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Oscar Nominee Melissa Leo Hops Aboard WIRE Man Simon’s New HBO Post-Katrina Pilot TREME!!<br>

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Melissa Leo, who almost won an Oscar for her role in “Frozen River,” has joined the cast of HBO’s “Treme,” the pilot about musicians in post-Katrina New Orleans from “The Wire” mastermind David Simon. She’ll play a civil rights lawyer.

Leo previously starred in NBC’s cop drama “Homicide: Life On The Street,” which was scripted in part by Simon and based on his book “Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets.”

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Bunk and Lester To Reteam<br> With WIRE Mastermind David Simon On HBO’s TREME Pilot!!

I am – Hercules!!

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HBO News!! A Post-KILL Pilot From The Creator Of THE WIRE!! A Sitcom Pilot For Sarah Jessica Parker!! DEADWOOD Deader!! <br>

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