Don Johnson in Talks to Lead ABC's Pilot 'Southern Discomfort'
Actor Don Johnson is in talks to join the ABC comedy pilot 'Southern Discomfort', according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The comedy's premise centers on a conservative Texan (played by Johnson) whose children move back in with him turning his life upside down. 'Summerland's' Steve Talley will play the eldest son who rejects a baseball scholarship in order to pursue his dream of a writing career.
Don Johnson is best known to television audiences for playing 'Sonny Crockett' in the 1980's television cop series 'Miami Vice', for which he garnered a Golden Globe. Other television and film credits include 'Tin Cup', 'Nash Bridges', 'Born Yesterday', 'Goodbye Lover', 'Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man', 'Guilty as Sin', and 'In Pursuit of Honor'.
