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All Oscar Categories to Air Live After Hollywood Protest
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has reversed its controversial decision to hand out four Oscars during the telecast's commercial breaks. Following a Thursday night meeting with top cinematographers, Academy leadership including President John Bailey and CEO Dawn Hudson have pledged to air every awards category on the live show a week from […]
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TV Pilot Season 2019: TheWrap’s Complete Guide
It’s pilot season — when broadcast networks decide which of dozens of prospective shows should become full-fledged series.TheWrap’s complete network pilot guide will keep you up to speed on the status of every project under consideration by ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC. In cases where they’ve already ordered a show to series, we’ll say so.Check back often for regular updates.ABC: Comedy / DramaCBS: Comedy / DramaThe CW: DramaFox: Comedy / DramaNBC: Comedy / Drama ABC COMEDYHAPPY ACCIDENT Writer(s): Jon Pollack, Abraham Higginbotham Director: Kat Coiro Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/ABC Studios Logline: Two Pittsburgh families — a father with three adult daughters, and a hotel lounge singer with her med student son — are forced together after a decades-old secret is revealed. (Single camera) Cast: Matt Walsh, Joanna Garcia Swisher, Vanessa Williams, Elliot Knight, Kether DonohueNANA Writer(s): Lon Zimmet Producer(s): Ted Melfi, Kimberly Quinn, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Laura Lancaster Director: Andy Ackerman Studio: 20th Century Fox/ABC Studios Logline: After the death of his wife, an obsessive, overprotective dad is forced to invite his brash and bawdy mother-in-law – Nana (Katey Sagal) – into his home to help raise the two granddaughters she barely knows. (Multi-camera hybrid) Cast: Katey SagalUNTITLED HANNAH SIMONE PROJECT Writer(s): Hannah Simone, Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson Studio: ABC Studios Logline: Hannah and her Indian-American immigrant father have always been close, but after she admits to herself that she’s in a dead-end job and he reveals his marriage is over, they’re starting over together and each finding a new path. This new chapter will either make them crazy close…or just crazy. (Single camera) Cast: Hannah SimoneUNITED WE FALL Writer(s): Julius ‘Goldy’ Sharpe Producer(s): Julia Gunn, Seth Gordon Studio: Sony Pictures Television/ABC Studios Logline: A profoundly realistic, multi-cultural family sitcom that shows how, when two people with young children and overzealous extended families truly love each other, barely anything is possible. (Multi-camera)UNTITLED JESSICA GAO Writer(s): Jessica Gao Producer(s): Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Samie Kim Falvey (Imagine) Studio: ABC Studios/Imagine Television Studios/CBS TV Studios Logline: The series is about Janet Zhao, a first generation Chinese-American woman who struggles to set healthy boundaries with her crazy, exhausting family. When her wealthy grandmother dies and names Janet the sole inheritor, she suddenly finds herself the unwilling new matriarch of the family she’s spent her life trying to keep at arm’s length. (Single camera)UNTITLED LESLIE ODOM JR. PROJECT Writer(s): Saladin Patterson Producer(s): Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone, Touré Roberts, Sarah Jakes-Roberts Studio: ABC Studios Logline: Inspired by real life progressive pastors Touré & Sarah Roberts, the show revolves around Omari (Leslie Odom Jr.) & Hope who together run a modern ministry and share an even more eclectic and chaotic home life with a combined 4 children. (Multi-camera) Cast: Leslie Odom Jr.WOMAN UP Writer(s): Zoe Lister-Jones Producer(s): Lister-Jones, Liz Meriwether, Jason Winer, Jon Radler Studio: 20th /ABC Studios, in association with Small Dog Picture Company, Ms. Lister Films Logline: Two former teen Moms have worked their asses off to see their daughters all the way through high school graduation. And now, at 35, they’re ready to make up for the youth they never had. (Single camera.)Back to TopAlso Read: ABC Orders Pilots for 'New York Undercover' Reboot, Zoe-Lister Jones/Liz Meriwether Sitcom ABC DRAMATHE BAKER AND THE BEAUTY Writer(s): Dean Georgaris Producer(s): Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Rachel Kaplan, Peter Traugott, Assi Azar Director: David Frankel Studio: Universal Television, ABC Studios Logline: The Baker and The Beauty tells the story of the unlikely romance between a blue-collar baker and an international superstar. Theirs is a relationship that not only upends their own lives, but the lives of their two very different families. Based on the original Israeli series The Baker and The Beauty created by Assi Azar and directed by Oded Ruskin.HEART OF LIFE Writer(s): Ben Queen Producer(s): John Mayer, Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan, Paul Weitz Director: Anne Fletcher Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/ABC Studios Logline: Inspired by John Mayer’s hit song, HEART OF LIFE follows two sets of adult siblings from wildly different worlds who discover they’re related and must reassess everything they thought they knew about their shared father. As they explore the mystery of their separate childhoods, they’ll experience the difficulty in overcoming the sins of the past, and learn the joys of reuniting with long-lost family.THE HYPNOTIST’S LOVE STORY Writer(s): Katie Wech Producer(s): Heather Graham; David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Laurie Zaks of Mandeville Television; Liane Moriarty Studio: ABC Studios Logline: After a string of failed romances, successful hypnotherapist Ellen is optimistic about her current boyfriend. But then he reveals a disturbing truth: a stalker ex-girlfriend (Graham) has been following him for years. Ellen finds herself intrigued – and oddly thrilled by the stalker, entirely unaware that they’ve already met. Based on the bestselling book by Liane Moriarty (Big Little Lies). Cast: Heather Graham, Liza LapiraNEW YORK UNDERCOVER Writer(s): Dick Wolf, Ben Watkins Producer(s): Arthur W. Forney, Peter Jankowski Director: Anthony Hemingway Studio(s): Universal Television/ABC Studios Logline: It’s still Hip Hop but New York City has changed. Picking up 20 years after the end of the iconic series that changed the face of TV cop dramas, NEW YORK UNDERCOVER will follow detectives Nat Gilmore and Melissa Ortiz as they investigate the city’s most dangerous criminals from Harlem to Battery Park. Some cast members from the original series are expected to reprise their roles.NYPD BLUE Writer(s): Matt Olmstead, Nick Wootton Producer(s): Dayna Bocho Director: Jesse Bocho Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/ABC Studios Logline: The return of NYPD Blue follows Andy Sipowicz’s son, Theo, as he tries to earn his detective shield and work in the 15th squad while investigating his father’s murder. Cast: Alona Tal, Kim Delaney, Bill Brochtrup, Fabien Frankel, Ashley Thomas, Sofia Barclay, Rick GomezSTUMPTOWN Writer(s): Jason Richman Producer(s): Ruben Fleischer, Dave Bernad, Greg Rucka, Matthew Southworth, Justin Greenwood Studio: ABC Studios Logline: Inspired by the graphic novels, Stumptown follows Dex Parios, a strong, assertive, and unapologetically sharp-witted army veteran working as a P.I. in Portland, Oregon. With a complicated personal history and only herself to rely on, she solves other people’s messes with a blind eye toward her own.TRIANGLE Writer(s): Jon Feldman, Sonny Postiglione Producer(s): Jen Gwartz Studio: ABC Studios Logline: What if the Bermuda Triangle was not a watery grave in the middle of the ocean, but a land lost in time that has trapped travelers over the course of human history? When a family is shipwrecked in this strange land, they must band together with a group of like-minded inhabitants — from throughout history — to survive and somehow find a way home.UNTIL THE WEDDING Writer(s): Becky Mode Producer(s): Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Alon Aranya, Nelly Feld, Avi Zvi, Ami Amir Studio: ABC Studios Logline: Based on the acclaimed Israeli format, UNTIL THE WEDDING is the story of how one couple’s decision to get married can affect everyone in their lives. The show will explore the intimate relationships of a group of friends/family as they are forced to reckon with their own romantic lives and come to terms with the realities of love and marriage.UNTITLED HANK STEINBERG/CURTIS “50 CENT” JACKSON PROJECT Writer(s): Hank Steinberg Producer(s): Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Isaac Wright, Jr., Doug Robinson, Alison Greenspan Director: George Tillman, Jr. Studio: Sony Pictures Television/ABC Studios Logline: A serialized legal and family drama about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. The show will also, through the window of his ferocious struggle and his complicated relationship with a progressive female prison warden, examine the flaws and challenges in our penal and legal systems.Back to TopAlso Read: ABC Picks Up Heather Graham-Led 'Hypnotist's Love Story' Drama Pilot From 'Big Little Lies' Author CBS COMEDYBOB HEARTS ABISHOLA Writer(s): Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, Al Higgins, Gina Yashere Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: After having a heart attack, a man falls in love with his Nigerian nurse and sets his sights on getting her to give him a chance. (Multi-camera) Cast: Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, Christine Ebersole, Maribeth Monroe, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Matt JonesCAROL’S SECOND ACT Writer(s): Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins Producer(s): Patricia Heaton, Adam Griffin, David Hunt, Rebecca Stay, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: After raising her two children and retiring from teaching, Carol Chambers embarks on a unique second act: she’s going to become a doctor. (Multi-camera)THE EMPEROR OF MALIBU Writer(s): Kevin Kwan, David Sangalli Producer(s): Michelle Nader, Christina Lee, Danielle Stokdyk Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: When the son of a Chinese billionaire announces his engagement to an American woman, his outrageous family descends upon the couple to win their son back and test drive the American dream. (Multi-camera) Cast: Ken JeongOUR HOUSE Writer(s): Brendan O’Brien Producer(s): Nick Stoller, Conor Welch Studio: Sony Pictures Television/CBS Television Studios Logline: A devoted mom and dad are committed to raising their children with the love and support the mom never got as a kid, but discover how difficult that is with her insane parents and siblings back in the picture. (Hybrid)THE STORY OF US Writer(s): Mike Royce Producer(s): Nick Stoller, Conor Welch Studio: Sony Pictures Television/CBS Television Studios Logline: A story told through interviews and vignettes spanning 10 years, about how an unlikely couple becomes an unlikely family. (Hybrid)THE UNICORN Writer(s): Bill Martin, Mike Schiff Producer(s): Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, Wendi Trilling, Peyton Reed Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: A widower is eager to move on from the most difficult year of his life, only to realize he’s utterly unprepared to raise his two daughters on his own, and equally unprepared for the dating world where, to his shock, he’s suddenly a hot commodity. (Multi-camera)TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Writer(s): Mike Metz Producer(s): Gail Berman Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: Evan sets out with his group of 20-something friends to accomplish a list of challenges he wrote for himself years ago in an effort to turn around his banal life. (Hybrid)Back to Top CBS DRAMACOURTHOUSE Writer(s): Greg Spottiswood Producer(s): Leonard Goldstein, Mike Robin Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: A show that pulls back the curtain on the court system and follows the dedicated, chaotic, hopeful, and sometimes absurd lives of the judges, assistant district attorneys, and public defenders as they work with bailiffs, clerks, cops and jurors to bring justice to the people of Los Angeles.EVIL Writer(s): Robert King & Michelle King Producer(s): Liz Glotzer Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: A series about the battle between science and religion, EVIL focuses on a skeptical female clinical psychologist who joins a priest-in-training and a blue-collar contractor as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there’s a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.FRANKENSTEIN Writer(s): Jason Tracey Producer(s): Rob Doherty Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: A San Francisco homicide detective is mysteriously brought back to life after being killed in the line of duty, but as he resumes his old life and he and his wife realize he isn’t the same person he used to be, they zero in on the strange man behind his resurrection – Dr. Victor Frankenstein.NANCY Writer(s): Paul Attanasio Producer(s): Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: When a former high-ranking NYPD officer becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles, she uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political, and national security issues that converge with enforcing the law.REPUBLIC OF SARAH Writer(s): Jeff King Producer(s) Leo Pearlman, Jeff Grosvenor, Marc Webb Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: A small New Hampshire town is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, setting the unlikely young mayor and her cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand new country.SURVEILLANCE Writer(s): David C. White Producer(s): Matt Reeves Director: Patricia Riggen Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/CBS Television Studios. Logline: A spy thriller about around the head of communications for the NSA, a charming operative who finds her loyalties torn between protecting the government’s secrets and her own. Cast: Sophia Bush, Dennis Haysbert, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Matthew Modine, Allen Leech, Raphael AcloqueUNDER THE BRIDGE Writer(s): Rina Mimoun Producer(s): Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed Studio: CBS Television Studios in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television Logline: When a scandal rocks the medical practice she runs with her husband and their friends, a surgeon rises to the occasion and takes the lead in trying to mend both the practice and her own marriage.Back to TopAlso Read: Michael B Jordan Takes a Shot to Avoid Telling Fallon What He's Thinking About Tessa Thompson (Video) CW DramaBATWOMAN Writer(s): Caroline Dries Producer(s): Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Geoff Johns Director: David Nutter Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence. But don’t call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope. Cast: Ruby Rose, Camrus Johnson, Meagan Tandy, Nicole KangGLAMOROUS Writer(s): Jordon Nardino Producer(s): Damon Wayans Jr., Kameron Tarlow Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: A gender non-conforming recent high school graduate lands the gig of a lifetime interning at a cosmetics company whose products he panned on YouTube.JANE THE NOVELA Writer(s): Valentina Garza Producer(s): Gina Rodriguez, Jennie Snyder Urman, Ben Silverman, Joanna Klein, Emily Gipson, Jorge Granier and Gary Pearl Director: Brad Silberling Studio:CBS Television Studios Logline: A telenovela anthology series in the tradition of JANE THE VIRGIN, where each season is based on a different fictional novel “written by” Jane Villanueva and narrated by the author herself. The first installment takes place at a Napa Valley Vineyard, where family secrets (and family members) don’t stay buried for long.KATY KEENE Writer(s): Robert Aguirre-Sacasa, Michael Grassi Producer(s): Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Jon Goldwater Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: A “Riverdale” spinoff, “Katy Keene” follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — including fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City. This musical dramedy chronicles the origins and struggles of four aspiring artists trying to make it on Broadway, on the runway and in the recording studio.THE LOST BOYS Writer(s): Heather Mitchell Producer(s): Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, Mike Karz, Bill Bindley, Rebecca Franko Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: Welcome to sunny seaside Santa Carla, home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…and a secret underworld of vampires. After the sudden death of their father, two brothers move to Santa Carla with their mother, who hopes to start anew in the town where she grew up. But the brothers find themselves drawn deeper and deeper into the seductive world of Santa Carla’s eternally beautiful and youthful undead.UNTITLED NANCY DREW PROJECT Writer(s): Noga Landau, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage Producer(s): Lis Rowinski Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: Set in the summer after her high school graduation,18-year-old Nancy Drew thought she’d be leaving her hometown for college, but when a family tragedy holds her back another year, she finds herself embroiled in a ghostly murder investigation — and along the way, uncovers secrets that run deeper than she ever imagined.Back to Top FOX COMEDYADAM & EVE Writer(s): Jon Beckerman Producer(s): Claude Meunier, Luc Wiseman Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Logline: Based on the French-Canadian format, ADAM & EVE follows one couple at three stages of their relationship — young and passionate, middle-aged with kids, and navigating retirement. It’s a comedy about the big questions: What makes a marriage last? Do people ever really change? And, after 40 years together, why can’t we pick a place for dinner without it turning into a whole, you know, “thing?” (Single camera)BLESS THE HARTS — ordered straight-to-series Writer(s): Emily Spivey Producer(s): Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Seth Cohen, Kristen Wiig Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Logline: BLESS THE HARTS follows a group of Southerners who are always broke as a joke, and struggling for the American dream of status and wealth. What they don’t realize is that they’re already rich, in friends, family and laughter. (Animated) Cast: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, Ike BarinholtzDUNCANVILLE — ordered straight-to-series Writer(s): Mike Scully & Julie Scully Producer(s): Amy Poehler, Dave Becky Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/Universal Television Logline: DUNCANVILLE follows Duncan, a spectacularly average 15-year-old boy, along with his friends and family. His high-strung mom, Annie, constantly is trying to prevent her son from ruining his life. Cast: Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Wiz KhalifaGENIUSES (W.T.) Writer(s): Lon Zimmet Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Logline: A family comedy about a blue-collar couple in South Jersey trying to get by and raise four kids, three of whom just happen to be certified geniuses. (Multi-camera)HAPPY ACCIDENT Writer(s): Jon Pollack, Abraham Higginbotham Director: Kat Coiro Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/ABC Studios Logline: Two Pittsburgh families — a father with three adult daughters, and a hotel lounge singer with her med student son — are forced together after a decades-old secret is revealed. (Single camera)PATTY’S AUTO Writer(s): Darlene Hunt Producer(s): Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Patrice Banks Studio: Brownstone Productions/Warner Bros. Television Logline: Inspired by Patrice Banks’ Girls Auto Clinic (an auto repair shop with all female mechanics), Patty’s Auto is an ensemble comedy centering on Patty and the eclectic women who work for her. (Multi-camera)RICHARD LOVELY Writer(s): Billy Finnegan Producer(s): Kat Coiro Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Logline: Richard Lovely is the disgruntled author of the best-selling children’s book series, Mr. Mouse. He doesn’t hate children, but rather just everything about them. After a publicity fiasco involving an unexpectedly savvy 9-year-old kid, Mr. Mouse appears in Richard’s real life as he is forced into an unlikely father/son relationship that will change his life forever. (Single camera)Back to Top FOX DRAMADEPUTY Writer(s): Will Beall Producer(s): Beall, David Ayer, Chris Long Director: Ayer Studio: eOne, Cedar Park producing Logline: Deputy Bill Hollister is a career lawman who’s very comfortable kicking down doors and utterly lost in a staff meeting. But when the LA County Sheriff drops dead, Bill becomes acting sheriff of Los Angeles County, in charge of 10,000 sworn deputies policing a modern Wild West.FILTHY RICH Writer/Director: Tate Taylor Producer(s): Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, John Norris Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Logline: A Southern Gothic dramedy revolving around two strong, sharp women who will go to any length to protect their loved ones and get their due. When the wealthy CEO of the world’s largest Christian network dies in a plane crash, his wife and adult children are stunned to discover he has grown, illegitimate kids who are also in his will. When the steel azalea matriarch of the family tries to pay them to go away, these newly legitimized heirs have very different ideas and insist on not only staying in town, but becoming part of the family empire.neXt Writer(s): Manny Coto Producer(s): Charlie Gogolak Director(s): John Requa, Glenn Ficarra Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/Zaftig Films Logline: A propulsive, fact-based thriller grounded in the latest A.I. research, neXt features a brilliant but paranoid former tech CEO who joins a Homeland Cybersecurity Agent and her team to stop the world’s first artificial intelligence crisis: the emergence of a rogue AI with the ability to continuously improve itself. Marrying pulse-pounding action with a layered examination of how technology is invading our lives and transforming us in ways we don’t yet understand, the series also presents us with a villain like we’ve never seen before, one whose greatest weapon against us is ourselves.PRODIGAL SON Writer(s): Chris Fedak, Sam Sklaver Producer(s): Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: Malcolm Bright has a gift. He knows how killers think, how their minds work. Why? His father was one of the worst — a notorious serial killer called “The Surgeon.” That’s why Bright is the best criminal psychologist around; murder is the family business. He will use his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve crimes and stop killers, all while dealing with a manipulative mother, annoyingly normal sister, a homicidal father still looking to bond with his prodigal son, and his own constantly evolving neuroses. PRODIGAL SON is a fresh take on a crime franchise with a provocative and outrageous lead character and darkly comedic tone.UNTITLED ANNIE WEISMAN AND JASON KATIMS DRAMA Writer(s): Annie Weisman Producer(s): Jason Katims, Jeni Mulein, Imogen Banks, Sharon Levy Director: Leslye Headland Studio: Universal Television/Endemol Shine North America Logline: Only child Julia Beckley has her life turned upside down when it’s revealed that her father, a pioneering Nobel Prize-winning fertility doctor, used his own sperm to conceive dozens of children over the course of his career. Reeling from this explosive revelation, Julia discovers two new sisters — her former best friend and an ex-Olympic athlete. Against all odds, the women attempt to form an untraditional family and lean on each other as they grapple with their own identity crises. Based on the original Endemol Shine Australia series, “Sisters,” from Jonathan Gavin and Imogen Banks.UNTITLED TOM KAPINOS DRAMA Writer(s): Tom Kapinos Producer(s): Kapinos, Sanaa Hamri, Sharon Levy, Francois-Xavier Demaison, Nicolas Coppermann Director(s): Hamri Studio(s): 20th Century Fox Television, Endemol Shine North America Logline: UNTITLED TOM KAPINOS DRAMA is a structurally inventive dramedy, in which the entire first season takes place over the course of single night at a wedding. As we get to know the wedding party, we’ll learn surprising reveals about both their present and past. We’ll see that things aren’t always what they seem and explore the complicated bonds of love, friendship and family at different stages of life. Inspired by the series Quadras, from Endemol Shine France.Back to Top NBC COMEDYFRIENDS-IN-LAW Writer(s): Brian Gallivan Producer(s): Tom Werner Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: Brian and Jake are polar opposites who must quickly figure out how to coexist when their respective best friends decide to get married. (Multi-camera)LIKE MAGIC Writer(s): Bridget Kyle & Vicky Luu Producer(s): Matt Hubbard, Kelly Pancho Director: Julie Anne Robinson Studio: Universal Television Logline: A workplace comedy that follows an optimistic young woman pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace. (Single camera)SAVING KENAN Writer(s): Jackie Clarke Producer(s): Kenan Thompson, Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer Studio: Universal Television Logline: Kenan Thompson stars as a newly widowed dad determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law become more involved in their lives. (Single camera) Cast: Kenan ThompsonUNINSURED Writer(s): Dan Levy Producer(s): Doug Robinson, Alison Greenspan Studio: Sony Pictures Television Logline: Young parents Dave and Rebecca end up having to take care of Dave’s parents who have mishandled their finances and need help to pay down a sizable debt. (Multi-camera)UNTITLED BRADLEY WHITFORD COMEDY (F.K.A. ALL TOGETHER NOW) Writer(s): Lesley Wake Webster Producer(s): Adam Anders, Jon Radler, Bradley Whitford Director: Jason Winer Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Logline: A rural church choir gets the director it never thought it needed when a salty, Ivy League music professor stumbles through their door. (Single camera) Cast: Bradley WhitfordUNTITLED KAL PENN & MATT MURRAY PROJECT Writer(s): Kal Penn, Matt Murray Producer(s): Michael Schur, David Miner, Dan Spilo Studio: Universal Television Logline: Former New York City Councilman Garrett Shah finds his calling when faced with six recent immigrants in need of his help and in search of the American Dream. (Single camera) Cast: Kal PennVILLAGE GAZETTE Writer(s): Shelly Gossman Producer(s): Seth Meyers, Mike Shoemaker, Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer Studio: Universal Television Logline: Amber is the editor of the Benson Village Gazette. She loves fluff pieces that demonstrate the idyllic nature of life in her hometown. When the newspaper owners hire a reporter who’s looking to uncover a juicy story in Benson, he threatens to unravel the happy denial Amber has been living in. (Single-cam) Cast: Amber RuffinBack to Top NBC DRAMABLUFF CITY LAW (W.T.) Writer(s): Dean Georgaris Producer(s): David Janollari, Michael Aguliar Studio: Universal Television Logline: A character-driven legal drama that follows the lawyers of an elite Memphis law firm that specializes in the most controversial landmark civil rights cases. Led by legendary lawyer Elijah Strait and his brilliant daughter, Sydney Keller, they take on the toughest David-and-Goliath cases while navigating their complicated relationship.COUNCIL OF DADS Writer(s): Tony Phelan & Joan Rater Producer(s): Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed, James Oh, Bruce Feiler Studio: Universal Television Logline: Based on Bruce Feiler’s memoir of the same name, the drama revolves around a father whose life is thrown into upheaval when he is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Facing his morality, he and his wife assemble a group of friends to support his family and guide them through life’s challenges.EMERGENCE Writer(s): Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters Producer(s): Robert Atwood Director: Paul McGuigan Studio: ABC Studios Logline: A character-driven genre thriller that centers around a sheriff who takes in a young child that she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child’s identity is at the center of it all.LAW & ORDER: HATE CRIMES — ordered straight-to-series Producer(s): Dick Wolf, Warren Leight, Peter Jankowski, Arthur Forney, Michael Chernuchin, Julie Martin, Mariska Hargitay, Alex Chapple Studio: Universal Television Logline: Based on the real-life Hate Crimes Task Force within the New York Police Department. The unit works under the Special Victims Unit (the basis for SVU) within the department and often borrows SVU detectives for help with investigations.LINCOLN Writer(s): VJ Boyd, Mark Bianculli Producer(s): Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan Studio: Sony Pictures Television/Universal Television Logline: Based on the internationally bestselling book series, “Lincoln” follows legendary forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme, who was seriously injured during his hunt for the diabolic serial killer known as the Bone Collector. Called back into action when the killer re-emerges, Lincoln forms a unique partnership with Amelia Sachs, a young beat cop who helps him hunt the deadly mastermind while also taking on the most high-profile cases in the NYPD.PRISM Writer/Director: Daniel Barnz Producer(s): Carol Mendelsohn, Julie Weitz, Ben Barnz Studio: Universal Television Logline: A provocative exploration of a murder trial in which every episode is told through the perspective of a different key person involved. Each new version of the facts ratchets up the mystery and the suspense, calling into question everything we have seen so far and asking is the right person on trial? Driven by an ensemble of complicated characters, the show lets the audience ask if truth matters less than who can tell the most compelling story.ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST Writer(s): Austin Winsberg Producer(s): Paul Feig, Jesse Henderson, Kim Tannenbaum, Eric Tannenbaum, Jason Wang Director: Richard Shepard Logline: An innovative musical dramedy about a whip-smart but socially awkward girl in her late 20s who is suddenly able to hear the innermost thoughts of people around her as songs and even big musical numbers that they perform just for her. With this new ability at her disposal, she is able to use her “gift” to not only help herself understand people in her life, but also to help others around her. Cast: Jane LevyBack to TopRead original story TV Pilot Season 2019: TheWrap’s Complete Guide At TheWrap
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‘Carmen Sandiego’ to Return for Season 2, Netflix Says
Netflix’s “Carmen Sandiego” has been renewed for a second season — kinda.On Friday, the streamer announced via Twitter that the Gina Rodriguez-led animated series had been picked up for a second season.“Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego season 2 you ask? Well, it’s officially returning! Keep those red fedoras warm and stay tuned for more details,” read a tweet posted by the verified Netflix Family Twitter account.Also Read: Netflix's 'Carmen Sandiego': Watch Rita Moreno, OG Carmen Sandiego, Lecture Gina Rodriguez (Video)But we need to note here that, while the series’ debuted with nine-episode Season 1 last month, Netflix initially gave a 20-episode order to the show, meaning not all of the episodes have aired yet.A spokesperson for Netflix clarified to TheWrap that the remaining episodes of “Carmen Sandiego” that have yet to air are now being labeled as part of “Season 2.” So kinda a renewal, but kinda not. Either way there will be more “Carmen Sandiego” coming your way at a later date.As TheWrap previously reported, a live-action film version of “Carmen Sandiego” — also starring Rodriguez — was also ordered by the streamer.Also Read: 'Carmen Sandiego': Listen to Netflix Series' New, Non-Rockapella Theme Music“Carmen Sandiego” first began in 1985 as a series of educational computer games titled “Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?” before rising in popularity in the 1990s with a pair of PBS game shows and an animated series.See Netflix’s tweet below.Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego season 2 you ask? Well, it’s officially returning! Keep those red fedoras warm and stay tuned for more details. pic.twitter.com/LHnOKFM8Ht— Netflix Family (@netflixfamily) February 15, 2019Read original story ‘Carmen Sandiego’ to Return for Season 2, Netflix Says At TheWrap
- The Wrap
8 New Midseason TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers: From ‘Masked Singer’ to ‘World’s Best’ (Photos)
When it comes to TV, winter is typically no fall — but a few of these series premieres could have made the cut for an earlier start, ratings-wise.TheWrap has ranked all of broadcast’s midseason debuts (so far) by their “live” total-viewer tallies. A pair of new singing competitions were impressive, a kinda-sorta reboot on The CW was not.Find them all below, in ascending order. Find our Fall TV version of these rankings here.Also Read: 21 New Fall TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers: From 'The Conners' to 'Charmed' (Photos)Rank: 8 Show: “Roswell, New Mexico” Net: The CW Total Viewers: 1.5 millionRank: 7 Show: “Schooled” Net: ABC Total Viewers: 4.8 millionRank: 6 Show: “The Passage” Net: Fox Total Viewers: 5.2 millionRank: 5 Show: “The Word’s Best” Net: CBS Total Viewers: 5.6 million* (*Time period premiere. Special post-Super Bowl LIII series debut earned 22.2 million viewers)Rank: 4 Show: “The Titan Games” Net: NBC Total Viewers: 6.5 millionRank: 3 Show: “Fam” Net: CBS Total Viewers: 7.3 millionRank: 2 Show: “The Masked Singer” Net: Fox Total Viewers: 9.4 millionRank: 1 Show: “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” Net: NBC Total Viewers: 10 millionRead original story 8 New Midseason TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers: From ‘Masked Singer’ to ‘World’s Best’ (Photos) At TheWrap
- Taryn Ryder
Lindsay Lohan threatens to 'expose' CBS after mom Dina fails to win 'Big Brother'
The 32-year-old actress blasted CBS after Dina Lohan's "Celebrity Big Brother" exit, saying, "the secrets she told me... are going to expose you all."
- Deadline
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’: Star Rachel Brosnahan & Co-Star Tony Shalhoub Nab Big Raises, Alex Borstein Nears New Deal
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Brosnahan, the lead of Amazon's breakout comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, has renegotiated her deal, landing a big salary increase, I have learned. I hear co-star Tony Shalhoub also has completed his contract renegotiation with Amazon Studios while fellow co-star Alex Borstein is in the final stages of hers. Noone would comment but I hear that Brosnahan will more than triple her previous salary, making about $300,000 an episode in the upcoming…
- Lee Moran
Joe Scarborough Nails GOP Hypocrisy Over Donald Trump With Obama-Themed Game
Joe Scarborough called out GOP hypocrisy over President Donald Trump'sreported plan to declare a national emergency to fund the U
- Lee Moran
Rachel Maddow Mocks Donald Trump With Montage Of ‘Rabidly Partisan’ Attacks… By GOP Senators
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Thursday played a prank on viewers when she previeweda montage of lawmakers criticizing President Donald Trump's reported plan todeclare a national emergency to finance his U
- Kylie Mar
Kendall Jenner is 'so upset' she missed Stormi's 1st birthday party
Kendall Jenner had intended to go, but an unusual occurrence prevented it.
- Variety
‘The Blacklist’ EP Sues for Wrongful Termination
A former executive producer of the NBC show "The Blacklist" has filed suit against Sony, alleging he was fired after being wrongfully blamed for a workplace scuffle. Michael Watkins is a veteran TV director and cinematographer. He was an executive producer for several seasons of "The Blacklist," the NBC crime show starring James Spader. According […]
- The Wrap
Fox Says Jussie Smollett Staying on ‘Empire'; Chicago PD Rejects Hoax Reports
The Chicago Police Department rejected two news reports Thursday that said investigators believe the attack reported by Jussie Smollett may have been staged. Meanwhile, Fox denied that Smollett was being written off “Empire.”The hoax reports originated with two Chicago stations, one of which raised the possibility that Smollett staged the attack with two men to avoid being written off the show.“Multiple sources tell @ABC7Chicago Eyewitness News Jussie Smollet and the 2 men who are being questioned by police staged the attack — allegedly because his character was being written out of the show Empire,” the affiliate’s reporter, Rob Elgas, tweeted.Meanwhile, CBS Chicago reported Thursday that police raided the home of two persons of interest in the case on Wednesday night. The site said they are brothers of Nigerian descent who appeared as extras on Smollett’s show, “Empire.” The mens’ attorney, Gloria Schmidt, said they both know Smollett, CBS Chicago reported.Also Read: Chicago PD Identifies Persons of Interest in Jussie Smollett Attack InvestigationSchmidt did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. Fox did not immediately respond to request for comment about whether the two men appeared on “Empire.”“Media reports about the Empire incident being a hoax are unconfirmed by case detectives,” Chicago PD tweeted Thursday. “Supt Eddie Johnson has contacted @ABC7Chicago to state on the record that we have no evidence to support their reporting and their supposed CPD sources are uninformed and inaccurate.”20th Century Fox Television and Fox Entertainment added: “The idea that Jussie Smollett has been, or would be, written off of EMPIRE is patently ridiculous. He remains a core player on this very successful series and we continue to stand behind him.”And Smollet’s rep, Pamela Sharp, told TheWrap: “Jussie is NOT being written off Empire. Today Jussie did answer routine followup questions for Chicago Police Department and continues to cooperate.”Also Read: Jussie Smollett Has Been 'Doubly Victimized' by 'Media Industry and Broader Culture,' GLAAD SaysAccording to De Mar, the men left for Nigeria the day of the attack. De Mar also posted a search warrant receipt, which shows police took bleach, shoes and a laptop.Twitter sleuths and some news organizations began floating theories that Smollett had faked the attack within days of him reporting it. He said two men beat him while shouting racist and homophobic slurs and referencing “MAGA.” Police said they had no reason to doubt him, but a public disagreement mounted between police and Smollett when he initially declined to hand over his phone. Officers wanted it to confirm that he was speaking to his manager during the attack.Smollett handed over his phone records this week.In a statement Tuesday, before the news reports with hoax speculation, GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said Smollett had been “doubly victimized” — first in the attack, and then later by “speculation” about the incident from the media.This information is according to family who says home was ransacked. I asked family why they think police picked the two brothers up for questioning and they replied by saying the men left for Nigeria the day of the attack. @cbschicago— Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) February 14, 2019Read original story Fox Says Jussie Smollett Staying on ‘Empire'; Chicago PD Rejects Hoax Reports At TheWrap
- Entertainment Tonight
'Bachelor' Colton Underwood Says He Left Charity Event Early After He Was Inappropriately Touched
The former football star explained what allegedly happened via Instagram Stories on Thursday.
- Indiewire
‘Psych’ Movie Sequel Coming to USA at End of 2019
James Roday, Dulé Hill, and the core cast are all making their return for another film continuation of the fan-favorite series.
- Kyle Moss
'Fox & Friends' holds on-air wedding ceremony and people have thoughts
“Everyone knows that all the best marriages begin on Fox & Friends on a Thursday morning,” the officiant said to open the proceedings. “You will prove all that to be true.”
- Jenna Amatulli
Eve And Villanelle Continue To Play Cat And Mouse In 'Killing Eve' Season 2 Trailer
The wait is almost over: "Killing Eve" is coming back on April 7, and thelatest trailer looks like it's going to be better than the first season
- Variety
Nickelodeon Is Reviving ‘All That’ With Kenan Thompson as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)
"All That" was the show that kept on giving to Nickelodeon over the course of a decade in the 1990s and 2000s. Now the company's president thinks a revival of the sketch-comedy series could be all that -- and more. Nickelodeon will revive the program -- a "Saturday Night Live" for the tween set -- […]
- Variety
‘SpongeBob’ Spinoffs Planned as Nickelodeon Chief Brian Robbins Tries to Win Back Young Viewers (EXCLUSIVE)
In an era when young TV viewers are increasingly abandoning the traditional TV screen, Brian Robbins wants to make it very difficult for kids to give up on Nickelodeon. The veteran producer who was named Nickelodeon’s president in October hasn’t spent his first months in the role noodling over the formula for the network’s famous green slime. […]
- Alanna Vagianos
Jussie Smollett Says He's 'Pissed Off' In First Interview Since Attack
"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett told "Good Morning America" he's "pissed off"that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack last month, and thatsome people question his story
- Lee Moran
Stephen Colbert Imagines Donald Trump's Other Stolen Slogans
President Donald Trump was accused of stealing Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaignslogan ― "stronger together" ― during his rally this week in El Paso, Texas
- Ron Dicker
'The Masked Singer' Unmasks Alien And It's Out Of This World
The Alien's invasion of "The Masked Singer" is over
- Lee Moran
Trevor Noah Taunts Donald Trump Fans To Their Faces With 'Bricky The Border Wall' Mascot
"Bricky the Border Wall" got the scoop on Donald Trump's rally in El Paso,Texas, this week
- George Back
J.Lo embraces pole dancing for her upcoming stripper film
Jennifer Lopez is spending a lot of money — mostly in singles — to learn from the very best.
- Stephen Proctor
'Celebrity Big Brother' finale makes history
After only two seasons, "Celebrity Big Brother" achieved something that its "Big Brother" counterpart hasn't done in 20.
- Lyndsey Parker
Out of this world: 'Masked Singer' Alien is famous member of the Jackson family
“People have a tendency to prejudge you and the way you sing, and they compare you to other people in your family. I just wanted to do it and see how far I'd go,” Michael's sibling told the audience.
- Yahoo Entertainment Staff
This 'Stranger Things'-themed 'Dungeons & Dragons' set is our new obsession
Being Dungeons & Dragons fans just got a whole lot ... stranger. The classic role-playing game is partnering with Netflix for a "Stranger Things"-themed starter kit, ahead of the blockbuster show's return on July 4.
