A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits
Network: Freeform
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Writer(s): Elena Song
Logline: Tessa agrees to accompany her evil stepmother and step-sisters to a Cinderella audition/competition and work as their assistant. In exchange, her stepmother, will pay the mortgage on her grandfather’s house. While at the competition, Georgie discovers that Tessa has what it takes to be the next Cinderella – and encourages her to audition for the role. Though hesitant at first, Tessa decides that it’s time to follow her heart and make her dreams become reality.
Details: An installment based on Warner Bros’ Cinderella Story series from WB’s home entertainment division.
SSN Insight: Freeform has acquired the TV movie for premiere later this year. Michelle Johnston will direct the TV movie.
Aftermath
Network: Syfy, Bell Media
Production Company(s): Halfire Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): William Laurin, Glenn Davis, Julie Hope
Logline: Karen and Joshua Copeland and their children Dana, Brianna and Matt, must battle for survival after civilization comes to an apocalyptic end, triggered by massive storms, meteor strikes, earthquakes and plague – and the rise of supernatural creatures.
SSN Insight: Syfy has given a series order of 13 episodes and the series will also air on Bell Media’s Space in Canada later this summer. Casting is underway, with production slated for May 2 in Vancouver.
Artificial Intelligence
Network: TNT
Production Company(s): Cipango
Executive Producer(s): Luc Besson, Bill Wheeler, Matthew Gross, Edouard de Vesinne, Thomas Anargyros
Writer(s): Luc Besson, Bill Wheeler
Logline: An artificial intelligence escapes from a laboratory and begins carrying out its own mysterious agenda, prompting the AI’s creator to assemble a team of specialists to deal with the situation.
SSN Insight: TNT has given an initial commitment of a put pilot as of March 1.
Big Hero 6 (Animated)
Network: Disney XD
Production Company(s): Walt Disney Animation Studios
Executive Producer(s): Mark McCorkle, Robert Schooley, Nick Filippi
Logline: The series picks up immediately following the events in the movie, and continues the adventures of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro and his robot Baymax. Joining the pair on their journey is control freak Wasabi, scientist Honey Lemon, fanboy Fred and no-nonsense Go Go, who together form the Big Hero 6 superhero team. As the new prodigy at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, Hiro faces daunting academic challenges, not to mention the social trials of being the little man on campus. The stakes are also raised for the high-tech heroes when they must protect their city from an array of scientifically enhanced villains.
Details: Based on the comic book characters “Big Hero 6″ who first appeared in “Sunfire and Big Hero 6 #1″ created by Steven T. Seagle and Duncan Rouleau and published by Marvel Comics September 1998. The project is also a sequel to the film , “Big Hero 6,” (2014), featuring the voices of Ryan Potter, TJ MIller and Maya Rudolph, which was released on November 7, 2014.
SSN Insight: Disney XD has given a series order. Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley created the Disney hit series Kim Possible.
Crashletes
Network: Nickelodeon
Production Company(s): Superjacket Productions
Executive Producer(s): Rob Dyrdek, Shane Nickerson
Logline: Hosted by the New England Patriots’ tight end Rob Gronkowski, the show features guest personalities from the worlds of sports and entertainment, along with funny viral sports clips and user-generated content from around the world. As host, Gronkowski will offer funny commentary on the clips, alongside his co-hosts and guest stars.
SSN Insight: Nickelodeon has given a series order of 20 episodes.
Endorsed
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Production Company(s): Good Clean Fun
Logline: This show is a behind-the-scenes look at celebrity endorsements, and stars supermodel Cindy Crawford. Each episode will focus on pairing a celebrity looking for a brand attachment with a budding business. Crawford will meet with a team of leading business and branding moguls to evaluate each celebrity’s needs. They’ll narrow the field of options down to two businesses. Then begins the process of coming up with an ideal match. After the celebrity hears the team’s expert advice, he or she will visit each business on site and meet with the business’ leaders to discuss how an endorsement partnership could be realized. Each business will pitch the celeb not only their product and business model, but also how the company would use the celebrity’s image in an endorsement.
SSN Insight: Good Clean Fun is also behind VH1’s Barely Famous and Cooking Channel’s Rev Run’s Sunday Suppers.
High School Musical 4
Network: Disney Channel
Executive Producer(s): Bill Borden, Barry Rosenbush
Writer(s): Dan Berendsen, Peter Barsocchini
Logline: The story introduce a new group of East High Wildcats and their cross-town school rivals, the West High Knights.
Details: The film is the fourth in the series of films that originated with “High School Musical,” which premiered on Disney Channel on January 20, 2006.
SSN Insight: A nationwide casting search is currently underway. Jeffrey Hornaday, who directed Disney Channel’s Teen Beach Movie, will direct and choreograph this movie.
Jagger Eaton’s Mega Life
Network: Nickelodeon
Production Company(s): Superjacket Productions
Executive Producer(s): Rob Dyrdek, Shane Nickerson
Logline: The series follows the adventures of teen skateboarder Jagger Eaton as he shows viewers what it’s like to spend a day in the shoes of people who are pushing boundaries, living their lives without limits and inspiring others to do the same.
SSN Insight: Nickelodeon has given a series order of 20 episodes.
Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace
Network: Cartoon Network
Production Company(s): Million Dollar Extreme
Logline: A sketch show in an almost present day post-apocalyptic nightmare world.
Details: Based on the 15-minute live-action Adult Swim series from the anti-comedy sketch troupe.
SSN Insight: Cartoon Network gave a series order. The show will star Sam Hyde, Nick Rochefort and Charles Carroll, and is directed by Andy Ruse. The series goes into production later this month.
Pete the Cat (Animated)
Production Company(s): Alcon Entertainment, Appian Way
Executive Producer(s): Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster
Logline: The series follows the adventures of Pete the Cat. Based on the book series.
Details: Based on the “Pete the Cat,” picture book series, created by James Dean. The first book in the series, “Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes,” with text and music by Eric Litwin, was self published in 2008 and published by Harper Collins in 2010.
SSN Insight: Marsh was also the co-creator and executive producer of the hit Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb. Along with an EP role he will also be the showrunner.
Puppy Dog Tails (Animated)
Network: Disney Junior
Production Company(s): Wild Canary
Executive Producer(s): Sean Coyle
Logline: Focuses on two fun-loving pug puppies, Bingo and Rolly, whose thrill-seeking appetites take them on daily adventures around their neighborhood and beyond.
SSN Insight: created by comedian Harland Williams who will serve as a consulting producer. Dean Batali (That 70s Show) will serve as a story editor.
Roadside Picnic
Network: WGN America
Studio: Tribune Studios, Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s):
Executive Producer(s): Neal H. Moritz, Vivian Cannon, Jack Paglen, Alan Taylor
Writer(s): Jack Paglen
Logline: Centers on an alien visit to planet Earth, whose aftermath has led to the creation of “Zones” in the areas where the aliens had possibly landed. Such zones exhibit strange and dangerous phenomena not understood by humans, and contain artifacts with inexplicable, seemingly supernatural properties.
Details: Based on the novel “Пикник на обочине (Roadside Picnic),” written by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky and published in Russia in 1972. Novel was also adapted for the 1979 film “Stalker,” directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.
SSN Insight: WGN has given a pilot order. Alan Taylor will direct the pilot. His credits include Terminator Genisys and Game of Thrones.
Scalped
Network: WGN America
Studio: Warner Horizon Television
Production Company(s): DC Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Doug Jung, Geoff Johns
Writer(s): Doug Jung
Logline: The Oglala Lakota inhabitants in the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation in South Dakota grapple with organized crime, poverty, drug and alcohol addiction and local politics while trying to preserve their cultural identity.
Details: Based on the comic book, “Scalped,” written by Jason Aaron and published by DC Comics/Vertigo from 2007-2012. Partially inspired by Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was arrested for gunning down two FBI agents on a reservation in 1975.
SSN Insight: WGN gave a pilot order. Geoff Johns is also the co-creator of The Flash and DC Comics’ Chief Creative Officer.
Soldier Girls
Network: HBO Network
Executive Producer(s): Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brad Hall
Writer(s): Nicole Riegel
Logline: Three women enlist in the National Guard and serve their country during the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, which leads them to form life-long friendships.
Details: Based on the book, “Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War,” written by Helen Thorpe and published by Scribner on August 5, 2014.
SSN Insight: Nicole Riegel is a former soldier and her feature script, Dogfight, was on the Black List. This adaptation will mark her TV debut.
Superhuman
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Executive Producer(s): Rob Smith, Georgie Hurford-Jones, David Friedman
Logline: The series will test the abilities of ordinary people who possess nearly superhuman skills in areas such as memory, hearing, taste, touch, smell and sight.
Details: The project is based on the special, “Superhuman,” which aired on Fox on January 4, 2016.
SSN Insight: Fox has given a series order of eight episodes. Kal Penn will return as host.
The Fifth Beatle
Production Company(s): Sonar Entertainment, Tiwary Entertainment Group
Executive Producer(s): Vivek J. Tiwary
Writer(s): Vivek J. Tiwary
Logline: The story of the legendary Beatles manager Brian Epstein and his effort to drive the unknown band from playing in a Liverpool cellar to international superstardom.
Details: Based on the graphic novel “The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story,” written by Vivek J. Tiwary and published by M Press Books in 2013.
SSN Insight: The project was previously in development as a feature from Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment. Planned as an event series.
The First Wives Club
Network: TV Land
Studio: Paramount Television
Production Company(s):
Executive Producer(s): Jenny Bicks
Writer(s): Rebecca Addelman
Logline: Three San Francisco women – friends and classmates in the 90s – reconnect after their close friend from college dies in a freak accident. When they discover that they are all at a romantic crossroads, they band together to tackle divorce, relationships and life’s other annoying challenges.
Details: Based on the film, “The First Wives Club,” (1996), directed by Hugh Wilson and starring Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton.
SSN Insight: TV Land has ordered the pilot.
The Mike Stud Project (Docuseries)
Network: Esquire Network
Production Company(s): Den of Thieves
Executive Producer(s): Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager, Alexandra Lipsitz, Jordan Barrow, Jared Morell, Austin Rosen
Logline: Stud is a Duke Mike Studeducated, former All-American baseball player who turned to music after an injury robbed him of his lifelong dream to play pro ball. Now, Stud is at the top of the Billboard and iTunes charts. The series follows Stud’s 40-city “Back2You Tour” across North America and his entourage of friends turned collaborators following Stud’s latest album release.
SSN Insight: Esquire ordered eight episodes and will premiere the show this summer. Stud has earned over 60 million views on YouTube, released three #1 Hip-Hop Albums on iTunes, and headlined three national tours.
The New Odyssey
Production Company(s): Playground Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Colin Callender
Logline: An account of the migrant crisis based in Syria, Iraq and Libya, the story followers voyagers along the migrant trail, as refugees make their epic odyssey across deserts, seas, and mountains to reach the holy grail of Europe. Based on the book.
Details: Based on the book, “The New Odyssey- The Story of Europe’s Refugee Crisis,” written by Patrick Kingsley and to be published by Guardian Faber Publishing on May 3, 2016.
SSN Insight: Playground, credited with the multi-award winning Wolf Hall and The Missing, will develop the project from its UK office.
The Terror
Network: AMC
Studio: AMC Studios
Production Company(s): Ridley Scott Films , Management 360, Emjag Productions
Executive Producer(s): Ridley Scott, Scott Lambert, Meghan Lyvers, Alexandra Milchan, Dan Simmons
Writer(s): Dave Kajganich
Logline: Set in 1847, when a Royal Naval expedition crew searching for the Northwest Passage is attacked by a mysterious predator that stalks the ships and their crew in a suspenseful and desperate game of survival.
Details: Based on the novel “The Terror” by Dan Simmons, published by Little, Brown and Company on January 1, 2009.
SSN Insight: AMC has given a series order of 10 episodes.
The Von Bülow Affair
Studio: Universal Cable Productions
Writer(s): Ilene Rosenzweig
Logline: Set in early 1980s Newport and New York, the story follows the greatest society trial of the 20th century when Claus von Bülow is arrested for the attempted murder of his wife, millionaire socialite Sunny Von Bülow. After she was found unconscious on her bathroom floor on December 21, 1980, Sunny remained in a coma for 27 years. Claus went on trial for attempted murder in 1982, initiating a legal circus that would last for years. Based on the book.
Details: Based on the book, “The Von Bülow Affair,” written by William Wright and published by Delacorte in 1983.
SSN Insight: Ilene Rosenzweig previously scripted the Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce.
Untitled Daniel Mackey/Seth Fisher Anastasia Project
Network: Freeform
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Wonderland Sound and Vision
Executive Producer(s): Daniel Mackey, Seth Fisher, McG, Mary Viola
Writer(s): Daniel Mackey, Seth Fisher
Logline: Set in vibrant Paris during the roaring 1920’s, this reimagining follows Anastasia after her escape from Communist Russia. While her sights are set on avenging the death of her family, she joins forces with an elite espionage agency that’s working to prevent another world war. By day, Anastasia is a former princess trying to blend into a normal life, but by night, she’s acting as the world’s first female spy, influencing some of the biggest events in the first part of the 20th century.
Details: Based on the mystery of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova of Russia in the early 20th century.
SSN Insight: Fisher and Mackey previously developed a half-hour comedy with John Krasinski at TBS. Fisher’s past credits include the award-winning NatGeo’s miniseries Saints & Strangers. Mackey is adapting the YA book franchise Blackbird for Lionsgate.
Untitled Kyle Richards Comedy Project
Network: TV Land
Studio: Warner Horizon Television
Production Company(s): John Wells Productions
Executive Producer(s): John Riggi, John Wells, Andrew Stearn
Writer(s): John Riggi
Logline: Set in the 1970s, where Bonnie Nolan is 40 years old with a beautiful home and three beautiful daughters to go with it. However, she also has a cheating husband. Finding herself alone after her marriage fails, Bonnie is an enigma of the times: a single woman with no means to support herself or her children.
Details: Inspired by the childhood life of actress/reality star Kyle Richards.
SSN Insight: TV Land has given a pilot order.
Vampirina (Animated)
Network: Disney Junior
Production Company(s): Brown Bag Films
Executive Producer(s): Chris Nee, Norton Virgien
Logline: Follows a young vampire girl whose family moves from Transylvania to Pennsylvania, where she must deal with being the new kid in town.
Details: Based on Disney Publishing’s children’s book series Vampirina Ballerina.
SSN Insight: Nicky Phelan is set to direct.