'ER' actor cast in 'Day One' pilot

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Former ER actor David Lyons has been cast as the lead in NBC's new pilot Day One, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Lyons, who played Dr Simon Brenner in ER, will portray a Marine and Iraq veteran who is a natural leader in the futuristic drama.

Day One revolves around a group of neighbours in an apartment complex after a catastrophic event. Carly Pope, Adam Campbell and Thekla Reuten also star.

Pope and Campbell will play lovers, while Reuten has been cast as an odd woman who keeps notes on the other tenants.

Day One was sold to NBC by James Alexander, who has previously worked on Heroes and Lost.