ANNOUNCING THE 2007 PILOTS!
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COMEDY PILOTS
BACK TO YOU (fka ACTION NEWS)
(FBC) (13 Episodes Ordered)
Writers: Steve Levitan (Stacked, Just Shoot Me!, Frasier), Christopher Lloyd (Flushed Away, Frasier, The Golden Girls)
Executive Producers: Steve Levitan (Stacked, Oliver Beene, Just Shoot Me!) Christopher Lloyd (Out of Practice)
Cast: Ty Burrell (Dawn of the Dead, In Good Company), Kelsey Grammer (X-Men: The Last Stand, Frasier, Cheers), Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond), Laura Marano (Without a Trace, The Jacket), Fred Willard (For Your Consideration, Epic Movie, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy), Paul Campbell (Battlestar Galactica), Aimee Garcia (George Lopez, A Lot Like Love)
A comedy series centering on a womanizing news anchor who gets fired after a public meltdown. He returns to his old job as a news anchor in Buffalo, NY and discovers that his co-anchor is a woman he had a one-night stand with ten years ago - and that they have a daughter together. From Twentieth Century Fox Television, Levitan/Lloyd Productions.
RETURN OF JEZEBEL JAMES, THE (fka AMY SHERMAN-PALLADINO PROJECT)
(FBC) (Pilot Ordered)
(Rights: worldwide excluding Australia, Norfolk, and Papua New Guinea)
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls, Veronica's Closet, Roseanne)
Executive Producers: Daniel Palladino (Gilmore Girls, Family Guy), Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls, Veronica's Closet)
Director: Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls)
Cast: Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under, Cant Hardly Wait), Michael Arden, Ron McLarty (Law & Order, The Postman), Scott Cohen (Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Gilmore Girls, NYPD Blue,) Dana Ivey (Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, Two Weeks Notice), Parker Posey (Superman Returns, Boston Legal, Best in Show)
A comedy series about two single, estranged sisters, one intense and career oriented, the other flighty and irresponsible. They come back together when the older, responsible sister learns that she cannot bear children and talks her younger sister into moving in with her and being the surrogate mother to her baby. From Regency.
UNHITCHED (fka RULES FOR STARTING OVER, THE)
(FBC) (Series Ordered)
Writers: Michael E Bernier, Chris Pappas
Executive Producers: Kevin Barnett, Bobby Farrelly (The Ringer, Me, Myself & Irene, Theres Something About Mary) Peter Farrelly (The Ringer, Me, Myself & Irene, Theres Something About Mary), Brad Johnson, Bradley Thomas
Cast: Craig Bierko (Boston Legal, Scary Movie 4), Rashida Jones (The Office, Little Black Book, Boston Public) Shaun Majumder (24, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle), Johnny Sneed (Fever Pitch)
A single camera comedy series about a guy who has to start over in his thirties after his marriage to his college sweetheart ends. He then finds himself back in the dating scene with his 30-something friends. From Twentieth Century Fox Television, Watson Pond Productions and Conundrum Entertainment.
DRAMA PILOTS
DRIVE
(FBC) (13 Episodes Ordered)
Writers: Tim Minear (The Inside, Firefly, Wonderfalls), Ben Queen
Executive Producers: Tim Minear (The Inside, Firefly, Wonderfalls), Ben Queen, Greg Yaitanes
Director: Greg Yaitanes (Greys Anatomy, Prison Break, House M.D.)
Cast: Nathan Fillion (Slither, Firefly), Kristin Lehman (Prison Break, Judging Amy), Mircea Monroe (The Ultimate Gift, The Contract), Rochelle Aytes (Madea's Family Reunion), Kevin Alejandro (Sleeper Cell, Ugly Betty), Emma Stone, Melanie Lynskey (Two and a Half Men, Flags of Our Fathers), Taryn Manning (Cold Mountain, 8 Mile), Riley Smith (Eight Legged Freaks, Not Another Teen Movie), Dylan Baker (Spider-Man 2, Road to Perdition), J.D. Pardo (A Cinderella Story, American Dreams), Michael Hyatt (The Good Girl, The Wire, The West Wing), Charles Martin Smith (The Untouchables)
A group of contestants compete in an illegal, high stakes, cross-country car race. Series examines the competitors backstories as well as the nefarious mastermind behind the race. From Twentieth Century Fox Television.
THE WEDDING BELLS
(FBC) (13 Episodes Ordered)
Writer: David E. Kelley (Boston Legal, The Practice, Ally McBeal)
Cast: Sarah Jones (Huff, Big Love) Benjamin King, Michael Landes (Ghost Whisperer, Final Destination 2), Teri Polo (The West Wing, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers), KaDee Strickland (Fever Pitch, The Grudge), Chris Williams (Scary Movie 4, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story)
A romantic comedy about a group of wedding planners dedicated to having their clients live happily ever after, or at least until they get to the parking lot. From Twentieth Century Fox Television.
SAVING GRACE
(TNT) (13 Episodes Ordered)
Writer: Nancy A. Miller (Law & Order)
Executive Producers: Nancy A. Miller (CSI: Miami), Artie Mandelberg, Gary A. Randall (A Little Thing Called Murder), E. Duke Vincent (7th Heaven, Charmed), Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Battlestar Galactica, Prison Break)
Cast: Holly Hunter (Thirteen, Crash, The Piano), Leon Rippy (Deadwood, The Patriot), Kenneth Johnson (The Shield, Blade) Bailey Chase (Watch Over Me, As the World Turns), Bokeem Woodbine (Ray, 3000 Miles to Graceland), Laura San Giacomo (Just Shoot Me, Pretty Woman)
A dramatic series about a morally conflicted female officer in OK City who is destined for Hell until she meets her Last Chance Angel. From Fox TV Studios.
BURN NOTICE
(USA) (13 Episodes Ordered)
Writer: Matt Nix
Executive Producers: Matt Nix, Mikkel Bondesen (Catch That Kid)
Director: Jace Alexander (Rescue Me, Law & Order)
Cast: Gabrielle Anwar (The Three Musketeers, Scent of a Woman), Bruce Campbell (Sky High, Spider-Man, Army of Darkness), China Chow (The Big Hit), Jeffrey Donovan (Hitch), Sharon Gless (Queer As Folk, Cagney & Lacey)
When spies get fired, they don't get a letter from human resources. Michael Weston got a "burn notice" and became untouchable - and he has no idea what or who triggered his demise. Determined to find out the reason for his sudden termination - but unable to utilize his normal contacts and needing to stay under the spy network radar - he puts his Special Ops training to use to help those who the police can't or won't, in order to fund his ongoing personal investigation. From Fox TV Studios and Fuse Entertainment.
WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB (fka MURDER CLUB) (fka JAMES PATTERSON PROJECT)
(ABC) (Series Ordered)
Writers: Liz Craft (The Shield, Angel), Sarah Fain (The Shield, Angel)
Executive Producers: Liz Craft, Sarah Fain, Shawn Ryan (The Shield, The Unit, Angel), James Patterson (Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas), Brett Ratner (Prison Break), Joe Simpson (Employee of the Month)
Director: Scott Winant (Huff)
Cast: Beau Bridges (The Good German, The Fabulous Baker Boys), Tyrees Allen (RoboCop), Robert Patrick Benedict (Felicity, Not Another Teen Movie), Paula Newsome (Little Miss Sunshine, Killer Instinct), Aubrey Dollar (Save The Last Dance 2, Point Pleasant), Laura Harris (Dead Like Me, 24), Elizabeth Ho, Angie Harmon (Law & Order, Fun With Dick And Jane)
When you are a woman working in a man's field, you get a lot further by teaming up. Executive Producers Shawn Ryan (The Shield, The Unit) and Brett Ratner (X-Men: The Last Stand, Rush Hour) adapts the best selling novels by James Patterson for a thrilling new crime series that redefines women's work. San Francisco Detective Lindsay Boxer (Angie Harmon, Law & Order) can analyze a crime scene in seconds, but she's frustrated that investigating and prosecuting a crime can take months or even years. To circumvent the Justice Department men's club, she assembles an all-female group of experts a medical examiner, a newspaper reporter and a young assistant district attorney. And because personal lives often blend into professional ones, they also become reliable friends. These women solve the latest homicides while unraveling the mysteries of their own turbulent romantic lives. Four of today's brightest talents approach this character- driven plot with intelligence, warmth, action and humor. Combine the feminine wit and warmth of Sex and the City with the gritty reality of CSI and the dedication of Law and Order and you'll understand the unique appeal of WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB. Sometimes, the best way to get your man is with a woman. From Twentieth Century Fox Television and Rat TV.
K-VILLE
(FBC) (Series Ordered)
Writers: Jonathan Lisco (Jack and Bobby, NYPD Blue)
Executive Producers: Jonathan Lisco
Director: Deran Sarafian (House M.D., CSI: NY, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)
Cast: Anthony Anderson (The Departed, The Shield, Scary Movie 4), Cole Hauser (The Break-Up, Paparazzi, ER), Blake Shields (Sleeper Cell, Boys and Girls), Tawny Cypress (Heroes, World Trade Center), John Carroll Lynch (Close to Home, The Drew Carey Show)
A dramatic series centering on cops of the Felony Action Squad in post-Katrina New Orleans who try to impose order on a deeply lawless, hopelessly cynical city.
From Twentieth Century Fox Television.
NEW AMSTERDAM
(FBC) (Series Ordered) (Rights: worldwide excluding Australia, Norfolk, and Papua New Guinea)
Writers: Allan Loeb, Christian Taylor (Six Feet Under), Steven Pearl
Executive Producers: Allan Loeb, Christian Taylor, Steven Pearl
Director: Lasse Hallstrom (Casanova, Chocolat, Whats Eating Gilbert Grape)
Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Firewall, Kingdom of Heaven), Alexis Gilmore, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zuleikha Robinson (Rome, The Namesake)
A dramatic series about a young police detective who is actually many hundreds of years old after being brought back to life by a Manhattan Native American chief in the seventeenth century. After spending many lifetimes in New York City, he now solves crimes while trying to find his true love, who can restore his mortality. From Regency Television, Scarlet Fire Productions and Laha Films.
JOURNEYMAN (fka KEVIN FALLS PROJECT)
(NBC) (Series Pick Up)
Writer: Kevin Falls (The North Shore, The Lyons Den, The West Wing)
Executive Producers: Kevin Falls (The Lyons Den), Alex Graves (The Nine, The West Wing)
Director: Alex Graves (The Nine, The West Wing)
Cast: Moon Bloodgood (Day Break, Eight Below), Reed Diamond (Good Night, and Good Luck, Spider-Man 2), Gretchen Egolf (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Roswell), Brian Howe (The Pursuit of Happyness, Catch Me If You Can), Kevin McKidd (Rome, Kingdom of Heaven), Charlie Wyson
Dan Vassar thought he had it all: a loving wife, a great son and a steady job. But life suddenly throws him a curve ball. Dan finds himself traveling into the past with a purpose impacting peoples lives for the better and sometimes the worse. While doing so, Dan reconnects with Livia Beale, his ex-fiance whom he lost in a mysterious plane crash. Now armed with the knowledge of the present, will he be able to save her? What would that mean to his own future? And how would it change a man who thought he had it all? From Twentieth Century Fox Television.
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