Freddie Prinze Jr. cast in 'No Heroics'

Freddie Prinze Jr. has been tapped to star on ABC's comedy pilot "No Heroics." Full story

Big pilot deals at ABC

ABC is getting into the Jerry Buckheimer crime drama business. The network on Friday greenlighted an untitled pilot from the top producer to be directed by frequent Bruckheimer collaborator Danny Cannon. Friday was a big day for the most prolific producers on TV, with McG and Mark Gordon also landing pilot orders from ABC. Full story

ABC gives green light to 'Let It Go'

Two more comedy pilots received the green light at ABC on Thursday, including the Lauren Graham vehicle "Let It Go." Full story

It's a 'Threesome' for ABC

ABC is going for a "Threesome."

The network has handed a pilot order to a comedy from "Family Guy" alum Ricky Blitt. Full story

ABC greenlights three pilots

ABC on Tuesday greenlighted three drama pilot from ABC Studios, including one exec produced by "Grey's Anatomy" creator/exec producer Shonda Rhimes. Full story

ABC, NBC pilots set '80s invasion

ABC has given a pilot order to a new take on NBC's 1980s miniseries about an alien invasion. Meanwhile, NBC's comedy pilot "Lost in the '80s," originally picked up as director-contingent, has firmed up its order with the hire of "Confessions of a Shoaholic" helmer P.J. Hogan. Full story

ABC makes room for 'Happy Town'

ABC is headed for "Happy Town."

The network has greenlighted a two-hour pilot from the project, written by "October Road" creators Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg.

In the vein of ABC's cult drama "Twin Peaks," "Happy Town" is a mystery set in the hamlet of Happy Town, which had enjoyed a seven-year peace after a series of kidnappings until it is hit by another crime.  Full story

ABC, NBC pick up drama pilots

Three modern-day witches and three hospital nurses have entered the fall 2009 fray as ABC and NBC handed out pilot orders to dramas "Eastwick" and "Mercy," respectively. Full story

Vance, Davenport cast in ABC pilot

Courtney B. Vance and Jack Davenport are the first actors cast in ABC's hot drama pilot "Flash Forward," which is rumored as a potential companion to "Lost." "Flash Forward," from David S. Goyer, Brannon Braga and ABC Studios, is based on Robert J. Sawyer's sci-fi novel and chronicles the chaos that ensues after everyone in the world blacks out for 2 minutes and 17 seconds and has a mysterious vision of the future that changes lives forever. Vance will play Stan Wedeck, the Los Angeles bureau chief of the FBI. Full story

Five in for '10 Things'

ABC Family has assembled the main cast of its high school comedy pilot "10 Things I Hate About You," an adaptation of the 1999 feature that in turn was based on William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
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