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Tomorrow night at 10, Cinemax premieres the final season of "Strike Back," the rip-roaring buddy action drama about a pair of soldiers working for an elite British special forces unit. In the four seasons of its Cinemax incarnation (one season aired first in England, with an entirely different cast led by Richard Armitage), it's been a pleasure to watch: always smarter, more technically proficient, and just plain better than it ever needed to be. Now it's coming to an end, with a new season that kicks off in Thailand and features guest stars like Michelle Yeoh Dustin Clare, Adrian Paul and Will Yun Lee running into our returning heroes, straight-laced English soldier Michael Stonebridge (Philip Winchester) and his carousing American partner Damien Scott (Sullivan Stapleton). I've seen the first four episodes, and while there are a few narrative hiccups — some of them caused because production was disrupted and delayed by a...

"Dirty Sexy Money" creator Craig Wright has teamed with top reality producer Mark Burnett for a drama project set at CBS.

The untitled project, produced by Sony Pictures TV, centers on a lawyer who, after a near-fatal car crash, is offered a second chance at life by the ghost of his ex-wife.

Wright is writing the show, which he is executive producing with Burnett and Burnett's wife, Roma Downey.

In a competitive situation, the project landed at CBS with a script commitment plus penalty.

Wright, a playwright whose works include "The Pavilion," ventured into television six years ago when he joined "Six Feet Under." His work on the HBO drama earned him an Emmy and two WGA nominations. He won a WGA Award in 2006 as part of the writing team of ABC's "Lost."

Before creating and executive producing ABC's well-received soap "Money," the Wme-repped Wright was a co-executive producer on "Brothers & Sisters,...

Rachel Sweet has departed as executive producer/showrunner of Commando Nanny, Mark Burnett's upcoming comedy series for the WB Network. Production on the Warner Bros. TV show has been put on hold temporarily until a replacement for Sweet is found. Studio sources indicated that the parting of ways with Sweet, which comes days after the completion of Nanny's first episode, was amicable.

Gerald McRaney, star of Commando Nanny, Mark Burnett's upcoming comedy series for the WB Network, underwent surgery Monday to remove a small cancerous growth from his lung. The surgery, performed at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston was successful and McRaney is expected to fully recover within a month. In light of McRaney's medical situation, the WB and producer Warner Bros. TV have put the production start on Commando Nanny on hold. "The WB and WBTV wish Gerald a swift and total recovery and look forward to seeing him back on the set very soon," the network and the studio said in a statement. With the production delay, Commando Nanny will not make its scheduled Sept. 17 premiere, and the network plans to stick to its current Friday lineup of What I Like About You, Grounded for Life, Reba and a Blue Collar TV until Commando Nanny is ready to join the schedule later this fall. Earlier this month, the younger star of the show Philip Winchester broke his foot and was replaced with Owain Yeoman.

Kristin Dattilo has been cast as the mom in the WB Network's new comedy series Commando Nanny. Commando Nanny, from Warner Bros. TV and producer Mark Burnett, is based on Burnett's experience as a British military commando (Philip Winchester) who becomes a nanny for the kids of a Beverly Hills couple (Gerald McRaney, Dattilo). The role has been recast. Dattilo, who most recently starred on Showtime's The Chris Isaak Show, is repped by Paradigm and Fenton Kritzer Entertainment.