Untitled Boy In The Suitcase Project Network: Amazon Studio: Amazon Studios Production Company(s): City Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Joshua Maurer, Alixandre Witlin Writer(s): Kirsten Sheridan Logline: A drama based On ‘Boy In The Suitcase’ mystery/thriller books by Lene Kaaberbol published in 2008. SSN Insight: Kirsten Sheridan’s previous credits include In America.
American Speed: the True Story of NASCAR Network: Discovery Production Company(s): NASCAR Productions, Stephen David Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Stephen David, Zane Stoddard, Jayson Dinsmore, Lewis Bogach, John Miller-Monzon Logline: An in-depth account of the gritty true story behind NASCAR. SSN Insight: Announced during Discovery’s Upfront panel and planned as a limited series, ordered on April 2.
Benders Network: IFC Production Company(s): Apostle Pictures Executive Producer(s): Denis Leary, Tom Sellitti, Jim Serpico Writer(s): Jim Serpico, Tom Sellitti Logline: A group of friends in their late 20s play on an ice hockey team, determined to win the adult league title despite little experience playing the sport competitively. SSN Insight: IFC gave the series an eight episode order on March 31. Apostle also produces Maron for IFC along with the upcoming FX comedy series Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll and the USA comedy Sirens.
Brightmoor Network: FX Production Company(s): Underground, Five All in the Fifth Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Sean "Diddy" Combs, Trevor Engelson, Doug Banker Writer(s): Chip Hall, Chris Powell Logline: The series follows the African American pupils at Brightmore Elementary in inner-city Detroit. SSN Insight: The series will be animated. FX currently airs the animated hit series Archer. It previously launched other animated series, Unsupervised and Chozen, but both were cancelled.
Bullseye Network: Fox Broadcasting Company Production Company(s): Endemol Shine North America Executive Producer(s): Jon Kroll, Scott Larsen Logline: Four men and four women will use their bodies as darts in three challenges, attempting to hit targets on land, sea and air. The winner takes home up to $50,000. SSN Insight: Fox ordered the project to series on April 1. Kellan Lutz, known for the Twilight franchise, will host.
Catwalk Production Company(s): Jesse Collins Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Jesse Collins, Deborah Gregory Logline: Based on the book series, Catwalk follows four best friends at Manhattan’s Fashion International High School who are about to enter the contest of their lives. Each year, students split up into Fashion Houses and compete to design, produce, and show fully original fashion lines. Details: Based on the young adult book series, Catwalk, written by Deborah Gregory and published by Random House. SSN Insight: No network attachment yet as Collins is currently searching for a writer to adapt the book series. Collins’ recently produced Real Husbands of Hollywood. Gregory’s 16-book series, The Cheetah Girls was previously adapted by The Disney Channel.
Close To The Enemy Network: BBC 2 Production Company(s): All3 Media, Endor Productions Executive Producer(s): Helen Flint, Hilary Bevan Jones Writer(s): Stephen Poliakoff Logline: Set in London in 1946, a beautiful and sophisticated American woman arrives in England after the second world war with her British diplomat husband. Upon meeting a military intelligence operative, she embarks on an affair with him. SSN Insight: The all-star cast will include Jim Sturgess (One Day), August Diehl (Inglorious Basterds), Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel), Alfie Allen (Game Of Thrones), Angela Bassett (American Horror Story) and Alfred Molina (Love Is Strange).
Coffin Point Production Company(s): Overbrook Entertainment, Alpine Labs Executive Producer(s): Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Lassiter, Kevin Abrams, Jamie Denenberg Writer(s): Kevin Abrams Logline: The series follows the bizarre, real-life career of eccentric lawman Ed McTeer, who served as sheriff of island-bound Beaufort County, SC from 1925-1963. The show explores how McTeer’s beliefs tied him to both sides of the heavily segregated region, as well as examine the racial tensions of the era, particularly in dealing with the relatively obscure Gullah community. Details: Based on the book, "Coffin Point: The Strange Cases Of Ed McTeer, Witch Doctor Sheriff," written by Baynard Woods and published by River City Publishing on October 1, 2010. SSN Insight: The one-hour series is currently being shopped to networks and online services.
Cuban Chrome Network: Discovery Production Company(s): Pilgrim Studios, Rhino Productions Executive Producer(s): Craig Piligian, Edward Rohwedder, Samuel Korkis, Louis Shaw Milito, Philip Conserva Logline: The series explores the island nation's unique car culture and the people who keep its classic cars running. Vehicles from the United States haven't been imported to Cuba since the embargo began, which means its vintage American cars are frozen in time. It looks at Cuban culture through the eyes of A Lo Cubano Car Club, a group of car enthusiasts, mechanics and restorers who maintain and restore classic cars in Cuba. SSN Insight: The series is believed to be the first American TV series to be completely filmed in Cuba since the U.S. embargo began in 1962. Discovery announced the series order at their Upfront panel.
Dash Dolls Network: E! Production Company(s): Bunim/Murray Productions, Ryan Seacrest Media Executive Producer(s): Jonathan Murray, Gil Goldschein, Jeff Jenkins, Farnaz Farjam, Kris Jenner Logline: Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian made a mark on the fashion industry with the opening of their upscale DASH boutiques. We’ll see how the Dash Dolls the girls entrusted to manage the DASH storefront and overall franchise juggle the glamorous lifestyle that comes with representing one of today’s most successful boutique chains. SSN Insight: E! has given a series order of eight episodes as of April 1.
Fuller House Network: Netflix Studio: Warner Bros. Television Production Company(s): No Production Company Available. Executive Producer(s): Jeff Franklin, Thomas L Miller, Robert L Boyett Writer(s): Jeff Franklin SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order of 13 episodes as of April 2. Tentatively the series would star original cast members Candace Cameron Bure and Andrea Barber with guest appearances by Saget, Stamos and Coulier.
Gainesville Network: CMT Production Company(s): Wheels Off Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Yoav Attias, Nicholas Burnett, Daniel Levin, Alan Deutsch, Jayson Dinsmore Logline: The series follows a tight-knit group of friends in small town Florida as they attempt to transition into adulthood. SSN Insight: CMT ordered the series on April 2 and announced the order during their Upfront panel on April 2.
Google Lunar XPRIZE Network: Discovery, Science Production Company(s): Arrow Media Executive Producer(s): Andrew Jackson Logline: It’s been 46 years since millions of television viewers witnessed man first set foot on the Moon in 1969. In 2016, history will be made again when Discovery Channel partners with XPRIZE on the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE to bring an edge-of-your-seat international space competition to homes around the world. SSN Insight: Discovery is planning to air the miniseries in 2015 as announced during their Upfront presentation in New York. Robert K. Weiss, vice chairman and president of XPRIZE, gave a statement. “More than half the world’s population has never had the opportunity to experience a live broadcast from the moon. Partnering with Discovery Channel and Science Channel will allow us to engage the public around this milestone event, creating an ‘Apollo Moment’ for the next generation.”
I Love Kellie Pickler Network: CMT Production Company(s): Ryan Seacrest Media Executive Producer(s): Kellie Pickler, Kyle Jacobs, Ryan Seacrest, Eugene Young, Rabih Gholam Writer(s): No Writer Available. Logline: Kellie Pickler catapulted from small-town obscurity and became a household name thanks to "American Idol" and "Dancing With the Stars," but has since gone on to become a country sensation. The series will follow her marriage to Kyle Jacobs, her complete opposite. SSN Insight: CMT ordered the series on April 2 and announced the order during their Upfront panel on April 2.
Incorporated Network: SyFy Studio: CBS Television Studios, Universal Cable Productions Production Company(s): Pearl Street Films Executive Producer(s): Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jennifer Todd, Ted Humphrey Writer(s): David Pastor, Alex Pastor Logline: The futuristic espionage thriller is set in a future where companies have unlimited power and tells the story of executive Ben Larson, who is forced to change his identity in order to infiltrate a cut-throat corporate world to save the woman he loves. In the process, he'll take on the entire system with deadly consequences. SSN Insight: SyFy ordered the pilot on April 6. SyFy also another drama pilot in the works, The Magicians, an adaptation of Lev Grossman’s best-selling fantasy book trilogy.
Ingress Production Company(s): Google, The Sean Daniel Company Executive Producer(s): Sean Daniel Logline: Set in present day, the story begins when an international team of scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland make an unexpected discovery that could change the world. Our world is being flooded with XM (Exotic Matter) by extradimensional beings called Shapers via portals. Ingress players or agents, as they are called align with one of two factions: Resistance, working against Shapers, or Enlightened, looking to collaborate with them. Details: Based on Google's augmented reality game "Ingress." SSN Insight: The Sean Daniel Co. recently landed a straight-to-series order for The Expanse on SyFy. If Ingress is picked up, this would mark Google’s first project on television. The series has not landed on a network yet.
Killing Fields Network: Discovery Production Company(s): Sirens Media Logline: The series uses the most up to date science advancements and technologies to reveal the deep history attached to isolated and idyllic outside areas in America that are killing fields; locations where crimes have occurred and have gone undetected due to their geography and outside elements that have erased the scene of the crime. Investigations are followed in real time through the course of each episode as unmarked graves are uncovered as attempts are made to find the truth and bring resolution to what lurks just below the surface. SSN Insight: Discovery announced the series order during their Upfront presentation on April 31.
Lucky Man Network: Sky 1 Production Company(s): Carnival Film & Television, Ltd., POW! Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Richard Fell, Gareth Neame, Anne Mensah, Beverley Booker Writer(s): Neil Biswas Logline: Harry Clayton is a cop from Central London’s notorious Murder Squad who is given a charm that seems to confer upon the wearer the ability to control luck. Harry is down on his luck; his wife and child have left him due to his gambling habit, his boss thinks he’s in league with the devil, and he has a huge debt to an infamous underworld crime boss who is threatening his life. A chance meeting with a mysterious woman who gives him an ancient bracelet changes everything. It appears to give Harry control over luck itself, but at what cost? Details: Based on an original idea by Stan Lee. SSN Insight: Sky 1 gave a ten episode series order on April 31.
Monica the Medium Network: ABC Family Studio: Lionsgate Production Company(s): Trooper Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Dave Caplan, Malachi McGlone Logline: Monica is a junior at Penn State University navigating friends, family, relationships — and the fact that she’s a medium and can talk to dead people. Her uncommon vocation provides an endless supply of emotional and engaging stories, with a unique millennial perspective. SSN Insight: ABC Family ordered the project to series on April 1. Joins recently ordered sseries Shadowhunters and Kevin From Work, Startup U, Next Step Realty: NYC and reality programs Becoming Us and Job Or No Job.
Montauk Network: Netflix Executive Producer(s): Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen Writer(s): Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer Logline: Set in the 1980s, in Montauk, Long Island, a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl. SSN Insight: Netflix gave a series order of eight episodes on April 2.
Untitled Muppets Comedy Project Network: ABC Entertainment Group Studio: ABC Studios, The Muppets Studio, LLC Executive Producer(s): Bill Prady, Bob Kushell Writer(s): Bill Prady, Bob Kushell Logline: A Muppets series set behind the scenes of a late-night talk show. SSN Insight: Disney bought the rights to the Muppets characters in 2004 and The Muppet Studios is Disney-owned. ABC ordered a pilot presentation on April 3.
Naked and Afraid XL Network: Discovery Production Company(s): Renegade 83 Entertainment Logline: Twelve of the smartest, most dynamic survivalists who have previously appeared on "Naked and Afraid" return. These six men and six women, all extreme survivalists with their own expertise, will find themselves in an almost un-survivable situation, stranded in a very remote area with no food, no water, and no clothing, and at first, they won’t even have each other. Some may find a partner within minutes or hours. Some may not meet up with anyone at all. How will these survivalists respond to each other if and when they meet up? Will they live together as one large group or will they break into smaller pockets of people? Will some want to survive solo for the full challenge? Details: This is a spinoff of the Discovery Channel series, "Naked and Afraid," which premiered in 2013. SSN Insight: Discovery announced the series order during their Upfront presentation on April 31.
Natchez Burning Network: Amazon Studio: Amazon Studios Production Company(s): Material Pictures, Sony Pictures Television Executive Producer(s): Greg Iles, David Hudgins Writer(s): Greg Iles, David Hudgins Logline: A drama about race and murder in the Jim Crow South that is based on the novel "Natchez Burning." Details: Based on the novel "Natchez Burning," written by Greg Iles (2014) SSN Insight: Hudgins is under an overall deal at Sony TV. Recently Maguire was a producer and a member of the cast on IFC’s Spoils of Babylon.
Nerdist News Network: SyFy Production Company(s): Nerdist Industries Executive Prodcuer(s): Chris Hardwick, Brandon Monk Logline: A weekly half-hou show that will give a goofy and irreverent takes on news from the realms of sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, technology, science and movies. SSN Insight: The show is currently in development. Hardwick also produces and hosts @Midnight and Talking Dead in addition to his incredibly popular Nerdist podcast. He is also developing Sleight of Mouth for Comedy Central.
Next Step Realty: NYC Network: ABC Family Production Company(s): Lincoln Square Productions Executive Producer(s): Danielle Rosen Logline: The series follows the passionate and ambitious employees of Next Step Realty. The Manhattan-based real estate firm specializes in helping recent college graduates find their apartments in New York City while navigating interpersonal and professional conflicts in the workplace. SSN Insight: ABC Family ordered the project to series on April 1. Joins recently ordered sseries Shadowhunters and Kevin From Work, Monica the Medium, Startup U and reality programs Becoming Us and Job Or No Job.
Pacific Warriors Network: Discovery Production Company(s): Original Media Logline: The series follows the only commercial fishermen in the world who fish from a kayak…alone. With only a paddle, these Hawaiian men and women venture out to catch some of the most desirable fish in the sea. They must rely on brute strength to pull in 500 pound Marlin, Tuna, Mahi Mahi and Ono. However, the battles on the sea aren’t just with the fish. Turf wars and classic rivalries among families run deep among this tiny community of kayak fishers, with the natives coming into conflict with the newcomers. They put everything on the line – with families battling it out on their turf. But the slightest mistake could cost them their lives. Fishing is their livelihood, and nothing will stop them from feeding their families. SSN Insight: Discovery announced the series order during their Upfront presentation on April 31.
Untitled Kevin James Comedy Project Studio: Sony Pictures Television Production Company(s): Hey Eddie Productions Executive Producer(s): Kevin James, Jeff Sussman Logline: Storyline under wraps. SSN Insight: The series is currently being shopped to networks. James is also developing a series at Lionsgate with Debmar-Mercury Entertainment.
Startup U Network: ABC Family Production Company(s): Ugly Brother Productions Executive Producer(s): Tim Draper, Mike Duffy, Tim Duffy Logline: A group of entrepreneurial millennials embark on a semester at Draper University in Silicon Valley. Led by billionaire founder and venture capitalist Tim Draper, the 7 week program teaches the fundamentals of launching a startup company under the mentorship of America’s business leaders. In the end, students pitch their ideas to a panel of venture capitalists. SSN Insight: ABC Family ordered the project to series on April 1. Joins recently ordered sseries Shadowhunters and Kevin From Work, Monica the Medium, Next Step Realty: NYC and reality programs Becoming Us and Job Or No Job.
Stewarts & Hamiltons Network: E! Production Company(s): Bunim/Murray Productions Executive Producer(s): Jonathan Murray, Gil Goldschein, Jeff Jenkins, Farnaz Farjam, Chris Ray Logline: The series centers on the families of Kimberly Stewart (daughter of author Alana Stewart and musician Rod Stewart) and George Hamilton (Alana Stewart’s ex-husband). SSN Insight: E! gave a series order of eight episodes as of April 1.
Still The King Network: CMT Production Company(s): Hideout Pictures Executive Producer(s): Billy Ray Cyrus, Shannon Houchins, Potsy Ponciroli, Travis Nicholson, Julia Silverton Writer(s): Billy Ray Cyrus Logline: Vernon Brown, AKA "Burning Vernon," is a scandal-ridden washed up one-hit wonder who is kicked out of country music, only to emerge 20 years later as the second best Elvis impersonator in Laughlin, Nevada. After crashing into an old country church outside of Nashville during a drunken bender, he is sentenced to return and perform community service. Along the way, he pretends to be the congregation’s new minister and discovers he has a 15-year-old daughter he’s never met. SSN Insight: CMT ordered the series on April 2 and announced the order during their Upfront panel on April 2.
The Boys of '67 Network: History Channel Production Company(s): Muse Entertainment Enterprises, Head First Productions Executive Producer(s): Jeb Stuart, Jim Head, Michael Prupas Writer(s): Jeb Stuart Logline: The series follows the First Platoon of Charlie Company, 9th Infantry Division, the only unit raised, trained and deployed en masse to service in Vietnam. Based on the book. Details: Based on the book "The Boys of '67," written by Andrew Wiest and published by Osprey Publishing on September 18, 2012. SSN Insight: Stuart’s recent credits include the adaptation The Liberators, an eight-episode limited series for History
The Ed Bassmaster Show Network: CMT Production Company(s): DiGa Vision, LLC Executive Producer(s): Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley, Adam Dolgins, Tom Gianas, Matt Trierweiler Logline: The show centers on the popular comedian, who boasts 1 billion views on YouTube. Each half-hour installment will feature Bassmaster's ridiculous batch of characters, which he'll use to surprise, confuse and sometimes prank unsuspecting people across America. SSN Insight: CMT ordered the series on April 2 and announced the order during their Upfront panel on April 2.
Treasure Quest Network: Discovery Production Company(s): MAK Pictures Logline: In 1524, a horde of Incan gold known as the "Treasure of the Trinity" was stolen. A team of the world’s top explorers set out on a two-month journey to find this priceless treasure. Along the way, they’ll need to solve complex mathematical clues and puzzles protecting the treasure the same ones that have thwarted countless others before them. But most of all, they’ll need nerves of steel as they brave one of the most deadly places in the world where one careless step could not just cost everyone incredible riches, but ultimately their lives. SSN Insight: Discovery announced the series order during their Upfront presentation on April 31.
WAGS Network: E! Production Company(s): Machete Productions Executive Producer(s): Amber Mazzola, Lori Gordon Logline: The series goes inside the world of some of today’s hottest professional athletes, from the perspective of the women behind them. The show follows the beautiful, driven and always outspoken women who make up an exclusive club of spouses and girlfriends of professional sports players. Constantly vying for seniority and respect, these women live a glamorous lifestyle full of perks, but the diamonds, first class travel, cars and mansions don’t come easy and top positions in this elite group come only to those who follow the rules and know how to play the game. SSN Insight: E! gave an order of an eight episode series on April 1.
With Bob and David Network: Netflix Production Company(s): Abso Lutely Productions Executive Producer(s): Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Marc Provissiero, Naomi Odenkirk, Tim Sarkes Writer(s): Bob Odenkirk, David Cross Logline: A sketch comedy series. SSN Insight: Netflix ordered four half-hour episodes and one hourlong “making-of” special from the project, which just started production.