Kimberly Hébert Gregory (Vice Principals) has been tapped as a female lead opposite Jason Ritter on the new ABC light drama series The Gospel of Kevin. In a recasting, she replaces Cristela Alonzo who played the role in the pilot. Written/executive produced by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, The Gospel of…

Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters are staying put at ABC Studios. The veteran showrunners, whose latest pilot, The Gospel of Kevin, was picked up to series by ABC last month and landed on the fall schedule, have signed a new three-year overall deal with the studio where they have been based for the past four years…

After the November presidential election, the broadcast networks — some publicly, some privately — had vowed to better reflect the lives and values of people in the Heartland. The two hottest themes this pilot season were military dramas — NBC’s The Brave (originally For God And Country), CBS’ SEAL Team, Fox’s Behind E…

ABC has kicked off the pickups of new series with nods to the hottest pilots from its sibling ABC Studios: comedy The Mayor, executive produced by Daveed Diggs and starring Lea Michele; and dramas For the People from Shondaland, The Crossing starring Steve Zahn, and The Gospel Of Kevin toplined by Jason Ritter whose…

As I reported in the most recent Pilot Buzz edition, ABC's needs have gone down significantly since it ordered 23 pilots — the most of any broadcast network — earlier this year as the network just closed a deal for a new season of American Idol for next season and is in negotiations for the upcoming revival of the clas…

J. August Richards (Notorious) has booked a series regular role opposite Jason Ritter in ABC's The Gospel of Kevin, an hourlong drama pilot from veteran showrunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters and ABC Studios. Written/executive produced by Fazekas and Butters and directed by Paul McGuigan, The Gospel of Kevin is…

India de Beaufort (Blood & Oil), Dustin Ybarra (We Bought a Zoo) and Chloe East (Liv and Maddie: Cali Style) have been set as series regulars opposite Jason Ritter and Cristela Alonzo in ABC's The Gospel of Kevin, an hourlong drama pilot from veteran showrunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters and ABC…

Cristela co-creator and star Cristela Alonzo is returning to ABC as the female lead opposite Jason Ritter in ABC's The Gospel of Kevin, an hourlong drama pilot from veteran showrunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters and ABC Studios. Written/executive produced by Fazekas and Butters and directed by Paul McGuigan, The…

Parenthood alum Jason Ritter has been cast as the lead  in ABC’s The Gospel of Kevin, an hourlong drama pilot from veteran showrunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters and ABC Studios. Written/executive produced by Fazekas and Butters and directed by Paul McGuigan, The Gospel of Kevin is a light one hour about Kevin…

ABC has given a pilot order to The Gospel Of Kevin, an hourlong project from veteran showrunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters (Agent Carter, Resurrection) and ABC Studios. The duo wrote the script and will executive produce through their Fazekas & Butters production company, which has a pod deal at ABC Studios. The…