EXCLUSIVE: Corbin Bernsen (Clipped) has wrapped production on Woodstockers, an indie TV pilot for which he wrote the original draft, in which he stars opposite Stephen Tobolowsky (Nobody Wants This).
The original logline for the dark generational comedy teased the story of “two guys who went to Woodstock in ’69 and never left,” with Bernsen and Tobolowsky respectively playing friends Lenny Baker and Cal Reddick.
But per Bernsen, who relocated to the Hudson Vally six years ago, “Early on I had the good fortune to connect with Michael Lang, one of the original organizers of Woodstock, and quickly discovered a deeper story about the 60’s and a generation who espoused ‘Love and Peace,’ but failed in their early attempts to ‘change the world.’ At the same time, I witnessed a new generation dusting off the “hippie” mantra and giving it their own spin.” Woodstockers‘ cast also includes Oscar nominee Barbara Hershey (The Portrait of a Lady) as Lenny’s wife Rebecca, and Maggie Lawson (Psych) as Bernsen’s ultra-conservative daughter, Alice.
Others on the call sheet included Susan Ruttan (A Man on the Inside), John Glover (Smallville), Lea DeLaria (Orange Is the New Black), Lee Wilkof and Willie C.
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