After the Black
Network: BBC America
Logline: The show will feature discussions with “Orphan Black” cast, crew and special guests, with topics ranging from plot hints, twists and theories. Special segments will include behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive first looks at the following week’s “Orphan Black” episode.
SSN Insight: BBC has given a series order and it will debut Thursday April 14 immediately following the Orphan Black Season 4 premiere. The 30-minute series will be moderated by Ajay Fry, Morgan Hoffman and Teddy Wilson, hosts of the InnerSpace show on Canada’s Space channel.
Claws
Network: TNT
Studio: Warner Horizon Television
Production Company(s): Le Train Train Productions
Executive Producer(s): Rashida Jones, Will McCormack
Writer(s): Eliot Laurence
Logline: A dark, wickedly funny meditation on female badness which follows the rise of five diverse and treacherous Florida manicurists in the traditionally male world of organized crime. We will soon find out there is a lot more going on at the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon than silk wraps and pedicures.
SSN Insight: TNT has given a pilot order. Previously in development as a half hour project with HBO during the 2015-2016 season.
Conviction
Network: TNT
Production Company(s): Martin Chase Productions, JuVee
Executive Producer(s): Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Debra Martin Chase, Ayanna Floyd-Ohl, Kim Swann
Writer(s): Ayanna Floyd-Ohl
Logline: Inspired by the life of Kym Worthy, the chief prosecutor of Wayne County, Michigan, known as the toughest woman in Detroit.
Details: Inspired by the life of Kym Worthy, the chief prosecutor of Wayne County, Michigan.
SSN Insight: The project was previously developed at ABC for the 2015-2016 season with a different writer. ABC also has a legal drama pilot Conviction this year, which is unrelated.
I Am Homicide
Network: Investigation Discovery
Production Company(s): Blackfin
Executive Producer(s): Geno McDermott, Alexa Conway, Patrick Conway, Diana Sperrazza
Logline: The docuseries will follow a Charlotte, NC, detective, Detective Garry McFadden, “with more than a 90% success rate” as he works cases. Fully immersing himself in every corner of Charlotte to protect and serve the community, McFadden uses his street smarts to work the neighborhoods and gather critical information for leads, no matter how dangerous.
SSN Insight: The hour long program has been given a series order and is set for a June premiere.
Maniac
Network: Netflix
Studio: Paramount Television
Production Company(s): Anonymous Content
Executive Producer(s): Jonah Hill, Emma Stone, Cary Fukunaga, Michael Sugar, Doug Wald
Logline: A guy lives a fantasy life in his dreams but in reality is locked up at an institution.
Details: Based on the Norwegian series, “Maniac,” which premiered on Norway’s TV 2 in 2015.
SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order of ten episodes. Emma Stone and Jonah Hill are in the midst of closing deals to star and Cary Fukunaga to direct the half-hour series package.
My So Called Wife
Network: Bravo Media
Studio: Universal Cable Productions
Executive Producer(s): Paul Adelstein, Adam Brooks
Writer(s): Paul Adelstein, Adam Brooks
Logline: A female con artist gets men to fall in love with her, marries them and then disappears with their money and just enough dirty inside information to guarantee they will never go to the police. But things get complicated when she falls in love with her latest mark, and three of her last victims join together to track her down.
SSN Insight: Bravo has given a series order of ten episodes. Will star Inbar Lavi, Rob Heaps, Parker Young and Stephen Bishop.
The Notebook
Network: CW Television Network
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Nicholas Sparks Productions
Executive Producer(s): Nicholas Sparks, Theresa Park
Logline: This series will follow the romantic journey of Noah and Allie, at the outset of their blossoming relationship as they build their lives and their future together against the backdrop of the racial politics, economic inequities, and social mores of post-World War II of the late 1940s in North Carolina.
Details: Based on the novel, “The Notebook,” written by Nicholas Sparks and published by Warner Books on October 16, 1996. The book was also made into the film, “The Notebook,” (2004), directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
SSN Insight: Project is being rolled to the 2017-2018 season with a new writer.
Untitled Jenna Dewan-Tatum Dance Competition Reality Series
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Endemol Shine North America
Production Company(s): Free Association, Purple Cup Productions
Executive Producer(s): Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Meegan Kiernan, Channing Tatum, Peter Kiernan, Reid Carolin
Logline: Jenna Dewan-Tatum serves as a judge and mentor in this dance competition series.
SSN Insight: NBC has given a series order of six episodes. This order marks the first series for Dewan-Tatum’s production company Purple Cup Productions.
Untitled Apple Reality Series
Production Company(s): Apple, Propagate
Executive Producer(s): Howard T. Owens, Will.i.am, Ben Silverman
Logline: Details are under wraps, but it will chronicle the development of apps.
SSN Insight: Ben Silverman previously founded Electus. This is his first sale post Electus. Apple is also producing Vital Signs, a scripted drama starring Dr. Dre and distributing a music docuseries from Vice titled The Score via Apple Music.
Untitled Sarah Palin Daytime Court Series
Production Company(s): Warm Springs Prods
Executive Producer(s): Larry Lyttle, Barry Wallach, Sarah Palin
Logline: Sarah Palin will be the judge on this series that follows the format of a traditional syndicated court show.
SSN Insight: Warm Springs Prods. is based in Montana and produces unscripted shows, including History’s Mountain Men. Lyttle, who will serve as showrunner. No network set. Palin previously starred in TLC’s Sarah Palin’s Alaska.
Untitled Tom Ripley Series
Studio: Endemol Shine Studios
Production Company(s): Management 360
Executive Producer(s): Guymon Casady, Ben Forkner, Philipp Keel
Writer(s): Neil Cross
Logline: The series follows the adventures of charming, murderous sociopath Tom Ripley. Based on the novel series.
Details: Based on the novel series, unofficially knows as the “Ripliad,” which includes “The Talented Mr. Ripley” (1955), “Ripley Underground” (1970), “Ripley’s Game” (1974), “The Boy Who Followed Ripley” (1980) and “Ripley Under Water” (1991). The novels were written by Patricia Highsmith through various publishers.
SSN Insight: Endemol Shine Studios has been developing the project for the past year, no network has been set. Neil Cross previously created the acclaimed series Luther.
Weaveworld
Network: CW Television Network
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Executive Producer(s): Clive Barker, Angela Mancuso
Logline: An app designer teams up with a young pastry chef who has just discovered that destined to be guardian of a mythological realm that can be accessed through a portal in an old Savannah mansion. Together, they fight an epic battle with evil forces who are vying for control of the magical world.
Details: Based on the novel, “Weaveworld,” written by Clive Barker and published by Poseidon Press in 1987.
SSN Insight: Project is being rolled to the 2017-2018 season with a new writer. Jack Kenny was previously attached to write. Showtime has previously attempted to adapt the novels for a miniseries.