Heather Locklear (Franklin & Bash) and Matt Battaglia (Twin Peaks, True Detective) have signed on as guest stars on TLC’s Too Close to Home. Locklear and Battaglia join a cast that includes Danielle Savre, Brock O’Hurn, Kelly Sullivan, Brad Benedict, and Brooke Anna Smith. Alpha Trivette, Trisha Rae Stahl, Robert Craighead, Annie Thrash, and Curran Walters are series regulars, and Ashley Love-Mills, Nick Ballard, Charles Justo, Christian Ochoa, and Justin Gabriel will take on recurring roles. The eight episode dramatic series marks the first scripted series for TLC and comes from Tyler Perry Studios, with Perry writing, directing and producing.
“We are thrilled with this dynamic cast for our first ever scripted project on TLC,” stated Nancy Daniels, President and General Manager, TLC. “Tyler Perry has proven time and time again that his characters are at the crux of great storytelling. Too Close to Home is yet another example of that, and we know our viewers will be enthralled with how this story unfolds.”
The series just began shooting at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.
The Plot: The story follows Anna, a young woman who escaped her working class upbringing in Alabama to start fresh in Washington, D.C. After making national headlines in a major political scandal involving one of the nation’s most powerful players, she is forced to return to her roots and face a past she thought she left behind. Seeking help and forgiveness from the same people she abandoned for a “better” life, Anna finds herself right back where she worked so hard to escape… TOO CLOSE TO HOME.
