NBC has put in development legal drama Eternal, from Dallas developer-executive producer Cynthia Cidre, Universal TV and Tariq Jalil’s Intrigue Entertainment. Written by Cidre, Eternal is based on the sweeping Turkish saga Olene Kadar from Tims Prods. NBC and Intrigue previously teamed to adapt another Turkish format…

Blood & Oil co-creator/exec producer Rodes Fishburne is a novelist. Reporters Who Cover Television were fascinated by his transition to television, as if they’d seen a hot-house flower suddenly turn into a dandelion. “This is the golden age of television,” Fisuburne responded firmly. “This is not the golden age of…

ABC's new fall series Blood & Oil is making a behind-the-scenes change. I’ve learned that Jon Harmon Feldman is in negotiations to join the sprawling drama as executive producer and sole showrunner as part of an overall deal with Blood & Oil producer ABC Studios. He would succeed at the helm Cynthia Cidre, who boarded…

On the heels of Cynthia Cidre coming on board ABC/ABC Studio’s new drama series Blood And Oil as executive producer/co-showrunner, she has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios. In addition to her duties on Blood And Oil, starring Don Johnson and Chace Crawford, Cidre also will develop new projects for…

When it comes to a big sprawling drama about oil, Dallas remains the gold standard. So it is fitting that Cynthia Cidre, co-creator executive producer of the well-received recent Dallas sequel series, has joined the latest entry in the field, ABC’s newly retitled fall drama series Blood & Oil (formerly Oil) as…

On the same day fans of one Warner Horizon-produced cable drama cancelled surprisingly after three seasons, Longmire, rejoiced at the news of a fourth season pickup by Netflix, fans of another Warner Horizon cable series axed after three seasons, Dallas, received disheartening news. In a note posted this morning, Dall…

TNT gave viewers their first glimpse of its newly greenlighted series Dallas on Monday night during the season premieres of The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles. The Warner Horizon Television-produced project — which got the go-ahead late last week with a 10-episode order for a summer 2012 premiere — is from executive…

CAA has added several experienced TV writer-producers to its roster. The recent signings include: Dexter executive producer/showrunner Scott Buck, previously co-executive producer on HBO’s Rome and Six Feet Under. He was with WME. Emmy-winning former Frasier executive producer/co-showrunner Joe Keenan, most recently…

EXCLUSIVE: Jesse Metcalfe has landed the role of Bobby and Pam Ewing’s adopted son Christopher on TNT’s Dallas, with Veronica Mars alumna Julie Gonzalo also landing a lead role in the pilot. Metcalfe was one of the two finalists for the role of Christopher, along with Alex Russell. The updated Dallas, from Cane…

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the first new star of Dallas — Jordana Brewster has been tapped for a lead role in the TNT pilot, the first new cast member to join the reboot of the classic soap. The pilot, from writer Cynthia Cidre and Warner Horizon, centers on the offspring of bitter rivals and brothers J.R. and Bobby Ewing — J.R…

Marty Adelstein and Shawn Levy's recently launched TV production company, 21 Laps/Adelstein, has sold its first two projects. Both will be produced through 20th Century Fox TV, where the company is based with an overall deal. The first project from the company, which is run by former Brillstein TV executive Becky…

TNT and TBS have just handed out pilot orders  to 4 projects, including TNT’s planned Dallas update. TNT’s orders include Dallas, written by Cane creator Cynthia Cidre, crime procedural Perception (formerly Proof) and an untitled project from Allan Loeb (form. the Rabbit Factory), while TBS has picked up the Dean…