Bruce Davison, Wayne Kasserman and Greg Ellis round out the cast of NBC's two-hour movie/backdoor pilot "Knight Rider."
"Knight Rider," from Universal and Dutch Oven, is a sequel to the 1980s series and centers on Mike Tracer (Justin Bruening), Michael Knight's (David Hasselhoff) son who never knew his dad.
Tracer is recruited by his childhood best friend, Sarah Graiman (Deanna Russo), and her eccentric physicist father, Charles (Davison), to join the Knight Foundation, a group committed to counteracting and preventing the damage done by private, covert military contractors. (Sarah and Charles' last name was originally Kamen, it has since been changed to Graiman.)
To assist their missions, Charles creates the second-generation KITT, an artificially intelligent car.
A shady millionaire approaches Charles to commission a KITT car, and when Charles refuses, he hires a military contractor to murder him and steal the car.
Ellis will play Welther, one of the bad guys. The role is considered guest-starring, with a potential to continue if "Knight Rider" goes to series.
Kasserman plays Dylan, Mike's loyal roommate, friend and race car mechanic who joins the Knight Rider team.
Davison, who co-starred on CBS' "Close to Home," is repped by Gersh and Shelter Entertainment.
Kasserman (Spike's "The Kill Point") is with Rain Management Group.
Ellis, who recently appeared in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" and "Beowulf," is repped by Diverse Talent Group.
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