Huey Lewis Anthology From Leila Gerstein & Kapital Set At Fox With Script-To-Series Commitment
In a competitive situation, Fox has landed an hourlong anthology series from 1980s music star Huey Lewis, Hart of Dixie creator Leila Gerstein and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. The project, a co-production of Fox Entertainment and Kapital Entertainment, has received a script-to-series commitment. READ MORE
‘Bob Hearts Abishola,’ ‘The Neighborhood’ Renewed at CBS
The Monday night comedies mark the first pickups for the broadcast network. CBS is beginning to put its 2021-22 slate together. The broadcast network has handed out early renewals for its Monday comedies, handing out a third season for Chuck Lorre's Bob Hearts Abishola and a fourth season [...]
Gail Mancuso & Marisa Coughlan Team For Thruline Feature Adaptation Of ‘The Happy Ever After Playlist’
Thruline Entertainment has put into development Abby Jimenez’s bestselling novel The Happy Ever After Playlist to be adapted as a feature by writer Marisa Coughlan and two-time Primetime Emmy winner director Gail Mancuso.The Happy Ever After Playlist is a romantic comedy with a strong music element, tonally along the [...]
Mira Sorvino & Merrin Dungey Join Starz’s Horror Comedy Pilot ‘Shining Vale’
Oscar winner Mira Sorvino and Merrin Dungey are set as leads opposite Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear in Shining Vale, Starz’s horror-comedy pilot from Divorce creator Sharon Horgan and Trial & Error co-creator Jeff Astrof. The half-hour show hails from Warner Bros. Television and Lionsgate in association with Astrof’s [...]
Taran Killam Joins CBS Comedy ‘Welcome to Georgia’
Taran Killam is returning to broadcast.The Single Parents and Saturday Night Live alum has been tapped as the male lead in CBS comedy pilot Welcome to Georgia.The comedy explores what happens when Penelope's (New Girl's Hannah Simone) career takes off at exactly the same time as her husband's, they [...]
‘Women Of the Movement’ Creator Marissa Jo Cerar Inks Overall Deal With Kapital Entertainment
Marissa Jo Cerar, creator, executive producer and showrunner of Women Of the Movement, has signed an overall deal with Kapital Entertainment, the studio behind the upcoming ABC limited series about Mamie Till Mobley, who devoted her life to seeking justice for her son Emmett Till following his brutal killing [...]
The Creator of ‘Women of The Movement’ Marissa Jo Cerar Signs Deal With Kapital Entertainment
Marissa Jo Cerar (writer, 13 Reasons Why) has reportedly signed a multiyear deal with Kapitol Entertainment, according to Deadline. Kapital Entertainment is helping bring ABC’s new limited series Women of The Movement to life. The series follows Mamie Till Mobley (Adrienne Warren, Blue Bloods) whose bereaved by the killing [...]
NBC To Air American Auto Sitcom Portraying Struggling Detroit Car Company
NBC has ordered a new sitcom for its 2021-2022 season called “American Auto” which follows the lives of several high-ranking executives at a struggling Detroit car company. American Auto will star former Saturday Night Love actress Ana Gasteyer, who will play Katherine Hastings, the CEO of fictional Detroit-based [...]
TV Pilots 2021: The Complete Guide
A new batch of comedies and dramas will compete with holdovers from last season as broadcast networks attempt a return to the traditional development model while also contending with the challenges of a pandemic. Pilot Season 2021 could easily be described as Pilot Season 2020+. After being wiped [...]
Luke James Becomes Series Regular on Season 4 of ‘The Chi’
Deadline reported on Friday that singer Luke James has been promoted to series regular on The Chi for season 4 of the Showtime series. James starred as the reoccurring character Trig on season 3 of the show. Trig is Jake’s (Michael V. Epps) estranged older brother returns to town [...]