TV Development For 9/9/14: Lauren Lungerich Makes First Hour-Long Sale With ‘Couch Detective’ For ABC

The One That Got Away Network: NBC Studio: 20^th Century Fox Television Production Company: Small Dog Picture Company Executive Producers: Mike Libe, Nate Reger, Jason Winer, Renate Radford Writers: Mike Libe, Nate Reger Logline: 15 years after high school, a woman moves to Miami and rejoins her old group of friends to try to spark a romance with her high school crush. SSN Insight: Small Dog Pictures is also developing The Sound Of The Sumners, a musical comedy with Peter Knight for Fox.   The Possession Of Maggie Gill Network: NBC Production Company: Amblin Television Executive Producers: John Glenn, Adam Kane, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Harris Fishman Writer: John Glenn Logline: Centers on the Gills, a loving a middle-class family in Eugene, Oregon, who find themselves in the midst of crisis when paranormal occurrences begin to affect the everyday fabric of their home. At the same time, a series of brutal murders is being investigated by two local detectives. The storylines converge as those involved slowly realize that the murders and hauntings may have a common link: Maggie Gill, 15-year-old daughter of the Gill family, who might be possessed by demonic attachments. Details: Script Commitment SSN Insight: Amblin is also developing a remake of the film Minority Report, which is being produced by 20^th Century Fox and Paramount Television and just picked up by FOX.   Untitled Judah Miller Comedy Project Network: ABC Studio: 20^th Century Fox Television Production Company: 3 Arts Entertainment Executive Producer: Judah Miller, Tom Lassally, Jonathan Berry Writer: Judah Miller Logline: Centers on a Tony Award-winning mother and a cerebral, risk-averse father blessed with a natural-born athlete for a son. They are forced to come to terms with the fact that raising their only child won’t come as easily as they thought.   Brain Dead Network: CBS Studio: CBS Television Studios Production Companies: Scott Free Productions, King Size Productions Executive Producers: Ridley Scott, David Zucker, Robert King, Michelle King Writers: Robert King, Michelle King Logline: A comedic horror show set in the world of D.C. politics. SSN Insight: King Size Productions have just signed a new three-year deal with CBS Television Studios.   Elisabeth Network: HBO Executive Producers: Patricia Clarkson, Ruba Nadda, Alan Poul Writer: Ruba Nadda Director: Ruba Nadda Logline: A romantic drama set in the world of international politics. SSN Insight: Project reunites Poul and Clarkson who worked for a short time together on HBO’s Six Feet Under.   Hospitality Network: NBC Studio: Universal Television Production Company: Hazy Mills Productions Executive Producers: Christopher Moynihan, Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner Writer: Christopher Moynihan Logline: Set in a midtown Manhattan hotel and focuses on the hospitality staff. Details: Planned to air live every week, including live commercials.   Two Black Cadillacs Network: FOX Studio: Warner Bros. Television Production Company: Jerry Bruckheimer Television Executive Producers: Carrie Underwood, Ildy Modrovich, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman Co-Executive Producer: KristieAnne Reed Writer: Ildy Modrovich Logline: Explores a murderous love triangle in the modern South when a wife and a mistress realize they are involved with the same guy and conspire to kill him. Details: Based on the song, "Two Black Cadillacs," written by Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey and Josh Kear. Planned as a limited event series.   Untitled Mary Karr Drama Project Network: Showtime Studio: CBS Television Studios Production Company: Timberman/Beverly Productions Executive Producer: Sarah TImberman, Carl Beverly, Mary-Louise Parker (has been mentioned) Co-Executive Producer: Mary Karr Producer: Frank Konigsberg Writer: Mary Karr Cast: Mary-Louise Parker (has been mentioned) Logline: Chronicles Karr’s challenging childhood in East Texas in the 1960s and documents her perilous journey into adulthood and her struggles with alcoholism. Details: Based on the memoirs The Liars' Club (Viking;1995), Cherry (Viking; 2000) and Lit (Harper; 20009) by Mary Karr.   Poor House Network: NBC Studio: Universal Television Production Company: Pacific Electric Picture Co. Executive Producers: Mike Pennie, Julian McCullough, Ed Helms, Michael Falbo Writer: Julian McCullough Cast: Julian McCullough Logline: Centers on a free-spirited, anti-establishment, non-conformist dad who drifts across America and through life until he decides to let his teenaged son have a normal high school experience, settling in a wealthy, Norman Rockwell-esque utopia where they share the only rundown house in town with two other working class misfits. Details: Inspired by the childhood of Julian McCullough. SSN Insight: Pacific Electric Picture Co. is also developing an NBC project called Big Kids with writer Joe Wengert and executive producer Claudia Lonow.   Manhunt Network: NBC Studio: Universal Television Executive Producers: Gavin Hood, Whit Brayton, Zack Rice, Michael Sugar, Alex Goldstone, Nicole Romano Writers: Whit Brayton, Zack Rice Director: Gavin Hood Logline: Explores the mounting tension of an entire city on the hunt for a fugitive roaming the streets at large. It will examine the moment an American, or international city, becomes a police state, a war zone or a ground zero and the ensuing bloodlust it inspires. Details: The series order is cast and script contingent. If lifted, NBC has ordered ten episodes. SSN Insight: Project would be an anthology series.   Untitled Scott Silveri/ Jake Kasdan Family Comedy Project Network: FOX Studio: 20^th Century Fox Television Executive Producers: Scott Silveri, Jake Kasdan, Melvin Mar Writer: Scott Silveri Logline: Centers on a family that’s good at handling the challenges it faces, and excellent at creating new ones. Details: Put pilot + Penalty   Couch Detective Network: ABC Studio: Warner Bros. Television Production Company: Jerry Bruckheimer Television Executive Producers: Lauren Iungerich, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman Co-Executive Producer: KristieAnne Reed Writer: Lauren Iungerich Logline: Follows the exploits of a thirty-something female "couch detective" who solves crimes based on her encyclopedic knowledge of every true-crime TV special, police procedural and made-for-TV movie. SSN Insight: This is an hour long comedy project, and marks the first hour long sale for Iungerich, who shot a pilot for ABC last season called Damaged Goods which was not picked up to series.   Nuclear Family Network: ABC Studio: ABC Studios Production Company: Dark Toy Entertainment Executive Producers: Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Karey Burke, Todd Holland Writers: Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory Logline: Chronicles the misadventures of self-professed altruists Rick and Barbara Foley, who adopted eight children from all over the world, some with special needs. Having bit off way more than they can chew, their radically different parenting styles and narcissistic, self-serving behavior have created a hurricane of teenage dysfunction, at the center of which is their often-overlooked only biological child. SSN Insight: Huyck and Gregory were behind last season’s projects The Pro at NBC and An American Education at ABC, which both shot pilots but were not ordered to series.   The Curse of the Fuentes Women Network: NBC Studio: Warner Bros. Television Production Company: Silent H Productions Executive Producers: Silvio Horta, Andrew Maher Writer: Silvio Horta Logline: When a young man washes up on Miami Beach claiming to be a long lost family member from Cuba, he breathes new energy into the lives of grandmother Esperanza Fuentes, daughter Lola and granddaughter Soledad. SSN Insight: Horta developed Bastards for ABC last season, but it never went past script.   Untitled Halle Berry/ Larry Kaplow Medical Drama Project Network: CBS Studio: CBS Television Studios Production Company: 606 Films Executive Producers: Larry Kaplow, Halle Berry, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Katie Jacobs Writer: Larry Kaplow Logline: Centers on an enigmatic surgeon who imprisons himself in a state of the art private hospital on the grounds of a prison. SSN Insight: Project stems from 606 Films first look deal with CBS TV Studios, which stems from Berry’s role in the summer series Extant.