“Treme” will add at least two new characters to its storylines for season three.
Sam Robards (“Gossip Girl,” “The West Wing”) will portray a restaurant investor, and Chris Coy (“True Blood,” “Justified”) will play a character based in part on reporter A.C. Thompson, said series co-creator David Simon.
Thompson, of the nonprofit ProPublica news organization, teamed with “Frontline” and the Times-Picayune staff for an August 2010 episode of the PBS newsmagazine. Subtitled “Law & Disorder,” the episode explored New Orleans Police Department misdeeds during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina levee-failure flooding.
Simon said Thompson has been used as a consultant for season.
Source: Full article @ nola.com
Treme - Season 3 - Shooting Started, New Characters Revealed
15 Nov 2011
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Hmmm, never thought of that, but a 5 season run would have been interesting. Maybe they'll move along a bit faster now...
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