When the pre-upfront dust settled at ABC last week, the network opted not to proceed with two high-profile drama pilots, NYPD Blue and Heart of Life, keeping both in the hopper for reworking (NYPD Blue) and redevelopment (Heart of Life). Additionally, ABC brass continue to be high on Katey Sagal in the comedy Nana…

EXCLUSIVE: With an iconic title like NYPD Blue, if you do a reboot, you need to nail every aspect of it with no margin for error. For that reason, I hear that ABC’s NYPD Blue pilot will not be going for fall. I hear ABC brass remain high on the project but feel it needs a little more work. The pilot, among the…

EXCLUSIVE: ABC has passed on its drama pilot New York Undercover, a reboot of the 1990s Dick Wolf cop drama. I hear Wolf and the pilot’s leading studio, Universal TV, are high on the project and plan to shop it elsewhere. New York Undercover was one of two ABC drama pilots this year that reboot well known ’90s cop…

EXCLUSIVE: Leon Thomas (Victorious) is set as a series regular in ABC comedy pilot Woman Up, from Zoe Lister-Jones, Single Parents co-creator Liz Meriwether, Jason Winer and Single Parents producer 20th Century Fox TV. Written by Lister-Jones, Woman Up is about two former teen moms who have worked their asses off to…

24: Legacy and Salvation alum Ashley Thomas is set as one of the leads opposite Fabien Frankel in ABC's pilot NYPD Blue, a new iteration of the iconic cop drama. The sequel centers on Theo (Frankel), the son of Dennis Franz's Detective Andy Sipowicz character from the original series, who tries to earn his detective…

Rick Gomez has been cast as one of the leads opposite Fabien Frankel in ABC's pilot NYPD Blue, a new iteration of the iconic cop drama. The sequel centers on Theo (Frankel), the son of Dennis Franz's Detective Andy Sipowicz character from the original series, who tries to earn his detective shield and work in the 15th…

EXCLUSIVE: After an extensive search, young British actor Fabien Frankel has landed the lead role of Theo Sipowicz in ABC's pilot NYPD Blue, a new iteration of the iconic cop drama. The sequel centers on Theo, the son of Dennis Franz's Detective Andy Sipowicz character from the original series, who tries to earn his…

Two familiar faces are joining the ABC's pilot NYPD Blue, a new iteration of the iconic cop drama from 20th tV and ABC Studios. Kim Delaney will reprise her Emmy-winning role as Det. Diane Russell from the original series, while Bill Brochtrup will reprise his role as PPA John Irvin. Delaney joined NYPD Blue as a…

EXCLUSIVE: Alona Tal (SEAL Team, Hand of God) is the first actor cast in ABC’s pilot NYPD Blue, a new iteration of the iconic cop drama. Tal will play one of the four main roles and the female lead in the sequel, which revolves around Theo, the son of Dennis Franz's Detective Andy Sipowicz character from the original…

One of ABC’s signature dramas is staging a comeback. ABC has given a pilot production commitment to NYPD Blue, a new iteration of the iconic cop drama that will revolve around the son of Dennis Franz’s Detective Andy Sipowicz character from the original series. The reboot hails from NYPD Blue alums Matt Olmstead, Nick…

There is no actor more closely associated with top TV producer Steven Bochco, who died Sunday, than Kim Delaney. She was a fresh-faced twentysomething when he gave her her first major primetime TV role, an arc on Season 2 of his NBC legal drama L.A. Law in 1987 as attorney Leslie Kleinberg. The same year, Bochco…

Steven Bochco, creator of classics such as NYPD Blue and Hill Street Blues that helped redefined the medium of television, has died at 74 after a long battle with leukemia. Bochco’s series over several decades revamped the cop and legal genres and created lucrative franchises for NBC and ABC. He had most…