TV Development For 1/21/14: Mark Wahlberg Among Exec Producers For NBC’s ‘Highway To Heaven’ Series Remake

Another Period Network: Comedy Central Production Company: Red Hour Films Executive Producer: Natasha Leggero, Riki Lindhome, Ben Stiller Director: Jeremy Konner Logline: Follows the misadventures of Newport’s first family, the Bellacourts, a family with nothing to offer the world, but who have so much money that it doesn’t matter. The oldest Bellacourt sisters, Victorian-era heiresses Lillian and Beatrice, care only about how they look, what parties they are invited to and becoming famous, which is a lot harder in 1902. SSN Insight: Comedy Central has also picked up a one-hour special starring Leggero to film in the spring.   Untitled Eve Project Network: ABC Entertainment Studio: ABC Television Studios Production Company: Kapital Entertainment Executive Producer: Eve, Aaron Kaplan Logline: An interracial romantic comedy. Details: Bought with penalty attached. SSN Insight: Kaplan has recently received a pilot order for ABC drama Secrets & Lies and for NBC’s Mysteries Of Laura.   Highway to Heaven Network: A&E Studio: A&E Studios Production Company: Halfire-Core Entertainment, Closest To The Hole Productions, Leverage Entertainment Executive Producer: Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Noreen Halpern, John Wirth, Wayne Lepoff Writer: John Wirth Logline: An angel is sent down to earth to help troubled souls. Details: A remake of the NBC 1980's drama, which starred Michael Landon and ran for five seasons.   Old Soul Network: NBC Entertainment Studio: Universal Television Executive Producer: Amy Poehler, Jonathan Fener, Josh Bycel, Dave Becky Cast: Natasha Lyonne Logline: A young woman is trying to find herself, but in the meantime she’s working as the aide to a group of opinionated elderly people. SSN Insight: This is the first project for Poehler under her new three-year overall deal with NBC and Universal Television that she has just received.