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ABC
Comedy:
Bad Management: Not picked up, but still in contention for elsewhere.
Divorce: A Love Story: Passed.
The Goldbergs: Picked up.
Keep Calm and Karey On: Passed.
King John: Passed.
Middle Age Rage: Passed.
Mixology: Picked up.
Pulling: Passed, but being shopped to cable.
Untitled Cullen Bros: Picked up.
Spy: Passed.
Super Fun Night: Picked up, getting retooled.
Trophy Wife: Picked up.
Drama:
Betrayal: Picked up.
Big Thunder: Passed.
Doubt: Passed.
Gothika: Passed.
Influence: Picked up.
Killer Women: Picked up.
Lucky 7: Picked up.
Murder in Manhattan: Passed, but being shopped to cable.
The Returned: Picked up, renamed Resurrection.
Reckless: Passed.
S.H.I.E.L.D: Picked up.
Westside: Passed.
CBS
Comedy:
Bad Teacher: Still in contention, unlikely to be picked up.
Crazy Ones: Picked up.
Friends with Better Lives: Still in contention.
Jacked Up: Passed.
Jim Gaffigan Project: Passed, being kept to retool for next year.
The McCarthys: Passed.
The Millers: Picked up.
Mom: Picked up.
Super Clyde: Passed.
Untitled Rottenberg/Zuritsky: Still in contention, unlikely to be picked up.
Untitled Tad Quill: Passed.
We Are Men: Picked up.
Drama:
The Advocates: Still in contention.
Anatomy of Violence: Passed.
Backstrom: Still in contention.
Beverly Hills Cop: Passed, being shopped elsewhere.
Hostages: Picked up.
Intelligence: Picked up.
The Ordained: Passed.
Reckless: Passed.
Second Sight: Passed.
The Surgeon General: Passed.
NCIS: Red: Still in contention.
CW
Drama:
Blink: Passed.
Company Town: Passed.
The 100: Picked up.
The Originals: Picked up.
Oxygen: Picked up.
Reign: Picked up.
The Selection: Passed.
The Tomorrow People: Picked up.
Fox
Comedy:
Brooklyn 99: Picked up.
Dads: Picked up.
Enlisted: Picked up.
Us and Them: Picked up.
The Gabriels: Passed.
Surviving Jack: Picked up.
To My Future Assistant: Passed, may be retooled.
Two Wrongs: Passed.
Drama:
Almost Human: Picked up.
Boomerang: Passed.
Delirium: Passed.
Gang Related: Picked up.
The List: Passed.
Rake: Picked up.
Sleepy Hollow: Picked up.
Wild Blue: Passed.
NBC
Comedy:
About a Boy: Picked up.
Assistance: Still in contention, may be retooled.
Brenda Forever: Passed, may be retooled.
Donor Party: Passed.
Family Guide: Picked up.
The Gates: Passed.
Girlfriend in a Coma: Passed.
Holding Patterns: Passed.
Joe, Joe, & Jane: Passed.
Michael J. Fox Show: Picked up.
Mr. Robinson: Still in contention.
Mulaney: Passed.
Sean Saves the World: Picked up.
Undateable: Picked up.
Untitled Greg Daniels/Robert Padnick pilot: Passed.
Welcome to the Family: Picked up.
Drama:
Believe: Picked up.
The Blacklist: Picked up.
Bloodline: Passed.
Crisis: Picked up.
Hatfields and McCoys: Passed.
I Am Victor: Still in contention.
Ironside: Picked up.
Night Shift: Picked up.
The Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives: Passed.
The Sixth Gun: Passed.
Wonderland: Still in contention.
and here is a description (again from that thread, not mine) of every single show picked up or not. fucking long as fuck i havent read any of it
ABC:
cbs:
fox:
ABC
Comedy:
Bad Management: Not picked up, but still in contention for elsewhere.
Divorce: A Love Story: Passed.
The Goldbergs: Picked up.
Keep Calm and Karey On: Passed.
King John: Passed.
Middle Age Rage: Passed.
Mixology: Picked up.
Pulling: Passed, but being shopped to cable.
Untitled Cullen Bros: Picked up.
Spy: Passed.
Super Fun Night: Picked up, getting retooled.
Trophy Wife: Picked up.
Drama:
Betrayal: Picked up.
Big Thunder: Passed.
Doubt: Passed.
Gothika: Passed.
Influence: Picked up.
Killer Women: Picked up.
Lucky 7: Picked up.
Murder in Manhattan: Passed, but being shopped to cable.
The Returned: Picked up, renamed Resurrection.
Reckless: Passed.
S.H.I.E.L.D: Picked up.
Westside: Passed.
CBS
Comedy:
Bad Teacher: Still in contention, unlikely to be picked up.
Crazy Ones: Picked up.
Friends with Better Lives: Still in contention.
Jacked Up: Passed.
Jim Gaffigan Project: Passed, being kept to retool for next year.
The McCarthys: Passed.
The Millers: Picked up.
Mom: Picked up.
Super Clyde: Passed.
Untitled Rottenberg/Zuritsky: Still in contention, unlikely to be picked up.
Untitled Tad Quill: Passed.
We Are Men: Picked up.
Drama:
The Advocates: Still in contention.
Anatomy of Violence: Passed.
Backstrom: Still in contention.
Beverly Hills Cop: Passed, being shopped elsewhere.
Hostages: Picked up.
Intelligence: Picked up.
The Ordained: Passed.
Reckless: Passed.
Second Sight: Passed.
The Surgeon General: Passed.
NCIS: Red: Still in contention.
CW
Drama:
Blink: Passed.
Company Town: Passed.
The 100: Picked up.
The Originals: Picked up.
Oxygen: Picked up.
Reign: Picked up.
The Selection: Passed.
The Tomorrow People: Picked up.
Fox
Comedy:
Brooklyn 99: Picked up.
Dads: Picked up.
Enlisted: Picked up.
Us and Them: Picked up.
The Gabriels: Passed.
Surviving Jack: Picked up.
To My Future Assistant: Passed, may be retooled.
Two Wrongs: Passed.
Drama:
Almost Human: Picked up.
Boomerang: Passed.
Delirium: Passed.
Gang Related: Picked up.
The List: Passed.
Rake: Picked up.
Sleepy Hollow: Picked up.
Wild Blue: Passed.
NBC
Comedy:
About a Boy: Picked up.
Assistance: Still in contention, may be retooled.
Brenda Forever: Passed, may be retooled.
Donor Party: Passed.
Family Guide: Picked up.
The Gates: Passed.
Girlfriend in a Coma: Passed.
Holding Patterns: Passed.
Joe, Joe, & Jane: Passed.
Michael J. Fox Show: Picked up.
Mr. Robinson: Still in contention.
Mulaney: Passed.
Sean Saves the World: Picked up.
Undateable: Picked up.
Untitled Greg Daniels/Robert Padnick pilot: Passed.
Welcome to the Family: Picked up.
Drama:
Believe: Picked up.
The Blacklist: Picked up.
Bloodline: Passed.
Crisis: Picked up.
Hatfields and McCoys: Passed.
I Am Victor: Still in contention.
Ironside: Picked up.
Night Shift: Picked up.
The Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives: Passed.
The Sixth Gun: Passed.
Wonderland: Still in contention.
and here is a description (again from that thread, not mine) of every single show picked up or not. fucking long as fuck i havent read any of it
ABC:
ABC Pilots 2013
COMEDY
BAD MANAGEMENT (single-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Sharon Horgan (w), Holly Walsh (w), Aaron Kaplan (ep), Ben Taylor (d)
LOGLINE: A slightly self-centered female boss at a high-end luxury goods department store finds her ways challenged when the boss's son comes to town and makes youth and sex the new company focus.
CAST: Sharon Horgan, David Spade, Alan Thicke, Rachael Harris, Greta Lee, E.J. Bonilla, Bradley Dodds
DIVORCE: A LOVE STORY (multi-camera)
STUDIO: Sony Pictures Television/ABC Studios/Reshet
TEAM: Michael Sikowitz (ep), Daniel Lappin (ep), Noa Tishby (ep), Pam Fryman (d)
LOGLINE: A recently divorced couple were bad together but discover they're even worse apart and can't seem to stay out of each others' lives. Based on Israeli format Life Isn't Everything.
CAST: Jason Jones, Andrea Anders, Adam Goldberg, Regina King
HOW THE HELL AM I NORMAL? (single-camera)
STUDIO: Sony Pictures Television/Happy Madison
TEAM: Adam F. Goldberg (w, ep), Seth Gordon (d, ep), Doug Robinson (ep)
LOGLINE: Family comedy set in the '80s that centers on an in-your-face mother and hot-tempered father who love their three eccentric kids so much, they can't bear to see them grow up; inspired by Goldberg's experience growing up in the '80s with a highly screwed up but loving family
CAST: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff Garlin, George Segal, Darien Provost, Troy Gentile
KEEP KALM AND KAREY ON (previously Untitled Andrea Abbate, Crazy Gene)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/21 Laps/Adelstein
TEAM: Andrea Abbate (w, ep), Marty Adelstein (ep), Shawn Levy (ep), Becky Clements (ep)
LOGLINE: Centers on the clean-nosed black sheep in a family of petty thieves, drug addicts, and narcissists. When her brother is sent to prison, she decides to raise his kids along with her adopted black son and give them the normal lives they deserve.
CAST: Kelly Preston, Ashley Williams, Steve Talley, Jane Seymour, Haley Lu Richardson, Rhys Darby
MIDDLE AGE RAGE (single-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Amblin TV
TEAM: Cheryl Holliday (w, ep), Darryl Frank (ep), Justin Falvey (ep)
LOGLINE: Chronicles what happens when a middle-aged wife and mother is fed up with feeling invisible and begins to speak up and demand the respect she feels she's earned.
CAST: Annie Mumolo, Will Sasso, Melanie Leishman, Wyatt Oleff, Kellee Stewart
MIXOLOGY (single-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Ryan Seacrest Prods
TEAM: Jon Lucas (w, ep), Scott Moore (w, ep), Nina Wass (ep), Stacy Traub (ep), Larry Charles (d)
LOGLINE: Set in the world of a sexy Manhattan bar, the high-concept comedy chronicles the exploits of singles in search of love - all over the course of one night.
CAST: Ginger Gonzaga, Kate Simses, Sarah Bolger, Blake Lee, Andrew Santino, Alexis Carra
PULLING (single-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Lee Eisenberg (w, ep), Gene Stupnitsky (w, ep), Aaron Kaplan (ep), Sharon Horgan (ep), Dennis Kelly (ep), Jason Moore (d)
LOGLINE: The story of three dysfunctional women in their 30s living their lives the way they want, even if society tells them they should have it all figured out by this point. Based on the British series.
CAST: June Diane Raphael, Matt Oberg, Jenny Slate, Kristen Schaal
UNTITLED CULLEN BROS aka SHE'S GOT BALLS aka SAFE AT HOME (single-camera)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Robb Cullen (w, ep), Mark Cullen (w, ep), Aaron Kaplan (ep), John Requa (d, ep), Glenn Ficarra (d, ep)
LOGLINE: A recently divorced single mother temporarily moves in with her estranged father, a beer-swilling former baseball player. She reluctantly starts coaching her son's underdog Little League team and is drawn back into the world of sports she vowed to leave behind.
CAST: James Caan, Maggie Lawson, Griffin Gluck, Ben Koldyke, Lenora Crichlow
SPY (single-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Hat Trick Prods
TEAM: Simeon Goulden (w, ep), Jimmy Mulville (ep), Helen Williams (ep), Alex Hardcastle (d)
LOGLINE: A well intentioned father of a highly intelligent and verbal son, who also happens to be his complete opposite, inadvertently takes a job at the Secret Service in order to prove himself a worthy father.
CAST: Rob Corddry, Paget Brewster, Mason Cook, Moshe Casher, Ken Jeong, Nat Faxon
SUPER FUN NIGHT (single-camera)
STUDIO: Warner Bros. TV/Conaco Prods.
TEAM: Rebel Wilson (w, co-ep), John Riggi (d, ep), Conan O'Brien (ep), David Kissinger (ep), Jeff Ross (ep)
LOGLINE: Follows three nerdy female friends: Kimmie (Rebel Wilson), Helen-Alice (Lisa Lapira) and Marika (Lauren Ash) on their "funcomfortable" quest to have "super fun" every Friday night; originally done as a multi-camera pilot at CBS last year.
CAST: Rebel Wilson, Lauren Ash, Liza Lapira, Kelen Coleman, Kevin Bishop
TROPHY WIFE (single-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Emily Halpern (w, ep) Sarah Haskins (w, ep), Jason Moore (d), Gene Stupnitsky (ep), Lee Eisenberg (ep)
LOGLINE: Reformed party girl Kate (Malin Akerman) finds herself with an insta-family when she falls in love with a man with three manipulative kids and two judgmental ex-wives.
CAST: Malin Akerman, Bradley Whitford, Marcia Gay Harden, Michaela Watkins, Natalie Morales, Ryan Lee
UNTITLED JOHN LEGUIZAMO (multi-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: John Leguizamo, (w, ep), Chris Sheridan (ep), Jeff Golenberg (ep), Sam Maydew (ep), David Hoberman (ep), Todd Lieberman (ep), Maria Crenna (ep)
LOGLINE: Based on John Leguizamo's life as a husband, father and fish out of water on the upper West Side of New York as reflected in his one-person shows.
CAST: John Leguizamo, Andrea Savage, Luke Ganalon, Troy Garity
DRAMA
BETRAYAL
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: David Zabel (w, ep), Rob Golenberg (ep), Alon Aranya (ep), Patty Jenkins (d)
LOGLINE: A beautiful but unhappily married female photographer begins a torrid affair with a lawyer for a powerful family. When he turns out to be defending a murder suspect who is being prosecuted by her husband, the relationship and the case begin a spiraling series of betrayals with cataclysmic results for everyone involved. Based on Dutch series.
CAST: Hannah Ware, Stuart Townsend, Chris Johnson, Henry Thomas, James Cromwell, Wendy Moniz
BIG THUNDER
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Jason Fuchs (w, ep), Chris Morgan (ep), Melissa Rosenberg (ep, showrunner), Rob Bowman (d)
LOGLINE: A drama based on Disney's Big Thunder Mountain roller coaster ride at four of its theme parks. The series centers on a brilliant, late 19th century New York doctor. He and his family are given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to relocate to a frontier mining town run by a powerful, but mysterious tycoon but quickly realize that not everything in Big Thunder is as it seems.
CAST: Ed MacLiam, Ana De La Reguera, Alex Hassell, Zahn McClarnon, Alex Meraz, Ruth Bradley, Spencer Locke
DOUBT
STUDIO: Sony Pictures TV
TEAM: David Shore (w, ep), Thomas Schlamme (d, ep)
LOGLINE: Former cop is now a cunning but charming low-rent lawyer who uses his street smarts to work the system for his clients while battling his own demons and wooing his ex-wife.
CAST: Steve Coogan, Carla Gugino, Mercedes Ruehl, Rockmond Dunbar, Greg Grunberg, John Pankow
GOTHICA
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Mark Gordon Co
TEAM: Mark Gordon (ep), Matt Lopez (w), Anand Tucker (d)
LOGLINE: A sexy gothic soap set in present day that weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray among others.
CAST: Raza Jaffrey, Janet Montgomery, Chris Egan, Tom Ellis, Tracie Thoms, Emma Booth, Seth Gabel, Melissa George
INFLUENCE
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Kyle Killen (w, ep)
LOGLINE: Provocative workplace ensemble centers on relationship between two brothers - a bipolar genius in human psychology and a slick ex-con - who head a unique agency designed to solve their clients' problems using the real science of human motivation and manipulation. In addition to helping clients, agency staff sometimes use their skills to manipulate each another.
CAST: Christian Slater, Steve Zahn, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Cedric Sanders, Gregory Marcel, Wynn Everett
KILLER WOMEN
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Hannah Shakespeare (w, ep), Sophia Vergara (ep), Ben Silverman (ep), Louis Balaguer (ep), Martin Campbell (ep), Lawrence Trilling (d)
LOGLINE: Molly Parker is the only woman in the notoriously male Texas Ranger - a ballsy, beautiful badass who knows how to get to the truth and isn't afraid to ruffle feathers along the way. Based on the Argentine series Mujeres Asesinas.
CAST: Tricia Helfer, Marc Blucas, Marta Milans, Michael Trucco, Alex Fernandez
LUCKY 7
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Amblin TV
TEAM: David Zabel (w, ep), Jason Richman (w, ep), Kay Mellor (ep), Darryl Frank (ep), Justin Falvey (ep)
LOGLINE: The lives of seven employees of a service station in Queens are changed in many unexpected ways when they win a lottery jackpot. Each episode centers on a different character, and each season will follow a different group in similar circumstance. Based on the UK series The Syndicate.
CAST: Isiah Whitlock Jr, Stephen Louis Grush, Summer Bishil, Anastasia Phillips, Christine Evangelista, Lorraine Bruce, Luis Antonio Ramos, Matt Long
MURDER IN MANHATTAN
STUDIO: ABC Studios/DarkFire TV
TEAM: Ryan Reynolds (ep), Maria Maggenti (w), Allan Loeb (ep), Jonathan Komack Martin (ep), Steven Pearl (ep), Matthew Gross (ep)
LOGLINE: Hourlong dramedy is set in NYC centering on a mother and daughter who team up as amateur sleuths.
CAST: Bridget Regan, Annie Potts, Enver Gjokaj, Brendan Hines
THE RETURNED
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Brillstein Entertainment Partners/Plan B
TEAM: Aaron Zelman (w, ep), Charles McDougall (d, ep), JoAnn Alfano (ep), Jon Liebman (ep), Dede Gardner (ep), Jeremy Kleiner (ep)
LOGLINE: What happens when the people you have mourned and buried suddenly appear on your doorstep as if not a day's gone by? The lives of the people of Aurora are forever changed when their deceased loved ones, RETURN. Based on a novel by Jason Mott.
CAST: Matt Craven, Devin Kelley, Frances Fisher, Samaire Armstrong, Sam Hazeldine, Nicholas Gonzalez, Omar Epps, Kurtwood Smith, Landan Gimenez, Mark Hildreth
RECKLESS
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Chris Black (w, ep), Martin Campbell (d, ep)
LOGLINE: Thriller centers on a resourceful problem solver who, when his wife is unjustly imprisoned during a political uprising overseas, resorts to entering a world of political intrigue, dangerous alliances and high emotional stakes in order to get her out.
CAST: Patrick Fugit, Ernie Hudson, Eloise Mumford, Ashton Holmes, Stephen Lang, Lou Taylor Pucci, Parminder Nagra, Naveen Andrews, Lyndon Smith, Bess Armstrong
S.H.I.E.L.D.
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Marvel TV
TEAM: Joss Whedon (w, d, ep). Jed Whedon (w, ep), Maurissa Tancharoen (e, ep), Jeffrey Bell (ep), Jeph Loeb (ep)
LOGLINE: Based on a peacekeeping group found in both the Marvel comic book and feature film universes, including the 2012 movie The Avengers
CAST: Clark Gregg, Ming-Na, Brett Dalton, Elizabeth Henstridge, Ian De Caestecker, Chloe Bennet
WESTSIDE (previously VENICE)
STUDIO: Warner Bros. TV/ Wonderland Sound and Vision
TEAM: Byron Balasco (w,ep), McG (d, ep), Peter Johnson (ep), Ilene Chaiken (ep, showrunner)
LOGLINE: A soap in the vein of Romeo And Juliet about the haves and the have-not's of California's most seductive city, Venice. VENICE will focus on two rival families and a forbidden and dangerous romance emerging between them as the two families battle for control of Venice.
CAST: Odette Annable, Luke Bracey, Jennifer Beals, Bruce Greenwood, Lincoln Lewis, Michael Graziadei, Lexi Ainsworth, Brooklyn Sudano
COMEDY
BAD MANAGEMENT (single-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Sharon Horgan (w), Holly Walsh (w), Aaron Kaplan (ep), Ben Taylor (d)
LOGLINE: A slightly self-centered female boss at a high-end luxury goods department store finds her ways challenged when the boss's son comes to town and makes youth and sex the new company focus.
CAST: Sharon Horgan, David Spade, Alan Thicke, Rachael Harris, Greta Lee, E.J. Bonilla, Bradley Dodds
DIVORCE: A LOVE STORY (multi-camera)
STUDIO: Sony Pictures Television/ABC Studios/Reshet
TEAM: Michael Sikowitz (ep), Daniel Lappin (ep), Noa Tishby (ep), Pam Fryman (d)
LOGLINE: A recently divorced couple were bad together but discover they're even worse apart and can't seem to stay out of each others' lives. Based on Israeli format Life Isn't Everything.
CAST: Jason Jones, Andrea Anders, Adam Goldberg, Regina King
HOW THE HELL AM I NORMAL? (single-camera)
STUDIO: Sony Pictures Television/Happy Madison
TEAM: Adam F. Goldberg (w, ep), Seth Gordon (d, ep), Doug Robinson (ep)
LOGLINE: Family comedy set in the '80s that centers on an in-your-face mother and hot-tempered father who love their three eccentric kids so much, they can't bear to see them grow up; inspired by Goldberg's experience growing up in the '80s with a highly screwed up but loving family
CAST: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff Garlin, George Segal, Darien Provost, Troy Gentile
KEEP KALM AND KAREY ON (previously Untitled Andrea Abbate, Crazy Gene)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/21 Laps/Adelstein
TEAM: Andrea Abbate (w, ep), Marty Adelstein (ep), Shawn Levy (ep), Becky Clements (ep)
LOGLINE: Centers on the clean-nosed black sheep in a family of petty thieves, drug addicts, and narcissists. When her brother is sent to prison, she decides to raise his kids along with her adopted black son and give them the normal lives they deserve.
CAST: Kelly Preston, Ashley Williams, Steve Talley, Jane Seymour, Haley Lu Richardson, Rhys Darby
MIDDLE AGE RAGE (single-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Amblin TV
TEAM: Cheryl Holliday (w, ep), Darryl Frank (ep), Justin Falvey (ep)
LOGLINE: Chronicles what happens when a middle-aged wife and mother is fed up with feeling invisible and begins to speak up and demand the respect she feels she's earned.
CAST: Annie Mumolo, Will Sasso, Melanie Leishman, Wyatt Oleff, Kellee Stewart
MIXOLOGY (single-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Ryan Seacrest Prods
TEAM: Jon Lucas (w, ep), Scott Moore (w, ep), Nina Wass (ep), Stacy Traub (ep), Larry Charles (d)
LOGLINE: Set in the world of a sexy Manhattan bar, the high-concept comedy chronicles the exploits of singles in search of love - all over the course of one night.
CAST: Ginger Gonzaga, Kate Simses, Sarah Bolger, Blake Lee, Andrew Santino, Alexis Carra
PULLING (single-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Lee Eisenberg (w, ep), Gene Stupnitsky (w, ep), Aaron Kaplan (ep), Sharon Horgan (ep), Dennis Kelly (ep), Jason Moore (d)
LOGLINE: The story of three dysfunctional women in their 30s living their lives the way they want, even if society tells them they should have it all figured out by this point. Based on the British series.
CAST: June Diane Raphael, Matt Oberg, Jenny Slate, Kristen Schaal
UNTITLED CULLEN BROS aka SHE'S GOT BALLS aka SAFE AT HOME (single-camera)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Robb Cullen (w, ep), Mark Cullen (w, ep), Aaron Kaplan (ep), John Requa (d, ep), Glenn Ficarra (d, ep)
LOGLINE: A recently divorced single mother temporarily moves in with her estranged father, a beer-swilling former baseball player. She reluctantly starts coaching her son's underdog Little League team and is drawn back into the world of sports she vowed to leave behind.
CAST: James Caan, Maggie Lawson, Griffin Gluck, Ben Koldyke, Lenora Crichlow
SPY (single-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Hat Trick Prods
TEAM: Simeon Goulden (w, ep), Jimmy Mulville (ep), Helen Williams (ep), Alex Hardcastle (d)
LOGLINE: A well intentioned father of a highly intelligent and verbal son, who also happens to be his complete opposite, inadvertently takes a job at the Secret Service in order to prove himself a worthy father.
CAST: Rob Corddry, Paget Brewster, Mason Cook, Moshe Casher, Ken Jeong, Nat Faxon
SUPER FUN NIGHT (single-camera)
STUDIO: Warner Bros. TV/Conaco Prods.
TEAM: Rebel Wilson (w, co-ep), John Riggi (d, ep), Conan O'Brien (ep), David Kissinger (ep), Jeff Ross (ep)
LOGLINE: Follows three nerdy female friends: Kimmie (Rebel Wilson), Helen-Alice (Lisa Lapira) and Marika (Lauren Ash) on their "funcomfortable" quest to have "super fun" every Friday night; originally done as a multi-camera pilot at CBS last year.
CAST: Rebel Wilson, Lauren Ash, Liza Lapira, Kelen Coleman, Kevin Bishop
TROPHY WIFE (single-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Emily Halpern (w, ep) Sarah Haskins (w, ep), Jason Moore (d), Gene Stupnitsky (ep), Lee Eisenberg (ep)
LOGLINE: Reformed party girl Kate (Malin Akerman) finds herself with an insta-family when she falls in love with a man with three manipulative kids and two judgmental ex-wives.
CAST: Malin Akerman, Bradley Whitford, Marcia Gay Harden, Michaela Watkins, Natalie Morales, Ryan Lee
UNTITLED JOHN LEGUIZAMO (multi-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: John Leguizamo, (w, ep), Chris Sheridan (ep), Jeff Golenberg (ep), Sam Maydew (ep), David Hoberman (ep), Todd Lieberman (ep), Maria Crenna (ep)
LOGLINE: Based on John Leguizamo's life as a husband, father and fish out of water on the upper West Side of New York as reflected in his one-person shows.
CAST: John Leguizamo, Andrea Savage, Luke Ganalon, Troy Garity
DRAMA
BETRAYAL
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: David Zabel (w, ep), Rob Golenberg (ep), Alon Aranya (ep), Patty Jenkins (d)
LOGLINE: A beautiful but unhappily married female photographer begins a torrid affair with a lawyer for a powerful family. When he turns out to be defending a murder suspect who is being prosecuted by her husband, the relationship and the case begin a spiraling series of betrayals with cataclysmic results for everyone involved. Based on Dutch series.
CAST: Hannah Ware, Stuart Townsend, Chris Johnson, Henry Thomas, James Cromwell, Wendy Moniz
BIG THUNDER
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Jason Fuchs (w, ep), Chris Morgan (ep), Melissa Rosenberg (ep, showrunner), Rob Bowman (d)
LOGLINE: A drama based on Disney's Big Thunder Mountain roller coaster ride at four of its theme parks. The series centers on a brilliant, late 19th century New York doctor. He and his family are given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to relocate to a frontier mining town run by a powerful, but mysterious tycoon but quickly realize that not everything in Big Thunder is as it seems.
CAST: Ed MacLiam, Ana De La Reguera, Alex Hassell, Zahn McClarnon, Alex Meraz, Ruth Bradley, Spencer Locke
DOUBT
STUDIO: Sony Pictures TV
TEAM: David Shore (w, ep), Thomas Schlamme (d, ep)
LOGLINE: Former cop is now a cunning but charming low-rent lawyer who uses his street smarts to work the system for his clients while battling his own demons and wooing his ex-wife.
CAST: Steve Coogan, Carla Gugino, Mercedes Ruehl, Rockmond Dunbar, Greg Grunberg, John Pankow
GOTHICA
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Mark Gordon Co
TEAM: Mark Gordon (ep), Matt Lopez (w), Anand Tucker (d)
LOGLINE: A sexy gothic soap set in present day that weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray among others.
CAST: Raza Jaffrey, Janet Montgomery, Chris Egan, Tom Ellis, Tracie Thoms, Emma Booth, Seth Gabel, Melissa George
INFLUENCE
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Kyle Killen (w, ep)
LOGLINE: Provocative workplace ensemble centers on relationship between two brothers - a bipolar genius in human psychology and a slick ex-con - who head a unique agency designed to solve their clients' problems using the real science of human motivation and manipulation. In addition to helping clients, agency staff sometimes use their skills to manipulate each another.
CAST: Christian Slater, Steve Zahn, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Cedric Sanders, Gregory Marcel, Wynn Everett
KILLER WOMEN
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Hannah Shakespeare (w, ep), Sophia Vergara (ep), Ben Silverman (ep), Louis Balaguer (ep), Martin Campbell (ep), Lawrence Trilling (d)
LOGLINE: Molly Parker is the only woman in the notoriously male Texas Ranger - a ballsy, beautiful badass who knows how to get to the truth and isn't afraid to ruffle feathers along the way. Based on the Argentine series Mujeres Asesinas.
CAST: Tricia Helfer, Marc Blucas, Marta Milans, Michael Trucco, Alex Fernandez
LUCKY 7
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Amblin TV
TEAM: David Zabel (w, ep), Jason Richman (w, ep), Kay Mellor (ep), Darryl Frank (ep), Justin Falvey (ep)
LOGLINE: The lives of seven employees of a service station in Queens are changed in many unexpected ways when they win a lottery jackpot. Each episode centers on a different character, and each season will follow a different group in similar circumstance. Based on the UK series The Syndicate.
CAST: Isiah Whitlock Jr, Stephen Louis Grush, Summer Bishil, Anastasia Phillips, Christine Evangelista, Lorraine Bruce, Luis Antonio Ramos, Matt Long
MURDER IN MANHATTAN
STUDIO: ABC Studios/DarkFire TV
TEAM: Ryan Reynolds (ep), Maria Maggenti (w), Allan Loeb (ep), Jonathan Komack Martin (ep), Steven Pearl (ep), Matthew Gross (ep)
LOGLINE: Hourlong dramedy is set in NYC centering on a mother and daughter who team up as amateur sleuths.
CAST: Bridget Regan, Annie Potts, Enver Gjokaj, Brendan Hines
THE RETURNED
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Brillstein Entertainment Partners/Plan B
TEAM: Aaron Zelman (w, ep), Charles McDougall (d, ep), JoAnn Alfano (ep), Jon Liebman (ep), Dede Gardner (ep), Jeremy Kleiner (ep)
LOGLINE: What happens when the people you have mourned and buried suddenly appear on your doorstep as if not a day's gone by? The lives of the people of Aurora are forever changed when their deceased loved ones, RETURN. Based on a novel by Jason Mott.
CAST: Matt Craven, Devin Kelley, Frances Fisher, Samaire Armstrong, Sam Hazeldine, Nicholas Gonzalez, Omar Epps, Kurtwood Smith, Landan Gimenez, Mark Hildreth
RECKLESS
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Chris Black (w, ep), Martin Campbell (d, ep)
LOGLINE: Thriller centers on a resourceful problem solver who, when his wife is unjustly imprisoned during a political uprising overseas, resorts to entering a world of political intrigue, dangerous alliances and high emotional stakes in order to get her out.
CAST: Patrick Fugit, Ernie Hudson, Eloise Mumford, Ashton Holmes, Stephen Lang, Lou Taylor Pucci, Parminder Nagra, Naveen Andrews, Lyndon Smith, Bess Armstrong
S.H.I.E.L.D.
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Marvel TV
TEAM: Joss Whedon (w, d, ep). Jed Whedon (w, ep), Maurissa Tancharoen (e, ep), Jeffrey Bell (ep), Jeph Loeb (ep)
LOGLINE: Based on a peacekeeping group found in both the Marvel comic book and feature film universes, including the 2012 movie The Avengers
CAST: Clark Gregg, Ming-Na, Brett Dalton, Elizabeth Henstridge, Ian De Caestecker, Chloe Bennet
WESTSIDE (previously VENICE)
STUDIO: Warner Bros. TV/ Wonderland Sound and Vision
TEAM: Byron Balasco (w,ep), McG (d, ep), Peter Johnson (ep), Ilene Chaiken (ep, showrunner)
LOGLINE: A soap in the vein of Romeo And Juliet about the haves and the have-not's of California's most seductive city, Venice. VENICE will focus on two rival families and a forbidden and dangerous romance emerging between them as the two families battle for control of Venice.
CAST: Odette Annable, Luke Bracey, Jennifer Beals, Bruce Greenwood, Lincoln Lewis, Michael Graziadei, Lexi Ainsworth, Brooklyn Sudano
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COMEDY
BAD TEACHER (single-camera)
STUDIO: Sony Television i/a/w Mosiac
TEAM: Hilary Winston (w, ep), Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupinsky (ep), Sam Hansen & Jimmy Miller (ep), Don Scardino (d), Ari Graynor (p)
LOGLINE: A sexy, foul-mouthed divorcee becomes a teacher to find her next husband. Based on the feature film.
CAST: Ari Graynor, Kristin Davis, Sara Gilbert, Ryan Hansen, David Alan Grier, Caitlin Kimball, Katie Walder
CRAZY ONES (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: David E. Kelley (w, ep), Jason Winer (d, ep), Bill D'Elia (ep), Dean Lorey (ep), John Montgomery (ep), Mark Teitelbaum (ep)
LOGLINE: A brilliant advertising executive works alongside his daughter.
CAST: Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Wolk, Hamish Linklater, Amanda Setton
FRIENDS WITH BETTER LIVES (multi-camera)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Dana Klein (w, ep), Aaron Kaplan (ep), James Burrows (d)
LOGLINE: Revolves around a group of thirtysomething friends who each think the other has it better.
CAST: James Van Der Beek, Zoe Lister, Brooklyn Decker, Rick Donald, Kevin Connolly, Majandra Delfino
JACKED UP (multi-camera)
STUDIO: Sony Pictures TV/CBS TV Studios/Happy Madison
TEAM: Greg Malins (w, ep), Doug Robinson (ep), Patrick Warburton (p), Fred Savage (d)
LOGLINE: A beloved, recently retired baseball player finds that adjusting to retirement isn't as easy as he thought it'd be.
CAST: Patrick Warburton, Rob Huebel, Tyne Daly, Missi Pyle
JIM GAFFIGAN PROJECT (single-camera)
STUDIO: Sony Pictures TV/Fedora Entertainment
TEAM: Peter Tolan (w, ep), Jim Gaffigan (ep), Michael Wimer (ep), Alex Murray (ep)
LOGLINE: Series centers on a guy (Gaffigan) who lives with his wife and five kids in a 2-bedroom New York apartment. Inspired by Gaffigan's rel-life experiences
CAST: Jim Gaffigan, Mira Sorvino, Christian Barillas, Tongayi Chirisa
THE MCCARTHYS (single-camera)
STUDIO: Sony TV/Olive Bridge Entertainment
TEAM: Will Gluck (ep), Brian Gallivan (w, co-ep), Richie Schwartz (co-ep), Fred Savage (d)
LOGLINE: The big-family comedy revolves around an Irish-Catholic, sports-crazed Boston clan and the gay son whose greatest sin is not his sexuality but his desire to spend less time with his family.
CAST: Jack McGee, Jacki Weaver, Jake Lacy, Joey McIntyre, Jessica Chaffin, Jimmy Dunn
MOM (multi-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Chuck Lorre Prods
PRODUCING TEAM: Chuck Lorre (w, ep), Eddie Gorodetsky (w, ep), Gemma Baker (w, ep), Pam Fryman (d)
LOGLINE: A newly sober single mom (Farris) tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley.
CAST: Anna Faris, Allison Janney, Nate Corddry, Blake Garrett Rosenthal, Matt Jones, Spencer Daniels, Sadie Calvano, French Stewart
WE ARE MEN (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios/Tannenbaum Co
TEAM: Rob Greenberg (w, d, ep), Eric Tannenbaum (ep), Kim Tannenbaum (ep)
LOGLINE: The series details the exploits of a young man learning the ways of the world from the older and more experienced men in his short-term rental complex
CAST: Chris Smith, Tony Shalhoub, Jerry O'Connell, Kal Penn
SUPER CLYDE (single-camera)
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Greg Garcia (w, ep), Michael Fresco (d, ep)
LOGLINE: A meek, unassuming fast food worker who decides to become a super hero.
CAST: Rupert Grint, Stephen Fry, Tyler Labine, Justine Lupe
THE MILLERS (multi-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Greg Garcia (w, ep), James Burrows (d)
LOGLINE: A recently divorced man's life gets more complicated when his parents have marital problems of their own.
CAST: Will Arnett, Margo Martindale, Beau Bridges, JB Smoove, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Michael Rapaport
UNTITLED ROTTENBERG/ZURITSKY formerly MOTHER'S DAY (single-camera)
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Julie Rottenberg (ep), Elisa Zuritsky (ep), Daniela London-Dekel (ep), Dana Eden (ep), Avi Nir (ep), Ran Telem (ep)
LOGLINE: In order to successfully navigate through the demanding life of being a mother of three, a lover, a friend and a career woman, 40-year-old Ella constantly lies her way out of and into situations - little lies, big lies, white and at times not-so-white lies. Based on Israeli series.
CAST: Debra Messing, Paul Adelstein, Michael Nathanson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones
UNTITLED TAD QUILL (multi-camera)
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Tad Quill (ep), James Burrows (d)
LOGLINE: A recently widowed father raises his 12-year old son while jumping back into the dating pool.
CAST: Matthew Broderick, Kristen Chenoweth, Jennifer Aspen, Phil Lewis
DRAMA
THE ADVOCATES
STUDIO: Warner Bros.
TEAM: Bruno Heller (w, ep), David Nutter (d, ep)
LOGLINE: A female lawyer and a male ex-con team up as "victim advocates," going to the very edge of the law to right wrongs and fight for the underdog.
CAST: Mandy Moore, Ben McKenzie, CCH Pounder, Esai Morales, Brit Morgan
ANATOMY OF VIOLENCE
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/Teakwood Lane
TEAM: Howard Gordon (w, ep), Alex Gansa (w, ep), Alex Cary (w, ep), Hugh Fitzpatrick (co-ep), Mark Pellington (d), Wilson (p)
LOGLINE: A criminal psychologist with an expertise in sociopaths partners with a young female detective with whom he shares a conflicted past. Inspired by the nonfiction book The Anatomy Of Violence: The Biological Roots Of Crime by Adrian Raine.
CAST: Skeet Ulrich, Amber Tamblyn, David Harewood
BACKSTROM
STUDIO: 20th TV
TEAM: Hart Hanson (w, ep), Leif G.W. Persson (ep), Niclas Salomonsson (ep)
LOGLINE: Centers on Evert Backstrom, an overweight, offensive, irascible detective, as he tries and fails to change his self-destructive behavior. Based on the Backstrom books by Leif G.W. Persson.
CAST: Rainn Wilson, Mamie Gummer, Dennis Haysbert, Kristoffer Polaha, Beatrice Rosen, Page Kennedy, Thomas Dekker, Camryn Manheim
BEVERLY HILLS COP
STUDIO: Sony TV
TEAM: Eddie Murphy (ep), Shawn Ryan (w, ep), Barry Sonnenfeld (d)
LOGLINE: Continuation of the movie franchise, centered around Axel Foley's police officer son (Jackson), who takes down the criminal elements of the rich and famous in Beverly Hills.
CAST: Brandon T. Jackson, Eddie Murphy (pilot guest star), Kevin Pollak, David Denman, Christine Lahti, Sheila Vand
HOSTAGES -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Bruckheimer Television
TEAM: Jeffrey Nachmanoff (w, d, ep), Jerry Bruckheimer (ep), Jonathan Littman, Omri Givon (ep), Rotem Shamir (ep), Chayim Sharir (ep), Alon Aranya (co-ep), KristieAnne Reed (co-ep), Rick Eid (ep, co-sr)
LOGLINE: A successful surgeon (Toni Collette) living in Washington D.C. is selected to operate on the President of the United States. She is thrust into the middle of a political conspiracy when her family is taken hostage, and it is up to her to save the lives of her husband and children. Based on Israeli format.
CAST: Toni Collette, Tate Donovan, Dylan McDermott, Quinn Shephard, Sandrine Holt, Mateus Ward, Billy Brown, Rhys Coiro, James Naughton
INTELLIGENCE -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Michael Seitzman (w, ep), David Semel (d, ep), Tripp Vinson (ep), Rene Echevarria (ep, showrunner)
LOGLINE: Focuses on a unit inside U.S. Cyber Command that has been created around one agent with a very special gift - a microchip that has been implanted in his brain that allows him to access the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Based on an unpublished book by John Dixon.
CAST: Meghan Ory, Josh Holloway, Marg Helgenberger, Michael Rady, James Martinez, John Billingsley, PJ Byrne
THE ORDAINED
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Lisa Takeuchi Cullen (w, co-ep), Rene Balcer (ep, showrunner), Frank Marshall (ep), Larry Shuman (ep), A.B. Fischer (ep), RJ Cutler (d), Robert Zotnowski (co-ep)
LOGLINE: The son of a Kennedy-esque family leaves the priesthood and becomes a lawyer to prevent his politician sister from being assassinated.
CAST: Charlie Cox, Nestor Serrano, Jorge Garcia, Audra McDonald, Sam Neill, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Hope Davis
RECKLESS
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Dana Stevens (w, ep), Ian Sander (ep), Kim Moses (ep), Catherine Hardwicke (d)
LOGLINE: A sultry legal show set in Charleston, SC, where a gorgeous Yankee litigator and a Southern City Attorney struggle to hide their intense attraction while clashing over a police sex scandal.
CAST: Cam Gidandet, Anna Wood, Shawn Hatosy, Gregory Harrison, Adam Rodriguez, Kim Wayans, Georgina Haig
SECOND SIGHT
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Michael Cuesta (w, d, ep), Gerald Cuesta (w, co-ep), Carol Mendelsohn (ep), Julie Weitz (ep), Paule Milne (ep), Nick Reed (ep), Phil Goldfine (co-ep)
LOGLINE: A gothic psychological thriller about a detective who is suddenly afflicted with an autoimmune virus that causes hallucinations reflective of his subconscious. He discovers that catching the killer depends as much on insight as eyesight. Based on UK series.
CAST: Jason Lee, Derek Luke, Christina Cole, Jill Scott, Kim Dickens, Erik Jensen, Madison Moellers
THE SURGEON GENERAL
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Samuel Baum (w, ep), Rod Lurie (d)
LOGLINE: Medical show centered around America's doctor: the Surgeon General of the United States.
CAST: Jason Isaacs, Kathryn Morris, Katherine McNamara, Sean Astin, Beth Reisgraf, Mike Colter, Christopher Thornton
UNTITLED NCIS: LA SPINOFF (backdoor pilot)
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Shane Brennan (w, ep)
LOGLINE: Planted spinoff will feature new characters who will be introduced in two-part episode of NCIS: LA later this season. It will follow a small mobile team of agents who are forced to live and work together as they crisscross the country solving crimes.
CAST: John Corbett, Kim Raver, Miguel Ferrer, Edwin Hodge, Scott Grimes, Gillian Alexy, Kenneth Mitchell
UNDER THE DOME (summer series) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Brian K. Vaughan (w, ep), Neal Baer (ep, showrunner), Niels Arden Oplev (d), Steven Spielberg (ep), Steven King (ep), Stacey Snider (ep), Justin Falvey (ep), Darryl Frank (ep).
LOGLINE: The series is set in Chester's Mill, a small New England town suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. The town's inhabitants must deal with surviving the post-apocalyptic conditions while searching for answers to what this barrier is, where it came from and if and when it will go away.
CAST: Mike Vogel, Dean Norris, Rachelle Lafevre, Colin Ford, Natalie Martinez, Alex Koch, Britt Robertson, Aisha Hinds
The CW Pilots 2013
DRAMA
BLINK
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios/Timberman-Beverly Prods
TEAM: David Marshall Grant (w, ep), Vera Herbert (w, sp), Karl Beverly (ep), Sarah Timberman (ep)
LOGLINE: A warm, quirky, humorous drama about a family whose lives are forever changed, for better and worse, when the patriarch has a car accident resulting in a coma-like syndrome where he cannot speak or move, but can see and hear all. His narration and fantasy sequences emanating from his mind provide context and a wry counterpoint to the stories and conflicts of the family and his own situation.
CAST: John Benjamin Hickey, Elizabeth Marvel, Madeline Carroll, Michael Weston, Johnny Simmons
COMPANY TOWN
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Sera Gamble (w, ep), Taylor Hackford (d, ep), Bill Haber (ep)
LOGLINE: A scandal at a Naval base in Virginia touches the lives of both civilians and military personnel in the area, launching into a multigenerational, multi-class, family and relationship series centered around two early twentysomething women who grew up together, were once best friends, but now are on opposite sides of the townie/military divide.
CAST: Gage Golightly, Stella Maeve, Maya Kazan, Graham Hamilton, Merle Dandridge, Arjun Gupta, Evie Thompson
THE 100 -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Alloy Entertainment
TEAM: Jason Rothenberg (w, ep), Leslie Morgenstein (ep), Gina Girolamo (ep), Bahrat Nalluri (d, ep), Matt Miller (ep, sr)
LOGLINE: The series is set 97 years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization. A spaceship housing the lone human survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth to investigate the possibility of re-colonizing the planet. Based on Alloy books by Kass Morgan.
CAST: Eliza Taylor, Isaiah Washington, Henry Ian Cusick, Marie Avgeropoulos, Paige Turco, Kelly Hu, Christopher Larkin, Thomas McDonell
THE ORIGINALS (The Vampire Diaries back-door pilot) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/CBS TV Studios/Alloy Entertainment
TEAM: Julie Plec (w, ep), Leslie Morgenstein (ep), Gina Girolamo (ep)
LOGLINE: The series enters on the Original family of vampires, as Klaus returns to the supernatural melting pot that is the French Quarter of New Orleans - a town he helped build centuries ago - and is reunited with his diabolical former prot?g? Marcel.
CAST: Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Phoebe Tonkin, Daniella Pineda, Charles Michael Davis, Danielle Campbell, Leah Pipes
OXYGEN -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios/Ole Prods/Isla de Babel and 360 Powwow
TEAM: Meredith Averill (w, ep), Josh Appelbaum (ep), Andre Nemec (ep), Scott Rosenberg (ep), Richard Shepard (ep), Bryan Furst (ep), Sean Furst (ep), Daniel Gutman (ep), Gary Fleder (d)
LOGLINE: Passion and politics threaten the peace and an epic romance ignites between a human girl and an alien boy when he and eight others of his kind (The Orion 9) are integrated into a suburban high school ten years after they and hundreds of others landed on Earth and were immediately consigned to an internment camp where they've been imprisoned ever since.
CAST: Aimee Teegarden, Matt Lanter, Malese Jow, Titus Makin Jr, Grey Damon, Natalie Hall, Chelsea Gilligan, Greg Finley, Maggie Elizabeth Jones
REIGN -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Stephanie Sengupta (w, ep), Laurie McCarthy (w, ep), Brad Silberling (d)
LOGLINE: The previously unknown and untold story of Mary Queen of Scots' rise to power when she arrives in France as a 15-year-old, betrothed to Prince Francis, and with her three best friends as ladies-in-waiting. The secret history of survival at French Court amidst fierce foes, dark forces, and a world of sexual intrigue.
CAST: Adelaide Kane, Anna Popplewell, Toby Regbo, Celina Sinden, Megan Follows, Janessa Grant, Caitlin Stasey, Torrance Coombs, Rossif Sutherland
THE SELECTION
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV
TEAM: Elizabeth Craft (w, ep), Sarah Fain (w, ep), Alex Graves (d, ep)
LOGLINE: Set 300 years in the future, an epic romance centering on a working class young woman chosen by lottery to participate in a competition with 25 other women for the Royal Prince's hand to become the nation's next queen. Balancing her loyalty to family, true love, and kingdom, she must attempt to remain true to herself as she navigates the cutthroat competition and palace intrigue, all while a budding rebellion threatens to topple the crown. Based on the book by Keira Cass.
CAST: Yael Grobglas, Michael Malarkey, Sean Patrick Thomas, Louise Lombard, Peta Sergeant, Celia Massingham, Lucien Laviscount, Sarah Winter, Ben Aldridge, Melanie Liburd
THE TOMORROW PEOPLE -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Berlanti TV/FremantleMedia
TEAM: Phil Klemmer (w, ep), Julie Plec (ep), Greg Berlanti (ep), Danny Cannon (d, ep), Melissa Kellner Berman (co-ep)
LOGLINE: In the vein of X-Men and Heroes, it's the story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to defeat the forces of evil. Based upon the original UK series created by Roger Price.
CAST: Robbie Amell, Madeleine Mantock, Peyton List, Luke Mitchell, Mark Pellegrino, Aaron Yoo
BAD TEACHER (single-camera)
STUDIO: Sony Television i/a/w Mosiac
TEAM: Hilary Winston (w, ep), Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupinsky (ep), Sam Hansen & Jimmy Miller (ep), Don Scardino (d), Ari Graynor (p)
LOGLINE: A sexy, foul-mouthed divorcee becomes a teacher to find her next husband. Based on the feature film.
CAST: Ari Graynor, Kristin Davis, Sara Gilbert, Ryan Hansen, David Alan Grier, Caitlin Kimball, Katie Walder
CRAZY ONES (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: David E. Kelley (w, ep), Jason Winer (d, ep), Bill D'Elia (ep), Dean Lorey (ep), John Montgomery (ep), Mark Teitelbaum (ep)
LOGLINE: A brilliant advertising executive works alongside his daughter.
CAST: Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Wolk, Hamish Linklater, Amanda Setton
FRIENDS WITH BETTER LIVES (multi-camera)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Dana Klein (w, ep), Aaron Kaplan (ep), James Burrows (d)
LOGLINE: Revolves around a group of thirtysomething friends who each think the other has it better.
CAST: James Van Der Beek, Zoe Lister, Brooklyn Decker, Rick Donald, Kevin Connolly, Majandra Delfino
JACKED UP (multi-camera)
STUDIO: Sony Pictures TV/CBS TV Studios/Happy Madison
TEAM: Greg Malins (w, ep), Doug Robinson (ep), Patrick Warburton (p), Fred Savage (d)
LOGLINE: A beloved, recently retired baseball player finds that adjusting to retirement isn't as easy as he thought it'd be.
CAST: Patrick Warburton, Rob Huebel, Tyne Daly, Missi Pyle
JIM GAFFIGAN PROJECT (single-camera)
STUDIO: Sony Pictures TV/Fedora Entertainment
TEAM: Peter Tolan (w, ep), Jim Gaffigan (ep), Michael Wimer (ep), Alex Murray (ep)
LOGLINE: Series centers on a guy (Gaffigan) who lives with his wife and five kids in a 2-bedroom New York apartment. Inspired by Gaffigan's rel-life experiences
CAST: Jim Gaffigan, Mira Sorvino, Christian Barillas, Tongayi Chirisa
THE MCCARTHYS (single-camera)
STUDIO: Sony TV/Olive Bridge Entertainment
TEAM: Will Gluck (ep), Brian Gallivan (w, co-ep), Richie Schwartz (co-ep), Fred Savage (d)
LOGLINE: The big-family comedy revolves around an Irish-Catholic, sports-crazed Boston clan and the gay son whose greatest sin is not his sexuality but his desire to spend less time with his family.
CAST: Jack McGee, Jacki Weaver, Jake Lacy, Joey McIntyre, Jessica Chaffin, Jimmy Dunn
MOM (multi-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Chuck Lorre Prods
PRODUCING TEAM: Chuck Lorre (w, ep), Eddie Gorodetsky (w, ep), Gemma Baker (w, ep), Pam Fryman (d)
LOGLINE: A newly sober single mom (Farris) tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley.
CAST: Anna Faris, Allison Janney, Nate Corddry, Blake Garrett Rosenthal, Matt Jones, Spencer Daniels, Sadie Calvano, French Stewart
WE ARE MEN (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios/Tannenbaum Co
TEAM: Rob Greenberg (w, d, ep), Eric Tannenbaum (ep), Kim Tannenbaum (ep)
LOGLINE: The series details the exploits of a young man learning the ways of the world from the older and more experienced men in his short-term rental complex
CAST: Chris Smith, Tony Shalhoub, Jerry O'Connell, Kal Penn
SUPER CLYDE (single-camera)
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Greg Garcia (w, ep), Michael Fresco (d, ep)
LOGLINE: A meek, unassuming fast food worker who decides to become a super hero.
CAST: Rupert Grint, Stephen Fry, Tyler Labine, Justine Lupe
THE MILLERS (multi-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Greg Garcia (w, ep), James Burrows (d)
LOGLINE: A recently divorced man's life gets more complicated when his parents have marital problems of their own.
CAST: Will Arnett, Margo Martindale, Beau Bridges, JB Smoove, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Michael Rapaport
UNTITLED ROTTENBERG/ZURITSKY formerly MOTHER'S DAY (single-camera)
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Julie Rottenberg (ep), Elisa Zuritsky (ep), Daniela London-Dekel (ep), Dana Eden (ep), Avi Nir (ep), Ran Telem (ep)
LOGLINE: In order to successfully navigate through the demanding life of being a mother of three, a lover, a friend and a career woman, 40-year-old Ella constantly lies her way out of and into situations - little lies, big lies, white and at times not-so-white lies. Based on Israeli series.
CAST: Debra Messing, Paul Adelstein, Michael Nathanson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones
UNTITLED TAD QUILL (multi-camera)
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Tad Quill (ep), James Burrows (d)
LOGLINE: A recently widowed father raises his 12-year old son while jumping back into the dating pool.
CAST: Matthew Broderick, Kristen Chenoweth, Jennifer Aspen, Phil Lewis
DRAMA
THE ADVOCATES
STUDIO: Warner Bros.
TEAM: Bruno Heller (w, ep), David Nutter (d, ep)
LOGLINE: A female lawyer and a male ex-con team up as "victim advocates," going to the very edge of the law to right wrongs and fight for the underdog.
CAST: Mandy Moore, Ben McKenzie, CCH Pounder, Esai Morales, Brit Morgan
ANATOMY OF VIOLENCE
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/Teakwood Lane
TEAM: Howard Gordon (w, ep), Alex Gansa (w, ep), Alex Cary (w, ep), Hugh Fitzpatrick (co-ep), Mark Pellington (d), Wilson (p)
LOGLINE: A criminal psychologist with an expertise in sociopaths partners with a young female detective with whom he shares a conflicted past. Inspired by the nonfiction book The Anatomy Of Violence: The Biological Roots Of Crime by Adrian Raine.
CAST: Skeet Ulrich, Amber Tamblyn, David Harewood
BACKSTROM
STUDIO: 20th TV
TEAM: Hart Hanson (w, ep), Leif G.W. Persson (ep), Niclas Salomonsson (ep)
LOGLINE: Centers on Evert Backstrom, an overweight, offensive, irascible detective, as he tries and fails to change his self-destructive behavior. Based on the Backstrom books by Leif G.W. Persson.
CAST: Rainn Wilson, Mamie Gummer, Dennis Haysbert, Kristoffer Polaha, Beatrice Rosen, Page Kennedy, Thomas Dekker, Camryn Manheim
BEVERLY HILLS COP
STUDIO: Sony TV
TEAM: Eddie Murphy (ep), Shawn Ryan (w, ep), Barry Sonnenfeld (d)
LOGLINE: Continuation of the movie franchise, centered around Axel Foley's police officer son (Jackson), who takes down the criminal elements of the rich and famous in Beverly Hills.
CAST: Brandon T. Jackson, Eddie Murphy (pilot guest star), Kevin Pollak, David Denman, Christine Lahti, Sheila Vand
HOSTAGES -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Bruckheimer Television
TEAM: Jeffrey Nachmanoff (w, d, ep), Jerry Bruckheimer (ep), Jonathan Littman, Omri Givon (ep), Rotem Shamir (ep), Chayim Sharir (ep), Alon Aranya (co-ep), KristieAnne Reed (co-ep), Rick Eid (ep, co-sr)
LOGLINE: A successful surgeon (Toni Collette) living in Washington D.C. is selected to operate on the President of the United States. She is thrust into the middle of a political conspiracy when her family is taken hostage, and it is up to her to save the lives of her husband and children. Based on Israeli format.
CAST: Toni Collette, Tate Donovan, Dylan McDermott, Quinn Shephard, Sandrine Holt, Mateus Ward, Billy Brown, Rhys Coiro, James Naughton
INTELLIGENCE -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Michael Seitzman (w, ep), David Semel (d, ep), Tripp Vinson (ep), Rene Echevarria (ep, showrunner)
LOGLINE: Focuses on a unit inside U.S. Cyber Command that has been created around one agent with a very special gift - a microchip that has been implanted in his brain that allows him to access the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Based on an unpublished book by John Dixon.
CAST: Meghan Ory, Josh Holloway, Marg Helgenberger, Michael Rady, James Martinez, John Billingsley, PJ Byrne
THE ORDAINED
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Lisa Takeuchi Cullen (w, co-ep), Rene Balcer (ep, showrunner), Frank Marshall (ep), Larry Shuman (ep), A.B. Fischer (ep), RJ Cutler (d), Robert Zotnowski (co-ep)
LOGLINE: The son of a Kennedy-esque family leaves the priesthood and becomes a lawyer to prevent his politician sister from being assassinated.
CAST: Charlie Cox, Nestor Serrano, Jorge Garcia, Audra McDonald, Sam Neill, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Hope Davis
RECKLESS
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Dana Stevens (w, ep), Ian Sander (ep), Kim Moses (ep), Catherine Hardwicke (d)
LOGLINE: A sultry legal show set in Charleston, SC, where a gorgeous Yankee litigator and a Southern City Attorney struggle to hide their intense attraction while clashing over a police sex scandal.
CAST: Cam Gidandet, Anna Wood, Shawn Hatosy, Gregory Harrison, Adam Rodriguez, Kim Wayans, Georgina Haig
SECOND SIGHT
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Michael Cuesta (w, d, ep), Gerald Cuesta (w, co-ep), Carol Mendelsohn (ep), Julie Weitz (ep), Paule Milne (ep), Nick Reed (ep), Phil Goldfine (co-ep)
LOGLINE: A gothic psychological thriller about a detective who is suddenly afflicted with an autoimmune virus that causes hallucinations reflective of his subconscious. He discovers that catching the killer depends as much on insight as eyesight. Based on UK series.
CAST: Jason Lee, Derek Luke, Christina Cole, Jill Scott, Kim Dickens, Erik Jensen, Madison Moellers
THE SURGEON GENERAL
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Samuel Baum (w, ep), Rod Lurie (d)
LOGLINE: Medical show centered around America's doctor: the Surgeon General of the United States.
CAST: Jason Isaacs, Kathryn Morris, Katherine McNamara, Sean Astin, Beth Reisgraf, Mike Colter, Christopher Thornton
UNTITLED NCIS: LA SPINOFF (backdoor pilot)
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Shane Brennan (w, ep)
LOGLINE: Planted spinoff will feature new characters who will be introduced in two-part episode of NCIS: LA later this season. It will follow a small mobile team of agents who are forced to live and work together as they crisscross the country solving crimes.
CAST: John Corbett, Kim Raver, Miguel Ferrer, Edwin Hodge, Scott Grimes, Gillian Alexy, Kenneth Mitchell
UNDER THE DOME (summer series) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Brian K. Vaughan (w, ep), Neal Baer (ep, showrunner), Niels Arden Oplev (d), Steven Spielberg (ep), Steven King (ep), Stacey Snider (ep), Justin Falvey (ep), Darryl Frank (ep).
LOGLINE: The series is set in Chester's Mill, a small New England town suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. The town's inhabitants must deal with surviving the post-apocalyptic conditions while searching for answers to what this barrier is, where it came from and if and when it will go away.
CAST: Mike Vogel, Dean Norris, Rachelle Lafevre, Colin Ford, Natalie Martinez, Alex Koch, Britt Robertson, Aisha Hinds
The CW Pilots 2013
DRAMA
BLINK
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios/Timberman-Beverly Prods
TEAM: David Marshall Grant (w, ep), Vera Herbert (w, sp), Karl Beverly (ep), Sarah Timberman (ep)
LOGLINE: A warm, quirky, humorous drama about a family whose lives are forever changed, for better and worse, when the patriarch has a car accident resulting in a coma-like syndrome where he cannot speak or move, but can see and hear all. His narration and fantasy sequences emanating from his mind provide context and a wry counterpoint to the stories and conflicts of the family and his own situation.
CAST: John Benjamin Hickey, Elizabeth Marvel, Madeline Carroll, Michael Weston, Johnny Simmons
COMPANY TOWN
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Sera Gamble (w, ep), Taylor Hackford (d, ep), Bill Haber (ep)
LOGLINE: A scandal at a Naval base in Virginia touches the lives of both civilians and military personnel in the area, launching into a multigenerational, multi-class, family and relationship series centered around two early twentysomething women who grew up together, were once best friends, but now are on opposite sides of the townie/military divide.
CAST: Gage Golightly, Stella Maeve, Maya Kazan, Graham Hamilton, Merle Dandridge, Arjun Gupta, Evie Thompson
THE 100 -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Alloy Entertainment
TEAM: Jason Rothenberg (w, ep), Leslie Morgenstein (ep), Gina Girolamo (ep), Bahrat Nalluri (d, ep), Matt Miller (ep, sr)
LOGLINE: The series is set 97 years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization. A spaceship housing the lone human survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth to investigate the possibility of re-colonizing the planet. Based on Alloy books by Kass Morgan.
CAST: Eliza Taylor, Isaiah Washington, Henry Ian Cusick, Marie Avgeropoulos, Paige Turco, Kelly Hu, Christopher Larkin, Thomas McDonell
THE ORIGINALS (The Vampire Diaries back-door pilot) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/CBS TV Studios/Alloy Entertainment
TEAM: Julie Plec (w, ep), Leslie Morgenstein (ep), Gina Girolamo (ep)
LOGLINE: The series enters on the Original family of vampires, as Klaus returns to the supernatural melting pot that is the French Quarter of New Orleans - a town he helped build centuries ago - and is reunited with his diabolical former prot?g? Marcel.
CAST: Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Phoebe Tonkin, Daniella Pineda, Charles Michael Davis, Danielle Campbell, Leah Pipes
OXYGEN -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios/Ole Prods/Isla de Babel and 360 Powwow
TEAM: Meredith Averill (w, ep), Josh Appelbaum (ep), Andre Nemec (ep), Scott Rosenberg (ep), Richard Shepard (ep), Bryan Furst (ep), Sean Furst (ep), Daniel Gutman (ep), Gary Fleder (d)
LOGLINE: Passion and politics threaten the peace and an epic romance ignites between a human girl and an alien boy when he and eight others of his kind (The Orion 9) are integrated into a suburban high school ten years after they and hundreds of others landed on Earth and were immediately consigned to an internment camp where they've been imprisoned ever since.
CAST: Aimee Teegarden, Matt Lanter, Malese Jow, Titus Makin Jr, Grey Damon, Natalie Hall, Chelsea Gilligan, Greg Finley, Maggie Elizabeth Jones
REIGN -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: CBS TV Studios
TEAM: Stephanie Sengupta (w, ep), Laurie McCarthy (w, ep), Brad Silberling (d)
LOGLINE: The previously unknown and untold story of Mary Queen of Scots' rise to power when she arrives in France as a 15-year-old, betrothed to Prince Francis, and with her three best friends as ladies-in-waiting. The secret history of survival at French Court amidst fierce foes, dark forces, and a world of sexual intrigue.
CAST: Adelaide Kane, Anna Popplewell, Toby Regbo, Celina Sinden, Megan Follows, Janessa Grant, Caitlin Stasey, Torrance Coombs, Rossif Sutherland
THE SELECTION
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV
TEAM: Elizabeth Craft (w, ep), Sarah Fain (w, ep), Alex Graves (d, ep)
LOGLINE: Set 300 years in the future, an epic romance centering on a working class young woman chosen by lottery to participate in a competition with 25 other women for the Royal Prince's hand to become the nation's next queen. Balancing her loyalty to family, true love, and kingdom, she must attempt to remain true to herself as she navigates the cutthroat competition and palace intrigue, all while a budding rebellion threatens to topple the crown. Based on the book by Keira Cass.
CAST: Yael Grobglas, Michael Malarkey, Sean Patrick Thomas, Louise Lombard, Peta Sergeant, Celia Massingham, Lucien Laviscount, Sarah Winter, Ben Aldridge, Melanie Liburd
THE TOMORROW PEOPLE -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Berlanti TV/FremantleMedia
TEAM: Phil Klemmer (w, ep), Julie Plec (ep), Greg Berlanti (ep), Danny Cannon (d, ep), Melissa Kellner Berman (co-ep)
LOGLINE: In the vein of X-Men and Heroes, it's the story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to defeat the forces of evil. Based upon the original UK series created by Roger Price.
CAST: Robbie Amell, Madeleine Mantock, Peyton List, Luke Mitchell, Mark Pellegrino, Aaron Yoo
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COMEDY
DADS (multi-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Alec Sulkin (w, ep), Wellesley Wild (w, ep), Seth MacFarlane (ep), Mark Cendrowski (d)
LOGLINE: Two successful guys in their 30s have their lives turned upside down when their nightmare dads unexpectedly move in with them.
CAST: Seth Green, Giovanni Ribisi, Martin Mull, Peter Riegert, Brenda Song, Tonita Castro, Vanessa Lachey
ENLISTED (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Kevin Biegel (w, ep), Mike Royce (w, ep)
LOGLINE: Based on Kevin's relationship with his siblings, this comedy follows three very different brothers working together in the Army at a small base in Florida.
CAST: Geoff Stults, Keith David, Angelique Cabral, Parker Young, Chris Lowell
US AND THEM (formerly FRIENDS AND FAMILY) (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Sony TV/BBC Worldwide Prods
TEAM: David Rosen (w, ep), Jane Tranter (ep), Julie Gardner (ep), James Corden (ep), Ruth Jones (ep), Henry Normal (ep)
LOGLINE: The original UK series, created by Corden and Jones, chronicled the long-distance relationship between a man from England and a woman from Wales who start off talking on the phone. They eventually decide to meet, and hit it off - but must navigate their eccentric families and friends. The U.S version will focus on the key life moments of the title characters, who try to maintain their relationship while combining their polarizing families' lives. Based on UK series Gavin & Stacey.
CAST: Jason Ritter, Alexis Bledel, Jane Kaczmarek, Dustin Ybarra, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Kurt Fuller, Ashlie Atkinson
THE GABRIELS (single-camera)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/Principato Young
TEAM: Andrew Gurland (w, ep), Justin Hurwitz (w, ep), Jason Winer (d, ep), David Dobkin (ep), Peter Principato (ep), Paul Young (ep)
LOGLINE: A neurotic family with contempt for all things normal tries their best to fit into their small Midwest town where everyone knows each other and politeness reigns.
CAST: Rob Riggle, Angela Kinsey, River Alexander, Brooke Sorenson, Tim Meadows, Sara Savigny
SURVIVING JACK (formerly I SUCK AT GIRLS) (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Doozer
TEAM: Bill Lawrence (ep), Justin Halpern (w, ep), Patrick Schumacker (w, ep), Jeff Ingold (ep)
LOGLINE: The story of a boy becoming a man, and a man becoming a father, in a time before coming of age was something you could Google. Based on Justin Halpern's book, the follow-up to S*** My Dad Says.
CAST: Christopher Meloni, Alex Kapp Horner, Connor Buckley, Claudia Lee, Kevin Hernandez, Tyler Foden
TO MY FUTURE ASSISTANT (single-camera)
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Lin Pictures
TEAM: Sherry Bilsing-Graham (w, ep), Ellen Kreamer (w, ep), Dan Lin (ep), Jennifer Gwartz (ep), Peyton Reed (d)
LOGLINE: Revolves around the assistants at a big New York law firm who band together as a family to help each other cope with the obnoxious, overbearing bosses who test their sanity on a daily basis. Based on the blog and upcoming book To My Assistant by Lydia Whitlock.
CAST: Catherine O'Hara, Joe Egender, Melissa Tang, Brittany Snow, Stephen Root, Tone Bell
TWO WRONGS (single-camera)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/Chernin Entertainment
TEAM: Michelle Morgan (w, ep), Peter Chernin (ep), Katherine Pope (ep), Aaron Kaplan (ep), Sean Perrone (ep)
LOGLINE: Two star-crossed lovers, Nick & Jenny, must contend with Nick's family's strong dislike of Jenny, which is not helped by the fact that Jenny left Nick at the altar 7 years ago.
CAST: Kelli Garner, Jake Hoffman, Mimi Kennedy, Ezekiel Stremiz, Nicolas Wright
BROOKLYN 99 (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Universal TV/3 Arts
TEAM: Mike Schur (w, ep), Dan Goor (w, ep), Phil Lord & Chris Miller (d), David Miner (ep), Andy Samberg (p)
LOGLINE: About a diverse group of detectives in a precinct at the very edge of New York City.
CAST: Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher, Melissa Fumero, Terry Crews, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Lo Truglio, Chelsea Peretti
DRAMA
BOOMERANG
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/John Wells Prods
TEAM: Davey Holmes (w, ep), John Wells (ep), Andrew Stearn (ep)
LOGLINE: A show focusing on the usual, everyday drama surrounding a family business - except this family is in the business of executing hits as assassins for the U.S. government.
CAST: Anthony LaPaglia, Felicity Huffman, Michael Stahl-David, Patrick Heusinger, Rosa Salazar, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jeff Ross
DELIRIUM
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/Chernin Entertainment
TEAM: Karyn Usher (w, ep), Peter Chernin (ep), Katherine Pope (ep), Paula Mazur (ep)
LOGLINE: The series is set in a world where love is deemed illegal and is able to be eradicated with a special procedure. With 95 days to go until her scheduled treatment, Lena Holoway does the unthinkable: she falls in love. Based on Lauren Oliver's book trilogy.
CAST: Emma Roberts, Billy Campbell, Gregg Sulkin, Corey Reynolds, Daren Kagasoff, Jeanine Mason, Michael Michele, Brenda Koo, Erin Cahill, Melinda McGraw
GANG RELATED -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/Imagine TV
TEAM: Chris Morgan (w, ep), Scott Rosenbaum (ep, showrunner), Brian Grazer (ep), Francie Calfo (ep), Allen Hughes (d)
LOGLINE: A gang member is sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department and rises through its ranks but must balance his obligations to his crime family with an increasing sense of loyalty to his new "family" - the SFPD's Gang Task Force.
CAST: Ramon Rodriguez, Terry O'Quinn, Sung Kang, Inbar Lavi, Jay Hernandez, RZA, Cliff Curtis, Shantel VanSanten
THE LIST
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Paul Zbyszewski (w, ep), Ruben Fleischer (ep)
LOGLINE: The series centers on Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Shaker who, when members of the Federal Witness Security Program start getting killed, leads the hunt for the person who stole "the list" - a file with the identities of every member of the program.
CAST: Michael Pena, Jessica Szohr, Gary Cole, Richard T. Jones, Tamsin Egerton, Hilarie Burton
RAKE -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Sony TV/Fedora Entertainment/Essential Media & Entertainment Pty Ltd
TEAM: Peter Duncan (w, ep), Peter Tolan (w, ep), Sam Raimi (ep, d), Michael Wimer (ep), Richard Roxburgh (ep), Ian Collie (ep)
LOGLINE: The series follows the chaotic and comedic life of criminal defense lawyer Keegan Joye. Brilliant, frustratingly charming, and with zero filter, Keegan is one of life's great addicts. His staggering lack of discretion and inability to self-censor land him the cases that nobody else wants, but behind that lies a resolute optimism and belief in justice that fuel his dogged determination to defend those who seem beyond redemption. In addition to Keegan's cases within the justice system, the show follows his personal trials and tribulations, including his ongoing battle against the IRS, his mounting debt to his bookie, overlapping affairs and liaisons with women, a hormonal son, an exhausted ex-wife and the evolving relationship between his two married best friends. Based on the Australian series.
CAST: Greg Kinnear, John Ortiz, Miranda Otto, Bojana Novakovic, Necar Zadegan, David Harbour, Tara Summers
SLEEPY HOLLOW -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/K/O Paper Products
TEAM: Alex Kurtzman (w, ep), Roberto Orci (w, ep), Phillip Iscove (w, sp), Len Wiseman (d, ep), Heather Kadin (ep)
LOGLINE: Described as a modern-day supernatural thriller based on The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, it follows Ichabod Crane as he partners with Sleepy Hollow's local female sheriff to solve the mysteries of a town ravaged by the battle between good and evil.
CAST: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia Winter, John Chu
ALMOST HUMAN -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Bad Robot
TEAM: J.H. Wyman (w, ep), J.J. Abrams (ep), Bryan Burk (ep), Kathy Lingg (co-ep), Brad Anderson (d)
LOGLINE: An action-packed buddy cop show, set in the near future, when all LAPD officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids.
CAST: Karl Urban, Michael Ealy, Lili Taylor, Minka Kelly, Mackenzie Crook, Michael Irby, Mekia Cox
WILD BLUE (formerly The Bridge) (pushed)
STUDIO: Sony Pictures TV
TEAM: Taylor Elmore (w, co-ep), Graham Yost (ep), Mark Johnson (ep), Michael Dinner (d, ep), Melissa Bernstain (co-ep)
LOGLINE: An upstairs/downstairs look at pressure-cooker lives of the U.S. Navy, the young ensemble is about the working men and women on board an aircraft carrier equipped with a 500-foot landing strip, a nuclear reactor and 6000 souls on board.
CAST: Josh Salatin, Will Rothhaar, Alano Miller, Mykelti Williamson, Gina Rodriguez
DADS (multi-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Alec Sulkin (w, ep), Wellesley Wild (w, ep), Seth MacFarlane (ep), Mark Cendrowski (d)
LOGLINE: Two successful guys in their 30s have their lives turned upside down when their nightmare dads unexpectedly move in with them.
CAST: Seth Green, Giovanni Ribisi, Martin Mull, Peter Riegert, Brenda Song, Tonita Castro, Vanessa Lachey
ENLISTED (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Kevin Biegel (w, ep), Mike Royce (w, ep)
LOGLINE: Based on Kevin's relationship with his siblings, this comedy follows three very different brothers working together in the Army at a small base in Florida.
CAST: Geoff Stults, Keith David, Angelique Cabral, Parker Young, Chris Lowell
US AND THEM (formerly FRIENDS AND FAMILY) (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Sony TV/BBC Worldwide Prods
TEAM: David Rosen (w, ep), Jane Tranter (ep), Julie Gardner (ep), James Corden (ep), Ruth Jones (ep), Henry Normal (ep)
LOGLINE: The original UK series, created by Corden and Jones, chronicled the long-distance relationship between a man from England and a woman from Wales who start off talking on the phone. They eventually decide to meet, and hit it off - but must navigate their eccentric families and friends. The U.S version will focus on the key life moments of the title characters, who try to maintain their relationship while combining their polarizing families' lives. Based on UK series Gavin & Stacey.
CAST: Jason Ritter, Alexis Bledel, Jane Kaczmarek, Dustin Ybarra, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Kurt Fuller, Ashlie Atkinson
THE GABRIELS (single-camera)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/Principato Young
TEAM: Andrew Gurland (w, ep), Justin Hurwitz (w, ep), Jason Winer (d, ep), David Dobkin (ep), Peter Principato (ep), Paul Young (ep)
LOGLINE: A neurotic family with contempt for all things normal tries their best to fit into their small Midwest town where everyone knows each other and politeness reigns.
CAST: Rob Riggle, Angela Kinsey, River Alexander, Brooke Sorenson, Tim Meadows, Sara Savigny
SURVIVING JACK (formerly I SUCK AT GIRLS) (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Doozer
TEAM: Bill Lawrence (ep), Justin Halpern (w, ep), Patrick Schumacker (w, ep), Jeff Ingold (ep)
LOGLINE: The story of a boy becoming a man, and a man becoming a father, in a time before coming of age was something you could Google. Based on Justin Halpern's book, the follow-up to S*** My Dad Says.
CAST: Christopher Meloni, Alex Kapp Horner, Connor Buckley, Claudia Lee, Kevin Hernandez, Tyler Foden
TO MY FUTURE ASSISTANT (single-camera)
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Lin Pictures
TEAM: Sherry Bilsing-Graham (w, ep), Ellen Kreamer (w, ep), Dan Lin (ep), Jennifer Gwartz (ep), Peyton Reed (d)
LOGLINE: Revolves around the assistants at a big New York law firm who band together as a family to help each other cope with the obnoxious, overbearing bosses who test their sanity on a daily basis. Based on the blog and upcoming book To My Assistant by Lydia Whitlock.
CAST: Catherine O'Hara, Joe Egender, Melissa Tang, Brittany Snow, Stephen Root, Tone Bell
TWO WRONGS (single-camera)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/Chernin Entertainment
TEAM: Michelle Morgan (w, ep), Peter Chernin (ep), Katherine Pope (ep), Aaron Kaplan (ep), Sean Perrone (ep)
LOGLINE: Two star-crossed lovers, Nick & Jenny, must contend with Nick's family's strong dislike of Jenny, which is not helped by the fact that Jenny left Nick at the altar 7 years ago.
CAST: Kelli Garner, Jake Hoffman, Mimi Kennedy, Ezekiel Stremiz, Nicolas Wright
BROOKLYN 99 (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Universal TV/3 Arts
TEAM: Mike Schur (w, ep), Dan Goor (w, ep), Phil Lord & Chris Miller (d), David Miner (ep), Andy Samberg (p)
LOGLINE: About a diverse group of detectives in a precinct at the very edge of New York City.
CAST: Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher, Melissa Fumero, Terry Crews, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Lo Truglio, Chelsea Peretti
DRAMA
BOOMERANG
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/John Wells Prods
TEAM: Davey Holmes (w, ep), John Wells (ep), Andrew Stearn (ep)
LOGLINE: A show focusing on the usual, everyday drama surrounding a family business - except this family is in the business of executing hits as assassins for the U.S. government.
CAST: Anthony LaPaglia, Felicity Huffman, Michael Stahl-David, Patrick Heusinger, Rosa Salazar, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jeff Ross
DELIRIUM
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/Chernin Entertainment
TEAM: Karyn Usher (w, ep), Peter Chernin (ep), Katherine Pope (ep), Paula Mazur (ep)
LOGLINE: The series is set in a world where love is deemed illegal and is able to be eradicated with a special procedure. With 95 days to go until her scheduled treatment, Lena Holoway does the unthinkable: she falls in love. Based on Lauren Oliver's book trilogy.
CAST: Emma Roberts, Billy Campbell, Gregg Sulkin, Corey Reynolds, Daren Kagasoff, Jeanine Mason, Michael Michele, Brenda Koo, Erin Cahill, Melinda McGraw
GANG RELATED -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/Imagine TV
TEAM: Chris Morgan (w, ep), Scott Rosenbaum (ep, showrunner), Brian Grazer (ep), Francie Calfo (ep), Allen Hughes (d)
LOGLINE: A gang member is sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department and rises through its ranks but must balance his obligations to his crime family with an increasing sense of loyalty to his new "family" - the SFPD's Gang Task Force.
CAST: Ramon Rodriguez, Terry O'Quinn, Sung Kang, Inbar Lavi, Jay Hernandez, RZA, Cliff Curtis, Shantel VanSanten
THE LIST
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Paul Zbyszewski (w, ep), Ruben Fleischer (ep)
LOGLINE: The series centers on Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Shaker who, when members of the Federal Witness Security Program start getting killed, leads the hunt for the person who stole "the list" - a file with the identities of every member of the program.
CAST: Michael Pena, Jessica Szohr, Gary Cole, Richard T. Jones, Tamsin Egerton, Hilarie Burton
RAKE -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Sony TV/Fedora Entertainment/Essential Media & Entertainment Pty Ltd
TEAM: Peter Duncan (w, ep), Peter Tolan (w, ep), Sam Raimi (ep, d), Michael Wimer (ep), Richard Roxburgh (ep), Ian Collie (ep)
LOGLINE: The series follows the chaotic and comedic life of criminal defense lawyer Keegan Joye. Brilliant, frustratingly charming, and with zero filter, Keegan is one of life's great addicts. His staggering lack of discretion and inability to self-censor land him the cases that nobody else wants, but behind that lies a resolute optimism and belief in justice that fuel his dogged determination to defend those who seem beyond redemption. In addition to Keegan's cases within the justice system, the show follows his personal trials and tribulations, including his ongoing battle against the IRS, his mounting debt to his bookie, overlapping affairs and liaisons with women, a hormonal son, an exhausted ex-wife and the evolving relationship between his two married best friends. Based on the Australian series.
CAST: Greg Kinnear, John Ortiz, Miranda Otto, Bojana Novakovic, Necar Zadegan, David Harbour, Tara Summers
SLEEPY HOLLOW -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/K/O Paper Products
TEAM: Alex Kurtzman (w, ep), Roberto Orci (w, ep), Phillip Iscove (w, sp), Len Wiseman (d, ep), Heather Kadin (ep)
LOGLINE: Described as a modern-day supernatural thriller based on The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, it follows Ichabod Crane as he partners with Sleepy Hollow's local female sheriff to solve the mysteries of a town ravaged by the battle between good and evil.
CAST: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia Winter, John Chu
ALMOST HUMAN -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Bad Robot
TEAM: J.H. Wyman (w, ep), J.J. Abrams (ep), Bryan Burk (ep), Kathy Lingg (co-ep), Brad Anderson (d)
LOGLINE: An action-packed buddy cop show, set in the near future, when all LAPD officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids.
CAST: Karl Urban, Michael Ealy, Lili Taylor, Minka Kelly, Mackenzie Crook, Michael Irby, Mekia Cox
WILD BLUE (formerly The Bridge) (pushed)
STUDIO: Sony Pictures TV
TEAM: Taylor Elmore (w, co-ep), Graham Yost (ep), Mark Johnson (ep), Michael Dinner (d, ep), Melissa Bernstain (co-ep)
LOGLINE: An upstairs/downstairs look at pressure-cooker lives of the U.S. Navy, the young ensemble is about the working men and women on board an aircraft carrier equipped with a 500-foot landing strip, a nuclear reactor and 6000 souls on board.
CAST: Josh Salatin, Will Rothhaar, Alano Miller, Mykelti Williamson, Gina Rodriguez
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COMEDY
ABOUT A BOY (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Universal TV/True Jack Prods/Working Title/Tribeca Prods
TEAM: Jason Katims (w, ep), Michelle Lee (p), Jon Favreau (d)
LOGLINE: Follows the relationship between a bachelor man-child and the young boy who moves in next door with his kooky single mother.
CAST: David Walton, Minnie Driver, Anjelah N. Johnson, Benjamin Stockham, Al Madrigal
ASSISTANCE (single-camera)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Gary Sanchez Prods
TEAM: Leslye Headland (w, ep), Will Ferrell (ep), Adam McKay (ep), Chris Henchy (ep), Jessica Elbaum (ep), Owen Burke (ep), Krysten Ritter (p)
LOGLINE: An idealistic "working girl" assistant is pulled between her colleague ("work husband") and her real-life fiance while trying to manage a demanding (translation: crazy) boss. Based on a play by Headland.
CAST: Krysten Ritter, Alfred Molina, Zach Cregger, Peter Cambor, Vinette Robinson
BRENDA FOREVER
STUDIO: Sony Pictures TV/Fedora Entertainment
TEAM: Andrew Leeds (w, ep), David Lampson (w, ep), Peter Tolan (ep), Michael Wimer (ep), Matt Tarses (ep), David Wain (d)
LOGLINE: Stories from Brenda Miller's (Ellie Kemper) past and present are interwoven to give a unique portrait of how a chubby, awkward, but incredibly confident 13-year-old grew up to be a 31-year-old woman who still marches to the beat of her own drum.
CAST: Ellie Kemper, Stephnie Weir, Da'vine Joy Randolph
DONOR PARTY (single-camera)
STUDIO: Lionsgate/Media Talent Group/Universal Television
TEAM: Alex Schemmer (w, ep), Geyer Kosinski (ep), Todd Holland (d, ep), Karey Burke (ep)
LOGLINE: Ensemble is focused on an irresponsible man forced to grow up when he discovers he has children resulting from his days as a sperm donor. A new family unit develops when a single mom contacts him and he begins to have a relationship with her and the son he never knew he had.
FAMILY GUIDE (formerly untitled DJ Nash) (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Universal TV/Aggregate Films
TEAM: DJ Nash (w, ep), Jason Bateman (ep), Jim Garavente (ep)
LOGLINE: A son who idolizes his blind father and is bemused by his mother's newfound adolescence watches his family come closer together post-divorce.
CAST: Parker Posey, Harold Perrineau, Eli Baker, Ava Deluca-Verley, JK Simmons,
THE GATES (single-camera)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/Kapital Entertainment
TEAM: Cathy Yuspa (w, ep), Josh Goldsmith (w, ep), Marc Buckland (d), Aaron Kaplan (ep), Laurence Bowen (ep), Philip Clarke (ep)
LOGLINE: An adult ensemble set at the front gates of an elementary school drop-off and revolving around the parents, school staff and 15-minute social minefield they navigate at the beginning and end of each school day. Based on UK series.
CAST: Kathleen Rose Perkins, Ken Marino, Greg Germann (replaced Aasif Mandvi after table read), Christina Kirk, Diana Maria Riva, Josh Grisetti, Echo Kellum (guest star, replaced Justin Chon after table read), Stephen Guarino
GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA (single-camera)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Wolf Films
TEAM: Dick Wolf (ep), Liz Brixius (w, ep), Danielle Gelber (ep), Peter Jankoswki (ep)
LOGLINE: After almost two decades, a 34-year-old woman wakes up from a coma to find out she has a 17-year-old daughter from a pregnancy she was unaware of when her life was put on hold. Based on Douglas Coupland's book.
CAST: Miranda Cosgrove, Daniel Stern, Ann Cusack
HOLDING PATTERNS (multi-camera)
STUDIO: Universal TV/TBD Prods
TEAM: Justin Spitzer (w, ep), Peter Traugott (ep), Rachal Kaplan (ep)
LOGLINE: Ensemble about a group of friends whose lives completely change after they survive a plane crash.
CAST: Humphrey Ker, Chyler Leigh, Kate Lang Johnson, Luka Jones, Nelson Franklin, Oscar Nu?ez
JOE, JOE & JANE (multi-camera)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Joe Port (w, ep), Joe Wiseman (w, ep)
LOGLINE: Loosely based on the relationship between Port, Wiseman and Wiseman's wife, the series centers on a conflict-avoidant children's book author caught in an ongoing tug of war between two needy, flawed people: his wife and his co-author/best friend. It's not about a couple - it's about a trouple.
CAST: Sally Pressman, Dave Annable, Larry Wilmore, Will Greenberg, Lauren Lapkus, Asif Ali
UNDATEABLE (multi-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros. TV/Doozer Prods
TEAM: Adam Sztykiel (w, ep), Bill Lawrence (ep), Jeff Ingold (ep)
LOGLINE: Young ensemble centering on a group of friends dubbed the "Undateables" whose lives are altered when a more confident character enters their world.
CAST: Chris D'Ella, Brent Morin, Rick Glassman, Ron Funches, Bianca Kajlich, Matthew Wilkas, Briga Heelan
UNTITLED GREG DANIELS/ROBERT PADNICK (single-camera)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Deedle Dee Prods/3 Arts Entertainment
TEAM: Robert Padnick (w, ep), Greg Daniels (ep), Kyle Newacheck (d), Tracy Katsky (ep), Howard Klein (ep),
LOGLINE: A look at the trials and tribulations of dating in your 20s as explored through a group of friends.
CAST: Mike Castle, Adhir Kalyan, Ellen Woglom, Eric Andre
UNTITLED OWEN ELLICKSON/CRAIG ROBINSON (single-camera)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Deedle-Dee Productions/ 3 Arts
TEAM: Owen Ellickson (w, ep), Greg Daniels (ep), Tracy Katsky (ep), Howard Klein (ep), Mark Schulman (ep), Craig Robinson (p)
LOGLINE: Centers around a talented musician (Craig Robinson) who adjusts to his new life as a middle school music teacher, where he maneuvers precocious kids, teacher politics, and the temptations of single moms.
CAST: Craig Robinson, Larenz Tate, Amanda Lund, Jean Smart
UNTITLED MICHAEL J FOX (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES (22 EPISODES)
STUDIO: Sony TV/Olive Bridge Entertainment
TEAM: Sam Laybourne (w, ep, co-showrunner), Alex Reid (ep, co-showrunner), Will Gluck (d, ep), Richard Schwartz (co-ep)
LOGLINE: Loosely based on Michael J Fox's real life, a husband and father of three in New York City deals with family, career, and challenges - including Parkinson's disease.
CAST: Michael J Fox, Betsy Brandt, Wendell Pierce, Katie Finneran, Conor Romero, Jack Gore, Ana Nogueira
UNTITLED SEAN HAYES (multi-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Universal TV/Hazy Mills
TEAM: Victor Fresco (w, ep), Hayes (ep), Todd Milliner (ep), James Burrows (d)
LOGLINE: Centers on Sean (Hayes), who must figure out how to parent his 14-year-old daughter, who just moved in, while navigating a temperamental new boss at work.
CAST: Sean Hayes, Thomas Lennon, Linda Lavin, Echo Kellum, Samantha Isler, Lindsay Sloane, Vik Sahay
UNTITLED JOHN MULANEY/LORNE MICHAELS (multi-camera)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Broadway TV/3 Arts
TEAM: John Mulaney (w, ep), Lorne Michaels (ep), Andrew Singer (ep), Dave Becky (ep), David Miner (ep)
LOGLINE: Young ensemble comedy based loosely on Mulaney's life.
CAST: John Mulaney, Nasim Pedrad, Griffin Newman, Elliot Gould, Martin Short, Seaton Smith
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY (single-camera)
STUDIO: Sony TV
TEAM: Mike Sikowitz (w, ep)
LOGLINE: Cultures collide when a white family and a Latino family are bonded together by their children who fall in love followed quickly by an unplanned pregnancy.
CAST: Mike O'Malley, Justina Machado, Mary McCormack, Ella Rae Peck, Aramis Knight
UNTITLED JESSICA SIMPSON PROJECT (single-camera, presentation)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Electus
TEAM: Nick Bakay (w, ep), Jessica Simpson (ep), Ben Silverman (ep), Joe Simpson (ep), Jimmy Fox (co-ep)
LOGLINE: Inspired by the life of singer-actress Jessica Simpson.
CAST: Jessica Simpson
DRAMA
BELIEVE -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros. TV/ Bad Robot
TEAM: Alfonso Cuaron (w, d, ep), Mark Friedman (w, ep), J. J. Abrams (ep), Bryan Burk (ep)
LOGLINE: An unlikely relationship develops between a young girl with a gift and a man sprung from prison who has been tasked with protecting her from the evil elements that hunt her power.
CAST: Jake McLaughlin, Johnny Sequoyah, Delroy Lindo, Sienna Guillory, Jamie Chung, Arian Moayed
THE BLACKLIST
STUDIO: Sony TV
TEAM: Jon Bokenkamp (w, ep), John Eisendrath (ep, showrunner), John Davis (ep), John Fox (ep)
LOGLINE: The world's most wanted criminal mysteriously turns himself in and offers to give up everyone he has ever worked with. His only condition is he will only work with a newly minted FBI agent with whom he seemingly has no connection.
CAST: James Spader, Megan Boone, Ryan Eggold, Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix, Ilfenesh Hadera
BLOODLINE
STUDIO: Universal TV/Film 44
TEAM: David Graziano (w, ep), Peter Berg (d, ep), Sarah Aubrey (ep)
LOGLINE: Set against the backdrop of modern suburbia, it follows the story of an orphaned young girl, Bird Benson, who, due to an accident of birth, is caught in the epic struggle between two warring families of mercenaries and killers. Mentored by a mysterious Chinese man, Bird must accept the quest to find and defeat her mother in mortal combat if she is ever to lead a normal life.
CAST: Skyler Samuels, Tzi Ma, Jonathan Banks, KaDee Strickland
HATFIELDS & MCCOYS
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Denver & Delilah/Tower Hill/Beau Flynn Prods/ Grady Girl)
TEAM: John Glenn (w,ep), Charlize Theron (ep), AJ Dix (ep), Dawn Olmstead (ep), Beau Flynn (ep), Michael Mayer (d)
LOGLINE: Set in present day Pittsburgh, a startling death re-ignites the feud between these two legendary families. Unleashing decades of resentment, the blue collar McCoys will put the Hatfields' wealth and power at risk as they go to war for control of the city.
CAST: Rebecca De Mornay, Nick Westrate, Sophia Bush, Virginia Madsen, Jesse Lee Soffer, Patrick Flueger, James Remar
I AM VICTOR
STUDIO: Universal TV
TEAM: Mark Goffman (w), Jo Nesbo (ep), Katie Jacobs (ep), Daniel Rappaport (ep), Meghan Lyvers (ep), Niclas Salmonsson (ep)
LOGLINE: The series centers on a high powered divorce attorney with a unique view of relationships and is described as "House as a divorce attorney". Based on Nesbo's novel.
CAST: John Stamos, Lorenza Izzo, Terry Kinney, Matthew Lillard, Megan Dodds, McKaley Miller, Angela Sarafyan, Josh Zuckerman
IRONSIDE -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Universal TV
TEAM: Mike Caleo (w, ep), Teri Weinberg (ep), John Davis (ep), John Fox (ep)
LOGLINE: A reboot of the 1967 detective drama Ironside. Centers on a tough, sexy and acerbic police detective relegated to a wheelchair after a shooting as he pushes and prods his hand-picked team to solve the most difficult cases in the city.
CAST: Blair Underwood, Spencer Grammer, Brent Sexton, Pablo Schreiber, Neal Bledsoe, Kenneth Choi
NIGHT SHIFT (formerly AFTER HOURS) (off-cycle)
STUDIO: Sony TV
TEAM: Gabe Sachs (w, ep), Jeff Judah (w, ep), Pierre Morel (d)
LOGLINE: An ensemble medical show about a group of Army doctors who return to work the night shift together at a hospital in San Antonio.
CAST: Eoin Macken, Jill Flint, Freddy Rodriguez, Ken Leung, Jeananne Goossen, Robert Bailey Jr, Brigid Brannagh
THE SECRET LIVES OF HUSBANDS AND WIVES (off-cycle)
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Bruckheimer Television
TEAM: Sascha Penn (w, ep), Jerry Bruckheimer (ep), Jonathan Littman (ep), KristieAnne Reed (co-ep)
LOGLINE: A thriller-dramatic soap that centers on a murder and the secrets and lies within a tightly woven group of three suburban couples and their families exposed in its aftermath. Inspired by Josie Brown's 2010 novel.
CAST: Martin Henderson, Jesse L Martin, Laura Allen, Perrey Reeves, Nicole Ari Parker
THE SIXTH GUN
STUDIO: Universal TV/Oni Press
TEAM: Ryan Condal (w), Carlton Cuse (ep, showrunner), Eric Gitter (ep), Andy Borne (ep), Jeffrey Reiner (d)
LOGLINE: Supernatural Western follows the story of six mythical guns, each with its own other-worldly powers. Based on the Oni Press graphic novel.
CAST: Laura Ramsey, Michiel Huisman, W. Earl Brown, Graham McTavish, Aldis Hodge, Elena Satine
CRISIS -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Rand Ravich (w, ep), Far Shariat (ep)
LOGLINE: Emotionally charged action thriller set in and around the world of Washington DC. It follows an idealistic Secret Service agent who finds himself at the epicenter of an international crisis on his first day on the job. He will need to cross moral and legal lines as he navigates the highest levels of power and corruption on his search for the truth.
CAST: Lance Gross, Dermon Mulroney, Max Martini, Halston Sage, Gillian Anderson, Rachael Taylor, Max Schneider, Stevie Lynn Jones, Michael Beach, James Lafferty, Joshua Erenberg
WONDERLAND (will film off-cycle for midseason consideration)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Brillstein Entertainment/Dare To Pass
TEAM: Anthony Zuiker (ep), Whit Anderson (w), JoAnn Alfano (ep), Margaret Riley (ep), Matt Weinberg (ep)
LOGLINE: Set in the world of Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland, Wonderland is set in modern times and centers on Alice and a new character, Clara. Seven years ago, Clara's life took an unexplained turn for the worse, and a mysterious stranger tells her there may be an explanation after all. an explanation that lies in the fantastical world of Wonderland. To revive her dreams and get her life back on track, Clara must wage war against Wonderland's reigning Queen, the woman we once knew as Alice.
ABOUT A BOY (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Universal TV/True Jack Prods/Working Title/Tribeca Prods
TEAM: Jason Katims (w, ep), Michelle Lee (p), Jon Favreau (d)
LOGLINE: Follows the relationship between a bachelor man-child and the young boy who moves in next door with his kooky single mother.
CAST: David Walton, Minnie Driver, Anjelah N. Johnson, Benjamin Stockham, Al Madrigal
ASSISTANCE (single-camera)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Gary Sanchez Prods
TEAM: Leslye Headland (w, ep), Will Ferrell (ep), Adam McKay (ep), Chris Henchy (ep), Jessica Elbaum (ep), Owen Burke (ep), Krysten Ritter (p)
LOGLINE: An idealistic "working girl" assistant is pulled between her colleague ("work husband") and her real-life fiance while trying to manage a demanding (translation: crazy) boss. Based on a play by Headland.
CAST: Krysten Ritter, Alfred Molina, Zach Cregger, Peter Cambor, Vinette Robinson
BRENDA FOREVER
STUDIO: Sony Pictures TV/Fedora Entertainment
TEAM: Andrew Leeds (w, ep), David Lampson (w, ep), Peter Tolan (ep), Michael Wimer (ep), Matt Tarses (ep), David Wain (d)
LOGLINE: Stories from Brenda Miller's (Ellie Kemper) past and present are interwoven to give a unique portrait of how a chubby, awkward, but incredibly confident 13-year-old grew up to be a 31-year-old woman who still marches to the beat of her own drum.
CAST: Ellie Kemper, Stephnie Weir, Da'vine Joy Randolph
DONOR PARTY (single-camera)
STUDIO: Lionsgate/Media Talent Group/Universal Television
TEAM: Alex Schemmer (w, ep), Geyer Kosinski (ep), Todd Holland (d, ep), Karey Burke (ep)
LOGLINE: Ensemble is focused on an irresponsible man forced to grow up when he discovers he has children resulting from his days as a sperm donor. A new family unit develops when a single mom contacts him and he begins to have a relationship with her and the son he never knew he had.
FAMILY GUIDE (formerly untitled DJ Nash) (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Universal TV/Aggregate Films
TEAM: DJ Nash (w, ep), Jason Bateman (ep), Jim Garavente (ep)
LOGLINE: A son who idolizes his blind father and is bemused by his mother's newfound adolescence watches his family come closer together post-divorce.
CAST: Parker Posey, Harold Perrineau, Eli Baker, Ava Deluca-Verley, JK Simmons,
THE GATES (single-camera)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV/Kapital Entertainment
TEAM: Cathy Yuspa (w, ep), Josh Goldsmith (w, ep), Marc Buckland (d), Aaron Kaplan (ep), Laurence Bowen (ep), Philip Clarke (ep)
LOGLINE: An adult ensemble set at the front gates of an elementary school drop-off and revolving around the parents, school staff and 15-minute social minefield they navigate at the beginning and end of each school day. Based on UK series.
CAST: Kathleen Rose Perkins, Ken Marino, Greg Germann (replaced Aasif Mandvi after table read), Christina Kirk, Diana Maria Riva, Josh Grisetti, Echo Kellum (guest star, replaced Justin Chon after table read), Stephen Guarino
GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA (single-camera)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Wolf Films
TEAM: Dick Wolf (ep), Liz Brixius (w, ep), Danielle Gelber (ep), Peter Jankoswki (ep)
LOGLINE: After almost two decades, a 34-year-old woman wakes up from a coma to find out she has a 17-year-old daughter from a pregnancy she was unaware of when her life was put on hold. Based on Douglas Coupland's book.
CAST: Miranda Cosgrove, Daniel Stern, Ann Cusack
HOLDING PATTERNS (multi-camera)
STUDIO: Universal TV/TBD Prods
TEAM: Justin Spitzer (w, ep), Peter Traugott (ep), Rachal Kaplan (ep)
LOGLINE: Ensemble about a group of friends whose lives completely change after they survive a plane crash.
CAST: Humphrey Ker, Chyler Leigh, Kate Lang Johnson, Luka Jones, Nelson Franklin, Oscar Nu?ez
JOE, JOE & JANE (multi-camera)
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Joe Port (w, ep), Joe Wiseman (w, ep)
LOGLINE: Loosely based on the relationship between Port, Wiseman and Wiseman's wife, the series centers on a conflict-avoidant children's book author caught in an ongoing tug of war between two needy, flawed people: his wife and his co-author/best friend. It's not about a couple - it's about a trouple.
CAST: Sally Pressman, Dave Annable, Larry Wilmore, Will Greenberg, Lauren Lapkus, Asif Ali
UNDATEABLE (multi-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros. TV/Doozer Prods
TEAM: Adam Sztykiel (w, ep), Bill Lawrence (ep), Jeff Ingold (ep)
LOGLINE: Young ensemble centering on a group of friends dubbed the "Undateables" whose lives are altered when a more confident character enters their world.
CAST: Chris D'Ella, Brent Morin, Rick Glassman, Ron Funches, Bianca Kajlich, Matthew Wilkas, Briga Heelan
UNTITLED GREG DANIELS/ROBERT PADNICK (single-camera)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Deedle Dee Prods/3 Arts Entertainment
TEAM: Robert Padnick (w, ep), Greg Daniels (ep), Kyle Newacheck (d), Tracy Katsky (ep), Howard Klein (ep),
LOGLINE: A look at the trials and tribulations of dating in your 20s as explored through a group of friends.
CAST: Mike Castle, Adhir Kalyan, Ellen Woglom, Eric Andre
UNTITLED OWEN ELLICKSON/CRAIG ROBINSON (single-camera)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Deedle-Dee Productions/ 3 Arts
TEAM: Owen Ellickson (w, ep), Greg Daniels (ep), Tracy Katsky (ep), Howard Klein (ep), Mark Schulman (ep), Craig Robinson (p)
LOGLINE: Centers around a talented musician (Craig Robinson) who adjusts to his new life as a middle school music teacher, where he maneuvers precocious kids, teacher politics, and the temptations of single moms.
CAST: Craig Robinson, Larenz Tate, Amanda Lund, Jean Smart
UNTITLED MICHAEL J FOX (single-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES (22 EPISODES)
STUDIO: Sony TV/Olive Bridge Entertainment
TEAM: Sam Laybourne (w, ep, co-showrunner), Alex Reid (ep, co-showrunner), Will Gluck (d, ep), Richard Schwartz (co-ep)
LOGLINE: Loosely based on Michael J Fox's real life, a husband and father of three in New York City deals with family, career, and challenges - including Parkinson's disease.
CAST: Michael J Fox, Betsy Brandt, Wendell Pierce, Katie Finneran, Conor Romero, Jack Gore, Ana Nogueira
UNTITLED SEAN HAYES (multi-camera) -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Universal TV/Hazy Mills
TEAM: Victor Fresco (w, ep), Hayes (ep), Todd Milliner (ep), James Burrows (d)
LOGLINE: Centers on Sean (Hayes), who must figure out how to parent his 14-year-old daughter, who just moved in, while navigating a temperamental new boss at work.
CAST: Sean Hayes, Thomas Lennon, Linda Lavin, Echo Kellum, Samantha Isler, Lindsay Sloane, Vik Sahay
UNTITLED JOHN MULANEY/LORNE MICHAELS (multi-camera)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Broadway TV/3 Arts
TEAM: John Mulaney (w, ep), Lorne Michaels (ep), Andrew Singer (ep), Dave Becky (ep), David Miner (ep)
LOGLINE: Young ensemble comedy based loosely on Mulaney's life.
CAST: John Mulaney, Nasim Pedrad, Griffin Newman, Elliot Gould, Martin Short, Seaton Smith
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY (single-camera)
STUDIO: Sony TV
TEAM: Mike Sikowitz (w, ep)
LOGLINE: Cultures collide when a white family and a Latino family are bonded together by their children who fall in love followed quickly by an unplanned pregnancy.
CAST: Mike O'Malley, Justina Machado, Mary McCormack, Ella Rae Peck, Aramis Knight
UNTITLED JESSICA SIMPSON PROJECT (single-camera, presentation)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Electus
TEAM: Nick Bakay (w, ep), Jessica Simpson (ep), Ben Silverman (ep), Joe Simpson (ep), Jimmy Fox (co-ep)
LOGLINE: Inspired by the life of singer-actress Jessica Simpson.
CAST: Jessica Simpson
DRAMA
BELIEVE -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros. TV/ Bad Robot
TEAM: Alfonso Cuaron (w, d, ep), Mark Friedman (w, ep), J. J. Abrams (ep), Bryan Burk (ep)
LOGLINE: An unlikely relationship develops between a young girl with a gift and a man sprung from prison who has been tasked with protecting her from the evil elements that hunt her power.
CAST: Jake McLaughlin, Johnny Sequoyah, Delroy Lindo, Sienna Guillory, Jamie Chung, Arian Moayed
THE BLACKLIST
STUDIO: Sony TV
TEAM: Jon Bokenkamp (w, ep), John Eisendrath (ep, showrunner), John Davis (ep), John Fox (ep)
LOGLINE: The world's most wanted criminal mysteriously turns himself in and offers to give up everyone he has ever worked with. His only condition is he will only work with a newly minted FBI agent with whom he seemingly has no connection.
CAST: James Spader, Megan Boone, Ryan Eggold, Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix, Ilfenesh Hadera
BLOODLINE
STUDIO: Universal TV/Film 44
TEAM: David Graziano (w, ep), Peter Berg (d, ep), Sarah Aubrey (ep)
LOGLINE: Set against the backdrop of modern suburbia, it follows the story of an orphaned young girl, Bird Benson, who, due to an accident of birth, is caught in the epic struggle between two warring families of mercenaries and killers. Mentored by a mysterious Chinese man, Bird must accept the quest to find and defeat her mother in mortal combat if she is ever to lead a normal life.
CAST: Skyler Samuels, Tzi Ma, Jonathan Banks, KaDee Strickland
HATFIELDS & MCCOYS
STUDIO: ABC Studios/Denver & Delilah/Tower Hill/Beau Flynn Prods/ Grady Girl)
TEAM: John Glenn (w,ep), Charlize Theron (ep), AJ Dix (ep), Dawn Olmstead (ep), Beau Flynn (ep), Michael Mayer (d)
LOGLINE: Set in present day Pittsburgh, a startling death re-ignites the feud between these two legendary families. Unleashing decades of resentment, the blue collar McCoys will put the Hatfields' wealth and power at risk as they go to war for control of the city.
CAST: Rebecca De Mornay, Nick Westrate, Sophia Bush, Virginia Madsen, Jesse Lee Soffer, Patrick Flueger, James Remar
I AM VICTOR
STUDIO: Universal TV
TEAM: Mark Goffman (w), Jo Nesbo (ep), Katie Jacobs (ep), Daniel Rappaport (ep), Meghan Lyvers (ep), Niclas Salmonsson (ep)
LOGLINE: The series centers on a high powered divorce attorney with a unique view of relationships and is described as "House as a divorce attorney". Based on Nesbo's novel.
CAST: John Stamos, Lorenza Izzo, Terry Kinney, Matthew Lillard, Megan Dodds, McKaley Miller, Angela Sarafyan, Josh Zuckerman
IRONSIDE -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: Universal TV
TEAM: Mike Caleo (w, ep), Teri Weinberg (ep), John Davis (ep), John Fox (ep)
LOGLINE: A reboot of the 1967 detective drama Ironside. Centers on a tough, sexy and acerbic police detective relegated to a wheelchair after a shooting as he pushes and prods his hand-picked team to solve the most difficult cases in the city.
CAST: Blair Underwood, Spencer Grammer, Brent Sexton, Pablo Schreiber, Neal Bledsoe, Kenneth Choi
NIGHT SHIFT (formerly AFTER HOURS) (off-cycle)
STUDIO: Sony TV
TEAM: Gabe Sachs (w, ep), Jeff Judah (w, ep), Pierre Morel (d)
LOGLINE: An ensemble medical show about a group of Army doctors who return to work the night shift together at a hospital in San Antonio.
CAST: Eoin Macken, Jill Flint, Freddy Rodriguez, Ken Leung, Jeananne Goossen, Robert Bailey Jr, Brigid Brannagh
THE SECRET LIVES OF HUSBANDS AND WIVES (off-cycle)
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV/Bruckheimer Television
TEAM: Sascha Penn (w, ep), Jerry Bruckheimer (ep), Jonathan Littman (ep), KristieAnne Reed (co-ep)
LOGLINE: A thriller-dramatic soap that centers on a murder and the secrets and lies within a tightly woven group of three suburban couples and their families exposed in its aftermath. Inspired by Josie Brown's 2010 novel.
CAST: Martin Henderson, Jesse L Martin, Laura Allen, Perrey Reeves, Nicole Ari Parker
THE SIXTH GUN
STUDIO: Universal TV/Oni Press
TEAM: Ryan Condal (w), Carlton Cuse (ep, showrunner), Eric Gitter (ep), Andy Borne (ep), Jeffrey Reiner (d)
LOGLINE: Supernatural Western follows the story of six mythical guns, each with its own other-worldly powers. Based on the Oni Press graphic novel.
CAST: Laura Ramsey, Michiel Huisman, W. Earl Brown, Graham McTavish, Aldis Hodge, Elena Satine
CRISIS -- ORDERED TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Rand Ravich (w, ep), Far Shariat (ep)
LOGLINE: Emotionally charged action thriller set in and around the world of Washington DC. It follows an idealistic Secret Service agent who finds himself at the epicenter of an international crisis on his first day on the job. He will need to cross moral and legal lines as he navigates the highest levels of power and corruption on his search for the truth.
CAST: Lance Gross, Dermon Mulroney, Max Martini, Halston Sage, Gillian Anderson, Rachael Taylor, Max Schneider, Stevie Lynn Jones, Michael Beach, James Lafferty, Joshua Erenberg
WONDERLAND (will film off-cycle for midseason consideration)
STUDIO: Universal TV/Brillstein Entertainment/Dare To Pass
TEAM: Anthony Zuiker (ep), Whit Anderson (w), JoAnn Alfano (ep), Margaret Riley (ep), Matt Weinberg (ep)
LOGLINE: Set in the world of Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland, Wonderland is set in modern times and centers on Alice and a new character, Clara. Seven years ago, Clara's life took an unexplained turn for the worse, and a mysterious stranger tells her there may be an explanation after all. an explanation that lies in the fantastical world of Wonderland. To revive her dreams and get her life back on track, Clara must wage war against Wonderland's reigning Queen, the woman we once knew as Alice.
Jeebus, they sure get some good actors for some telly stuff nowadays, that looks very interesting.
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Yeah, with Star Wars, Star Trek, Enders Game, 47 Comic book movies, etc... all great movies, but you have to go to TV if you want to act these days.
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not going to link to these individually as they are behind the scenes and clips and not really trailers
CBS Releases Previews for 'Mom', 'Intelligence', 'The Crazy Ones', 'We Are Men', 'Hostages' & 'The Millers'
Intelligence might be ok
The CW Releases Clips and Trailers for 'Reign', 'Star-Crossed', 'The 100', 'The Originals', & 'The Tomorrow People
will be checking out The Tomorrow People. Originals maybe.
CBS Releases Previews for 'Mom', 'Intelligence', 'The Crazy Ones', 'We Are Men', 'Hostages' & 'The Millers'
Intelligence might be ok
The CW Releases Clips and Trailers for 'Reign', 'Star-Crossed', 'The 100', 'The Originals', & 'The Tomorrow People
will be checking out The Tomorrow People. Originals maybe.
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When I first heard about this show, I had an image of people in an office printing out all the Michael J Fox memes, turning their heads over their shoulder and shouting, "We've got at least 2 seasons right here!"
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Not a single network trailer impressed me. Hell, every network trailer made me want to watch the show less than I did sight unseen.
I'll still check out SHIELD, Brooklyn 99, and The Blacklist, and a couple midseasons (Intelligence, Believe). But I suspect that this time next year, I again won't care if a single new network show is renewed or not. (Caveat: I haven't decided on Hannibal yet for this year.)
I'll still check out SHIELD, Brooklyn 99, and The Blacklist, and a couple midseasons (Intelligence, Believe). But I suspect that this time next year, I again won't care if a single new network show is renewed or not. (Caveat: I haven't decided on Hannibal yet for this year.)
so Henry VIII, Xaro Xhoan Daxos, Morgana, Huntress, and a bunch of random people in a TV show about Dracula
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Seeing a show like Dracula on NBC pains me. A show dealing with Dracula would be much better suited to AT LEAST basic cable, and ideally a pay channel like HBO, Showtime, or Starz. Let the standard networks stick to forumlaic cop, medical, legal dramas and situation comedies rather than waste valuable and interesting ideas.