 The project was renamed Moonlight when picked up by CBS on May 14 , 2007 , prior the upfronts . David Greenwalt , creator of Miracles and co @-@ creator of Angel , joined the staff in May 2007 as showrunner and executive producer alongside Silver . CBS hired Greenwalt during the pilot process to restructure the original concept by Koslow and Munson , however health reasons forced him to leave the series , and Chip Johannessen took over showrunner duties in August 2007 . All of the original actors save for the lead role of Mick St. John were recast in June 2007 : Shannon Lucio , Rade Šerbedžija and Amber Valletta were originally cast in the roles of Beth Turner , Josef Kostan and Coraline Duvall respectively before Sophia Myles , Jason Dohring and Shannyn Sossamon replaced them . With an almost entirely different cast , a retooled , full @-@ length pilot for television audiences was re @-@ shot . To promote the series , Silver , along with the rest of the main cast , attended the Comic @-@ Con International in San Diego on July 27 , 2007 , where the show was featured . 
