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TV Development For 12/17/13: Kurt Sutter’s ‘The Bastard Executioner’ Set For FX

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The Odd Couple Network: CBS Studio: CBS Television Studios Production Companies: Timberman/Beverly Productions, Tannenbaum Company Executive Producers: Matthew Perry, Danny Jacobson, Carl Beverly, Sarah Timberman, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum. Writers: Matthew Perry, Danny Jacobson Cast: Matthew Perry Logline: A new take on two mismatched roommates — the messy Oscar Madison and the neat freak Felix Ungar. Details: The Odd Couple opened on Broadway in 1965, became a movie in 1968, and was adapted as a TV series for five seasons on ABC.   Into Thin Air Network: ABC Family Executive Producers: Elizabeth Weiss, Paul Stupin Creator: Elizabeth Weiss Logline: Storyline is under wraps. Details: Project has been described as a family drama with thriller elements. SSN Insight: Weiss and Stupin both currently executive produce ABC Family’s Switched at Birth.   American Dream Network: WGN America Studio: Sony Pictures Television Production Company: Shore Z Productions Executive Producers: David Shore, Rick Berg Co-Executive Producer: Wayne Beach Writer: Wayne Beach Logline: A cat-and-mouse game erupts when a Manhattan homicide cop suspects one of America’s top CEOs of being a killer - and the relationship becomes mutually dependent. SSN Insight: Shore Z Productions is also developing Battle Creek for CBS, an Untitled Fountain of Youth Project for NBC, and Stalker for ABC.   The Bastard Executioner Network: FX Studio: Fox 21 Production Companies: Imagine Television, FX Productions Executive Producer: Kurt Sutter, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo Writer: Kurt Sutter Logline: A warrior knight in King Edward III’s charge is broken by the ravages of war and vows to lay down his sword. But when that violence finds him again he is forced to pick up the bloodiest sword of all. Details: Based on an idea by Brian Grazer. Ordered straight to pilot. SSN Insight: This project marks the first collaboration for FX and Imagine TV.   The Inn Network: NBC Studio: Universal Television Production Companies: Blumhouse Productions, Assembly Entertainment Executive Producers: Jason Blum, Christina Wayne, Gerard Bocaccio, Miura Kite Co-Executive Producer: Patrick MacManus Writer: Patrick MacManus Logline: A group of strangers is drawn to an isolated hotel by fate. Compelled to find the truth behind the horrors that haunt them and answer the question of why they were brought together, the ensemble soon discovers that The Inn is aware of their pasts and present and is using them to force the guests to confront themselves and each other. SSN Insight: Blumhouse, which is known for their genre movies, is revving up their TV business. They are also developing Sojourn at Syfy, an untitled reality project at ABC with Mike Darnell, and just wrapped the pilot Eye Candy for MTV.   Welcome To Paradise, Now Go To Hell Network: TBD Studio: Fox 21 Production Company: Television 360 Producer: Justin Manask Writer: Chas Smith Logline: For two months in the winter the Pacific storms create monstrous waves that draw surfers from all over the world in search of building-sized waves. It transforms the laid back coastal towns into a mecca for surfers, but often a nightmare for residents because of the collision of surf and crime. Details: Based on the book, Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing written by Chas Smith.  

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