F To 7th
Network: Showtime Networks
Executive Producer(s): Ingrid Jungermann, Michael Showalter, Jamie Babbit, Karey Dornetto, Peter Principato
Writer(s): Ingrid Jungermann
Logline: Chronicles the female descent into pre-middle age in a world where sexuality and gender have left old-fashioned lesbianism behind.
Details: Based on the web series “F To 7th,” created by and starring Ingrid Jungermann.
SSN Insight: Jungermann was nominated for a WGA award for F To 7th, which featured Amy Sedaris, Showalter, Gaby Hoffmann, Olympia Dukakis and Janeane Garofalo.
Guerrilla
Network: Showtime Networks
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Tiger Aspect Productions
Executive Producer(s): John Ridley, Idris Elba, Patrick Spence, Katie Swinden, Tracy Underwood
Writer(s): John Ridley
Logline: A politically active couple’s relationship and values are tested when they liberate a political prisoner and form a radical underground cell in 1970s London. Their ultimate target becomes the Black Power Desk, a true-life, secretive counter-intelligence unit within Special Branch dedicated to crushing all forms of black activism.
SSN Insight: Showtime has ordered six episodes for this limited series.
Krypton
Network: Syfy
Studio: Warner Horizon Television
Production Company(s): Phantom Four, DC Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): David S. Goyer, Ian Goldberg, Damian Kindler
Writer(s): Damian Kindler, David S. Goyer
Logline: Superman’s grandfather works to bring hope and equality to Krypton, transforming a planet in chaos into one worthy of his grandson’s future glory as the greatest superhero ever known.
Details: Based on “Superman” characters and the universe created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and first featured in a comic book published by DC Comics in 1938.
SSN Insight: SyFy has given a pilot order.
Lore
Production Company(s): Valhalla Entertainment, Propagate Content
Executive Producer(s): Aaron Mahnke, Gale Anne Hurd, Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens III, Brett Jenkins
Logline: Each episode will feature a new lore and explore the true origins of pop culture’s most legendary horror characters and myths.
Details: Based on the podcast, “Lore,” which was created by Aaron Mahnke and debuted in March, 2015.
SSN Insight: Series in development and will use a blend of narration, historical mixed media and scripted scenes.
Manhunt
Network: Showtime Networks
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Kapital Entertainment, Shark vs. Bear
Executive Producer(s): David Caspe, Jordan Cahan, Seth Gordon, Aaron Kaplan
Writer(s): David Caspe, Jordan Cahan
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Details: Based on an idea by Aaron Kaplan.
SSN Insight: Caspe and Gordon are under overall deals at Sony TV.
Rob Riggle’s Sportsbook
Network: TBS
Production Company(s): Principato-Young Entertainment, IMG Media
Executive Producer(s): Rob Riggle, Chris Pizzi
Logline: A weekly late-night program showing the humor in the 24-hour digital cycle of sports, talk, news and entertainment, anchored from Las Vegas.
SSN Insight: TBS gave a pilot order on April 26.
The Swap
Network: Disney Channel
Production Company(s): MarVista Entertainment, Original Pictures, Inc (Canada)
Executive Producer(s): Fernando Szew, Robyn Snyder, Gaylyn Fraiche, Kim Todd, Nicholas Hirst
Writer(s): Charlie Shahnaian, Shari Simpson
Logline: A rhythmic gymnast has a pending make-it-or-break-it competition and the youngest son in a hockey family is vying for a varsity spot on his school team. Their paths unexpectedly cross, and a simple text results in them actually swapping bodies.
Details: Based on the novel, “The Swap,” written by Megan Shull and published by Katherine Tegen Books on August 26, 2014.
SSN Insight: Disney Channel also unveiled plans a summer programming marathon centered on the airing of the network’s 100th original move since 1997.
Whatever, Linda
Production Company(s): Mark Gordon Company, Secret Location, Aberrant Pictures, Touchpoint Films
Executive Producer(s): Graeme Manson, Hannah Cheesman, Julian Dezotti, Mark R. Gordon, Nicholas Pepper
Writer(s): Hannah Cheesman, Julian Dezotti
Logline: In 1978, four disenfranchised secretaries on Wall Street become the engineers behind the world’s most notorious Ponzi scheme.
Details: Based on the Canadian web series “Whatever, Linda.”
SSN Insight: Cheesman and Donaldson previously worked with Manson on the acclaimed TV series Orphan Black.
BET
Benched
Network: BET Networks
Executive Producer(s): Scott Brown
Logline: A reluctant, recently appointed judge is not quite ready to give up his life as bachelor to begin a new life as a public servant. Each week, he confronts the underbelly of the criminal justice system that has derailed a generation of African Americans, including those close to him – as he upholds the tenets of the same system.
SSN Insight: Series order announced at their Upfront presentation in New York.
Comedy Getdown
Network: BET Networks
Production Company(s): Bird and a Bear Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Free 90 Media
Executive Producer(s): Tom Brunelle, Brad Wollack, Michael Rotenberg, Greg Walter, Kimberly Carver
Writer(s):
Logline: A look at what really happens behind the scenes of a massive stand-up comedy tour featuring five famous comics – George Lopez, DL Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Eddie Griffin and Charlie Murphy. The series explores the personal and professional relationships of these five comedians as they navigate the challenges of life on the road: seedy venues, racist road managers, pushy wives, angry baby mamas, obsessive fans, demanding celebrities, shady politicians and more.
Details: Based on actual events.
SSN Insight: BET ordered the series. In addition BET will relaunch its digital ecosystem that will give advertisers expanded reach with added premium integrations and inventory.
Gary Owen Family
Network: BET Networks
Production Company(s): Bunim/Murray Productions
Executive Producer(s): Gil Goldschein, Jeff Jenkins, Gary Owen, Stella Bulochnikov Stolper, Brian Sher
Logline: Gary Owen loves his wife so much, he wants to marry her again. He balances planning a wedding with raising his three rambunctious children and growing his career.
Details: Ordered to series.
SSN Insight: BET ordered the series. Owens’ past roles include Meet the Blacks, Ride Along and Think Like a Man Too.
Joyful Noise
Network: BET Networks
Logline: This gospel music hour delivers a blend of performances from today’s gospel superstars, rising new artists, personal testimonies and man-on-the-street interviews.
Details: Ordered to series.
SSN Insight: Series has been ordered. Will feature Tye Tribbett as host and Willie Moore as a correspondent.
Music Moguls
Network: BET Networks
Production Company(s): L. Plummer Media
Executive Producer(s): Bryan “Birdman” Williams, Snoop Dogg, Lemuel Plummer, Chad Jason Greulach
Logline: Music mogul entrepreneurs navigate both familiar and new territory – from grooming new talent and building new empires to raising their college-bound children.
SSN Insight: BET has given a series order of eight episodes.
One Shot
Network: BET Networks
Production Company(s): Jarrett Creative
Executive Producer(s): Sway, Dominick Wickliffe, Michael Smith, King Tech, Nancy Nayor
Logline: Sway Calloway leads a panel of hip hop legends in a nationwide quest for the next explosive hip hop star with mass appeal, on-the-fly musicianship and command of the stage.
SSN Insight: BET gave a series order. Jarrett Creative’s other series include Boss Nails and My Crazy Love.
Tales
Network: BET Networks
Production Company(s): Visionary Ideas
Executive Producer(s): Irv Gotti
Logline: Song stories weave classic hip-hop songs into visually three-act narratives. In each episode, a song’s lyrics are imagined as cinematic adventures.
Details: The project will be based on the lyrics to classic hip-hop songs.
SSN Insight: Given a series order. Gotti is also an EP on Follow the Rules on MTV.
IFC
Canterbury Tales
Network: IFC
Executive Producer(s): Allison Anders,Terry Graham
Logline: The 1970s punk scene comes to rough and fumbling life when Terry, a young music aficionado, flees Texas and moves into the run-down, cockroach-infested Canterbury Apartments in the heart of Hollywood. Terry and his rowdy female musician roommates sleep all day and make music and mayhem all night at Hollywood’s first punk rock club, as they try to break into the music industry.
Details:
SSN Insight: Allison Anders’s credits include Mi Vida Loca and Grace Of My Heart.
Detective Lady
Network: IFC
Executive Producer(s): Kelly Galuska
Logline: Female detective Annie solves crimes in the hamlet of Sicily, USA. She is a rebel crime solver with a bit of a drinking problem, a new partner to contend with and some family history to unravel before it tears her apart.
SSN Insight: Kelly Galuska’s credits include Bojack Horseman and Mom. Kelly was recently nominated for a WGA Award for her individual episode of Bojack Horseman.
Grand Lake
Network: IFC
Production Company(s): A24
Executive Producer(s): Gretchen Enders
Logline: Two female best friends wish nothing but the worst for each other. They share a murderous secret that most days takes a back seat to the everyday drama of their disappointing adult children, small-town politics and an annoying, yet charming, ex-husband.
SSN Insight: WGA award-winner Gretchen Enders was a story editor on Amazon’s Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street.
How to Rig an Election
Network: IFC
Executive Producer(s): Tom Ruprecht
Writer(s): Tom Ruprecht
Logline: The series explores the astonishingly dark underbelly of political campaigning.
Details: Based on the book “How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative,” written by Allen Raymond and published by Simon & Schuster in 2008.
SSN Insight: Tom Ruprecht’s credits include Late Night with David Letterman and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.
Laughs in Translation
Network: IFC
Logline: The series explores what different people around the world find funny and why. With local comedians as guides, the host will travel the world to find out if anything is universally funny or if some humor is just lost in translation.
Details: Based on the Above Average web series, “Laughs in Translation,” which premiered in January, 2016.
SSN Insight: SNL alum Brooks Wheelan starred in the web series.
Living With Yourself
Network: IFC
Production Company(s): Likely Story
Executive Producer(s): Anthony Bregman, Jeffrey Stern, Jeff Blitz
Logline: A burned-out copywriter undergoes a novel treatment to become a better person, only to find his worst enemy is himself.
SSN Insight: Anthony Bregman’s credits include Foxcatcher and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
This Land Is Ours
Network: IFC
Production Company(s): Merman Films, George and George Co
Executive Producer(s): Vicki Pepperdine, Joanna Scanlan, Sharon Horgan, Clelia Mountford
Writer(s): Vicki Pepperdine, Joanna Scanlan
Logline: In present-day New York, a group of anarchist squatters take over an unoccupied Harlem Row House with every intention to keep it for themselves. They are forced to defend themselves against the fat cat developers who they discover have sold the property for near billions. The bizarre collective of activists, artists and hippies form a strong bond while waging war to bring back the gritty city they love.
SSN Insight: Vicki Pepperdine and Joanna Scanlan also created the series Getting On and Puppy Love.
Todd Barth Can Help You
Network: IFC
Production Company(s): Moonshot Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Steven Weber, Bryan Cranston, James Degus, Clay Graham
Writer(s): Clay Graham
Logline: A conservative insurance adjuster completely changes his path in life when he starts to believe he has what it takes to become a New Age self-help guru.
SSN Insight: Steven Weber (Wings) is attached to star.
Lifetime
Deadline
Network: Lifetime Entertainment Television
Studio: A+E Studios
Production Company(s): Imperative Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Justin Levy, Tim Kring
Writer(s): Sam Forman
Logline: Aspiring journalist Emily Twist is frustrated by how hard it is to get noticed as a reporter in a world that values gossip over hard-hitting investigative news. To rise to the top, Emily must leave her integrity at the door and make increasingly deadly moves to keep her story alive.
SSN Insight: Sam Forman (House Of Cards) is set to write the pilot.
Fashion Inc.
Network: Lifetime Entertainment Television
Production Company(s): The Weinstein Company , Matador Content
Executive Producer(s): Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Patrick Reardon, Barbara Schneeweiss, Jay Peterson
Logline: Set in New York City’s fashion district, aspiring fashion and beauty entrepreneurs compete for the chance to secure funds from a panel of expert investors to help grow their budding ventures.
SSN Insight: Lifetime has given a series order of eight episodes.
Gold Medal Families
Network: Lifetime Entertainment Television
Production Company(s): The Company
Executive Producer(s): Charles Ebersol, Mike Lanigan, Bryn Freedman, Eli Lehrer, Mary Donahue
Logline: The series showcases six Olympic hopefuls and their families, revealing the extraordinary lengths, economic hardships and personal sacrifices they all go through to get their elite athlete to the podium of the world games.
SSN Insight: Lifetime has given a series order of eight episodes.
None of the Above
Network: Lifetime Entertainment Television
Studio: A+E Studios
Production Company(s): Davis Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): John Davis
Writer(s): Liz Maccie
Logline: A girl’s previously idyllic life as the homecoming queen is called into question when she discovers she is intersex. Based on the novel.
Details: Based on the novel, “None of the Above,” written by I.W. Gregorio and published by Balzer + Bray on April 7, 2015.
SSN Insight: Liz Maccie was previously a writer on the series Make it or Break it.
Sea Change
Network: Lifetime Entertainment Television
Production Company(s): Piller/Segan, MarVista Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Fernando Szew, Sharon Bordas, Lloyd Segan, Shawn Piller, David MacLeod
Writer(s): Liz Sczudlo
Logline: A strong 17-year-old girl, after the death of her father, moves to a small Nantucket-like island to live with her estranged mother. There she is pulled into classic small town rivalries and clashes with her mother, but quickly learns the depth of those conflicts when the island legend about dangerous Sea Walkers appears to be true, presenting a mystery for her and her family. Based on the novel.
Details: Based on the novel, “Sea Change,” written by Aimee Friedman and published by Point in 2009.
SSN Insight: Ordered a two hour pilot to be penned by Liz Sczudlo (The Following, Awkward).
Untitled Selena Gomez Drama Project
Network: Lifetime Entertainment Television
Studio: A+E Networks
Production Company(s): Trigger Street Productions, July Moon Productions
Executive Producer(s): Selena Gomez, Mandy Teefey, Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti, Samantha Droke
Logline: A young actress’ experience navigating a career in Hollywood is seen through the eyes of her friends, who quickly become her most trusted inner circle.
Details: Inspired by the real-life experiences of actress/singer Selena Gomez.
SSN Insight: Producers are currently looking for a writer to pen the scripted drama.
MTV
Acting Out
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): A. Smith & Co. Productions
Logline: The most irreverent established and up-and-coming comedians of today have their best stand-up routines acted out.
Details: Ordered to series.
SSN Insight: Given a series order. A Smith & Co. Productions also produces Hell’s Kitchen and American Ninja Warrior.
Blooms
Network: MTV Networks
Studio: Universal Cable Productions
Production Company(s): Flower Films
Executive Producer(s): Walter Mosley, Drew Barrymore, Nancy Juvonen, Ember Truesdell, Chris Miller
Writer(s): Walter Mosley
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
SSN Insight: Drew Barrymore will also star and EP The Santa Clarita Diet for Netflix.
Going Off
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): @radical.media
Executive Producer(s): Dave Sirulnick
Logline: In dance capital North Hollywood, choreographer Tricia Miranda holds a master class where the best young dancers in the world come to see how they stack up against the rest. In every episode, one winner will be crowned and win a high stakes opportunity to book a professional job and take the next step on their path to greatness.
Details: Ordered to series.
SSN Insight: MTV gave a series order. Tricia Miranda has worked with Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, Gwen Stefani, Demi Lovato and Iggy Azalea.
Greatest Movie Show of All Time, This Week
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): Serious Business, 7 Bucks Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Brian Gewirtz, Jason U. Nadler
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
SSN Insight: Dwayne Johnson’s upcoming TV specials include Rock And A Hard Place and Rock The Troops.
It’s The Real
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): Legendary Entertainment, Get Lifted Film Co.
Executive Producer(s): Eric Rosenthal, Jeff Rosenthal, Jeremy Miller, Daniel Cohn, John Legend
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
SSN Insight: John Legend is also the EP on Ordinary People in development at ABC.
Loosely Exactly Nicole
Network: MTV Networks
Executive Producer(s): Christine Zander, Avi Gilbert, Christian Lander
Writer(s): Christian Lander
Logline: Nicole Byer is living the Hollywood dream. Well, Hollywood adjacent – the deep valley to be precise and it’s not so much a dream but a struggle. In this hilarious half-hour comedy, we’ll watch as Nicole, exuding her special brand of confidence and irreverence, demonstrates the hilarious missteps of what it means to be out on your own for the first time. She’ll deal with humiliating auditions, unpaid electric bills, friendship ups and downs, and the battlefield that is Tinder as she slowly but surely finds her voice as a comedian.
SSN Insight: MTV gave a series order. Christian Lander was also the co-producer on Fox’s Bordertown.
Mary + Jane
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): Management 360
Executive Producer(s): Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, Marcus Blakely, Guymon Casady, Jill McElroy
Writer(s): Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, Maggie Bandur, Danielle Uhlarik
Logline: Paige and Jordan may be weed dealers, but in their eyes they are entrepreneurs. Their dope delivery app is quickly gaining popularity with foodies, celebrities and the most particular and crucial consumers, hipsters. These two girls, living in Los Angeles, are desperate to succeed, find a little romance, and keep their clients happy and high, all with the least amount of effort possible.
SSN Insight: MTV has given a series order. Deborah Kaplan is also developing the series Tuned for NBC.
MTV Unplugged
Network: MTV Networks
Logline: The revitalized “MTV Unplugged” will restore key elements that made the franchise so groundbreaking in the first place, while resetting the show in the multi-platform video world of today.
Details: The project is a reboot of the series, “MTV Unplugged,” which premiered on MTV in 1989.
SSN Insight: MTV has given a series order.
MTV’s The Investigation
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): Embassy Row, LLC
Executive Producer(s): Michael Davies, Debbie DeMontreux, Stacey Altman, Andrew Jenks
Logline: This serialized documentary series follows the journey of alleged wrongfully convicted prisoners fighting for their freedom. It navigates these cases in an effort to uncover the truth with the highest possible stakes – the lives and freedom of innocent people locked up for life, and the duty to honor the lives of those lost. It takes an in-depth look into three criminal cases through the unique point of view of Ryan Ferguson, who at 19-years-old was convicted of a murder he didn’t commit.
Details: Ordered to series.
SSN Insight: MTV has given a series order. Embassy Row is also behind the series Adam Carolla And Friends Build Stuff for Spike.
Pick Me Up
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Dan Gregor, Doug Mand, Jon Gabrus, Betsy Sodaro, Dave Becky
Writer(s): Dan Gregor, Doug Mand
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
SSN Insight: Dave Becky’s credits include Broad City and Louie.
Shinesty
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): Critical Content
Logline: The series follows the young entrepreneurs behind Shinesty, an apparel company in Boulder, Colorado, that did $5 million in sales last year. Shinesty makes “outrageous clothing for life and general ridiculousness” The Shinesty team lives a wild, zero-f*$ks-given lifestyle that is every bit as over-the-top as the apparel they create, and this show will take us inside the world of a millennial business doing things 100% their own way.
SSN Insight: MTV has given a series order. Critical Content’s other series include First Seal, Haywire, Start Up and Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.
Stranded with a Million Bucks
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): Tollbooth Television
Executive Producer(s): Kevin Lee
Logline: Ten cast members are stranded on an island with nothing but the clothes on their back and a million dollars in cash! Those who survive for 40 days will split that money as their prize. The catch? They can buy any supplies they want, but everything is crazy expensive – and comes out of their prize money.
SSN Insight: MTV has given a series order. Tollbooth Television is also behind the series Coach Charming.
Studio 24
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): SB Projects, Pandemo Inc.
Executive Producer(s): Jonathan Slow, Scooter Braun, Scott Mason
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Details: Based on a format by FTV Rights B.V.
SSN Insight:
Sweet/Vicious
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): Shiny Penny
Executive Producer(s): Stacey Sher, Emily Levitan, Amanda Lasher
Writer(s): Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Logline: College student Ophelia is an edgy, hip young trouble magnet: she works in a vintage record store, sells weed on the side, and is on a first-name basis with Campus Security. Jules is a sweet, small-town girl who is a member of the one of the best sororities on campus — but she has a secret identity as a masked superheroine who dishes out rough justice to those getting away with sexual assault and bullying on campus. When Ophelia learns all about Jules and her clandestine operation, she insists on playing Batgirl to , well, to Batgirl.
SSN Insight: MTV has given a series order of ten episodes.
The Almost Impossible Game Show
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): Endemol Shine North America, Left Hook Media
Executive Producer(s): Georgie Hurford-Jones, Rob Smith, Matt Odgers, Scott Teti
Logline: Contestants complete physical challenges ranging from the absurd to the outlandish to beat the game and win cash prizes. Riding tiny bikes over a mud pit, putting on oversized pants while running full-speed on a giant treadmill and grating a heaping block of cheese onto a plate of nachos by using a grater attached to their derrières are just a few of the outrageous challenges the contestants will face.
Details: Based on a popular UK format, “The Almost Impossible Game Show,” which premiered on ITV 2 in 2015.
SSN Insight: MTV has given a series order. Georgie Hurford-Jones is also an EP on Sing Your Face Off on ABC.
The Outsiders
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): Barcroft Productions
Logline: The series follows eight different families who have very polarizing beliefs, from white supremacists to devil worshipers.
Details: Ordered to series.
SSN Insight: MTV has given a series order. Barcroft also produces the series Chaos Caught on Camera for Discovery.
Untitled Mark Burnett Music Competition Reality Series Project
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): MGM Television Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Mark Burnett
Logline: At the intersection of music and business, this show gives hip hop’s freshest talent a chance at every musician’s dream: getting signed. Undiscovered artists perform in front of music’s biggest moguls, each eager to sign the next breakout star. But forget the shiny floor stage — it’s all happening in the recording studio
Details: Ordered to series.
SSN Insight: MTV has given a series order. Mark Burnett’s other upcoming series include Coupled for Fox and an Untitled Steve Harvey Reality Project at ABC.
Untitled Zac Efron Documentary Series Project
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): Ninjas Runnin’ Wild Productions, Comedy Dynamics
Executive Producer(s): Zac Efron, Michael Simkin, Jason Barrett, Brian Volk-Weiss, Cisco Henson
Logline: Zac Efron explores how food has moved to the center of Millennial culture through his own unique lens as an actor, traveller, and food-lover. The project will look beyond the extravagant and obscure in food to explore the artistry, storytelling and journeys in what we eat, and the issues and experiences surrounding what we find on our plates.
SSN Insight: MTV has given a series order. Zac Efron’s upcoming films include Neighbors 2, Baywatch and The Disaster Artist.
Wonderland
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): Done and Dusted
Logline: The series brings together the best new music, ground-breaking live performances and young comedic talent under one roof in a highly curated and truly innovative multi-streamed viewing experience.
SSN Insight: MTV has given a series order. Done and Dusted have produced past specials for Victoria’s Secret.