In a competitive situation, ABC has landed Family History, giving a put pilot commitment to the drama project from writer Deborah Schoeneman (Girls, The Newsroom,), ABC Studios and studio-based Mandeville Television. Penned by Schoeneman, the hourling family drama is inspired by the recent explosion in genetic…

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, a legal drama procedural based on the novel Blood Defense by author and former O.J. Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark has landed at NBC with a put pilot commitment. Clark, whose name is back in the zeitgeist, fueled by the success of FX’s American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Si…

ABC has bought two drama projects from ABC Studios-based Mandeville, which is behind two new ABC drama series for this season, Wicked City and The Family. Deja Vu, described as a metaphysical love story, comes from Ringer creators Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder; The Invaders is a dark, humorous soap based on the book…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris McCoy, who has landed three scripts on The Black List, has just made a deal for a high-concept romantic comedy pitch at Disney with Mandeville partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman producing. The plot is under wraps, but it involves iconic fairy tales, something that has been a preoccupation for…