TV Pilots
Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane to Star in Hulu Comedy From Ryan Murphy, ‘Will & Grace’ Creators
The creators of Will & Grace and Ryan Murphy are teaming for a Hulu project — which is already attracting a top-flight cast. The Disney-owned streamer has ordered a pilot for a multi-camera comedy titled Mid-Century Modern, written by Will & Grace’s David Kohan and Max Mutchnick. Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane and Linda Lavin are set […]
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Ty Burrell to Lead ABC Comedy ‘Forgive and Forget’
Ty Burrell is returning to ABC. The two-time Emmy-winning Modern Family star has been tapped to star in Forgive and Forget, a multicamera comedy that has been ordered to pilot at the Disney-owned broadcast network. From writer Eugene Garcia-Cross (The Santa Clauses, Peacock’s Punky Brewster), Forgive and Forget revolves around Hank (Burrell), the perennial life of […]
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‘Suits: LA’ Adds ‘Walking Dead’ Alum Josh McDermitt
Suits: LA has found another of its lead actors. Former Walking Dead regular Josh McDermitt has boarded the NBC pilot, a spinoff of the former USA Network series turned Netflix breakout. McDermitt will star opposite the previously cast Stephen Amell in the legal drama, which comes from Suits creator Aaron Korsh and UCP, which produced […]
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‘Good Girls’ Duo Plants Suburban Crime Drama at NBC
NBC is adding to its pilot roster with a drama from Good Girls executive producers Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs. Like Good Girls, the new project from the pair, titled Grosse Pointe Garden Society, will focus on a group of women caught up in a crime — murder, in this case. The show’s logline reads, […]
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Stephen Amell to Star in ‘Suits: LA’ at NBC
The spinoff of Suits in the works at NBC has found its lead actor. Stephen Amell will star in Suits: LA, a companion series to the former USA Network legal drama turned streaming phenomenon. Should it go to series, the project would mark Amell’s return to the broadcast world, where he played the title character […]
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‘Suits’ Spinoff Scores Pilot Order at NBC
NBCUniversal’s expansion of the Suits universe is taking another step forward. Following the runaway success of the former USA Network legal drama on streaming platforms last year, NBC has ordered a pilot for a companion series. The project, from Suits creator Aaron Korsh, is called Suits: L.A. and will be set in the same world […]
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Reba McEntire Comedy in the Works at NBC
The Queen of Country is reuniting with NBC. Reba McEntire, fresh off her run as a coach on NBC’s The Voice, will star in an untitled comedy that has earned a pilot order at the network. The multicamera vehicle will reunite McEntire with former Reba showrunner Kevin Abbott, who is set to pen the script […]
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FX Snags Twentysomething Comedy From ‘Tonight Show’ Duo
FX is looking to add to its comedy roster. The Disney-owned outlet has ordered a pilot for Snowflakes, a comedy about a group of twentysomethings. The project comes from writers Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) and has assembled a creative team that includes director Jonathan Krisel and executive producers […]
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ABC Passes on Four Pilots, While ‘Good Doctor,’ ‘Rookie’ Spinoffs Still in Play
Hours after NBC made decisions on the bulk of its bubble comedy fare, ABC has passed on nearly all of its remaining pilots. The Disney-backed broadcaster has passed on dramas The Hurt Unit and Judgment as well as comedies Keeping It Together (formerly Drop-Off) and Public Defenders, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Of the four […]
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CBS’ ‘Matlock’ Reboot Adds Jason Ritter
Jason Ritter is joining the cast of CBS’ Matlock reboot. The pilot, a reworking of the 1986-95 legal drama that starred Andy Griffith, features Kathy Bates in the title role of a septuagenarian lawyer who joins a prestigious firm and racks up courtroom wins. Ritter joins a cast that also includes Skye P. Marshall, David […]
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Judy Greer Boards ABC Comedy ‘Drop-Off’
ABC’s comedy pilot Drop-Off is adding to its cast. Judy Greer will star opposite Ellie Kemper in the single-camera project, which is based on the BAFTA-winning BBC series Motherland. She’ll play an alpha mom who is the nemesis of Kemper’s character. Drop-Off, from Lionsgate and ABC Signature, centers on Julia (Kemper), a working mother for […]
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Ellie Kemper to Topline ABC Comedy Based on BBC’s ‘Motherland’
ABC has formally ordered a comedy pilot based on the BAFTA-winning BBC series Motherland. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Ellie Kemper will topline the pilot, titled Drop-Off, from Lionsgate Television — which owns worldwide rights to Motherland — and ABC Signature. The original’s creators, Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh and Helen Serafinowicz, are among the executive producers, […]
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