Seven episodes into Game of Silence‘s freshman run, NBC has opted not to pick up the drama series for a second season. The dark thriller, based on a Turkish format and in the vein of the movie Sleepers, has been steady but low-rated, logging a 0,7 adults 18-49 Live+same day rating for the past five airings. The series…

Based on a Turkish drama, Game of Silence is a tale of childhood abuse, reinvention the prison industrial complex, class and hierarchy, frayed friendships and loves and political corruption. "As Larenz Tate keeps saying, 'this is a such a dark show and complicated show, it should be on cable,'" EP Carol Mendelsohn…

It’s been hard to launch new reality hits on the broadcast networks the last few years. NBC scored a rare one with Little Big Shots but lightning is not going to strike twice this spring as two aspirational new shows, NBC’s Strong and Fox’s American Grit, both got off to a soft start last night.

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CBS didn't have any original skin in the game last night, but there were debuts, finales and spycraft all across primetime otherwise. Tuesday's debut, of course, being the preview of Game Of Silence (1.5/5) on NBC. That choice post-The Voice (2.2/8) spot has been the Comcast-owned net's booster rocket of launching new…

Ten minutes into watching the Turkish series Suskunlar, producer David Hudgins was hooked. “It was quirky, it was nostalgic, it was a thriller, and the characters were incredibly compelling,’ Hudgins said during a panel at today’s Deadline’s The Contenders event. “I was in." With a bit of re-imagining, the Turkish…

Based on the 2012 Turkish series Suskunlar, NBC's Game Of Silence is a taut and ultimately satisfying thriller series that is all about payback and the cost it brings. Debuting as a preview April 12 after The Voice before moving to its regular slot April 14, the 10-episode first season from Sony TV and Universal TV…

NBC is using its flagship reality series The Voice to get sampling for another midseason series. New drama Game Of Silence will get a preview on Tuesday, April 12, following a two-hour episode of The Voice, ahead of the new series’ April 14 premiere in its regular Thursday 10 PM time slot. (Game of Silence was…

NBC is taking on Fox’s Sunday animated comedy lineup with a multi-camera comedy block consisting of returning summer breakout The Carmichael Show and new <img class="alignleft wp-image-1201422351" src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif" alt="Crowded (NBC)" width="337"…

Andrew Santino (Mixology) and Erik Griffin (Workaholics) have joined the ensemble cast of the hourlong Showtime dark comedy pilot I'm Dying Up Here. Written and executive produced by former stand-up comedian Dave Flebotte, executive produced by Jim Carrey and directed by Jonathan Levine, I'm Dying Up Here, from…

It was Friday evening before upfront week in 2013 when NBC and Sony TV reached an agreement that covered the pickup of 3 <img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1201404230" src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif" alt="nbclogo__130422182418-150x150" width="150" height="1…

Southland star Shawn Hatosy has booked a lead role opposite Anika Noni Rose in CBS' civil rights crime drama pilot For Justice. Based on James Patterson's debut crime novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, For Justice centers on Special Agent Natalia "Nat" Chappel (Rose), a cool, laser-focused, tough as nails FBI agent…

Claire van der Boom (Love Is Now) has booked a regular role on NBC’s drama pilot Game Of Silence. Based on a Turkish format and directed by Niels Arden Oplev, Game Of Silence centers on Jackson (Lyons), a rising attorney on the brink of success who could lose his perfectly crafted life when his long-lost childhood…