2014 ABC Pilots

COMEDY

AN AMERICAN EDUCATION (single camera)
PASSED ON
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Peter Huyck (w, ep), Alex Gregory (w, ep), Jack Whitehall (ep), Ben Cavey (ep), Craig Zisk (d)
LOGLINE: Based on a UK series, it follows Alfie Wickers, an unorthodox young teacher in the San Diego public school system who is a British transplant. Alfie loves his students, but his youthful, often naive enthusiasm and unconventional methods put him at odds with the test-obsessed administrators. He juggles his time between mentoring his students, bucking the system and pursuing the attractive new chemistry teacher.
CAST: Jack Whitehall, Rosie Perez, Brittany Snow, David Mares, Devin Ratray, Phil Morris

BLACK-ISH (formerly UNTITLED ANTHONY ANDERSON/KENYA BARRIS; single camera)
PICKED UP TO SERIES
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Kenya Barris (w, ep), Anthony Anderson (ep), Larry Wilmore (ep), Laurence Fishburne (ep), Helen Sugland (ep), Tom Russo (ep), Peter Principato (ep), Paul Young (ep), Brian Dobbins (ep), James Griffiths (d)
LOGLINE:  An upper-middle class black man struggles to raise his children with a sense of cultural identity despite constant contradictions and obstacles coming from his liberal wife, old-school father and his own assimilated, color-blind kids.
CAST: Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Miles Brown, Marcus Scribner, Caila Martin, Laurence Fishburne

CRISTELA (multi-camera; pilot presentation)
PICKED UP TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Television
TEAM: Cristela Alonzo (w, ep), Kevin Hench (w, ep), Marty Adelstein (ep), Shawn Levy (ep), Becky Clements (ep), John Pasquin (d)
LOGLINE: Cristela is an American Latina straddling two cultures while not fully belonging to either. She’s in her sixth year of law school and living rent-free with her sister and brother-in-law. She hopes to land a prestigious law firm internship as her mother hectors her about getting a real job, her brother-in-law encourages her to move out and her sister runs low on patience.
CAST: Cristela Alonzo, Terri Hoyos, Roxana Ortega, Carlos Ponce, Andrew Leeds, Sarah Halford

DAMAGED GOODS (single camera)
PASSED ON
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV
TEAM: Lauren Iungerich (w, ep), Declan Lowney (d)
LOGLINE: A look at the sexual politics that have changed between men and women in this post-feminist era.
CAST: Anna Camp, Steve Talley, Justin Hartley, Ben Lawson, Kellee Stewart, Kyle Jones, Jennifer Aspen

FRESH OFF THE BOAT (single camera)
PICKED UP TO SERIES
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM:  Nahnatchka Khan (w, ep), Jake Kasdan (ep), Melvin Mar (ep), Eddie Huang (p)
LOGLINE:  It’s the ’90s, and hip-hop-loving Eddie is growing up in suburban Orlando, raised by an immigrant father who is obsessed with all things American — he owns and operates an All-American Steakhouse chain — and an immigrant mother who often is bewildered by white culture. They all try to live the American dream while still maintaining their cultural identity and sense of family.
CAST: Hudson Yang, Constance Wu, Randall Park, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen

GALAVANT (single camera)
PICKED UP TO SERIES
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM:  Dan Fogelman (w, ep), Chris Koch (d, ep), Alan Menken (ep), Glenn Slater (ep)
LOGLINE: A musical fairy tale that centers on handsome Prince Galavant and his quest for revenge over the king who stole his one true love.
CAST: Joshua Sasse, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones, Karen David, Mallory Jansen, Luke Youngblood

IRREVERSIBLE (single camera)
PASSED ON
STUDIO: Sony TV
TEAM: Segahl Avin (w, ep), Peter Tolan (ep), Michael Wimer (ep), David Schwimmer (p)
LOGLINE: Centers on Andy and Sarah, a somewhat eccentric, self-absorbed couple, and their trials and tribulations — most of which they bring upon themselves; Based on the Israeli series Bilti Hafich.
CAST: David Schwimmer, Jessica Knappett, Iris Bahr

KEEP IT TOGETHER (formerly UNTITLED KEVIN HART) (multi-camera)
NOT GOING FORWARD
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox TV
TEAM: Kevin Hart (w, ep), Neil Goldman (w, ep), Garrett Donovan (w, ep), Dave Becky (ep)
LOGLINE: Based on Kevin Hart’s life and stand-up, it takes a candid look at the post-divorce life of a couple trying to forge a friendship for the sake of their kids, despite differences.
CAST: Romany Malco, Bresha Webb, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Kevin Hart, Jayson Blair, Jeff Ross, Bryant Tardy, Corinne Massiah

MANHATTAN LOVE STORY (formerly UNTITLED JEFF LOWELL) (single camera)
PICKED UP TO SERIES
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Jeff Lowell (w), Peter Traugott (ep), Rachel Kaplan (ep), Robin Schwartz (ep), Jon Liebman (ep), Michael Fresco (d)
LOGLINE: A romantic comedy that exposes the unfiltered internal monologues of a young couple embarking on a new relationship.
CAST: Analeigh Tipton, Jake McDorman, Jade Catta-Preta, Nicolas Wright, Chloe Wepper, Kurt Fuller

SAINT FRANCIS (multi-camera)
PASSED ON
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM:  Chris Moynihan (w, ep), Ron West (ep), Kelly Kulchak (ep)
LOGLINE:  A blue-collar, no-nonsense Long Island cop and family man butts heads with the modern, liberal world when his 29-year-old sister gets pregnant out of wedlock.
CAST: Michael Imperioli, Spencer Grammer, Paget Brewster, Henry Simmons, Jeremy Luke, Sharon Gless

SELFIE (single camera)
PICKED UP TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV
TEAM: Emily Kapnek (ep), Julie Anne Robinson (d, ep)
LOGLINE: A self-obsessed twentysomething woman is more concerned with “likes” than being liked. After suffering a very public and humiliating breakup, she becomes the subject of a viral video and suddenly has more social media “followers” than she ever imagined — but for all the wrong reasons. She enlists the help of a marketing expert at her company to help repair her tarnished image.
CAST: Karen Gillan, John Cho, Allyn Rachel, David Harewood, Tim Peper, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Natasha Henstridge, Samm Levine

UNTITLED BRIAN GALLIVAN (formerly BAMBI COTTAGES) (single camera)
PASSED ON
STUDIO: Sony TV
TEAM: Brian Gallivan (w, ep), Will Gluck (ep), Richie Schwartz (ep), Phil Trail (d)
LOGLINE: An overworked father who dreams of being “on vacation all year” decides to uproot his family from the city and move them to New Hampshire, where they open a group of tourist cottages. And where they rarely, if ever, feel like they’re on vacation.
CAST: Molly Shannon, Paul F Tompkins, Shiloh Nelson, Tessa Albertson, Ty Parker, Charlie Kilgore, Connor Kalopsis, Cole Sand

THE WINKLERS (multi-camera)
PASSED ON
STUDIO: 20th TV
TEAM: Phil Rosenthal (w, d, ep),  Max Winkler (ep), Rob Reinis (ep), Jake Johnson (ep)
LOGLINE: An emotionally reserved construction worker learns about love, life and hugs while unexpectedly living with his in-laws.
CAST: Henry Winkler, Domenick Lombardozzi, Judith Light, Eva Amurri Martino, Josh Sussman,ez Joseph A. Nunez

DRAMA

AGATHA
PASSED ON
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Tom Donaghy (w, ep), Mark Gordon (ep),  Nick Pepper (ep), Michael McDonald (ep), Jace Alexander (d)
LOGLINE: A character-driven procedural about a former convict-turned-big-city criminologist who is brought in to help local police crack a case involving a perplexing disappearance. The chief detective she’s been hired to help is her father – and they haven’t talked in 15 years.
CAST: Bojana Novakovic, Erik Palladino, Christian Keyes, Daniel Henney, Meta Golding, Jee Young Han, Aaron Ashmore, Clancy Brown

AMERICAN CRIME
PICKED UP TO SERIES
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: John Ridley (w, d, ep), Michael McDonald (ep)
LOGLINE: Set in California’s Central Valley, it centers on a racially charged murder and the subsequent trial, which are examined through the personal lives of the players involved. The case takes on greater meaning in the community, bringing to the forefront America’s hardened views on race, class and gender politics.
CAST: Timothy Hutton, Felicity Huffman, Elvis Nolasco, Caitlin Gerard, Richard Cabral, Benito Martinez, Johnny Ortiz, W. Earl Brown, Penelope Ann Miller

THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB
PICKED UP TO SERIES; 10-EPISODE ORDER (PUSHED TO MIDSEASON 2015)
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Josh Schwartz (ep), Stephanie Savage (ep), Michael London (ep), Len Goldstein (ep), Nick Cassavetes
LOGLINE: Set in the 1960s with a modern feel, it tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race.
CAST: Zoe Boyle, Odette Annable, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominique McElligott, Aaron McCusker, Azure Parsons, Desmond Harrington, Erin Cummings, Joel Johnstone

CLEMENTINE
STILL ALIVE FOR POSSIBLE SUMMER RUN
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Dean Georgaris (w, ep), Ilene Staple (ep), Mark Gordon (ep), Nick Pepper (ep), Michael Dinner (d)
LOGLINE: A habitual criminal digs into the mystery of her origins after she becomes the target of a group of zealots who fear she possesses latent supernatural abilities that she will one day harness for either profound good or monstrous evil.
CAST: Sarah Snook, Mykelti Williamson, David Strathairn, Edwin Hodge, Kevin Alejandro, Kathleen Munroe, Nick Gehlfuss, McKenna Grace

THE CLUB (formerly UNTITLED DAVID O. RUSSELL/SUSANNAH GRANT)
ORDERED STRAIGHT TO SERIES; 13 EPISODES
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Susannah Grant (w, ep)
LOGLINE: An upstairs/downstairs soap centered on a private country club.
CAST: Callie Hernandez, Chris Conroy, Betsy Brandt, Boris Kodjoe

DANGEROUS LIAISONS (formerly UNTITLED RICHARD LaGRAVENESE)
PASSED ON
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Richard LaGravenese (w, ep), Erwin Stoff (ep), Ilene Staple (ep), Wren Arthur (ep), Steve Buscemi (ep), Stanley Tucci (ep), Taylor Hackford (d)
LOGLINE: Revolves around the love and rivalry between two equally matched, powerful New York socialites who play out their obsessive attraction and seduction of each other through their manipulation of others.
CAST: Rufus Sewell, Melissa George, Katie Holmes, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Oded Fehr, Britne Oldford

EXPOSED
PASSED ON
STUDIO: Universal TV
TEAM: Charles Randolph (w, ep), Peter Traugott (ep), Rachel Kaplan (ep), Jenny Gilbertsson (ep), Berna Levin (ep), Patty Jenkins (d)
LOGLINE: Adapted from Liza Marklund’s best-selling novels, it centers on an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth, including making questionable alliances.
CAST: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ben Barnes, Sandrine Holt, Pedro Pascal, Peter De Jersey, Brian F. O’Byrne, Fran Kranz

FOREVER
PICKED UP TO SERIES
STUDIO: Warner Bros TV
TEAM: Matthew Miller (w, ep), Dan Lin (ep), Jennifer Gwartz (ep), Brad Anderson (d)
LOGLINE: Dr. Henry Morgan is New York City’s star medical examiner, but what no one knows is Henry studies the dead for a reason: He is immortal. With the help of detective Jo Martinez, the show peels back the layers of Henry’s colorful and long life through their cases.
CAST: Ioan Gruffudd, Judd Hirsch, Alana De La Garza, Joel David Moore, Barbara Eve Harris, Donnie Keshawarz

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
PICKED UP TO SERIES
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Peter Nowalk (w, ep), Shonda Rhimes (ep), Betsy Beers (ep), Michael Offer (d)
LOGLINE: A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor who become entangled in a murder plot that will rock the entire university and change the course of their lives.
CAST: Viola Davis, Matt McGorry, Aja Naomi King, Jack Falahee, Alfred Enoch, Karla Souza, Jack Falahee, Charlie Weber, Liza Weil, Billy Brown, Katie Findlay, Tom Verica

MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER
ORDERED STRAIGHT TO SERIES
STUDIO:
TEAM: Michele Fazekas (ep), Tara Butters (ep), Steve McFeely (ep), Christopher Marcus (ep), Jeph Loeb (ep)
LOGLINE: It’s 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life – Steve Rogers.
CAST: Hayley Atwell

SEA OF FIRE
PASSED ON
STUDIO: Sony Pictures TV
TEAM:  Jenna Bans (w, ep), Rob Golenberg (ep), Alon Aranya (ep), David Hoberman (ep), Todd Lieberman (ep), Laurie Zaks (ep), Robert Kievit (ep), Frank Ketelaar (ep), Allison Liddi-Brown (d)
LOGLINE: When three teenage girls star in a pornographic film, it tears their families apart and leads to a disappearance, a murder and host of other secrets boiling under the surface in a small town. Based on the Dutch series Vuurzee.
CAST: Jennifer Carpenter, Jack Davenport, Isabelle Cornish, Lilli Birdsell, Christina Chang, Kevin G. Schmidt, Jeffrey Norling, Keir Gilchrist, Zoe Soul, Michael Trucco, Amanda Detmer, Morgan Taylor Campbell

SECRETS & LIES
PICKED UP TO SERIES; 10 EPISODES
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Barbie Kligman (w, ep), Aaron Kaplan (ep), Tracey Robertson (ep), Nathan Mayfield (ep), Charles McDougall (d)
LOGLINE: A family man finds the body of a young boy and quickly becomes the prime murder suspect. He has no choice but to try to find the real killer as his marriage, his kids, his reputation, and his sanity are all at stake.
CAST: Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, KaDee Strickland, Clifton Collins Jr, Natalie Martinez, Belle Shouse, Indiana Evans, Charles Dutton, Steven Brand, Kate Ashfield

THE WHISPERS (formerly THE VISITORS)
PICKED UP TO SERIES
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Soo Hugh (w, ep), Dawn Olmstead (ep), Darryl Frank (ep), Justin Falvey (ep), Steven Spielberg (ep), Mark Romanek (d)
LOGLINE: Based on a Ray Bradbury short story, it chronicles the race against the clock to defeat an unseen alien enemy out to destroy the world using our most precious resource against us.
CAST: Lily Rabe, Barry Sloane, Derek Webster, Milo Ventimiglia, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf, Catalina Denis, Kylie Rogers, Brianna Brown

WARRIORS
STUDIO: ABC Studios
TEAM: Chris Keyser (w, ep), Steven Baigelman (w), Martin Campbell (d), David Hoberman (ep), Todd Lieberman (ep), Laurie Zaks (ep)
LOGLINE: Follows the best and brightest of active-duty military doctors and nurses as they practice trailblazing medicine on critically wounded warriors returning home from Afghanistan, on military families and veterans, as well as administering to Washington’s government elite.
CAST: Eloise Mumford, Courtney B. Vance, Don Hany, Steve Kazee, Morena Baccarin, Hampton Fluker, Justina Machado, Greg Grunberg

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