Cougar Town alum Dan Byrd is the first series regular cast in ABC ‘s thriller drama pilot Doomsday , from producer Carol Mendelsohn, writers Mark Bianculli & VJ Boyd and Sony TV . Written by Bianculli and Boyd, Doomsday starts in the aftermath of 9/11, when the U.S. government institutes a secret think tank featuring the most creative minds in science and entertainment that is tasked with dreaming up man-made disaster scenarios and their possible solutions.