Ventimiglia to star in, produce new series


Actor Milo Ventimiglia, a cast member in the motion picture comedy |*|That's My Boy|*|, arrives at the premiere of the film at the Regency Village Theatre in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on June 4, 2012.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

Milo Ventimiglia will star in and produce “Chosen,” a psychological thriller to tape in Los Angeles, for the multi-platform entertainment network Crackle.

Created by Ben Ketai and Ryan Lewis, the series will include six half-hour episodes. Ketai also wrote and will direct the series, which is slated to premiere this winter across all Crackle platforms.

In the show, former “Heroes” star Ventimiglia plays a husband, father and lawyer who awakens one morning to discover a mysterious box on his doorstep containing a loaded gun — and a photo of a stranger he is instructed to kill within the next three days, a synopsis said.

The series” cast will also include Diedrich Bader, Nicky Whelan, Brett Davern and Katrina Law.

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