The Spencer Tapes Network: NBC Studio: Warner Bros. Television Production Company: Le Train Train Television Executive Producers: Dawson Bros. (Steve Dawson, Andrew Dawson, Tim Inman), Rashida Jones, Will McCormack Co-Executive Producer: Jeff Grosvenor Writers: Dawson Bros. (Steve Dawson, Andrew Dawson, Tim Inman) Logline: A 30-year-old college professor rediscovers his old camcorder tapes and realizes that life hasn’t turned out the way he’d hoped. SSN Insight: The Dawson Bros. have mostly worked in the UK, creating the BBC1 series Big School and BBC3’s Funtime.
Raising Adults Network: ABC Studio: 20th Century Fox Executive Producers: Mike Scully, Julie Scully Writers: Mike Scully, Julie Scully Logline: A married couple, over the course of 20 years of parenting three children, have gone from saying "They grow up so fast" to wondering "Will they ever grow up?" Details: Loosely based on the Scullys’ own experiences. SSN Insight: They are also writing and executive producing Los Serrano for Fox. The Courtship Of Eddie’s Father Network: FOX Studio: Warner Bros. Television Production Companies: Conaco Productions, Fathouse Industry Executive Producers: Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett, Conan O’Brien, Jeff Ross, David Kissinger Producer: Willie Garson Writers: Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett Cast: Willie Garson Logline: Tells the story of widowed father Tom Corbett and his young son Eddie, who serves as his matchmaker. Details: Based on the TV series, The Courtship Of Eddie’s Father, which aired on ABC from 1969-1972. It was based on the novel of the same name, written by Mark Toby and published by Bernard Geis in 1961. Project will also be Inspired in part by Garson’s own experience as an adoptive single father. SSN Insight: Levin and Flackett are also writing and executive producing Confusing for NBC based on Levin’s life.
Shadowland Network: NBC Studio: Universal Television Executive Producers: David S. Goyer, Jack Thorne Co-Producer: Benjamin Straub Writers: David S. Goyer, Jack Thorne Logline: Centers on two young boys, Tom Flanagan and Del Nightingale who spend a summer with Del’s uncle Coleman, one of the foremost magicians in the world, who may actually be a sorcerer. Details: Based on the novel Shadowland, written by Peter Straub and published by Coward Mc Cann in February 1980. SSN Insight: Goyer has also recently optioned the rights to Christopher Golden’s novel Snowblind for a possible event series. The IT Crowd Network: NBC Studio: Warner Bros. Television Production Companies: Doozer Productions, FremantleMedia North America Executive Producers: Bill Lawrence, Jeff Ingold, Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan, Graham Linehan, Thom Beers, Craig Cegielski Writers: Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan Logline: Two IT nerds stuck in the basement of a major corporation know nothing about how to interact with people, and their newly installed, ambitious female manager knows nothing about computers. Details: Based on the British comedy, The IT Crowd, which premiered on Channel 4 in 2006. SSN Insight: NBC developed and picked up to series another version of this project in 2007, starring Joel McHale, but it never aired. Untitled Rob Lowe/ Peter Huyck/ Alex Gregory Comedy Project Network: NBC Studio: ABC Studios Production Company: Brillstein Entertainment Partners Executive Producers: Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Rob Lowe, Marc Gurvitz Writers: Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory Cast: Rob Lowe Logline: A worldly, adventurous, and newly sober narcissist's decision to become a devoted father happens when his son and daughter are already teenagers. He’s back in his hometown making amends to his kids, his ex-wife, her second ex-husband and their younger son, all of whom have mixed feelings about his newfound parental enthusiasm. SSN Insight: Huyck, Lowe and Gregory developed The Pro last season for NBC, but the project wasn’t picked up to series. Marley & Me Network: NBC Studio: 20th Century Fox Executive Producers: Jenny Bicks, David Frankel, Karen Rosenfelt Writer: Jenny Bicks Logline: John and Jenny Grogan and their two boys, now 14 and 11, have just moved back to Florida so that John can take up his newspaper column once again. However, when a stray puppy ("owned", but not well, by their neighbors) ends up on their doorstep, they are forced to adopt it. This dog, named Marley for the fact that they use Marley’s old leash and tags on her, is as will-full, destructive and delightful as her original namesake. And she will help shed light not only on the growing pains of the Grogan family, but also the lives of the neighbors, and fellow dog-owners, around them. Details: Continues the story from the movie, Marley & Me, (2008/ USA), directed by David Frankel and starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston. The film was based on the book, Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog, written by John Grogan. SSN Insight: This is Bicks’ third sale this season, who is also developing St. Lucy at ABC and supervising an untitled project for Fox with Max Greenfield. LFE Network: CBS Studio: CBS Television Studios Production Company: The Dan Jinks Company Executive Producers: Paul Downs Colaizzo, Dan Jinks Writer: Paul Downs Colaizzo Logline: A group of New York City’s wildest and most brilliant doctors start their second year of residency in the city’s most prestigious hospital. The show will not only be about saving lives in the hospital, but also about the young doctors grappling with their own mortality in the face of the almost superhuman and godly feats they pull off while on the job. SSN Insight: The Dan Jinks Company is also developing The Family Business at NBC with Matt Wheeler.
Virtue Network: CBS Studio: CBS Television Studios Production Company: Circle of Confusion Executive Producers: Joe Robert Cole, R.J. Cutler, Ken Freimann, David Brownfield Writer: Joe Robert Cole Director: R.J. Cutler Logline: A black Republican L.A. homicide detective, who has long denied race has any bearing on him or the lives of others, gets a long overdue promotion to lead a high profile, racially-charged murder investigation...precisely because he's black. As he struggles with the terms of his promotion,15-year veteran Perry Anderson also confronts the politics and pecking order in his new precinct, including a female boss who was his first partner before a mysterious falling-out. SSN Insight: Project stems from Cutler’s first look deal at CBS Television Studios. Untitled Tony Phelan/ Joan Rater Legal Drama Project Network: CBS Studio: CBS Television Studios Production Company: Timberman/Beverly Productions Executive Producers: Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Sarah TImberman, Carl Beverly Writers: Tony Phelan, Joan Rater Logline: A smart, successful thirty-something defense attorney shockingly falls for one of her clients who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime. While she continues to try a variety of cases at her firm, she pursues her lover’s defense as this relationship reverberates throughout her previously well-constructed life. SSN Insight: This is Phelan’s and Rater’s first sale under their new overall deal with CBS Television Studios. The two are currently Consulting on ABC’s Madam Secretary. Cheerleader Death Squad Network: CW Studio: CBS Television Studios Production Company: Cherry/Wind Productions Executive Producers: Neal Baer, Daniel Truly, Marc Cherry, Sabrina Wind Writers: Neal Baer, Daniel Truly, Marc Cherry Logline: When a disgraced CIA agent-turned-teacher at an elite Washington D.C. prep school realizes that his students have high-level access through personal connections, he trains a select few to be his eyes and ears into the world of international espionage and help him earn his way back into the agency.
Untitled Scott Silveri/ Shana Goldberg-Meehan Comedy Project Network: NBC Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Production Company: Silveri & Gold Productions Executive Producers: Scott Silveri, Shana Goldberg-Meehan Writers: Scott Silveri, Shana Goldberg-Meehan Director: Andy Ackerman Logline: The show follows an uptight family man and his boomer parents who are attacking their golden years like it’s spring break.
Moone Boy Network: ABC Studio: Sony Pictures Television Production Companies: Sprout Pictures, 3 Arts Entertainment, Baby Cow Productions, Hot Cod Productions Executive Producers: Chris O’Dowd, Dave Becky, Nicholas Frenkel Writer: Chris O’Dowd Logline: 12-year-old Martin Moone navigates the challenges of his eccentric childhood with the help of his sarcastic, imaginary friend. Details: Based on the TV series, Moone Boy, which premiered in 2012 on Sky1. Project is also currently streaming on Hulu.
Bookclub Network: ABC Studio: Universal Television Production Company: UnbeliEVAble Entertainment Executive Producers: Patti Carr, Lara Olsen, Eva Longoria, Ben Spector Writers: Patti Carr, Lara Olsen Logline: Four female friends escape the pressures and responsibilities of adult life by pretending to be in a book club. Details: Based on an original idea by Patti Carr and Lara Olsen. SSN Insight: Carr and Olsen previously worked together on ABC’s Mixology as co-executive producers. The Erotic Silence Of The American Wife Network: ABC Studio: ABC Studios Production Company: Flame Ventures, LLC Executive Producers: Sally Robinson, Tony Krantz Co-Executive Producers: Drew Comins, Dalma Heyn Writer: Sally Robinson Logline: A group of disparate women are united by a single trait – they’re all having illicit affairs. Details: Based on the book The Erotic Silence of the American Wife, written by Dalma Heyn and published by Random House on May 30, 1992.
Untitled Amy Poehler/ Aisha Muharrar Comedy Project Network: NBC Studio: Universal Television Production Company: 3 Arts Entertainment Executive Producers: Aisha Muharrar, Amy Poehler, Dave Becky Writer: Aisha Muharrar Logline: A young, agnostic woman inherits a church and the crew of strong-willed characters who make up her new community.