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TV Development for 10/20/15: Amazon Greenlights 6 Pilots, ‘Gilmore Girls’ a Go at Netflix, Marvel Developing ‘Legion’ and ‘Hellfire’ Series
Other TV Development news includes, ABC developing a series based on My Best Friend’s Wedding, Showtime giving a series order to the Cameron Crowe series Roadies, and a CBS/ Universal comedy based on a NY Times article, Married, With Roomates. (SSN)
OTHER HEADLINES
‘Mayday 109’, With Young JFK As War Hero, Set With Thunder Road & FlynnPictureCo
Beau Flynn and Basil Iwanyk have teamed to acquire and produce Mayday 109, a script by Samuel Franco and Evan Kilgore that tells the true story of what happened when the PT boat captained by future president John F Kennedy was sunk by a Japanese destroyer. (DH)
Ryan Kavanaugh Gets an 11th Hour Save with Preliminary Approval to Keep Most of Relativity
As Relativity Media all but finalized a deal to sell its TV division for $125 million Tuesday, the studio’s CEO, Ryan Kavanaugh, sent an email to his staff, saying that he has received preliminary approval to keep most of the studio’s remaining assets. (THR)
Alec Baldwin And Demi Moore On For Indie Drama ‘Blind’
Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore are set to reunite for Blind, which Michael Mailer is preparing to direct. (EMP)
‘Dr. Ken’ Gets Full-Season Order At ABC
ABC announced that nine additional episodes of the freshman comedy have been ordered, bringing it to a full 22-episode season. (TVL)
Variety Insight Partners With ScriptNoted
Variety Insight has announced a partnership with ScriptNoted, a cloud service for sharing comments and information about screenplays. (VAR)
From Mad Men to Babies – Jon Hamm Signs on to Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver
The crime thriller centers on a getaway driver who’s coerced into working for a crime boss and must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom. (THR)
Double or Nothing? Chris Rock In Talks to Host the Oscars for the Second Time
Chris Rock is in serious talks to host the 88th Academy Awards with an official announcement expected shortly. Rock is no stranger to Hollywood’s biggest event of the year, having previously hosted the Oscars in 2005. (VAR)
How The Most Productive People Procrastinate
Some of the world’s most successful people use this procrastination technique. While procrastination is normally associated with negative consequences such as being stressed out or late, strategic procrastination is a tool used by the ultra-successful. (FC)