As we close the book on the 2019 broadcast pilot season, largely overshadowed by the WGA-ATA standoff, here is Deadline's annual honor roll of those who excelled at the 2019 upfronts. The list includes writers/producers/pods who scored at least one new series at the upfronts and have multiple scripted shows. Berlanti…

CBS has given a formal pilot order to multi-camera comedy Carol's Second Act, starring and executive produced by Patricia Heaton in her return to the network after a successful nine-season run on ABC's The Middle. Carol’s Second Act, which had a hefty series commitment, hails from Trophy Wife creators Emily…

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Fox has landed Therapy Dog, an animated comedy with a script plus presentation commitment. It hails from writer-producer-actress Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe, Divorce), actress Clea DuVall (Veep, American Horror Story), writer-producers Jennifer Crittenden & Gabrielle Allan (Veep, D…

EXCLUSIVE: The CW is developing Good Christian Bitches, an ensemble dramedy Inspired by Kim Gatlin’s book of the same name. Leila Cohan-Miccio will write the adaptation, produced by Darren Star, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, CBS TV Studios and ABC Studios. Good Christian Bitches follows the clergy and…

Fox has put in development Hood River, a multi-camera comedy from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television. Written by Travis Bowe (Family Guy), Hood River is a small town multi-cam/multi-generational comedy about a diverse group of people who work and congregate in the town's brewery. The…

In a very competitive situation, ABC has landed Wolfe, a crime drama from former Bones producer Kathy Reichs and executive producer/co-showrunner Michael Peterson as well as Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. Written by Peterson, Wolfe centers on veterinarian Dr. Charles Wolfe, who has a unique perspective on…

9JKL co-creator/executive producer Dana Klein has reunited with series’ executive producers, Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling and Dana Honor, and studio, CBS TV Studios, for another multi-generational, multi-camera comedy, which has landed at CBS with a put pilot commitment. Written by Klein, The Squeeze centers on a…

CBS has given a put pilot commitment to Generation Gap, a single-camera comedy from Me, Myself & I creator Dan Kopelman, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Warner Bros. TV. Written by Kopelman loosely based on personal experience, Generation Gap is about the hell of teenage years, as told from the dueling…

Sought-after multi-camera episodic director Victor Gonzalez has made an exclusive development arrangement with Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. Under the pact, Gonzalez via his Fortaleza Productions and Kapital’s Kaplan and Dana Honor will focus on content for the underserved Latino market, developing…

Freeform has put into development How the Other Half Hamptons, an hourlong series from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' Milojo Productions. Based on the book by Jasmin Rosemberg, which was released by Grand Central Publishing in 2008, How the Other Half Hamptons explores the…

As we close the book on a wild upfront, with a lot of drama, some last-minute pickups, many cancellations and one resurrection, here is Deadline's annual honor roll of those who excelled at the 2018 upfronts. Also included is a list of pods and independent production companies with multiple series on broadcast and…

In a competitive situation, Showtime has landed Shining Vale, a horror comedy from Divorce creator Sharon Horgan, Trial & Error co-creator Jeff Astrof and Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment (The Chi). The project from Warner Bros. TV, where Astrof is under an overall deal, has received a pilot production commitment…