current run has been started here. Please have a look and show your support for Lana and the show.

June 8, 2006 Windfall premieres tonight at 10 p.m. on your local NBC affiliate. Make sure to tune in!

March 15, 2006 NBC has set a premiere date of Thursday, June 8 for Windfall. The show is set to air at 10 p.m. Check out these articles from Zap2it and Starpulse for more info.

January 22, 2006 According to a report in the Programming Insider, NBC has announced that Windfall will debut sometime this summer. Lana was also present at NBC's presentation for the Television Critics Association. Check out the images!

January 14, 2006 Check out NBC's page for Windfall. Click on the preview button for a short video teaser on the show.

January 9, 2006 Check out a nice picture of Lana in the 1/13/2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly.

July 26, 2005 Lana's new series, Windfall, is now in development at NBC as a mid-season replacement, according to this article from thefutoncritic.

March 29, 2005 Lana is working now on a pilot for FOX. According to ZAP2IT, the proposed drama (called Windfall) co-stars Sarah Wynter (24) and Luke Perry (Beverly Hills 90210). More info as it becomes available.

December 12, 2004 The fourth season of 24, with Lana in the cast is set to premiere on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005 at 8 pm (U.S. eastern and pacific times). The time is approximate after football that night so take that into consideration when setting your VCRs. The show moves to its regular time slot the next night, Monday, Jan. 10, with two episodes airing starting at at 8 pm. From what I can tell, the episodes will be airing consecutively straight through to the end of May. This means no repeats, at least until summer.

Lana in 24 Lana has joined the cast of Fox's 24 for the entire fourth season. Unfortuntely, the series will be starting late this year and we'll have to wait until January, 2005 for new episodes to begin.

Lana in Six Feet Under Lana will be guest-starring in the HBO series Six Feet Under for two episodes in July and August, 2004. She plays a dog trainer named Maile whom Nate Fisher comes to know when he briefly takes a job away from the family funeral home.

Lana on NYPD Blue Lana will be guest-starring on ABC's NYPD Blue for three episodes in March, 2004. She plays Officer Janet Grafton, who assists Det. Sipowicz and Clark on a murder investigation.

Frozen Stars On DVD Indie release Frozen Stars , filmed in 2000, is now available on DVD. Check your local retailer or order online.

Boomtown Weekend Set your VCRs for the final four episodes of Boomtown which will be shown on NBC over the weekend of 12/27-28/03. Season 2 episodes 3, 4 and 5 will be shown in a block on Saturday, Dec. 27 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. (EST). Episode 6 will be shown, ironically enough, in Boomtown 's original Sunday night 10 p.m. (EST) time slot.

Boomtown Cancelled Nov. 5, 2003--Word is official now from NBC, Boomtown has been cancelled. The show had been on hiatus after airing the first two episodes of the new season. It's unknown at this time when or if the remaining four episodes that had been filmed at the time production shut down will be shown.

Boomtown 2nd Season Lana will be back for the second season of NBC's Boomtown! The season premiere for NBC's award-winning show will be September 26 on its new night-Friday-airing at 10 p.m. Don't miss it!

Imagen Awards Congratulations to Lana for her win as Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2003. The award was presented at the 18th Annual Imagen Awards held in Los Angeles, CA May 29, 2003. Click here for some photos from the event.

Boomtown Renewed NBC announced today, May 12, 2003, that Boomtown has been renewed for the 2003-2004 television season. There will be 22 new episodes of the series which will also switch to Friday nights at 10 p.m.

Boomtown Premieres Sunday night September 29, 2002 saw the premiere of NBC's Boomtown co-starring Donnie Wahlberg, Jason Gedrick, Mykelti Williamson and Lana Parrilla. The series has received some very positive reviews such as this from Matt Roush of TV Guide: "Alive with emotion and equal parts grit and wit, Boomtown is an intriguing original, compelling us to return for more" (8/24/02 issue). The show will be airing Sunday nights at 10 p.m.