101 Ways To Kill Your Ex Network: IFC Executive Producer(s): Erin Simon Berenson, Kimberly Karp Writer(s): Erin Simon Berenson, Kimberly Karp Logline: Jilted by their respective partners, a woman and a man team up to exact down and dirty revenge on the lovers who did them wrong. SSN Insight: The duo is also behind the spec script The Incredible True Story of Jessica & Drew Who Accidentally Boned On The Way To The Wedding, which sold in 2012 to Fox 2000. They’re repped by WME and Madhouse Entertainment
Blindspot Network: NBC Entertainment Studio: Warner Bros. Television Production Company(s): Berlanti Productions Executive Producer(s): Martin Gero, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Mark Pellington Writer(s): Martin Gero Logline: A beautiful, mysterious woman with no memory of her past is found naked in the middle of Times Square, her body covered in fresh tattoos - including the inked name of an FBI agent on her back. The FBI becomes involved in the case, using the tattoos on her body as a road map of clues to unlock a conspiracy and discover her identity. SSN Insight: NBC originally gave a script plus penalty commitment in August, ordered the pilot in January. On May 1 Blindspot was given a series order.
Brothers In Atlanta Network: HBO Production Company(s): Field Entertainment, The Story Company Executive Producer(s): Diallo Riddle, Bashir Salahuddin, Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer, Tim Story Writer(s): Diallo Riddle, Bashir Salahuddin Logline: After some time apart, two old college friends reunite in the black mecca of the New South, Atlanta. Both determined to make it big, their unique perspectives on the quirks of both Atlanta and the black community inevitably lead to personal and professional conflicts. SSN Insight: HBO ordered the pilot in January and gave a series order on April 30. The writing duo previously worked on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Chicago Med Network: NBC Entertainment Studio: Universal Television Production Company(s): Wolf Films, Inc. Executive Producer(s): Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, Matt Olmstead, Dick Wolf, Peter Jankowski Writer(s): Derek Haas, Michael Brandt Logline: Storyline under wraps, it’s a spinoff to the NBC series Chicago Fire. SSN Insight: The characters for the potential spinoff are introduced in episode 319 of Chicago Fire. Law & Order 16 year strong alumna S. Epatha Merkerson is set to work again with EP Wolf and will star in the series. NBC ordered the series on May 1.
Untitled Female Basketball Team Comedy Project Network: Comedy Central Production Company(s): Electric Dynamite Executive Producer(s): Jeremy Konner, Amanda Lund, Maria Blasucci, Angela Trimbur, Jack Black Writer(s): Amanda Lund Logline: A group of misfit women in Los Angeles find new leases on life through their less-than-stellar all-girls basketball team. SSN Insight: Konner is on a role at Comedy Central as her last two projects went to series: Drunk History and the upcoming Another Period.
Damien Network: A+E Studio: Fox 21 Television Studios Production Company(s): Fineman Entertainment, 44 Strong Productions, Pancho Pictures Executive Producer(s): Glen Mazzara, Ross Fineman, Pancho Mansfield, Shekhar Kapur Writer(s): Glen Mazzara Logline: Follows the adult life of Damien Thorn, the mysterious child from the 1976 feature who has grown up, seemingly unaware of the satanic forces around him. Haunted by his past, Damien must now come to terms with his true destiny - that he is the Antichrist, the most feared man throughout the ages. Based on the film. Details: Based on the film, "The Omen," directed by Richard Donner and released in 1976. SSN Insight: Project was originally set to air on Lifetime, but will now air on A&E.
Gigi's Bucket List Network: IFC Production Company(s): Grandma's House Entertainment Executive Producer(s): David Krumholtz, Tim Gibbons, Ricky Mabe, Ben Newmark, Dan Newmark Writer(s): No Writer Available. Logline: Gertrude Rotblum, aka "Gigi," just lost her beloved husband Harold, but has gained a new lease on life with the help of an unknown bank account discovered in his will. With her dead husband’s secret millions, this 76-year-old yenta with a heart of gold and a razor-sharp tongue sets out to experience everything she deprived herself of in her younger years. Details: Based on the character, Gigi, who first appeared on the website "weatherfrom.com". SSN Insight: Network has ordered 8 half-hour episodes to shoot this June in LA with a premiere later this year.
Green Eggs and Ham Network: Netflix Studio: Warner Bros. Animation Production Company(s): A Very Good Production, Gulfstream Television Executive Producer(s): Ellen DeGeneres, Jared Stern, Jeff Kleeman, Mike Karz, David Dobkin Writer(s): Jared Stern Logline: A animated series based on the Dr. Suess book "Green eggs and Ham". Details: Based on the children's book "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss. SSN Insight: Netflix has ordered 13 episodes. It will take three years to produce the series with production to start in May for a 2018 premiere.
Untitled Harriet Tubman Project Network: HBO Production Company(s): Amblin Television, JuVee, Halyard Park Executive Producer(s): Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Doug Ellin, Jim Lefkowitz, Cliff Dorfman Writer(s): Kirk Ellis Logline: Tells the story of Harriet Tubman. Born a slave, she escaped and, via an intricate escape network of secret routes and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad, she led more than 300 slaves to freedom in the North and later fought with the Union during the Civil War. Details: Based on the book, "Bound For The Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait of an American Hero," written by Kate Clifford Larson and published by Ballantine Books in 2003. SSN Insight: Viola Davis is set to star as Harriet Tubman. Doug Ellin created the Entourage series, the film based on the series will be released in summer.
Heartbreaker Network: NBC Entertainment Studio: Universal Television Executive Producer(s): Jill Gordon, Brad Silberling, Amy Brenneman, Robert Duncan McNeill Writer(s): Jill Gordon Logline: Follows the outspoken Alex Panttiere, one of the rare female heart-transplant surgeons, who brings an innovative eye to treating patients week to week while also balancing the complications of her professional and romantic life. Details: Based on the memoir, "Heart Matters: A Memoir of a Female Heart Surgeon," written by Kathy E. Magliato, MD and published by Crown Archetype on January 26, 2010. SSN Insight: NBC ordered the pilot in January and gave a series order on May 1.
Home Free Network: Fox Broadcasting Company Production Company(s): Relativity Television Executive Producer(s): Mike Holmes, George Verschoor, Trice Barto, Brad Bishop, Andrew Marcus Logline: Nine couples are challenged to revive one run-down house every week. During each episode, Mile Holmes will present the couples with tasks designed to test and challenge the skills of these do-it-yourself enthusiasts. Not only must the couples work together to restore the home, they all must live together 24/7 in the same dilapidated home. The final two couples remaining will fight to the finish to win their ultimate dream home. SSN Insight: Fox ordered 8 episodes on April 29.
Living On Video Network: HBO Production Company(s): Panic Pictures Executive Producer(s): David Fincher, Rich Wilkes, Josh Donen, Ceán Chaffin, Bob Stevenson Writer(s): Rich Wilkes, Bob Stevenson, David Fincher Logline: Set in 1983 Los Angeles, centers on Bobby, a wide-eyed guy who drops out of college and drives to Hollywood with dreams of directing a sci-fi epic. He lands a job as a PA for a company making music videos. Revolves around the players of the then-exploding music video industry - directors, record executives and crew members, many of them dabbling in drugs - through the eyes of the newcomer. SSN Insight: HBO has given a series order of 10 episodes. Tyler Ross was previously attached to star but was recast. Charlie Rowe, Jason Flemyng, and Corbin Bernsen have been cast in the series.
Paradise Pictures Network: USA Studio: Universal Cable Productions Executive Producer(s): Rick Muirragui, Aaron Korsh Writer(s): Rick Muirragui Logline: Ambitious people strive to get to the top in 1940s Hollywood, when the dream factory was at its peak. Little do they know the challenges they’re about to face: the end of studio monopolies, the blacklist and the new disruptive technology of television. SSN Insight: USA ordered the drama pilot on April 28. Korsh has an overall deal at Universal Cable Productions.
Roots Network: A+E, History, Lifetime Studio: A+E Networks Production Company(s): The Wolper Organization, Toberoff & Associates, P.C. Executive Producer(s): Mark M. Wolper, Marc Toberoff, William Packer Writer(s): Mark D. Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray Logline: The dramatization of Alex Haley's chronicle of his family history from his ancestors' life in tribal Africa of the eighteenth century to their emancipation in the post-Civil War South Details: Based on the book, "Roots: The Saga of an American Family," written by Alex Haley and published by Doubleday in 1976. SSN Insight: The network plans to make the miniseries 8 hours. The series will broadcast on History, A&E and Lifetime simultaneously. LeVar Burton who previously starred in the original series will produce.
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Studio: Paramount Television Production Company(s): Anonymous Content Executive Producer(s): Evan Dunsky, Kerry Kohansky Roberts, Rosalie Swedlin, Alex Goldstone Writer(s): Evan Dunsky Logline: The show is a behind-the-scenes look at Caitlin Doughty, a twenty-something mortician with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre who takes a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity into her life’s work. Thrown into a profession of gallows humor and vivid characters Caitlin learns to navigate the secretive culture of those who care for the deceased. Details: Based on the memoir, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From The Crematory," written by Caitlin Doughty and published by W. W. Norton & Company on September 15, 2014.
Snowfall Network: FX Production Company(s): Underground Executive Producer(s): John Singleton, Eric Amadio, Michael London, Trevor Engelson, Evan Silverberg Writer(s): John Singleton, Eric Amadio Logline: Told through the eyes of a young black kid from Compton, a Mexican wrestler and a CIA agent charged with running money to the Contras, Snowfall will examine the beginnings of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles. SSN Insight: Previously in development at Showtime. FX ordered the pilot on May 1.
Spiral Network: Showtime Studio: Endemol Studios Production Company(s): Levinson/Fontana Company Executive Producer(s): Tom Fontana, James Yoshimura, Steve McPherson, Barry Levinson Writer(s): Tom Fontana, James Yoshimura Logline: Follows a murder investigation and reveals the cooperation, conflict, transgression and corruption within the French legal system from the perspective of the lead characters: a police captain and her two lieutenants, a judge, a prosecutor, and a defense lawyer. Details: Based on the French crime thriller series "Engrenages." SSN Insight: The show is the longest-running and highest-rated original series on Canal Plus in France and is heading into its sixth season.
The Arrangement Network: E! Studio: Universal Cable Productions Production Company(s): Objective Productions, All3Media America Executive Producer(s): Jonathan Abrahams, Jimmy Fox, Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman Writer(s): Jonathan Abrahams Logline: Megan Morrison is a beautiful young actress who auditions for the female lead in a summer blockbuster playing opposite Kyle West, the hottest actor of the moment. After an amazing audition segues into a dream-like first date, Megan’s Cinderella story takes a turn to the bizarre when she is presented with a contract that details an entire relationship with Kyle. Megan must weigh her options and the benefits and consequences to her career and her life overall and decide whether or not she will accept "the arrangement." SSN Insight: E! ordered the pilot on April 30.
The Magicians Network: SyFy Studio: Universal Cable Productions Production Company(s): Groundswell Productions Executive Producer(s): Sera Gamble, John McNamara, Michael London, Janice Williams Writer(s): John McNamara, Sera Gamble Logline: Disaffected Quentin feels out of sync with his beautiful, accomplished friends, and is often dangerously depressed. His abiding interest since childhood has always been a series of novels set in the magical land of Fillory -- but when Quentin is recruited as a new student at the mysterious Brakebills academy, he soon realizes that "magic is real," and that it is a craft as deadly as it is fascinating. Details: Based on the book series, "The Magicians," written by Lev Grossman and originally published by Plume in 2009. SSN Insight: Project was previously being developed by Fox in 2011 with writers Ashley Miller & Zach Stentz and Michael London producing. SyFy ordered the pilot in July and picked up the series May 4.
The Unauthorized Full House Story Network: Lifetime Entertainment Television Production Company(s): Front Street Pictures Executive Producer(s): Stephen Bulka, Harvey Kahn Writer(s): Ron McGee Logline: When this situation comedy goes on the air, it becomes an unexpected hit. The actors cast in the show soon find they are overnight sensations. Despite the ups and downs in their professional and personal lives, over the next eight years the cast becomes one of America's most beloved fictional families. In the process, the disparate actors who star in the show bond closely and form an almost surrogate genuine family. SSN Insight: Bulka and Kahn teamed up previously on The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story.
War and Peace Network: History, A&E, Lifetime Production Company(s): The Weinstein Company , Lookout Point, BBC In House Productions, BBC Cymru Wales Executive Producer(s): Andrew Davies, Faith Penhale, Bethan Jones, George Ormond, Simon Vaughan Writer(s): Andrew Davies Logline: Adaptation of Tolstoy's novel centers around the lives of several families leading up to and during Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia. Details: Based on the novel, "War and Peace," written by Leo Tolstoy and published in 1869. SSN Insight: Network has ordered six 1-hour episodes, which will air as eight 44-minute episodes internationally. The series will broadcast on History, A&E and Lifetime simultaneously.
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Cat’s Cradle Studio: IM Global Television Production Company(s): Elkins Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Brad Yonover, Sandi Love Writer(s): Brad Yonover Logline: Based on the novel that explores issues within science, technology, and religion. It also satirizes the arms race and other targets during the story. Details: Based on the novel "Cat's Cradle" written by Kurt Vonnegut published by Holt Rinehart 1963. SSN Insight: Comes on the heels of news that IM Global is developing Darkover, Den of Thieves starring Carla Gugino, Horrorshow (working title), miniseries 1906, and Anchorage.
Darkover Studio: IM Global Television Production Company(s): Kahn Power Pictures Executive Producer(s): Elizabeth Stanley, Ilene Kahn Power Logline: Based on the The Darkover series, a science fiction-fantasy set in the fictional world of Darkover, the only human-habitable of seven planets orbiting a red giant star settled by a lost colony ship of Spanish and Scots Gaelic speakers. Details: Based on the novel series, The Darkover, by author Marion Zimmer Bradley. SSN Insight: The series contains over 25 books. The books were written between 1958 and 1996, upon the author’s death she left plans for future novels.
Horrorshow (Working Title) Studio: IM Global Television Executive Producer(s): Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy Writer(s): Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy Logline: A serialized drama in the vein of classic horror films in the 1970’s and 80’s. The story takes place in real time during an intense night during which a psychopath is loosed upon an unsuspecting town. SSN Insight: Comes on the heels of news that IM Global is developing Cat’s Cradle, Den of Thieves starring Carla Gugino, miniseries 1906, and Anchorage.
1906 Studio: IM Global Television Production Company(s): White Wolf Productions Executive Producer(s): David S. Ward, Mark R. Harris (producer), Julie Ruthenbeck (producer), Susan Lee Smith (producer) Writer(s): David S. Ward Logline: Chronicles one of the worst disasters in modern history, the cataclysmic San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906. SSN Insight: The project is packaged by CAA and IPG. Martin Cambell, who directed Casino Royale will direct. It will be a six hour miniseries.
Anchorage Studio: IM Global Television Production Company(s): Court Five Executive Producer(s): Jane Fleming, Mark Ordesky Logline: A crime procedural based on the true story of Sgt. Kathy Lacey and her experiences as head of the Vice division in Anchorage, Alaska, one of the most dangerous cities in America. SSN Insight: Mark Ordesky was an EP on The Lord of the Rings franchise as well as The Golden Compass. Lacey will be on board as a consulting producer.