TV Development For 7/01/14: Colin Farrell On Board for HBO’s Stillwater, Starz Engaged on The Girlfriend Experience

Stillwater Network: HBO Production Company: HRD Productions Executive Producer: Howard Deutch, Colin Farrell, Mark Steven Johnson Writer: Mark Steven Johnson Director: Howard Deutch Logline: Follows a New York City cop as his life spirals out of control when he relocates his family to a small town in Minnesota. SSN Insight: Project stems from his recently inked two-year deal with HBO. The Girlfriend Experience Network: Starz Executive Producers: Steven Soderbergh, Philip Fleishman, Lodge Kerrigan, Amy Seimetz Writers: Lodge Kerrigan, Amy Seimetz Director: Lodge Kerrigan, Amy Seimetz Logline: Explores the relationships of the most exclusive courtesans who provide their clients with far more than just sex. These purveyors – or GFEs (Girlfriend Experience) – share intimacies more common to romantic partners or husbands and wives, becoming quasi-lovers and confidants who are richly paid for their time. Details: Inspired by "The Girlfriend Experience" (USA/2009), directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Sasha Grey. SSN Insight: Project was ordered straight to series with a 13 episode pick up. Wasteland Network: NBC Studio: Sony Pictures Television Production Companies: Landscape Entertainment, Little Engine Executive Producers: Bob Cooper, Gina Matthews, JJ Jamieson Writer: Mick Davis Logline: Follows a hardened US Marshal, who in the wake of a massive prison break, is charged with hunting down fugitives with supernatural powers, while unlocking the mystery of his past. Details: Project was previously in development at TNT in 2012 with Mick Davis writing and Bob Cooper and J.J. Jamieson executive producing. SSN Insight: Project is planned as a limited series. Sex, Lies And Handwriting Network: NBC Studio: Lionsgate Television Production Companies: Tandem Communications, Bell Media, Sea to Sky Entertainment Executive Producers: Nancy Miller, Rola Bauer, Jeff Sagansky, Sunta Izzicupo, Chris Barrett, Ivan Fecan, Brett Burlock Co-Executive Producer: Annie Brunner Writer: Annie Brunner Logline: Follows the exploits of Leslie Bold, an accomplished artist and handwriting expert — with her own newspaper column on the subject — who is unexpectedly drawn into the world of crime-solving because of her extraordinary skills. Details: Inspired by the book, Sex, Lies and Handwriting, written by Michelle Dresbold. SSN Insight: In development, but planned as a straight-to-series project. Busted Network: TBD Production Companies: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Anonymous Content Executive Producer: David Frankel Writer: Donald Roos Director: David Frankel Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker Logline: Chronicles the efforts by two investigative reporters to uncover one of the biggest police corruption scandals in Philadelphia’s history. Details: Based on the book, Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love, written by Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker. SSN Insight: Project will be shopped after more cast is attached. Untitled Cuba Gooding Jr. Boxing Comedy Project Network: TBD Studio: 20^th Century Fox Television Production Company: Small Dog Picture Company Executive Producer: Cuba Gooding Jr., Jason Winer Logline: Set in a gym in a newly gentrified neighborhood where hard-core boxers, weekend warriors and soccer moms gather to practice. SSN Insight: There is no writer attached yet. Untitled Deborah Schoeneman Drama Project Network: E! Studio: Warner Horizon Television Production Company: Offspring Entertainment Executive Producers: Deborah Schoeneman, Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot Consulting Producer: Alexandra Chong Writer: Deborah Schoeneman Logline: A young woman creates a wildly successful (and controversial) app to rate/review men. But offline, the woman is struggling to find love. Details: Inspired by the New York Times article, "What’s He Really Like? Check the Lulu App," written by Deborah Schoeneman. Zoo Network: CBS Studio: CBS Television Studios Production Companies: Midnight Radio, Tree Line Films Executive Producers: Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg, James Mangold, Cathy Konrad, James Patterson, Bill Robinson, Leopoldo Gout, Steve Bowen Writers: Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg Logline: A global thriller about a wave of violent animal attacks against humans across the planet. As the assaults become more cunning, coordinated and ferocious, a young renegade biologist is thrust into the race to unlock the pandemic’s mystery before there’s no place left for people to hide. Details: Based on the novel Zoo, written by James Patterson and published in 2012. SSN Insight: Project has been ordered straight-to-series with a 13 episode pick up.