CBS All Access has given a straight-to-series order to Why Women Kill, a darkly comedic drama from Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry, Imagine Television Studios and CBS TV Studios. Created by Cherry, Why Women Kill details the lives of three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the '60s, a…

Imagine Television has signed a premium script deal with Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry. Under the pact, indie Imagine TV will develop and produce Cherry’s next TV series. The deal was competitive as Cherry met with a number of studios before opting to go with the Brian Grazer- and Ron Howard-founded…

With drama Deception and comedy Splitting Up Together just landing the last two spots at ABC, here is a look at what ABC pilots are still alive. Not very many. As I reported exclusively, ABC sibling Freeform is close to picking up the Black-ish spinoff pilot starring Yara Shahidi to series. While the Marc Cherry…

Roslyn Ruff is set for a series-regular role opposite Reba McEntire in ABC's Marc Cherry drama pilot, from ABC Studios. The untitled project stars McEntire as Ruby Adair, the sheriff of colorful small town Oxblood, KY, who finds her red-state outlook challenged when a young FBI agent of Middle Eastern descent is sent…

Saamer Usmani has landed the male lead opposite Reba McEntire in ABC's Marc Cherry drama pilot, from ABC Studios. Also cast as a series regular in the pilot is veteran actor W. Earl Brown (Deadwood). Written by Cherry and directed by Michael Offer, the untitled project stars McEntire as Ruby Adair, the sheriff of…

Former Haven star Emily Rose has booked a series regular role opposite Reba McEntire in ABC's Marc Cherry drama pilot, from ABC Studios. The untitled project stars McEntire as Ruby Adair, the sheriff of colorful small town Oxblood, KY, who finds her red state outlook challenged when a young FBI agent of Middle Eastern…

Kimberly Hébert Gregory (Vice Principals) has booked a series-regular role on ABC pilot Unit Zero, an action dramedy starring Toni Collette from the Black-ish duo of exec producer Kenya Barris and supervising producer Lindsey Shockley. Written by Shockley, Unit Zero follows Jackie Fink (Collette), a brilliant but…

Ryan McPartlin (Chuck) has been cast in a series regular role opposite Reba McEntire in ABC’s Marc Cherry untitled drama pilot, from ABC Studios. The project stars McEntire as Ruby Adair, the sheriff of colorful small-town Oxblood, KY, who finds her red state outlook challenged when a young FBI agent of Middle Eastern…

Heroes alum Jack Coleman is set to co-star opposite Reba McEntire in ABC's Marc Cherry drama pilot, from ABC Studios. The untitled project stars McEntire as Ruby Adair, the sheriff of colorful small town Oxblood, KY, who finds her red state outlook challenged when a young FBI agent of Middle Eastern descent is sent to…

Hell On Wheels alum Ben Esler and Natalie Hall (Star-Crossed) have been cast opposite Reba McEntire and Amanda Detmer in ABC's Marc Cherry southern drama pilot. The untitled drama stars Reba McEntire as Ruby Adair, the sheriff of colorful small town Oxblood, KY, who finds her red state outlook challenged when a young…

Second Chance alumna Amanda Detmer has booked a series regular role on ABC’s Marc Cherry southern drama pilot. The untitled drama stars Reba McEntire as Ruby Adair, the sheriff of colorful small town Oxblood, KY, who finds her red state outlook challenged when a young FBI agent of Middle Eastern descent is sent to…

Nearly five years after her first Desperate Housewives trial collapsed due to a hung jury, Nicollette Sheridan has suffered another loss as a judge tossed out her latest case. "The Court finds that the Defendant has presented substantial undisputed evidence of the creative decision to kill off Sheridan’s character…