Untitled Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Spinoff Project Network: ABC Entertainment Group Production Company(s): Marvel Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Jeffrey Bell, Paul Zbyszewski Writer(s): Jeffrey Bell, Paul Zbyszewski Logline: The project is planned as a spinoff of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and will follow the adventures of former husband and wife Lance Hunter a quick-witted mercenary sharpshooter and Barbara “Bobbi” Morse aka Mockingbird. SSN Insight: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. cast members Adrianne Palicki and Nick Blood will star. Untitled Robin Hood Series Studio: FremantleMedia North America Writer(s): Michael Konyves Logline: Follows Robin Hood and his band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest, including a young protege he takes under his wing. As Robin’s mission turns from trying to raise money for his pardon to something much greater, he must confront the demons of his past, as well as protect those he most loves, including Marie-Anne, Countess of Locksley, the love of his life. Notes: Based on Angus Donald’s book series The Outlaw Chronicles. The book series includes six titles: Outlaw, Holy Warrior, King’s Man, Warlord, Grail Knight and The Iron Castle. SSN Insight: Konyves also served as a co-writer on the medieval set action feature Last Knights starring Clive Owen. Robin Hood previously was adapted for BBC’s 2006 series Robin Hood, which ran for three seasons.
The Analyst Studio: Cinelan Executive Producer(s): Barbara DeFina, Karol Martesko-Fenster, Douglas Dicconson, Joe Cantwell Writer(s): J.D. Zeik Logline: It will comprise ten eight-minute "real time" episodes following Kevin Mercer, a CIA analyst targeted by an unknown enemy as he navigates the increasingly murky, dangerous world of financial espionage. Notes: Based on an original story by J.D. Zeik. SSN Insight: The digital series will star Evan Handler whose credits include Californication, Sex and the City and Ransom. Production is slated to start in early 2016 with the first season available by Fall 2016. Cinelan’s founding partners include Morgan Spurlock and Damon Smith among others.
Forged in Fire Network: History Channel Production Company(s): Leftfield Entertainment’s Outpost Entertainment. Executive Producer(s): Tim Healy, Steve Ascher, Jodi Flynn, Brent Montgomery, David George, Shawn Witt and Simon Thomas Logline: Reality competition hosted by weapons expert Wil Willis, the series will feature world-class bladesmiths recreating many of history’s most iconic edged weapons, from the Japanese katana to the medieval broadsword to ancient throwing blades like the Chakram. In each episode, four master bladesmiths will try to avoid elimination while using traditional and state-of-the-art tools and machinery to turn raw metal into authentic working versions of classic bladed weapons of yesteryear. SSN Insight: Production has begun in Brooklyn, NY and the show is set to premiere this summer.
Chasing Destiny Network: BET Production Company(s): Den of Thieves Executive Producer(s): Kelly Rowland, Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager, Tim Weatherspoon, Danny Rose Logline: Kelly Rowland goes on a quest to find the next big female superstar group to make their mark in a dog-eat-dog music industry. In the series, these singing hopefuls will vie their way to stardom with recording mogul Rowland helping them to find their voice as entertainers. SSN Insight: Announced during BET’s Upfront presentation on April 23.
Zoe Moon Network: BET Executive Producer(s): Debra Martin Chase, Scooter Braun, Danny Rose, Erica Montolfo Writer(s): Erica Montolfo Logline: Zoe Moon is a live-out-loud newly single mom embarking on a new life and career as a fledgling cosmetics mogul; but it won’t be easy. Gemini, a famous boxer and Zoe’s soon to be ex-husband, is not ready to take a back seat in her life, nor is her precocious 8 year-old son, Xavier, ready for Zoe’s new dating life. SSN Insight: Announced during BET’s Upfront presentation on April 23.
Untitled Mike Daniels/Katie Holmes Victim Advocate Project Network: Cinemax Studio: Universal Television Executive Producer(s): Katie Holmes, Mike Daniels Writer(s): Mike Daniels Logline: Follows a victims’ rights advocate who is attacked by a stalker and then returns to the streets of her crime-ridden past to seek justice. SSN Insight: Holmes will star in the project and also is in the cast of Kennedys: After Camelot, a miniseries that has been picked up by Reelz.
Untitled Jenny Slate/ Robespierre/ Holm Comedy Project Network: FX Production Company(s): A24 Executive Producer(s): Gillian Robespierre, Elisabeth Holm, Jenny Slate, Ravi Nandan, John Hodges Writer(s): Gillian Robespierre, Elisabeth Holm Logline: Explores the adult female friendship of two creative partners as they embark on a cross-country road trip. SSN Insight: FX ordered to pilot. Reteams Holm and Robespierre who previously collaborate on the indie film Obvious Child, which A24 acquired at Sundance.
Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide Network: HBO Executive Producer(s): Whitney Cummings, Maureen Dowd, Tom Werner, Jimmy Miller Writer(s): Whitney Cummings Logline: A comedic portrait of modern relationships that focuses on human nature and social construction using documentary elements and appearances from experts to help the characters understand the biological basis of their behavior. Notes: Based on the book, "Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide," written by Maureen Dowd and published by Putnam on November 8, 2005. SSN Insight: HBO ordered the pilot on April 21.
Doctor Thorne Network: ITV 1 Studio: No Studio Available. Production Company(s): Hat Trick Productions Executive Producer(s): Julian Fellowes, Mark Redhead, Ted Childs, Chris Kelly Writer(s): Julian Fellowes Logline: The story centers on Dr.Thomas Thorne, who lives in the village of Greshamsbury with his beautiful niece, Mary, a girl blessed with every gift except money. When Lady Arabella Gresham discovers that her darling son has fallen in love with Mary, she is horrified. Lady Arabella believes it is her son’s duty to save the family estate and launches a campaign to secure her son an heiress for a bride. Notes: Based on the novel, "Doctor Thorne," written by Anthony Trollope and published in 1858. SSN Insight: Julian Fellowes is the creator of Downton Abbey and is currently developing the pilot of an Untitled Downton Abbey Prequel.
The Logan Paul Show Network: MTV Production Company(s): On Wiscottsin! Executive Producer(s): Scott Tomlinson, Doug Banker Logline: The show follows Logan Paul and his real life brother at the start of his rise to fame in Ohio. We’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the stunts and pranks that have made them the most popular performers on Vine. SSN Insight: Scott Tomlinson was an executive producer and writer on Tosh.0. Announced during MTV’s Upfront presentation on April 21.
Untitled Aziz Ansari Project Network: Netflix Studio: Universal Television Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang, Michael Schur, David Miner, Dave Becky Writer(s): Aziz Ansari Logline: Storyline under wraps. SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order of 10 episodes. Cast includes H. Jon Benjamin, Lena Waithe and Eric Wareheim, along with Saturday Night Live alumna Noël Wells and Kelvin Yu with Claire Danes guesting. Spectacular Now’s James Ponsoldt is directing.
Counterpart Network: Starz Production Company(s): Anonymous Content, Media Rights Capital Executive Producer(s): Justin Marks Writer(s): Justin Marks Logline: Howard Silk is a lowly cog in a bureaucratic UN agency who is turning the last corner of a life filled with regret, when he discovers the agency he works for is guarding a secret: a crossing to a parallel dimension. Through Howard and his counterpart on the other side, Prime, the show will navigate themes of identity, idealism, what-ifs, and lost love. SSN Insight: Starz ordered the project to series and J.K. Simmons has been cast as the lead. Oscar-nominated Imitation Game director Morten Tyldum is set to direct the first two episodes.
Galaxy Quest Studio: Paramount Television Production Company(s): Gran Via Productions Executive Producer(s): Robert Gordon, Dean Parisot, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein Writer(s): Robert Gordon Logline: Based on the movie about the cast of a long cancelled space TV show who become reluctant real space heroes when they are accidentally transported to a spaceship and tasked with saving an alien nation. Notes: Based on the film, "Galaxy Quest," (USA/1999), directed by Dean Parisot and starring Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver. SSN Insight: In addition to Galaxy Quest, Gordon penned the screenplay to Men in Black II, Addicted to Love and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Highston Network: Amazon Studio: Amazon Studios Executive Producer(s): Bob Nelson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, Todd Hoffman Writer(s): Bob Nelson Logline: When Highston Liggetts encounters a world he doesn't understand, he retreats into his vast imagination, where famous "friends" are his companions and mentors. SSN Insight: Amazon ordered the pilot on April 23.
Mr. Postman Studio: Universal Cable Productions Production Company(s): Benderspink Executive Producer(s): David Robert Mitchell, Chris Bender, JC Spink, Jake Weiner Writer(s): David Robert Mitchell Logline: A mailman investigates the dark mysteries within his all-American town after a horrific event occurs on his own street. SSN Insight: Mitchell is the filmmaker behind the horror film It Follows, which premiered at Cannes and had a limited release in March and has since expanded and grossed $13.5 million domestically.
The Breaks Network: VH1 Executive Producer(s): Seith Mann, Susan Levinson Bixby, Bill Flanagan, Maggie Malina, Dan Charnas Writer(s): Seith Mann, Dan Charnas Logline: Chronicles the journey of Nikki, David and DeeVee, three friends united by their love of hip-hop, as they work to make their big mark in the music industry. Notes: Based on the book, "The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop," written by Dan Charnas and published by New American Library (NAL) on December 7, 2010. SSN Insight: VH1 has ordered the TV movie/backdoor pilot. Mann will write, EP and direct the pilot and has directed episodes of The Wire, The Walking Dead and Elementary.
The Residence Studio: Fox 21 Television Studios Production Company(s): Trigger Street Productions Executive Producer(s): Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti Logline: The series follows the relationship between the White House residence staff and the various First Families spanning several administrations. Based on the book. Notes: Based on the book, "The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House," written by Kate Andersen Brower and published by Harper on April 7, 2015. SSN Insight: Spacey’s shingle Trigger Street Productions also is developing Race for the White House, which has been ordered to series by CNN.
The Signature of All Things Network: PBS Production Company(s): Origin Pictures Executive Producer(s): David M. Thompson Writer(s): Emily Ballou Logline: Alma Whittaker is a brilliant, determined, and thoroughly scientific woman, struggling to express her intellectual curiosity in a society where women's lives are confined to the domestic sphere. Equal parts Elizabeth Bennet and Charles Darwin, Alma spends her days seeking nothing less than the answers to the origins of life itself. Notes: Based on the novel, "The Signature of All Things," written by Elizabeth Gilbert and published by Riverhead Books on October 1, 2013. SSN Insight: Thompson produced Woman in Gold which is currently being distributed by the Weinstein Company.
Travel Channel
50/50 Network: Travel Channel Production Company(s): Big Table Media Executive Producer(s): Dana Volkmer-Jones Logline: Do you want to go on an extreme getaway for 50 hours, worth $50,000 dollars? Can you leave immediately? Travel Channel expert Samantha Brown and her adventurous pal Chris Grundy are heading to a town near you and they’re doing the asking. But there’s one catch; you must drop everything and leave right now! SSN Insight: Travel Channel announced they gave an 8 episode series order during their Upfront presentation held April 22.
Boy to Man Network: Travel Channel Production Company(s): Seven Productions Logline: Adventurer and filmmaker Tim Noonan embarks on a solo journey of self-discovery to worlds beyond his imagination to try and unlock the mysteries of what it means to be the ultimate man. With just his gear and cameras, Noonan first has to earn the tribe's trust. Over the next few weeks, he is put through rituals, initiations and grueling tests to man-up and prove himself worthy of their respect. SSN Insight: Travel Channel announced they gave a 12 episode series order during their Upfront presentation held April 22.
Five Star Secrets Network: Travel Channel Production Company(s): Atlas Media Corporation Executive Producer(s): Anthony Melchiorri, Glen Freyer, Andrew Jacobs Logline: Anthony Melchiorri sets out to experience the hospitality industry's most luxurious and amazing five star hotels. At the end of each episode, Melchiorri identifies one hotel employee who displays above-and-beyond customer service, and he surprises him/her with a very generous $5000 tip, which he calls his Five Star Favorite Award. SSN Insight: Travel Channel announced they gave an 8 episode series order during their Upfront presentation held April 22.
Follow Your Past Network: Travel Channel Production Company(s): Lion Television Ltd. Executive Producer(s): Richard S. Shaw Logline: Follows Americans on a journey to breathtaking locations throughout the world as they uncover their very personal connection to history's most extraordinary events. Traveling across the world from one incredible location to another, each individual will get a chance to walk in their ancestors' footsteps. By journey's end, everything is revealed, and the historical impact of their ancestors' lives will come into clear and striking focus. SSN Insight: Travel Channel announced they gave a 13 episode series order during their Upfront presentation held April 22.
Hello Goodbye Network: Travel Channel Production Company(s): Telepictures Productions, A Very Good Production, BlazHoffski Holding B.V. Executive Producer(s): Ellen DeGeneres, Jeff Kleeman Logline: Captures moments of love, sorrow, family and friendship as regular, everyday people arrive and depart from airports across the world. Notes: Based on the original format and international program "Hello Goodbye" by BlazHoffski Productions BV. SSN Insight: Travel Channel announced they gave a 13 episode series order during their Upfront presentation held April 22.
Relocated Network: Travel Channel Production Company(s): Karga Seven Pictures Executive Producer(s): Emre Sahin, Kelly McPherson, Sarah Wetherbee Logline: The series follows the lives of professionals and their families, as they face the biggest decision they'll ever make. Is a life-changing job worth leaving behind everything you know to live abroad in a strange new city thousands of miles away? Each episode features the story of a family faced with relocating to a foreign city from their current home. They hop a jet and travel to their prospective new city where they meet up with a relocation expert, who is often an ex-pat. These insightful relocators must tailor a three-day tour to their client's specific needs and lifestyle. At the end, the families have to reveal their choice - stay or go. SSN Insight: Travel Channel announced they ordered 2 pilot episodes during their Upfront presentation held April 22.
Rev Runs Around the World Network: Travel Channel Production Company(s): Departure Films Executive Producer(s): Joseph "Reverend Run" Simmons Logline: After spending years travelling the world with bandmates and friends, Rev Run is embarking on his next travel adventure - but this time with his wife, Justine, and their not-yet-out-of-the-house kids, Russy and Miley. Equipped with four round-the-world airline tickets, Rev and family will be stretched to their limits as they brave exotic territories, fascinating cultures, authentic food and much more. SSN Insight: Travel Channel announced they gave a 16 episode series order during their Upfront presentation held April 22.