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Emergence's move from NBC to ABC happened due to "incredible diplomacy" between the two companies, according to ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke, something she added would not have happened ten years ago. The drama, which stars Allison Tollman as a sheriff taking in a young girl, moved from being piloted at NBC…

Stumptown, 9-1-1: Lone Star and Emergence are heading to Canada after CTV revealed its fall slate following the LA Screenings. The broadcaster has also bought Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson-exec produced For Life, Bob ❤ Abishola, Not Just Me, Filthy Rich, legal drama All Rise, John Slattery's thriller NExT, family comedy Out…

Trailers for ABC’s dramas Emergence and Stumptown and comedy mixed-ish and NBC’s comedies Perfect Harmony and Sunnyside and drama Bluff City Law, have emerged as the most-watched promos across social media platforms among the new fall series for the 2019-2020 broadcast season. The ranking is based on data by ListenFirs…

Three seems to be the magic number as each of the three broadcast networks who have unveiled their fall schedules so far are launching three new scripted series at the start of the season. For ABC, those are dramas Stumptown, reverting to its original title after a brief stint as Untitled Cobie Smulders, and Emergence…

In one of the biggest twists this upfront season, NBC's genre thriller drama pilot Emergence, starring Allison Tolman, was picked up to series by rival network ABC. During the NBC upfronts press call Sunday, the network’s executives were asked about the decision not to go forward with the project, produced by ABC…

In one of the biggest twists this upfront season, NBC’s genre thriller drama pilot Emergence, starring Allison Tolman, has been picked up — by ABC. The project, from Kevin (Probably) Saves the World creators/executive producers Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, director Paul McGuigan and ABC Studios, was a favorite at…

EXCLUSIVE: New Amsterdam's Zabryna Guevara is set as a series regular opposite Allison Tolman and Donald Faison in Emergence, NBC's mystery drama pilot from Kevin (Probably) Saves the World creators/executive producers Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, director Paul McGuigan and ABC Studios. Written by Fazekas and…

Scrubs alum Donald Faison is set as a lead opposite Allison Tolman in Emergence, NBC's mystery drama pilot from Kevin (Probably) Saves the World creators/executive producers Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, director Paul McGuigan and ABC Studios. Written by Fazekas and Butters and directed by McGuigan, Emergence is a…

EXCLUSIVE: Turn and The Mentalist alum Owain Yeoman is set as a series regular opposite Allison Tolman and Alexa Skye Swinton in Emergence, NBC's mystery drama pilot from Kevin (Probably) Saves the World creators/executive producers Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, director Paul McGuigan and ABC Studios. Written by…

EXCLUSIVE: Child actress Alexa Skye Swinton (Billions) has landed the young lead opposite Allison Tolman in Emergence, NBC's mystery drama pilot from Kevin (Probably) Saves the World creators/executive producers Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, director Paul McGuigan and ABC Studios. Also cast in the project are The N…

EXCLUSIVE: Fargo standout Allison Tolman has been cast as the lead in Emergence, NBC’s mystery drama pilot from Kevin (Probably) Saves the World creators/executive producers Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, director Paul McGuigan and ABC Studios. Written by Fazekas and Butters, Emergence is a character-driven genre…

NBC has greenlighted two more hourlong pilots, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and Emergence, both from outside studios. Musical dramedy Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist hails from Jake in Progress creator Austin Winsberg, Eric and Kim Tannenbaum, Universal Music Group and Lionsgate TV; mystery drama Emergence is from…