TV Pilots 2015: The Complete Guide to What Lives, Dies and Still Has a Pulse

Following a development season that got off to a late start and ultimately featured a major wave of reboots and comic book adaptations, the broadcast networks are again gearing up for a busy pilot season as they compete with not only each other but basic and premium cable as well as streaming services including Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, all of whom are making major scripted pushes.

The networks are again looking to intellectual property to help cut through the increasing clutter and, after such success stories as Fox’s Empire, ABC’s How to Get Away With Murder and Black-ish, diversity as the broadcasters look to reach new viewers and more accurately represent society.

Here’s a look at the pilots in contention for the 2015-16 television season, as ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The CW sift through hundreds of scripts and move forward in a bid to find the next breakout comedies and dramas. The Hollywood Reporter will be updating throughout pilot and casting season, so be sure to bookmark this page and come back for the latest news.

(Note: Not included are limited/event and miniseries or other projects earmarked for the summer.

* Designates casting has been completed.

ABC

Comedy

Chevy* (previously Chev & Bev) — PASSED OVER
Logline: A comedy starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo as two baby boomers who are fun, relevant and living a selfish retirement when their world is turned upside down and they are suddenly left to raise their grandchildren.
Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Ed Oxenbould, Cooper Friedman, Aly Michalka, Maulik Pancholy, Grace Kaufman
Team: W/EP Brad Copeland; Aaron Kaplan; D/EP Ben Taylor
Studio: ABC Studios, Kapital Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Delores & Jermaine* — PASSED OVER
Logline: Based on the life of comedian Jermaine Fowler, who stars as a millennial with big ideas, but very little drive who moves in with his estranged grandmother (Whoopi Goldberg) — a strict, football-loving, former D.C. cop who needs his youthful enthusiasm in her life as much as he needs her old-school parenting.
Cast: Jermaine Fowler, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennia Fredrique, Roy Wood Jr., Gary Perez, Christina Moore
Team: W/EP Danny Chun (The Office), Jermaine Fowler; EP Michael Rotenberg, Avi Gilbert; EP Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Leonardis; D/EP Beth McCarthy Miller
Studio: ABC Studios, 3 Arts
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles (pilot) and New York (series to accomodate Goldberg’s View commitment)

Dr. Ken* — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Ken Jeong stars in the semi-autobiographical comedy as a frustrated HMO doctor juggling medicine, marriage and parenting — and succeeding at none of them. 
Cast: Ken Jeong (Community), Albert Tsai (Trophy Wife), Dave Foley, Suzy Nakamura, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Jonathan Slavin, Krista Marie Yu
Team: W/EP: Jared Stern; W/co-EP: Mike O’Connell, Ken Jeong; EP John Davis, John Fox, Mike Sikowitz; D Scott Ellis
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, ABC Studios, Davis Entertainment
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Family Fortune* — PASSED OVER
Logline: A popular gym teacher in North Carolina comes out of the closet to her close-knit group of family and friends. What she doesn’t realize is that she will also have to deal with her bickering and happily divorced parents also “coming out” that they are sleeping together again. Based on comedian Fortune Feimster’s life. 
Cast: Fortune Feimster, Annie Potts, John Carroll Lynch, Parker Young, Lacey Chabert, Chris Redd
Team: W/co-EP Fortune Feimster; W/EP Matt Hubbard; EP Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, David Miner
Studio: Universal Television, 3 Arts
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

The Real O’Neals* (aka untitled Dan Savage, Family of the Year) — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Dan Savage’s semi-autobiographical revolves around a picture-perfect family turned upside down when the youngest son (Noah Galvin) comes out of the closet. What seems like the end of their idyllic life turns out to be the beginning of a bright new chapter when everyone stops pretending to be perfect and actually starts being real.
Cast: Martha Plimpton, Noah Galvin, Jay R. Ferguson, Bebe Wood, Mathew Shively, Mary Hollis Inboden
Team: W/EP David Windsor, Casey Johnson; P Dan Savage, Brian Pines, Dan McDermott; D Todd Holland
Studio: ABC Studios, Hypomania Content, DiBonaventura Pictures Television
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

The 46 Percenters* — PASSED OVER
Logline:An anti-romantic, romantic comedy about the 46 percent of the population who choose to stay married. Told through the point of view of three couples.
Cast: Angela Kinsey, Ian Gomez, Jason Antoon, Nazneen Contractor, Malcolm Barrett
Team: W/EP Sherry Bilsing-Graham (Friends, The New Adventures of Old Christine), Ellen Kreamer (The New Adventures of Old Christine); D/EP Andy Ackerman
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Gavin&Roxie&Hap Productions
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Irreversible — rolled from 2014-15 (pilot order hinges on finding a female lead)
Logline: Based on the Israeli series Bilti Hafich, the comedy centers on Andy and Sarah, a somewhat eccentric, self-absorbed couple, and their trials and tribulations, many of which they bring on themselves. The original ranks as the No. 1 original comedy on Israeli broadcast TV.
Cast: Justin Long
Team: W/EP/D Segahl Avin (Bilti); EP Peter Tolan, Michael Wimer
Studio: Reshet TV (Divorce: A Love Story), Sony Pictures Television, Fedora Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: New York

The King of 7B* — PASSED OVER
Logline: An agoraphobic recluse ventures outside for the first time in 20 years when he spies what could be his soul mate moving into the building across the street. Prentiss Porter will embark on an incredible journey of discovery right outside his front door in this ensemble comedy.
Cast: Craig Ferguson, Carla Jiminez, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Amir Talai, Marin Hinkle, Ione Sky (guest)
Team: W/EP Howard Franklin (The Big year); EP Dan Fogelman; D/EP David Frankel (Entourage); EP/showrunner Ben Karlin (Modern Family, Daily Show)
Studio: ABC Studios, Rhode Island Ave. Productions
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

The Muppets (pilot presentation) — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Acontemporary, documentary-style show that — for the first time ever — will explore the Muppets’ personal lives and relationships, both at home and at work, as well as romances, break-ups, achievements, disappointments, wants and desires; a more adult Muppet show, for kids of all ages.
Team: W/EP Bill Prady (Big Bang Theory), Bob Kushell; EP/D Randall Einhorn
Studio: ABC Studios, The Muppet Studios
Location: Los Angeles 

Uncle Buck* — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Based on John Hughes’ 1989 movie about a childish man (MIke Epps) who learns how to be an adult by taking care of his brother’s kids in a very childish way.
Cast: Mike Epps, Nia Long, James Lesure, Aalyrah Caldwell, Sayeed Shahidi, Iman Benson
Team: W/EP Steven Cragg, Brian Bradley (Happy Endings, MadTV); EP Will Packer; D/EP Phil Traill
Studio: ABC Studios, Universal Television, Will Packer Productions
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Untitled Johnny Knoxville — PASSED OVER
Logline: Narrated by Johnny Knoxville and based on his life, the family comedy follows the exploits of 12-year-old Johnny (Brandon Spink) navigating the “outlaw culture” of his family and small hometown of Knoxville, Tenn., and documents the childhood experiences that inspired him to become one of the greatest pranksters of a generation.
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Brad Carter, Julie Ann Emery, Brittany Beery, Brandon Spink
Team: W/EP Victor Fresco (My Name Is Earl); EP Johnny Knoxville, Michael Rotenberg, Dave Becky; D Michael Fresco
Studio: ABC Studios, 3 Arts
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Untitled Judah Miller project* — PASSED OVER
Logline: When a Tony-winning mother (Smash‘s Megan Hilty) and a risk averse, cerebral father (Greg Grunberg) are blessed with a son who is a natural born competitive athlete, they are forced outside their parental comfort zones and into the high-octane world of youth sports.
Cast: Greg Grunberg, Megan Hilty (Smash), Mary Lynn Rajskub, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Efren Ramirez, Tony Rock, Matthew McCann
Team: W/EP Judah Miller (American Dad); EP Tom Lassally, Jonathan Berry; D Alex Hardcastle
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, 3 Arts
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Untitled Molyneux project* (formerly The Brainy Bunch) — PASSED OVER
Logline: Through a combination of genetics and dynamic home schooling, Kip and Mona Lisa Mitchell find themselves raising extraordinarily intelligent kids. When Kip returns home from the military to be a stay at home dad, he experiences firsthand the challenges of parenting kids who have genius IQs, but limited life and social skills. Inspired by the book of the same title by Kip and Mona Lisa Harding. Melanie Griffith stars as Monia Lisa’s mother.
Cast: Melanie Griffith, James Roday, Raphael Alejandro, Katherine Reis, Majandra Delfino, Zoe Colletti, Spencer Tomich, Harrison Holzer, Raphael Alejandro
Team: W/EP Wendy and Lizzie Molyneux (Bob’s Burgers); EP Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, Imagine TV
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Untitled NBA project* — PASSED OVER
Logline: A buddy comedy set in the world of the NBA about a rookie who doesn’t speak English and a translator (Pitch Perfect‘s Skylar Astin) who doesn’t speak basketball.
Cast: Blondy Baruti, Skylar Astin, Jami Gertz, Laura Steinel, Ving Rhames, Matthew Glave
Team: W/EP David Windsor, Casey Johnson (Trophy Wife); EP Dan Fogelman, Mike Tollin, Peter Gruber, Aaron Kaplan; D John Fortenberry
Studio: ABC Studios, Rhode Island Ave. Productions; Mandalay Sports Media, Kapital Entertainment, NBA
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles, Oakland

Drama

The Adversaries* — PASSED OVER
Logline: When the patriarch (Lost‘s Terry O’Quinn) of a New York legal dynasty becomes embroiled in a trial of his own, his federal prosecutor daughter (Being Human‘s Kristen Hager) must decide which side she will fight on.
Cast: Kristen Hager (Being Human), Terry O’Quinn, Christine Lahti, Lenny Platt, Enuka Okuma, Christine Evangelista
Team: W/EP David Zabel (ER)
Studio: ABC Studios
Location: Los Angeles

The Advocate* — PASSED OVER
Logline:Tough, resourceful and at the top of her game, a type-A businesswoman (24‘s Kim Raver) has a medical scare, only to be dangerously misdiagnosed. She experiences firsthand the hazards of the healthcare system. Shocking her friends and family, she leaves her career behind, becoming instead a brilliant and relentless advocate for anyone caught in the chaotic and ever-changing maze that is modern medicine. Inspired by the life of writer Sheldon Turner’s former agent, Byrdie Lifson-Pompan.
Cast: Kim Raver, Joy Bryant, Elliot Knight, Coby Bell, Freddie Thorpe
Team: W/EP Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air); EP Jennifer Klein; consulting producers Clear Health Advisors’ Dr. Valerie Ulene and Byrdie Lifson-Pompan; D/EP Michael M. Robin
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Vendetta Productions
Location: Vancouver (and L.A.)

Untitled Pate/Fishburne* (formerly Boom) — SERIES ORDER
Logline: The biggest oil discovery in American history (bigger than Texas and as big as Saudi Arabia) has triggered a geopolitical shift and an economic boom in North Dakota on a scale not seen since the American 1849 Gold Rush. The drama tracks the epic pilgrimage of a young, ambitious couple (Chase Crawford) to the oil fields of the Bakken seeking their fortune and a better life — a classic tale with modern twists. As viewers follow their trials and tribulations in a modern-day “Wild West,” they negotiate a colorful ensemble of roughnecks, grifters, oil barons (Don Johnson), criminals and fellow prospectors against a stark and beautiful backdrop.
Cast: Chase Crawford, Don Johnson, Delroy Lindo, Amber Valletta, Scott Michael Foster (Once Upon a Time), Rebecca Rittenhouse, India De Beaufort, Caitlin Carver, Yani Gellman
Team: W Josh Pate (Moonlight), Rodes Fishburne; EP Tony Krantz; D Josh Pate; co-EP Rodes Fishburne
Studio: ABC Studios (via ABC Signature)
Location: Northern Utah

Broad Squad* — PASSED OVER
Logline: Inspired by true stories, the drama follows the first four women to graduate from Boston’s Police Academy in 1978.
Cast: Lauren Ambrose, Rutina Wesley, Charlotte Spencer, Cody Horn, Michael Gaston, Kenneth Mitchell, Alberto Frezza, Morgan Spector
Team: W/EP Bess Wohl; EP Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz, Len Goldstein, Aaron Kaplan; P Alexandra Lyndon; D/EP Coky Geirdroyc
Studio: ABC Studios, Fake Empire, Kapital Entertainment
Location: Boston

The Catch* (formerly Smoke and Mirrors) — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Centers on a gutsy female forensic accountant (The Killing‘s Mireille Enos) who exposes fraud for a living and has finally found fulfillment both at work and in love until a case comes along that threatens to turn her world upside down.
Cast: Mireille Enos, Damon Dayoub, Jacky Ido, Jay Hayden, Elvy Yost, Alimi Ballard, Rose Rollins, Bethany Joy Lenz
Team: W/EP Jennifer Schur; EP Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers; co-EP Helen Gregory, Kate Atkinson; EP/D JulieAnne Robinson
Studio: ABC Studios, Shondaland
Location: Austin

The Kingmakers — PASSED OVER
Logline: When his sister is found dead during her freshman year at an elite Ivy League university, a young man adopts a new identity to infiltrate the school and its century-old secret society — consisting of privileged students, ambitious faculty and high-profile alums — in order to investigate her death.
Cast: Parminder Nagra, Adrian Pasdar, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Tracey Fairaway, Colm Feore, Khary Payton, Megan West, Nick Eversman, Gus Halper, Michael Trevino (1st position to The Vampire Diaries)
Team: W/EP Sallie Patrick (Revenge, Life Unexpected); D James Strong; EP/showrunners Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie 
Studio: ABC Studios
Location: Atlanta 

Wicked Crime (formerly L.A. Crime) — SERIES ORDER
Logline: A character-driven, true-crime procedural anthology that explores sex, politics and popular culture across various noteworthy eras in L.A. history. Season one focuses on two LA cops in search for a Bonnie & Clyde-esque serial killing team amid the rock-and-roll, coke-infused revelry of the 1980s Sunset Strip.
Cast: Gabriel Luna, Ed Westwick, Jeremy Sisto Adam Rothenberg (Ripper Street), Erika Christensen (one-year deal), Taissa Farmiga (one-year deal), Darrell Britt-Gibson, Karolina Wydra, Holley Fain, Anne Winters
Team: W/EP Steven Baigelman; EP David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Laurie Zaks; D/EP Tom Shankland
Studio: ABC Studios, Mandeville Television
Location: Los Angeles

Mix* 
Logline: A one-hour dramedy that explores the realities of modern-day families — multicultural, multigenerational, built through divorces, affairs and adoptions — set against the backdrop of a revered family restaurant at a crossroads.
Cast: Camille Guaty, Myles Caldwell, Walter Perez, Blake Lee, Yobdee, Joaquim de Almeida, Britne Oldford, Sam Page, Sharon Lawrence
Team: W/EP Jennifer Cecil (Private Practice); EP Rashida Jones, Will McCormack; D Daniel Barnz
Studio: Warner Bros Television, Le Train Train
Location: Vancouver

Kings and Prophets (formerly Of Kings and Prophets) — SERIES ORDER
Logline: An epic Biblical saga of faith, ambition and betrayal as told through the eyes of a battle-weary king (Ray Winstone), a powerful and resentful prophet and a resourceful young shepherd on a collision course with destiny.
Cast: Ray Winstone, Oliver Rix, Simone Kessell, Haaz Sleiman, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, James Floyd, Mohammad Bakri
Team: W/EP Adam Cooper, Bill Collage (Exodus); EP Jason Reed, Reza Aslan, Mahyad Tousi; D Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Studio: ABC Studios
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

The Family* (previously Flesh and Blood, Original Sin) — SERIES ORDER
Logline: The return of a local politician’s (Joan Allen) young son (The Way, Way Back‘s Liam James), formerly presumed dead after disappearing more than a decade earlier, sendsshockwaves through his tight knit family. But as the mysterious young man is welcomed back into his community, the neighbor (Andrew McCarthy) sitting in jail for his murder is released and the cop responsible is forced to re-examine what truly happened so many years ago.
Cast: Joan Allen, Alison Pill, Zach Gilford, Andrew McCarthy, Liam James, Margot Bingham, Floriana Lima, Madeleine Arthur, Rarmian Newton, Rupert Graves
Team: W/EP Jenna Bans (Scandal); EP David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Laurie Zaks; D Paul McGuigan
Studio: ABC Studios, Mandeville Television
Location: Vancouver

Quantico* — SERIES ORDER
Logline: A group of young FBI recruits, all with specific reasons for joining, battle their way through training at the Quantico base in Virginia. As we intercut between their hidden pasts and their present training, we also flash-forward to the near future, where one of the recruits will turn out to be a sleeper terrorist responsible for the most devastating terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Aunjanue Ellis, Dougray Scott, Tate Ellington, Graham Rogers, Johanna Braddy, Yasmine Al Massri, Jake McLaughlin
Team: W/EP Josh Safran (Gossip Girl), EP Mark Gordon, Nick Pepper; D Marc Munden
Studio: ABC Studios, Mark Gordon Co.
Location: Atlanta  

Runner* — originally developed by Fox and rolled from 2014-15
Logline: Based on the Turkish series Son, Lauren Marks (Paula Patton) believes she is leading a perfect life. A woman’s perfect life is ripped apart by one simple twist of fate; to uncover the truth she must follow a trail of lies that take her into the world of cartels and the illegal gun trade between the U.S. and Mexico.
Cast: Paula Patton, Adam Rodriguez, Brent Sexton, Vondie Curtis Hall, Megan Dodds, Matthew Le Nevez, Chris J. Johnson
Team: W/EP Michael Cooney (Identity); EP Peter Horton, Ian Sander, Kim Moses; EP/showrunner Jon Cowan; D/EP Michael Offer
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/ABC Studios
Location: Chicago

CBS

 

Comedy

Angel From Hell — SERIES ORDER
Logline: When Amy (Glee‘s Jane Lynch) enters Allison’s (Maggie Lawson) life and claims to be her guardian angel, they form an unlikely friendship and Allison can’t be sure if Amy is an angel or just nuts.
Cast: Jane Lynch, Maggie Lawson, Kyle Bornheimer, Kevin Pollak
Team: W/EP Tad Quill (Samantha Who); D/EP Don Scardino
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Format: TBD
Location: Los Angeles

The Half of It
Logline: Newly divorced dad (Jon Dore) revels in the fact that he now gets to keep half his stuff, which is more than he ever had when he was married.
Cast: Andrea Anders (guest star, 2nd position to NBC’s How We Live), Jon Dore, Christine Ko, Morgan Krantz
Team: W/EP: Mike Gibbons (The Late Show With James Corden)
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los AngelesTh

Happy Life (formerly Joe Time) — PASSED OVER
Logline: Joe is a family man (Wings‘ Steven Weber) who struggles with the fact that everyone around him is pursuing their dreams and enjoying their lives more than he is.
Cast: Steven Weber, Minnie Driver (2nd position to About a Boy) Duane Martin (All of Us), Eric Petersen (Kirstie), Rita Moreno, Alli Kinzel, Noland Ammon, Bill Smitrovich
Team: W/EP Bill Wrubel (Modern Family); D/EP James Burrows
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Here Comes Scrappy
Format: Multicamera 
Location: Los Angeles

Life in Pieces — SERIES ORDER
Logline: A comedy, written on spec, about one family told through separate stories of its different family members.
Cast: James Brolin, Colin Hanks, Betsy Brandt, Dianne Wiest, Zoe Lister Jones, Thomas Sadoski, Angelique Cabral, Dan Bakkedahl, Giselle Eisenberg, Holly Barrett, Niall Cunningham
Team: W/EP Justin Adler (Better Off Ted); EP Aaron Kaplan; D/EP Jason Winer
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, Kapital Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

The Mistake — rolled from 2014-15
Logline: A couple who just “finished” raising their kids discover they are pregnant.
Cast: Julliana Guill
Team: W/EP: Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Scott Silveri (Friends), David Mandel (Seinfeld); EP/D: Andy Ackerman
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Silver and Gold Productions, Woltz International Pictures
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Super Clyde — redeveloped from 2013
Logline: A meek, unassuming fast-food worker finds his calling.
Cast: Charlie McDermott (The Middle), Diane Guerro, Mark Addy
Team: W/EP Greg Garcia (The Millers)
Studio: CBS Television Studios, Amigos de Garcia
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Taxi-22 — previously developed for HBO; rolled from 2014-15
Logline: The series centers on a misanthropic and politically incorrect NYC cab driver, and is based on the French-Canadian hit series of the same title.
Cast: John Leguizamo, Lenny Venito (The Neighbors), Sahr Ngaujah, Jennifer Esposito, Rebecca Creskoff, F. Murray Abraham, Christopher Nicholas Smith
Team: EP/W Tad Quill; EP Francois Flamand & Patrick Huard (rights holders), Nancy Sanders, Mark Armstrong, Dennis Erdman & Clark Peterson, James Gandolfini; co-EP John Leguizamo, Jeff Golenberg, Sam Maydew
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Format: Single-camera
Location: Toronto

Untitled O’Shannon/Warren comedy — PASSED OVER
Logline: A group of friends and family at three different times in their lives.
Cast: Adam Brody, Tracy Spiridakos (Revolution), Tyler Labine, Kelly O’Sullivan
Team: W/EP Dan O’Shannon (Modern Family); W/SP Peter Warren; EP Dennis Erdman, Clark Peterson; EP Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum; D/EP Pam Fryman
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Format: TBD
Location: Los Angeles

Untitled Tommy Johnagin comedy — PASSED OVER
Logline: A standup comic raising a family in the small Midwestern town where he grew up. Inspired by the life of comedian Tommy Johnagin.
Cast: Tommy Johnagin, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Talia Tabin, Kevin Nealon, Jane Kaczmarek
Team: W Tommy Johnagin, Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker; EP Bill Lawrence, Jeff Ingold, Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker; co-EP Tommy Johnagin
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Doozer
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Drama

Code Black — SERIES ORDER
Logline: A medical drama set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation (formerly L.A. County) where the extraordinary staff confronts a broken system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most. Based on the feature documentary produced and directed by Ryan McGarry.
Cast: Maggie Grace, Marcia Gay Harden, Bonnie Somerville, Melanie Kannokada, Luis Guzman, Raza Jaffrey, Ben Hollingsworth
Team: W/EP Michael Seitzman (Intelligence); EP/D David Semel; EP Marti Noxon, Linda Goldstein-Knowlton, Ryan McGarry; P Maggie Grace
Studio: ABC Studios, CBS Television Studios
Location: Los Angeles

Criminal Minds spinoff — airs as backdoor pilot in mid-February — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Focuses on a division of the FBI that helps American citizens who find themselves in trouble abroad.a
Cast: Gary Sinise, Anna Gunn, Tyler James Williams (The Walking Dead), Daniel Henney
Team: W/EP Erica Messer; EP Mark Gordon, Nick Pepper
Studio: ABC Studios, CBS Television Studios, Mark Gordon Co.
Location: Los Angeles

Doubt
Logline: A smart, chic, successful defense lawyer (Private Practice’s KaDee Strickland) at a boutique firm shockingly gets romantically involved with one of her clients who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime. 
Cast: KaDee Strickland, Teddy Sears, Dule Hill (Psych), Laverne Cox, Kobi Libii, Elliott Gould, Dreama Walker
Team: W/EP Tony Phelan, Joan Rater (Grey’s Anatomy); EP: Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly
Studio: CBS Television Studio
Location: New York

For Justice
Logline: An FBI agent who works in the criminal section of the Department of Civil Rights Division finds herself caught between the radical family she was born into and the professional family she has chosen. Based on James Patterson’s debut novel The Thomas Berryman Number.
Cast: Shawn  Hatosy, Anika Noni Rose, Phylicia Rashad, Rachel Boston, Mario Van Peebles, Leonardo Nam
Team: W/EP Rene Balcer (Law & Order); EP Robert DeNiro, Jane Rosenthal, James Patterson, Bill Robinson, Leopoldo Gout; co-EP Berry Welsh; D/EP Ava DuVernay (Selma)
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Location: New York

LFE — PASSED OVER
Logline: A high-octane medical procedural centering on second-year residents at New York City’s top hospital as they attempt to balance their god complexes with their humanity.
Cast: Melissa Leo, Daniel Sharman, Ana Kayne, Annie Funke, Andy Mientus
Team: W/co-EP Paul Downs Colaizzo; EP Dan Jinks; D/EP David Slade; EP/showrunner David Marshall Grant
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Location: New York

Limitless — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Follows Brian Sinclair (Jake McDorman) as he discovers the power of the mysterious drug NZT, and is coerced into using his newfound drug-enhanced abilities to solve weekly cases for the FBI.
Cast: Jake McDorman (Shameless, Manhattan Love Story), Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter), Hill Harper, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Team: W/EP Craig Sweeny (Elementary, Medium); EP/D Neil Berger; EP Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Heather Kadin; Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley, Tom Forman; co-EP Andrew Marcus, Ray Ricord; P Leslie Dixon, Scott Kroopf; D/EP Marc Webb
Studio: CBS Television Studios, K/O Paper Products, Relativity Media
Location: New York

Rush Hour — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Based on the New Line feature film trilogy, a stoic, by-the-book Hong Kong police officer (Jon Foo) is assigned to a case in Los Angeles where he’s forced to work with a cocky African-American LAPD officer who has no interest in a partner.
Cast: Justin Hires (21 Jump Street), Jon Foo (Tekken), Aimee Garcia, Jessika Van, Page Kennedy (guest star with series option, 2nd position to Fox’s Backstrom)
Team: W/EP Bill Lawrence, Blake McCormick; EP Arthur Sarkissian, Brett Ratner, Jeff Ingold; D/EP Jon Turteltaub
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Doozer
Location: Los Angeles

Sneaky Pete — PASSED OVER
Logline: Upon leaving prison, a 30-something con man takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of a cellmate. “Sneaky Pete” then hides out from his debtors while working for his new “family’s” bail bond business. There, he uses his considerable charm and criminal prowess to take down bad guys far worse than himself, partnering with a very attractive female “cousin” who has her suspicions about his real motives.
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Marin Ireland, Margo Martindale, Peter Gerety, Libe Barer, Shane Mcrae
Team: W/EP David Shore (Battle Creek, House); EP/co-writer (story) Bryan Cranston; EP James Degus; co-EP Erin Gunn
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Location: Stamford, CT

Supergirl — series commitment — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Born on the planet Krypton, Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist) escaped amid its destruction years ago. Since arriving on Earth, she has been hiding the powers she shares with her famous cousin. But now at age 24, she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Based on characters from DC Comics.
Cast: Melissa Benoist (Glee), Calista Flockhart, Mehcad Brooks (True Blood), David Harewood (Homeland), Chyler Leigh (Grey’s Anatomy), Laura Benanti (recurring), Dean Cain (guest), Helen Slater (guest), Jeremy Jordan (guest); Malina Weissman (guest)
Team: W/EP Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti; EP Sarah Schechter
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions
Location: Los Angeles
 

 

FOX

Comedy

The Guide to Surviving Life (formerly Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life) — 6-episode SERIES ORDER
Logline: Celebrates the mistakes and misadventures people make during the years after college before settling down.
Cast: Jack Cutmore-Scott, Meaghan Rath (Being Human), James Earl, Charlie Saxton, Maureen Sebastian
Team: W/EP Jay Lacopo; EP Gail Berman
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, The Jackal Group
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Detour 
Logline: Inspired by the real life story of Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo, a rock star (Ben Aldridge) who made the unexpected choice at the age of 30 to quit his band and go back to college.
Cast: Ben Aldridge, Peter Gallagher, Olivia Thirlby, Joey Morgan, Affion Crockett, Alice Lee, Affion Crockett
Team: W/EP Steve Franks; EP Willie Mercer, Chris Henze, Rivers Cuomo, Dan Field; D/EP Jeremy Garelick
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Fantasy Life
Logline: When a hard-working guy (Kevin Connolly) lands his ultimate dream job hosting a fantasy football show, he’s forced to navigate office politics while becoming the star he never thought he could be. Based on ESPN analyst Matthew Berry’s best-selling book Fantasy Life.
Cast: Kevin Connolly, Vanessa Williams, James Caan Chris McDonald, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kimberly Crossman, Chaz Shepherd, Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Team: W/EP Tim McAuliffe; EP Michael Rotenberg, Jonathan Berry, Greg Walter, Troy Zien, Kevin Connolly, Matthew Berry; D/EP Mark Cendrowski
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, 3 Arts
Format: Multicamera hybrid
Location: Los Angeles

48 Hours ‘Til Monday
Logline: Centers on a husband’s (Rob Riggle) desperate struggle to not let every weekend go completely to hell.
Cast: Sarah Chalke, Rob Riggle, Jane Curtin, Merrin Dungey, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Joe Spano, Kayla Kenedy
Team: W/EP Charlie Grandy (The Mindy Project); EP Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan
Studio: Universal Television, TBD Productions
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

The Grinder — SERIES ORDER
Logline:  Rob Lowe stars as beloved TV lawyer Dean Sanderson (aka “The Grinder”). When his long-running hit series comes to an end, he finds himself at a crossroads in life and decides to move back to his small hometown thinking he has the experience to take over his family’s law firm.
Cast: Rob Lowe, Fred Savage, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Natalie Morales, William Devane, Hana Hayes, Connor Kalopsis
Team: W/EP Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel (Yes Man, Liar Liar); EP Nicholas Stoller; D/EP Jake Kasdan; EP Rob Lowe
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

The Perfect Stanleys — previously untitled Dana Klein — PASSED OVER
Logline: A family comedy told from the point-of-view of a working mother (Jenna Elfman) who is in constant competition with her perfect, stay at home sister-in-law (Liza Lapira).
Cast: Jenna Elfman, Matt Letscher, Brian Austin Green Bret Harrison, Liza Lapira, Nancy Lenehan, Izzy Watts, Peter Riegert, Jason Maybaum, Lauren Donzis, Lucas Jaye
Team: W/EP Dana Klein (Friends With Better Lives); EP Aaron Kaplan; D/EP Pam FrymanStudio: 20th Century Fox, Kapital Entertainment
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Scream Queens — 15-episode straight-to-series order for fall (anthology)
Logline: Anthology series revolving around a college campus that’s rocked by a series of murders. New settings and storylines will be featured in subsequent seasons of the anthology series.
Cast: Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele, Joe Manganiello, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer, Ariana Grande, Nick Jonas, Oliver Hudson (replacing Manganiello) Billie Lourd, Skylar Samuels, Lucien Laviscount, Niecy Nash, Diego Boneta, Glen Powell, Nassim Pedrad
Team: W/EP Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk; EP Ian Brennan, Dante Di Loreto; D Murphy
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Format: Single-camera
Location: New Orleans

Granfathered (formerly Grandpa) — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Stamos stars as a version of himself: a longtime bachelor whose life is upended after he learns he’s a father and grandfather.
Cast: John Stamos, Paget Brewster, Josh Peck, Christina Milian, Kelly Jenrette, Ravi Patel
Team: W/EP Danny Chun (The Office); EP Dan Fogelman (Galavant), Stamos
Studio: ABC Studios, Rhode Island Ave Productions, St. Amos
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Drama

Frankenstein — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Revolves around Ray Pritchard (True Blood‘s Rob Kazinsky/Philip Baker Hall), a morally corrupt retired cop, who is given a second chance at life when he is brought back from the dead. Now younger and stronger, Pritchard will have to choose between his old temptations and his new sense of purpose.
Cast: Rob Kazinsky, Tim DeKay (White Collar), Philip Baker Hall, Adhir Kalyan, Dilshad Vadsaria, Ciara Bravo
Team: W/EP Rand Ravich (Life), Howard Gordon; Co-EP Hugh Fitzpatrick; D/EP Michael Cuesta
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, Teakwood Lane
Location: Dallas

Lucifer — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer (Rush‘s Tom Ellis) resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the gorgeous, shimmering insanity of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals. Based on the characters created by  Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith and Mike Dringenberg for DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint.
Cast: Tom Ellis (Rush), Lauren German (Chicago Fire), Lina Esco, D.B. Woodside, Rachael Harris, Nicholas Gonzalez, Lesley-Ann Brandt
Team: W/EP Tom Kapinos (Californication); EP Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman; EP/D Len Wiseman; co-EP KristieAnne Reed
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Aggressive Mediocrity
Location: Los Angeles 

Luther — cast contingent; rolled off-cycle 
Logline: Based on the format and from the same creators of the successful and award-winning BBC series. Centers on John Luther, a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can’t always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.
Cast:
Team: W/EP Neil Cross; EP Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope, Jane Tranter, Julie Gardner,Idiris Elba
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, BBC Worldwide Productions, Chernin Entertainment
Location:

Minority Report — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Ten years after the end of Precrime in Washington, D.C., one of the three Precogs struggles to lead a “normal” human life, but remains haunted by visions the future, when he meets a detective (Meagan Good) haunted by her past, who just may help him find a purpose to his gift.
Cast: Stark Sands, Meagan Good, Daniel London, Li Jun Li, Laura Regan, Wilmer Valderrama, Zhane Hall
Team: W/EP Max Borenstein (Godzilla); EP/Showrunner Kevin Falls; EP Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank; D Mark Mylod
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, Amblin Television, Paramount Television
Location: Toronto 

Rosewood — SERIES ORDER
Logline: This close-ended, investigative series centers around the brilliant Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr. (Morris Chestnut), the top private pathologist in all of Miami. As owner of one of the most sophisticated, state-of-the-art independent labs in the country, he finds the secrets in bodies that others usually miss. Despite being constantly surrounded by death Rosewood is obsessed with life and savors every moment. His eternal optimism will frustrate the cynical female detective he often works with, but she can’t argue with the results that his unique perspective provides.
Cast: Morris Chestnut, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Anna Konkle, Gabrielle Dennis
Team: W/EP Todd Harthan (Psych); EP Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen; D Richard Shepard
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, Temple Hill Entertainment
Location: Miami

Studio City 
Logline: The story of a young singer’s (newcomer Florence Pugh) path to stardom as she comes of age living with her songwriter father (Will & Grace‘s Eric McCormack) — who turns out to be a drug dealer to the stars. Inspired by Krista Vernoff’s real-life experience.
Cast: Eric McCormack, Heather Graham, Jeanine Mason, Florence Pugh, Riley Smith, Samantha Logan, Jordan Calloway, Timothy Granaderos, Chris Daughtry
Team: W/EP Krista Vernoff (Grey’s Anatomy); EP John Wells, Andrew Stearn; D/EP Sanaa Hamri
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, John Wells Productions
Location: Los Angeles

The X-Files (six-episode straight-to-series order)
Logline: Under wraps.
Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
Team: W/EP Chris Carter
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, Ten Thirteen Productions
Location: 

NBC

Comedy

Coach — 13-episode straight-to-series order
Logline: Picks up 18 years after ABC’s Coach went off the air and follows a retired Coach Hayden Fox who is called back to become an assistant coach to his own grown son, who is now the head coach at an Ivy League school in Pennsylvania that is just starting up a new team.
Cast: Craig T. Nelson
Team: W/EP Barry Kemp; EP Craig T. Nelson
Studio: Universal Television
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Cuckoo — PASSED OVER
Logline: Based on the British series, a daughter (Rachel DiPillo) comes back from a summer abroad married to a charming but infuriating eccentric named Cuckoo (Flula Borg), much to her father’s annoyance.
Cast: Michael Chiklis, Cheryl HInes, Rachel DiPillo, Flula Borg, Griffin Gluck
Team: W/EP Robin French, Kieron Quirke, Tim Long; EP Ash Atalla; showrunner Tim Long (The Simpsons)
Studio: Lionsgate Television, Roughcut
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Wild Life (formerly How We Live)
Logline: An anthropologist blogger moves to the suburbs with his wife and quickly discovers the fascinating habitat and mating rituals of a new undiscovered species: his suburban friends and neighbors.
Cast: Briga Heelan, Lindsay Price, Chris Klein, Sam Huntington, Jared Gertner, Andrea Anders
Team: W/EP Steven Cragg & Brian Bradley (Happy Endings); EP David Janollari
Studio: Universal Television, David Janollari Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Not Safe for Work (formerly untitled Aseem Batra)
Logline: A politically incorrect comedy centered on best friends Dale (Michael Cassidy) and Georgie (Christine Woods), whose relationship is upended when he starts dating the “perfect” woman.
Cast: Christine Woods, Vanessa Lachey, Michael Cassidy, Rizwan Manji
Team: W/EP Aseem Batra (Scrubs); EP Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Studio: Universal Television
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

People Are Talking — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Examines sex, race and everything else your parents told you never to talk about.
Cast: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tone Bell, Bresha Webb, Brooke Ishibashi
Team: W/EP DJ Nash (Growing Up Fisher); EP Will Packer, Korin Huggins
Studio: Universal Television, Will Packer Productions
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Problem Child
Logline: Inspired by the 1990 John Ritter film, a family show about the cat-and-mouse game between a set of parents and their brilliant but mischievous child (The Michael J. Fox Show‘s Jack Gore).
Cast: Matthew Lillard, Erinn Hayes (Childrens Hospital), Jack Gore, Kate Wolfson, Anna Deavere Smith
Team: W/EP Scot Armstrong (Hangover Part II); EP Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan, Brian Grazer, Robert Simonds
Studio: Universal Television, TBD Entertainment, Imagine TV, STX Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Sharing
Logline: A workplace comedy about the different groups of people working side by side in a shared office space.
Cast: Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad), Greta Lee, Stephen Schneider, Jack Carpenter, Christine Taylor, Jerry Minor
Team: W/EP Jeremy Bronson (The Mindy Project); co-EP/story by Damian Lanigan; EP Jimmy Fallon, Rick Schwartz
Studio: Universal Television, Eight Million Plus
Format: Single-camera
Location: New York

Strange Calls — redeveloped from ABC in 2014, 2012 — PASSED OVER
Logline: Based on the Australian format, an affable but down on his luck young police officer is transferred to a rural town where — with the help of a peculiar, elderly night watchman — he starts to realize the town has a bizarre supernatural underbelly.
Cast: Danny Pudi (1st position to Yahoo’s Community), Patrick Brammal, Daniel Stern, Allison Miller, Aliyah Royale
Team: W/EP Blake McCormick (Cougar Town); EP Aaron Kaplan, Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield; D/EP Jason Winer
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, Kapital Entertainment, Hoodlum
Format: Single-camera
Location: Vancouver

Superstore — SERIES ORDER
Logline: A comedy about a group of employees at a big box store who quickly learn that there’s much more to their ho-hum jobs — like love, friendship, and the surprises of everyday moments – than they thought.
Cast: America Ferrera, Ben Feldman (A to Z), Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Mark McKinney, Nico Santos, Nichole Bloom
Team: W/EP Justin Spitzer (The Office); EP/D Ruben Fleischer; EP David Bernad
Studio: Universal Television, The District
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Take It From Us
Logline: Centers on a couple who tells their son the lessons they learned growing up in the ’90s in the hopes that he avoids making the same mistakes.
Cast: Stacey Farber, Andy Ridings, Chris Douglass
Team: W/EP Greg Malins (Friends), Barry Schwartz (Your Family or Mine);EP Michael Rotenberg, Jonathan Berry
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, 3 Arts
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Telenovela — 13-episode straight-to-series order for fall
Logline: A behind-the-scenes look at what goes into the making of a telenovela. Longoria leads the cast as Ana Maria, the star of Latin America’s most beloved telenovela, who strives to stay on top in a world where the drama off-camera is better than it is on-camera.
Cast: Eva Longoria, Amaury Nolasco, Jencarlos Canela, Diana Maria Riva, Jose Moreno Brooks, Alex Meneses, Izzy Diaz
Team: W/EP Chrissy Pietrosh, Jessica Goldstein (Cougar Town); Eva Longoria, Ben Spector; D/EP Steve Pink
Studio: Universal Television, Unbelievable Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Untitled Jerrod Carmichael comedy (formerly Go Jerrod Go) — SERIES ORDER (6 episodes)
Logline: Inspired by the stand-up comedian’s life and relationships with his girlfriend and family.
Cast: Jerrod Carmichael, Amber West, Loretta Devine, David Alan Grier
Team: W/EP Jerrod Carmichael, Nick Stoller; EP Ravi Nandan; D Scott Ellis
Studio: Universal Television, A24
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Untitled Monica Potter project — ROLLED
Logline: A woman (Potter) juggles her busy family life as well as her three ex-husbands (Eddie Cibrian, Donald Faison, Rory Scovel), which proves to be difficult when she starts dating again.
Cast: Monica Potter (Parenthood), Eddie Cibrian, Donald Faison (1st position to TV Land’s The Exes), Josh Hopkins, Rory Scovel, Allie MacDonald
Team: W/EP Sherry Bilsing-Graham (Friends), Ellen Kreamer; EP Ellen DeGeneres, Jeff Kleeman; P Monica Potter
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, A Very Good Production
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Crowded — (formerly untitled Suzanne Martin) SERIES ORDER
Logline: In this multigenerational family comedy, things backfire on recent empty-nesters when their two adult daughters (Miranda Cosgrove) move back home.
Cast: Patrick Warburton, Carrie Preston, Stacy Keach Miranda Cosgrove, Mia Serafino, Carlease Burke
Team: W/EP Suzanne Martin (Hot in Cleveland); EP Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner; D/EP James Burrows
Studio: Universal Television, Hazy Mills
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Drama

Blindspot — SERIES ORDER
Logline: A beautiful woman, with no memories of her past, is found naked in Times Square with her body fully covered in intricate tattoos. Her discovery sets off a vast and complex mystery that immediately ignites the attention of the FBI who begin to follow the road map on her body to reveal a larger conspiracy of crime while bringing her closer to discovering the truth about her identity.
Cast: Jaimie Alexander, Sullivan Stapleton (Strike Back), Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Rob Brown, Audrey Esparza, Ukweli Roach, Ashley Johnson
Team: W/EP Martin Gero (Bored to Death); EP Greg Berlanti; D/EP Mark Pellington
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions
Location: New York

Chicago Medical (planted spinoff from Chicago Fire) — SERIES ORDER
Logline: A planted episode in Chicago Fire that focuses on characters who work at the Chicago Medical hospital.
Cast: S. Epatha Merkerson, Yaya DaCosta, Laurie Holden, Oliver Platt
Team: W/EP Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead, Derek Haas, Michael Brandt
Studio: Universal Television
Location: Chicago

The Curse of the Fuentes Women — PASSED OVER
Logline: When a magical and mysterious young man (The Following‘s Adan Canto) inexplicably emerges from the ocean, he breathes new passion into the lives of the Fuentes women — the beautiful but lonely Lola, her ailing mother Esperanza and her troubled daughter Soledad.
Cast: Adan Canto, Christina Vidal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Rachel Ticotin, Katie Sarife, Sonia Braga, Robbie Jones, Trace Lysette
Team: W/EP Silvio Horta (Ugly Betty); EP Andrew Maher
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Silent H
Location: Puerto Rico

The Player (formerly Endgame) — SERIES ORDER
Logline: In the high stakes world of Las Vegas, a former sniper turned security expert (Strike Back‘s Philip Winchester) is drawn into a mysterious conspiracy that forces him to complete a series of heroic challenges in order to save innocent lives.
Cast: Philip Winchester (Strike Back), Wesley Snipes, Charity Wakefield, Isiah Adams (recurring)
Team: W/EP John Rogers (The Librarians); EP John Davis, John Fox (The Blacklist)
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, Davis Entertainment
Location: Albuquerque, Las Vegas

Game of Silence — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Centers on a rising attorney (Revolution‘s David Lyons) on the brink of success could lose his perfectly crafted life when his long lost childhood friends threaten to expose a dark secret from their violent past. Based on the Turkish format Suskunlar.
Cast: David Lyons (Revolution), Larenz Tate, Michael Raymond-James, Bre Blair, Conor O’Farrell, Demetrius Grosse, Claire van der Boom, Deidrie Henry
Team: W/EP David Hudgins (Parenthood, Friday Night Lights); EP Carol Mendelsohn (CSI); EP Julie Weitz; EP Timur Savci, Tariq Jalil; D/EP Niels Arden Oplev
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, Carol Mendelsohn Productions
Location: Atlanta

Heartbreaker (formerly Heart Matters) — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Inspired by the life of Dr. Kathy Magliato and based on her book of the same name, Heart Matters is a medical soap that follows the outspoken Alex Panttiere (Melissa George), one of the rare female heart transplant surgeons. Alex brings an innovative eye to treating patients week to week while also balancing the complications of her professional and romantic life.
Cast: Melissa George, Dave Annable, Shelley Conn, Don Hany, Maya Erskine, Jamie Kennedy, Joshua Leonard, J. Louis Mills, Rudy Martinez, D.L. Hughley
Team: W/EP Jill Gordon (My So-Called Life); EP Amy Brenneman, Brad Silberling; co-EP Susan Carlson, Eric Carlson, Kelly Meyer, Kathy Magliato
Studio: Universal Television
Location: Vancouver

Love Is a Four Letter Word
Logline: Race, sexuality and gender roles collide when three diverse couples put modern marriage to the test.
Cast: Rockmond Dunbar, Brian Tee, Nadine Velazquez, Cynthia McWilliams, LeToya Luckett, Meta Golding, Colin Donnell, Monet Mazur, Lauryn Hardy, Alex Henderson, Iyanna Arrigo
Team: W/EP Diana Son (Blue Bloods); EP Mikkel Bondesen; Kristen Campo; D/EP George Tillman
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, Fabrik
Location: Chicago

Shades of Blue — 13-episode straight-to-series order
Logline: Centers on Harlee McCord (Jennifer Lopez), a single mother and dirty cop recruited to work undercover for the FBI’s anti-corruption task force. Part of a close-knit unit known for its conviction record, Harlee has become compromised by her colleagues — all of whom also pitch in to help raise her daughter — and finds herself faced with the moral dilemma of working against her cop brothers in order to redeem herself.
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, Drea de Matteo, Vincent Laresca, Warren Kole
Team: W/EP Adi Hasak (3 Days to Kill); EP Ryan Seacrest, Nina Wass, Elaine Goldsmith Thomas, Benny Medina; showrunner/EP Jack Orman; co-ep Mike Daniels; D/EP Barry Levinson
Studio: Universal Television, Nuyorican Productions, Ryan Seacrest Productions, EGTV, H’s Films
Location: New York

Unveiled
Logline: A one-hour drama following an ensemble of flawed guardian angels who intervene in the lives of those who find themselves facing crisis in an attempt to restore their faith and, often, save their lives.
Cast: Stephan James (Selma), Liam McIntyre (Spartacus), Will Kemp, Connie Nielsen, Mouzam Makkar, Dana Davis
Team: W/EP John Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart (The Glades, Psych); Mark Burnett, Roma Downey
Studio: Universal Television, LightWorkers Media
Location: Vancouver

Warrior — PASSED OVER
Logline: In a grounded, contemporary multicultural and sometimes magical milieu, a damaged heroine (Under the Dome‘s Natalie Martinez) works undercover with physical and spiritual guidance from a mysterious martial arts master (Lights Out‘s Holt McCallany) to bring down an international crime lord.
Cast: Natalie Martinez, Holt McCallany, Will Yun Lee, Lance Gross, Rila Fukushima, Jason Scott Lee
Team: W/EP David DiGilio (Crossbones); EP Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald; D/EP Phillip Noyce
Studio: Universal Television
Location: Toronto

 

THE CW

Drama

Cheerleader Death Squad* — PASSED OVER
Logline: Centers on a disgraced CIA agent-turned-teacher (Reign‘s Alan Van Sprang) at a Washington, D.C., prep school. After he realizes his students have high-level access through personal connections, the teacher trains a select few to be his eyes and ears into the world of international espionage and help him earn his way back into the agency.
Cast: Alan Van Sprang, Abbie Cobb, Gia Mantegna, Aylin Bayramoglu, Pepi Sonuga
Team: W/EP Marc Cherry, Neal Baer, Dan Truly; EP Sabrina Wind
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Location: Toronto

Cordon* — SERIES ORDER
Logline: Examines what happens when a deadly epidemic breaks out in Atlanta and a large city quarantine is quickly enforced, leaving those stuck on the inside to fight for their lives. Tells the story of loved ones tragically torn apart, and how the society that grows inside the cordon reveals both the devolution of humanity and the birth of unlikely heroes. Based on the original Belgian series created by Carl Joos.
Cast: David Gyasi, Christina Moses, Chris Wood, Kristen Gutoskie, Claudia Black, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, George Young, Trevor St. John
Team: W/EP Julie Plec; D/EP David Nutter
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, My So Called Company, Eyeworks
Location: Atlanta

Dead People* — PASSED OVER
Logline: A down-on-his-luck, semi-alcoholic but roguishly charming cab driver (The Walking Dead’s Andrew J. West) who, after a near-death experience, suddenly has the ability to interact with ghosts, including his late ex-wife (The Lying Game’s Alexandra Chando) who he has never gotten over. 
Cast: Jaime Lee Kirchner (Mercy), Andrew J. West, Alexandra Chando, Echo Kellum
Team: W/EP Tom Kapinos (Californication)
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Bad Robot Productions, Aggressive Mediocrity
Location: Vancouver

Flash/Arrow super spinoff (presentation) — SERIES ORDER
Logline:
Cast: Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Wentworth Miller, Victor Garber, Dominic Purcell, Ciara Renee, Franz Drameh
Team: W/EP Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Marc Guggenheim
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Location: Vancouver

Tales From the Darkside* (anthology) — PASSED OVER
Logline: Reinvention of the horror/fantasy/thriller anthology series based on the 1980s series. Each episode will feature at least one story with a completely different cast.
Cast: Kris Lemche
Team: W/EP Joe Hill; EP Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Mitchell Galin, Heather Kadin, Jerry Golod
Studio: CBS Television Studios, K/O Paper Products
Location: Vancouver

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