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ABC has opted not to proceed with comedic drama pilot False Profits. I hear the project starring Bellamy Young and Vanessa Williams is being shopped by ABC Studios to other outlets. False Profits was among ABC’s buzzy hourlong pilots last season. It narrowly missed the cut for a series order but remained in priority…

When the dust settled on ABC’s new drama series today, all of ABC’s buzzy hourlong pilots had been picked up to series with the exception of False Profits.  I hear that the comedic soap, from ABC Studios, is very much alive and remains in priority development. I hear the project is opening a writers room to generate…

Marc Blucas (Underground) has landed a series-regular role in ABC drama pilot The Fix. Described as part legal thriller, part confessional and part revenge fantasy, is written by Marcia Clark, Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain. After losing the biggest case of her career and being shredded by the media, former prosecutor…

Designated Survivor’s Ben Lawson and Mark L. Young (The Comeback) are set as series regulars opposite Bellamy Young, Shelley Hennig, Kosha Patel and Vanessa Williams in ABC’s False Profits pilot, set in the world of cosmetics marketing, from former Code Black writer-producer Kayla Alpert, Jason Reed and ABC…

Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty alumna Vanessa Williams is returning to ABC with a co-starring role in another comedic soap. She has signed for a major role opposite leads Bellamy Young, Shelley Hennig and Kosha Patel in the hourlong pilot False Profits, set in the world of cosmetics marketing, from former Code Bla…

Teen Wolf alumna Shelley Hennig is set as one of the leads in ABC pilot False Profits, a comedic soap set in the world of cosmetics marketing from former Code Black writer-producer Kayla Alpert, Jason Reed, and ABC Studios. Written by Alpert, False Profits is described as Desperate Housewives meets Glengarry Glen Ross…

As Scandal is coming to an end, co-star Bellamy Young is staying in the ABC/ABC Studios fold as the lead in pilot False Profits, a comedic soap set in the world of cosmetics marketing from former Code Black writer-producer Kayla Alpert, Jason Reed, and ABC Studios. Written by Alpert, ABC’s False Profits is described…

Kosha Patel (Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce) is set for a lead role in ABC’s False Profits, a comedic soap set in the world of cosmetics marketing from former Code Black writer-producer Kayla Alpert, Jason Reed, and ABC Studios. Also cast as a series regular is Kapil Talwalkar. Written by Alpert, False Profits is…

ABC has given a pilot order to False Profits, a comedic soap set in the word of cosmetics marketing from former Code Black writer-producer Kayla Alpert, Jason Reed, and ABC Studios. Written by Alpert, False Profits is described as Desperate Housewives meets Glengarry Glen Ross. It follows a team of down-and-out women…

ABC has put in development False Profits, a comedic soap set in the word of cosmetics marketing from Code Black writer-producer Kayla Alpert, Jason Reed, and ABC Studios. Written by Alpert, False Profits is described as Desperate Housewives meets Glengarry Glen Ross. It follows a team of down-and-out women in suburban…