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‘Live’ Cop Drama From Chris Collins & Sterling K. Brown Based On Korean Format Set At Fox With Penalty

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has given a script commitment plus penalty to Live, a Washington, D.C.-set police drama series executive produced by This Is Us star Sterling K. Brown through his 20th Century Fox TV-based Indian Meadows Productions. Written by Chris Collins (The Wire), Live is based on the Korean series of the same…

By Nellie Andreeva
Oct 18, 2019 12:44 pm
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‘For All Mankind’: Sonya Walger & Krys Marshall Upped To Series Regulars For Season 2 Of Apple Sci-Fi Drama

EXCLUISVE: Sonya Walger and Krys Marshall have been promoted to series regulars on the second season of For All Mankind, Apple’s upcoming space race alt-history drama from Ron Moore, which had been quietly renewed ahead of its Nov. 1 series premiere and just started production on Season 2. Both Walger and Marshall…

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Oct 17, 2019 4:45 pm
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NBC Nabs Jim Jefferies-Suzanne Martin Comedy From Hazy Mills As Put Pilot

EXCLUSIVE: NBC has handed a put pilot commitment to a multi-camera comedy starring stand-up comedian Jim Jefferies, from writer-producer Suzanne Martin, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills and Universal TV, where Hazy Mills is based. Written by Jefferies and Martin, the untitled sitcom stars Jefferies as a…

By Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski
Oct 17, 2019 3:02 pm
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‘Clueless’ Drama Series Reboot With Mystery Twist From CBS TV Studios Sparks Network Interest

EXCLUSIVE: A ’90s pop culture staple is eyeing a comeback. An hourlong Clueless TV series, based on the hit 1995 feature, is in the works at CBS TV Studios. I hear the project, a new, dramatic take on the high school comedy centered on the Dionne character played by Stacey Dash in the movie and the 1996 series…

By Nellie Andreeva
Oct 17, 2019 10:58 am
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'Clueless' Drama Series Reboot With Mystery

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CBS Buys Siblings Comedy ‘The Three Of Us’ From Frank Pines & Fulwell 73

EXCLUSIVE: CBS has put in development The Three of Us, a multi-camera comedy from writer Frank Pines (Everybody Loves Raymond, The New Adventures of Old Christine); Late Late Show with James Corden producer Fulwell 73; and CBS Television Studios, where Fulwell 73 is under a deal. Written by Pines, The Three of Us…

By Denise Petski
Oct 16, 2019 4:10 pm
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Fox Nabs Mystery Drama ‘The Service’ From Martin Gero & Drew Lindo With Penalty

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has given a script commitment with penalty to The Service, a one-hour drama from writer Drew Lindo (The 100, Reign); Blindspot creator Martin Gero; and Warner Bros TV, where Gero and his Quinn’s House production company are under an overall deal. The project is a co-production between WBTV and Fox…

By Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski
Oct 16, 2019 3:24 pm
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CBS Nabs Rick Fox Autobiographical eSports Comedy From Dan Kopelman & Kapital As Put Pilot

CBS has handed a put pilot commitment to a single-camera comedy from former NBA star-turned-actor and businessman Rick Fox and the team behind CBS’ comedy series Me, Myself & I, creator Dan Kopelman and producers Kapital Entertainment and Warner Bros. TV. Written by Kopelman, the untitled comedy centers on a recently…

By Nellie Andreeva
Oct 15, 2019 12:01 pm
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‘For All Mankind’ Drama Renewed For Season 2 By Apple

Ahead of For All Mankind’s series debut on Nov. 1 and premiere event tonight, the space race alt-history drama from Ron Moore has been renewed for a second season, which quietly started production within the past week or so, I have learned. Apple declined comment. It is part of a strategy by Apple to get second…

By Nellie Andreeva
Oct 15, 2019 11:24 am
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Austin Abrams & Midori Francis Star In Netflix Holiday YA Series ‘Dash & Lily’ From Shawn Levy & Nick Jonas

Netflix has started production on Dash & Lily, an eight-episode holiday romantic comedy series, from Shawn Levy's 21 Laps and Nick Jonas' Image 32. It marks the fifth Netflix series for Levy, who signed one of the first big overall deals with the streamer and has emerged as one of its most prolific producers. Austin Ab…

By Nellie Andreeva
Oct 15, 2019 10:00 am
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NBC Buys ‘The Translator’s Daughter’ CIA Drama From Hazy Mills & ‘Grimm’ Writers

Former Grimm executive producers Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner of Hazy Mills have reteamed with that series’ former writers Thomas Ian Griffith and Mary Page Keller for a new drama project, which has been set up at NBC. Penned by husband-and-wife duo of Griffith and Keller, The Translator’s Daughter is a thriller about…

By Nellie Andreeva
Oct 14, 2019 2:30 pm
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Coach Ted Lasso Comedy Series Starring Jason Sudeikis From Bill Lawrence Officially A Go At Apple

Apple has given a formal series greenlight to Ted Lasso, a comedy starring, co-written and executive produced by Saturday Night Live alum Jason Sudeikis. Written by Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence (Whiskey Cavalier, Scrubs), Ted Lasso is based on the popular Coach Ted Lasso character Sudeikis played in NBC Sports videos…

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Oct 14, 2019 2:00 pm
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Fox Nabs Malibu Realtor Drama ‘The Two Dolls’ From Katie Wech & McG With Penalty

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has given a script commitment with penalty to The Two Dolls, a one-hour drama from writer Katie Wech (BH90210), McG’S Wonderland Sound & Vision and 20th Century Fox TV, where Wonderland is under a deal. Written by Wech, The Two Dolls revolves around the "Two Dolls," who dominate the cutthroat world of…