Pilots package: Back on auto pilot
Other network 2009-10 pilots: Fox, NBC, CBS
2008-2009 Pilot orders: Fox, CBS, ABC, CW, NBC
(w) = writer (d) = director
Drama
TITLE: Untitled Jerry Bruckheimer
STUDIO: WBTV/Bruckheimer TV
TEAM: Mark Friedman (w), Jerry Bruckheimer, Danny Cannon (d), Jonathan Littman, KristiAnne Reed
SYNOPSIS: Revolves around a team of amateur detectives working on cases of unidentified victims.
CAST: Anthony Carrigan, Michelle Borth, Bob Stephenson, Rochelle Aytes, Rupert Penry-Jones, Reiko Aylesworth, Rochelle Aytes
Untitled Daniel Cerone
> ABC Studios
> Daniel Cerone (w), Gregory Hoblit (d)
> After the death of his estranged father, a low-level detective in the Savannah, Ga., police department discovers he has an 11-year-old brother with a genius-level IQ. Based on the Argentinian drama "Brothers & Detectives."
> Jimmy Wolk, Dakota Goyo, Brad Henke, Dania Ramirez, Patrick St. Esprit
Eastwick
> Warner Bros. TV
> Maggie Friedman (w), David Nutter (d)
> Loosely based on the John Updike novel and the feature film "The Witches of Eastwick." The story follows three young witches who come into their powers when a mysterious man comes to town.
> Jaime Ray Newman, Lindsay Price, Veronica Cartwright, Jon Bernthal, Johann Urb, Paul Gross, Sara Rue, Ashley Benson
Empire State
> ABC Studios/Mark Gordon Prods.
> Michael Seitzman (w), Jeff Reiner (w), Mark Gordon, Deborah Spera, Jeremy Podeswa (d)
> A blue-collar family and a wealthy family collide over a Romeo and Juliet-style romance in Manhattan.
> Beau Garrett, Mike Vogel, Michael Nouri, David Morse, Tammy Blanchard, Mel Raido, Gail O'Grady, Ana De La Reguera, David Call, Kathleen Quinlan
Flash Forward (series commitment)
> ABC Studios
> Brannon Braga (w), David S. Goyer (w, d), Jessika Borsiczky Goyer, Vince Gerardis, Ralph M. Vicinanza
> Chronicles the chaos that ensues after everyone in the world blacks out for 2 minutes, 17 seconds and has a mysterious vision of the future. Based on Robert J. Sawyer's sci-fi novel.
> Joseph Fiennes, Sonya Walger, John Cho, Christine Woods, Courtney Vance, Brian O'Byrne, Jack Davenport, Payton List, Zachary Knighton
Happy Town (two-hour)
> ABC Studios
> Josh Appelbaum (w), Andre Nemec (w), Scott Rosenberg (w), Gary Fleder (d)
> A small-town murder mystery in the vein of "Twin Peaks."
> Geoff Stults, Lauren German, Dean Winters, Amy Acker, Sam Neill, John Patrick Amedori, Sarah Gadon, Jay Paulson, Robert Wisdom
Untitled Dave Hemingson
> 20th TV
>Dave Hemingson (w), Michael Fresco (d)
> A blue-collar guy gets his first job as an attorney at a powerful Los Angeles entertainment law firm.
> Matt Long, Ben Lawson, Norbert Leo Butz, Tina Majorino, Billy Zane, Clancy Brown, Sherri Saum, Leah Pipes
Inside the Box
> ABC Studios
> Richard E. Robbins (w), Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Mark Tinker (d)
> Set in a Washington network news bureau, a female producer and her colleagues pursue the story at all costs.
> Indira Varma, Kim Raver, Martin Henderson, Lloyd Owen, Jason George, Sarah Drew, Jennifer Finnigan
Limelight
> WBTV/Wonderland
> K.J. Steinberg (w), McG, David Semel (d), Leonard Goldberg, Pharrell Williams
> Soap about teachers and students at a New York performing arts college.
> Sharon Leal, Brooklyn Sudano, Robbie Jones, Shannon Woodward, Oded Fehr, Kyle Riabko, Jessy Schram, Noah Gray-Cabey, Telly Leung, Matt Davis
See Cate Run
> ABC Studios
> John Scott Shepherd (w), Matt Gross, Dean Parisot (d)
> Centers on a young prosecuting attorney who will be a contender for the U.S. presidency.
> Amy Smart, Liza Lapira, Marc Blucas, Ben Feldman, Rick Worthy
V
> WBTV
> Scott Peters (w), Jason Hall, Yves Simoneau (d)
> Reimagining of the 1980s miniseries about an alien invasion.
> Elizabeth Mitchell, Morris Chestnut, Scott Wolf, Morena Baccarin, Lourdes Benedicto, Logan Huffman, Joel Gretsch
Comedy
Untitled Ricky Blitt (multicamera)
> Warner Bros. TV
>Ricky Blitt (w), James Burrows (d)
> A guy in his 30s is torn between his needy best friend and the newfound love of his life and her teen kids.
> Eric Christian Olsen, Alyssa Milano, Kyle Bornheimer, Camden Palmisano, Sierra McCormick, Kelly Stables
Canned (multicamera, presentation)
>ABC Studios/Brillstein Entertainment Partners
> Kevin Etten (w), Peter Traugott, David Rosenthal
> Ensemble about a group of friends who get fired on the same day.
> Tim Peper, Stephanie Lemelin, Baron Vaughn, Amanda Bynes, Nelson Frankin
Cougar Town (single-camera)
>ABC Studios
>Bill Lawrence (w), Kevin Biegel, Courteney Cox, David Arquette
>About a newly single mother and her 17-year-old son.
>Courteney Cox, Dan Byrd, Busy Philipps, Brian Van Holt, Christa Miller, Josh Hopkins, Ian Gomez
The Bridget Show (single-camera)
> Sony/Tantamount
> Alex Herschlag (w), Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Mitch Hurwitz
> A self-help guru leaves her hit TV show for a man, but 10 years later he breaks up with her.
> Lauren Graham, Lucy Davis, Holly Robinson Peete, Josh Braaten, Jeffrey Tambor
Untitled Kelsey Grammer (multicamera)
> Warner Bros. TV/Grammnet/Werner Entertainment
>Tucker Cawley (w), Tom Werner, Mike Clements, Kelsey Grammer
>A hot-shot Wall Street exec loses his job and is forced to reconnect with his small-town family.
> Kelsey Grammer, David Koechner, Melinda McGraw, Macey Cruthird, Ryan Wynott
The Law (single-camera)
> ABC Studios/DreamWorks
> Bob Fisher (w), Cedric the Entertainer, Eric Rhone, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey
>Reserve officers in the LAPD balance full-time off-duty lives with the excitement of being weekend cops.
> Cedric the Entertainer, Larry Joe Campbell, Mercedes Masohn, John Amos, Madchen Amick, Ryan Devlin, Donald Faison
The Middle (single-camera)
> Warner Bros. TV
> DeAnn Heline (w), Eileen Heisler (w), Julia Ann Robinson (d)
> The story of a middle-class Midwestern family seen through the eyes of the mother.
> Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Atticus Shaffer, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher
My American Family (single-camera)
> 20th TV
> Steve Levitan (w), Chris Lloyd (w), Jason Winer (d)
> A mockumentary about three suburban couples -- a traditional one, a gay one and a multiethnic one.
> Ed O'Neill, Sofia Vergara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez
No Heroics (single-camera)
> ABC Studios
> Jeff Greenstein (w), Drew Pearce (w), Andrew Zein
> About a group of superheroes with less-than-formidable powers who hang out at a bar. Based on the British format.
> Eliza Coupe, Arielle Kebbel, Paul Campbell, Freddy Prinze Jr., Tom Riley
> Pulling (single-camera)
> ABC Studios
> Rob Hanning (w), Elliot Hegarty (d), Stacy Traub, Francie Calfo, Sharon Horgan, Dennis Kelly
> Three single thirtysomething women live together after one breaks off her engagement the day before her wedding. Based on the British series.
> Lindsay Sloane, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Charlie Finn, Majandra Delfino
Untitled Tad Quill (multicamera)
> ABC Studios
> Tad Quill (w), Marc Buckland (d)
> Two friends embark on very different lives, one with a new baby and one with a newly empty nest.
> Eric McCormack, Reno Wilson, Jolie Jenkins, Constance Zimmer
Untitled Anita Renfroe (multicamera, presentation)
> Sony TV/Tantamount
> Robert Hanning (w), Amy Welsh (w), Mitch Hurwitz, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum
> A parenting show centered on the thought that family comes first, by any means necessary.
> Anita Renfroe
Untitled Jeff Strauss (multicamera)
> ABC Studios
> Jeff Strauss (w), Michael Hanel, Mindy Schultheis
> Marriage and parenthood through the eyes of three couples.
> Matthew Lillard, Janet Varney
This Little Piggy (multicamera, presentation)
> ABC Studios
> Steven Cragg (w), Brian Bradley (w)
> Two adult siblings are forced to move in with their eldest brother after falling on hard times.
> Andrea Parker
Recent Comments