Epic Offenders Network: Disney XD Production Company(s): Bahr Small Productions Executive Producer(s): Adam Small, Trevor Moore Writer(s): Adam Small, Trevor Moore Logline: Centers around Chance, the charismatic leader of a team of four young pranksters, known as “The Epic Offenders,” who host a fictitious popular online hidden camera show. SSN Insight: Disney XD gave a pilot order. Newcomer Cody Veith will star alongside cast members Brandon Severs, Bryce Gheisar, Jillian Shea Spaeder and Tobie Windham. Tom Gianas of Tenacious D will direct the pilot.

Manson's Lost Girls Network: Lifetime Executive Producer(s): Joan Harrison, Nancy Bennett, Lisa Hamilton Daly, Steven Michaels, Jonathan Koch Writer(s): Matthew Tabak, Stephen Kronish Logline: The story of Linda Kasabian as she first meets "the family" at the seemingly idyllic Spahn Ranch hippie commune, where she and her baby daughter are embraced with open arms. Linda begins to see the evil in Manson and breaks away and turns herself in as a witness for the prosecution. Her testimony helps lead to the conviction of Manson and his followers for the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders. Notes: Based on the events surrounding the Manson Family murders. SSN Insight: Casting is already underway for the Lifetime original movie with Manson to be played by Jeff Ward, MacKenzie Mauzy as Linda Kasabian, Eden Brolin as Susan Atkins, Greer Grammer as Leslie Van Houten and Christian Madsen is set as Manson family member Tex Watson.

Channel Zero Network: SyFy Studio: Universal Cable Productions Executive Producer(s): Max Landis, Nick Antosca Writer(s): Nick Antosca Logline: Each season of this horror anthology will feature new storylines. In the first season, it tells the story of a mysterious children’s television show from the 1980s and the show’s role in a series of murders and one man’s dark secret. Notes: Based on Kris Straub's "Candle Cove," a short story that originated from the user-generated Internet horror phenomenon known as creepypasta. SSN Insight: Channel Zero is the latest joint effort by UCP and Syfy, other collaborations include Childhood’s End developed with Amblin TV, The Magicians based on Lev Grossman’s popular trilogy, Wes Craven’s The People Under The Stairs and We Are All Completely Fine, based on the book by Daryl Gregory.

Fatal Attraction Network: Fox Broadcasting Company Studio: Paramount Television Executive Producer(s): Maria Jacquemetton, Andre Jacquemetton, Stanley R Jaffe, Rosalie Swedlin Writer(s): Maria Jacquemetton, Andre Jacquemetton Logline: Explores how a married man’s indiscretion comes back to haunt him. Notes: A reimagining of the 1987 film "Fatal Attraction," directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial script commitment and the series will be developed as a one-hour event series. Other adaptations in the works at Paramount TV include a HBO series based on Shutter Island with Martin Scorsese involvement and an American Gigolo series in development with Jerry Bruckheimer.

Foodies Network: AMC Production Company(s): Groundswell Productions Executive Producer(s): Michael London Writer(s): Duncan Birmingham Logline: A fast-paced culinary world, that follows a group of obsessive foodies who’ll go to any length to indulge their favorite pastime. SSN Insight: AMC has given an initial script commitment. London’s Groundswell has produced several pilots including John Singleton’s Snowfall at FX, The Magicians at Syfy and Betas at Amazon along with the HBO movie Confirmation starring Kerry Washington.

Kazoops! Network: Netflix Production Company(s): Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), BBC Children's International, Cheeky Little Logline: Monty has a huge imagination, a great sense of adventure and is always asking the question "Why," because the world is full of stuff people do and say that makes him scratch his head and wonder. Are all monsters scary? Can animals play music? Why must we wear matching socks? Accompanied by his best friend Jimmy Jones, the family pet pig, Monty challenges everyday preconceptions about life through the power of his imagination. SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order of 13 episodes. The order joins other series aimed at preschoolers including Word Party and True & The Rainbow Kingdom along with Cirque du Soleil – Luna Petunia and Puffin Rock announced earlier this month. The series will have elements of language acquisition, problem solving and critical thinking throughout each episode.

Word Party Network: Netflix Production Company(s): The Jim Henson Company, Jim Henson's Creature Shop Logline: The series is a vocabulary building show that follows four adorable baby animals as they sing, dance and play. The show invites younger viewers to help teach the baby animals new words, learn these new words themselves, and even celebrate these achievements with a Word Party. SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order of 26 episodes. The order joins other series aimed at preschoolers including Kazoops! and True & The Rainbow Kingdom along with Cirque du Soleil – Luna Petunia and Puffin Rock announced earlier this month. The series will have elements of language acquisition, problem solving and critical thinking throughout each episode.

True & the Rainbow Kingdom Network: Netflix Production Company(s): Guru Studio, Home Plate Entertainment, i am OTHER Logline: True is the guardian of the magical Rainbow Kingdom and the show’s bright and resilient girl lead. True, along with her best friend, Bartleby the cat, use ingenuity and creative thinking to solve problems big and small, and bring harmony and love to all. Notes: The series is based on artwork by the Friends With You fine art collective and its positive messages of Magic, Luck, and Friendship. SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order of ten, 22 minute episodes, to premiere in 2017. The order joins other series aimed at preschoolers including Word Party and Kazoops! along with Cirque du Soleil – Luna Petunia and Puffin Rock announced earlier this month. The series will have elements of language acquisition, problem solving and critical thinking throughout each episode.

And Then There Were None Network: BBC 1, Lifetime Production Company(s): Acorn Productions, Mammoth Screen Executive Producer(s): Sarah Phelps, Mathew Prichard and Hilary Strong Writer(s): Sarah Phelps Logline: 10 strangers marooned on an island. One by one they start to die. Details: Based on the novel "And Then There Were None," written by Agatha Christie and published by Dodd, Mead, in 1940, which has sold over 100 million copies. SSN Insight: Craig Viveiros (The Liability, Ghosted) is directing the miniseries which stems from a BBC 1, Lifetime partnership. The miniseries stars Douglas Booth, Charles Dance, Maeve Dermody, Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson and Aidan Turner among others.

El Pantera Studio: Universal Cable Productions Production Company(s): Valhalla Entertainment, Televisa USA Executive Producer(s): Gale Anne Hurd Writer(s): Warren Ellis Logline: Set in a fictional metropolis on the U.S.-Mexico border, where a young officer is appointed head of police. He only has one request: that his friend, who was wrongfully imprisoned, be set free. Under the guise of his rumored death, the two create "El Pantera" to rid the city of the Mexican mob. Based on the comic book. Details: Based on the 1970's Mexican comic book, "El Pantera," written by Daniel Munoz. SSN Insight: In addition, Gale Anne Hurd is producing Hunters which SyFy ordered straight to series and Falling Water for USA which was given a pilot order.

Kill Shakespeare Network: SyFy Studio: Universal Cable Productions Writer(s): Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery Logline: The series pits Shakespeare's greatest heroes, like Hamlet, Juliet, Othello and Falstaff, against his most menacing villains, including Richard III, Lady Macbeth and Iago, in an adventure to find and kill or save a reclusive wizard named William Shakespeare. Based on the comic book. Details: Based on the the comic book series, "Kill Shakespeare," created by Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery and published by IDW Publishing in 2010. SSN Insight: The comic has also hatched a stage production and a board game.

The Machine Studio: Universal Cable Productions Writer(s): Caradog James Logline: A brilliant computer programmer, desperate to save his terminally ill daughter, creates the first-ever piece of self-aware artificial intelligence. But things go terribly wrong when the technology, designed to help injured soldiers, is hijacked by the government and used to create the ultimate robotic weapon. Details: Based on the film, "The Machine," (2013/UK) directed by Caradog James and starring Toby Stephens and Caity Lotz. SSN Insight: Caradog James directed the original movie in 2013. He’s also directing features including Don’t Knock Twice in preproduction and Eaten and Zeta Files, both in development.

Good Behavior Network: TNT Writer(s): Chad Hodge Logline: Letty Dobesh is a thief and a con artist whose life is always one wrong turn, one bad decision from implosion which is exactly how she likes it. Fresh out of prison, Letty is attempting to stay afloat. But when she overhears a hitman being hired to kill a man’s wife, she sets out to derail the job, setting her on a collision course with the killer and entangling them in a dangerous and seductive relationship. Details: Based on the Letty Dobesh novel series, written by Blake Crouch and published by Amazon Digital Services, Inc. SSN Insight: TNT has ordered a pilot for the drama series that’s a follow-up to Downton Abbey for its star Michelle Dockery. Dockery is currently shooting the final, sixth season of Downton to air in the fall on UK’s ITV and in 2016 on PBS in the U.S.

Growing Up Hip Hop Network: WETV Studio: eOne Television Production Company(s): Datari Turner Productions Executive Producer(s): Master P, Romeo Miller, Angela Simmons Writer(s): No Writer Available. Logline: The series will explore the real stories behind some of hip-hop's most well-known figures and their famous offspring. Each episode will focus on how their children are challenged with maintaining their own identity while evolving the hip-hop sound and culture they came from. SSN Insight: WETV has given a series order of six episodes as of July 8.

I Shudder Network: TV Land Production Company(s): The Dan Jinks Company Executive Producer(s): Dan Jinks, Nick Nantell, Paul Rudnick Writer(s): Paul Rudnick Logline: Storyline under wraps. Details: Based on short stories by Paul Rudnick. SSN Insight: TV Land has ordered a pilot of the dark comedy to star Hamish Linklater.

Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood Network: NBC Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Jeff Dunham Writer(s): Jeff Dunham Logline: The special with comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham will feature a combination of comedy acts and live musical performances. It will also include behind-the-scenes footage of the show. SSN Insight: NBC will air the one-hour special on September 17, to be taped next month at the Dolby Theater and will include a performance by Brad Paisley and guest appearances by Chris Parnell and former UFC champion Chuck Liddell.

Muscle Shoals Production Company(s): Infinitum Nihil, Virgin Produced, City Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Johnny Depp, Sir Richard Branson, Joshua Maurer and Alixandre Witlin Logline: The series will explore the rich and vast milieu of the tumultuous and often poetically tragic segregated South through its colorful characters, rich cultural and political history and southern gothic settings, which became a unique melting pot of diverse musical and cultural traditions. Based on the documentary. Details: Based on the documentary, "Muscle Shoals," (2013), directed by Greg Camalier. SSN Insight: Greg Camalier will also produce this TV adaption. Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Produced, and City Entertainment’s Joshua Maurer and Alixandre Witlin have partnered to produce the series. No word yet on a broadcast network.

Riverdale Network: CW Television Network Studio: Warner Bros. Television Production Company(s): Berlanti Productions, Archie Comics Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Jon Goldwater Writer(s): Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Logline: Set in the present, the series offers a subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade. Details: Based on the characters from the Archie comics. SSN Insight: Project was previously in development at Fox but it has since moved to The CW. Berlanti has a string of shows at the CW including Arrow, The Flash and the upcoming Legends Of Tomorrow.

The Infamous Network: A&E Studio: A+E Networks Production Company(s): Color Force Executive Producer(s): Josh Zetumer, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson Writer(s): Josh Zetumer Logline: Two complicated men are on a collision course: an ambitious reformed gangster poised to break out of South Central and the LAPD detective hell-bent on taking him down. The story is set against real events in turbulent 1990s Los Angeles leading up to the riots. SSN Insight: A&E ordered the pilot on July 8. Joshua Zetumer’s feature writing credits include the Robocop remake and the upcoming X-Men spinoff Gambit.

The McAfee Project Network: Spike TV Production Company(s): Rakontur, Impact Future Media Executive Producer(s): Billy Corben, Alfred Spellman, Francois Garcia, Kimberley Berlin Logline: A billionaire online security pioneer leaves the U.S. and gets caught up in an international murder probe. John McAfee is the eccentric Silicon Valley entrepreneur who sold multiple estates and his possessions to move to the Belize jungle, arm and fund his own private police force and was arrested in 2012 for suspicion of complicity in the death of a neighbor. McAfee went on the run for three weeks before crossing the border to Guatemala, where he was detained by authorities and claimed the police and drug cartels in Belize were out to kill him. Following a lengthy legal battle, he was deported to the United States while his home in Belize mysteriously burned to the ground. SSN Insight: Spike has given a series order of six episodes for the miniseries. In 2013, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski wrote a feature version for Warner Bros. but the project remains in development.

Tutankhamun Network: ITV 1 Production Company(s): ITV Studios Productions (UK) Executive Producer(s): Francis Hopkinson, Catherine Oldfield Writer(s): Guy Burt Logline: The story unfolds from 1905 when Carter, an eminent British archaeologist then in his 20’s, is fervently leading an expedition only to have his license to dig revoked by Cairo’s Antiquities Service. A chance meeting with British aristocrat, the dashing and eccentric Lord Carnarvon, brings a change of fortunes. After years of searching for the tomb, Carter and Carnarvon successfully discover the last resting place of the boy-king in 1921 against all odds and at great personal expense. SSN Insight: ITV 1 has given a series order of four episodes for the miniseries. Peter Webber will direct. His credits include Girl With a Pearl Earring and the Tommy Lee Jones-starrer Emperor and most recently, the climate change documentary Ten Billion.

Urban Cowboy Network: Fox Broadcasting Company Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, Paramount Television Production Company(s): No Production Company Available. Executive Producer(s): Craig Brewer, Robert Evans, Sue Naegle, Chris Levinson Writer(s): Craig Brewer Logline: The story will follow the star-crossed relationship of Sissy and Bud as it unfolds against the gritty backdrop of rodeos, oil refineries, line dancing clubs and other aspects of modern-day Texas. Based on the film. Details: Based on the film, "Urban Cowboy," (USA/ 1980), directed by James Bridges and starring John Travolta and Debra Winger. SSN Insight: Fox has ordered a pilot. The project was one of the first Fox placed in development for next season and it was originally given a script order in May.

You Me Her Network: DirecTV Studio: eOne Television Production Company(s): Alta Loma Entertainment, eOne Television Executive Producer(s): John Scott Shepherd, Alan Gasmer, Peter Jaysen Logline: The show centers on a three-way relationship in which two of the parties are a suburban married couple. Details: Inspired by the article, "Sugar on Top," written by John H. Richardson and published in Playboy Magazine in November, 2012. SSN Insight: DirecTV has given a straight-to-series order of ten half-hour episodes. Shepherd’s feature writing credits include Life Or Something Like It and Joe Somebody.

Xena: Warrior Princess (Reboot) Studio: NBC Universal International Production Company(s): Renaissance Pictures Executive Producer(s): Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi Logline: Storyline under wraps, centers on the adventures of a smart and charming warrior princess. Details: Based on the Xena: Warrior Princess series that was was produced by Studios USA and Universal Worldwide Television and distributed by Universal Television in syndication for six seasons from 1995-2001. The series was a spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. SSN Insight: The drama is in development and looking to premiere in 2016. Original star Lucy Lawless may return as Xena or in another role as well as in a producer role.

Kocktails with Khloe Network: FYI Production Company(s): Pilgrim Studios Executive Producer(s): Khloe Kardashian, Craig Piligian, Gena McCarthy, Toby Faulkner,Lauren Wohl Logline: Talk show with friends joining Khloe Kardashian in the kitchen and around the table for an intimate dinner party filled with cooking, pop culture, conversation and outrageously fun party games SSN Insight: FYI has ordered eight 1-hour episodes of the series, currently in production and slated to launch late 2015. In addition to Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Khloe has also starred in the spin-offs Khloe & Lamar, Kourtney and Khloe Take The Hamptons. She also serves as the EP on the pilot Dash Dolls which E! ordered to series.

Heir Heads Network: Bravo Production Company(s): Lime Pictures, All3Media America Executive Producer(s): Derek McLean, Kate Little, Phil Harris, Eli Holzman, Stephen Lambert Logline: For these families, all business is personal as they look to transition their companies’ leadership to the next generation. With the help of a savvy business expert, these heirs apparent will get their shot to inherit the keys to their own kingdom during a trial period as CEO. SSN Insight: Producers Eli Holzman and Stephen Lambert are also behind Fit Club that has been ordered to series by Bravo.

Tabatha's Life Takeover Network: Bravo Production Company(s): All3Media America, Morocco Junction Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Tabatha Coffey, Heather Schuster, Eli Holzman, Stephen Lambert Logline: Tabatha Coffey will use her unique brand of no-nonsense tough love to help people at a major cross roads complete a life makeover. In her unapologetic, but compassionate fashion, Tabatha will inspire, cajole and sometimes scare them into seeing their lives and situations in a whole new light. SSN Insight: Tabitha rose to fame after competing on Bravo’s show, Shear Genius. Based on that success, Bravo gave Tabitha her own series, Tabitha Takes Over.

Yours, Mine or Ours Network: Bravo Production Company(s): JV Productions Inc. Executive Producer(s): Courtney Campbell, Kirk Hipkiss Logline: Committed couples looking to cohabitate enlist the help of boisterous real estate agent Reza Farahan and interior designer and decorator Taylor Spellman to figure out which residence they should call home. Taylor will present stunning design renderings showcasing how to transform their existing spaces while Reza tempts them with brilliant new properties they can make all their own. The couples will have to weigh their options before making the ultimate decision of yours, mine or ours. SSN Insight: Reza Farahan previously starred on Bravo’s Shahs of Sunset for four seasons.

Hotel Transylvania Network: Netflix Studio: Sony Pictures Television Production Company(s): Nelvana Enterprises, Sony Pictures Animation Executive Producer(s): Rick Mischel, Colin Bohm, Irene Weibel Writer(s): No Writer Available. Logline: The series focuses on the teenage years of Dracula’s daughter, Mavis, and her friends. Based on the movie. Details: Based on the film, "Hotel Transylvania," (2012), directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and starring the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez. SSN Insight: The 2012 film grossed $358 million worldwide. The sequel is slated for release on September 25, 2015.

New Orleans, Here & Now Studio: Time, Inc. Production Company(s): Killer Films, Field Office Films, Rampante Executive Producer(s): Patricia Clarkson, Scott Bakula, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler Logline: The docuseries will focus on life in the city of New Orleans post-Katrina, looking at stories such as Tiffany Junot’s path to becoming WBC welterweight champion, the TBC Brass Band and the history of a popular local Vietnamese restaurant. SSN Insight: Time has given a six episode series order. Each episode will be a short film. Directors include John Maringouin, Darius Clark Monroe, Angela Tucker, Lily Keber, Zach Godshall and Kate Dellamaggiore. The series will be distributed across Time Inc. digital properties in the fall, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

The Family Shakespeare Executive Producer(s): Patrice Theroux, Leif Bristow, Agnes Bristow, John Rhys-Davies Writer(s): Shane Connaughton Logline: The story focuses on William Shakespeare's adult life and his constant struggle between family life in Stratford and a flourishing professional career in London. Details: Inspired by the adult life of William Shakespeare. SSN Insight: Planned as a 6-part miniseries. After leaving eOne’s Global Film Division, Théroux’s first project was a comic adaptation of ReincarNATE, which is being developed as a one-hour supernatural crime drama.

Bad Medicine Network: Spike TV Production Company(s): MomentumTV Executive Producer(s): Nick Hamm Writer(s): Aaron Mendelsohn Logline: A man in pain is miraculously cured by a brilliant but unconventional doctor who specializes in clinical trials. The man goes all out to help this doctor find more breakthrough cures, only to realize that there are deadly consequences to the work the doctor does. SSN Insight: Nick Hamm’s shingle, Momentum TV is part of Momentum Entertainment, owned by advertising giant Interpublic Group.

Hummel & Howe Network: Spike TV Studio: Endemol Studios Production Company(s): Additional Dialogue Executive Producer(s): Scott Aversano, Tom Gormican Writer(s): Andy Bellin Logline: This series showcases the wild cases and lives of William Howe and Abraham Hummel in Gilded Age New York. They are two criminals desperate to escape their past who become among the greatest criminal defense attorneys in American history. Details: Based on the lives of 19th century attorneys William Howe and Abraham Hummel. SSN Insight: Scott Aversano’s executive producing feature credits include Safe House, Team America: World Police and School of Rock. He previously worked with Tom Gormican on That Awkward Moment film which Gormican wrote and directed and Aversano produced.

Mr. In Between Network: Spike TV Executive Producer(s): Diane Houslin, Walter Mosley Logline: A high-stakes courier traffics in sensitive information between people for whom privacy is a matter of life and death. Details: Based on the short story, "Mister In Between," written by Walter Mosley and included in the short story collection, "Dead Man's Hand," published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on November 5, 2007. SSN Insight: Author Walter Mosley has penned more than forty books over the course of his career. His first published book, Devil in a Blue Dress was adapted for the 1995 film starring Denzel Washington. In 2013 he was inducted into the New York Writers Hall of Fame.

Secret America Network: Spike TV Production Company(s): Alcon TV Executive Producer(s): Sharon Hall, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson Writer(s): Joshua Goldin, Rachel Abramowitz Logline: Set in the near future, this series explores a society where the threat of terrorism has turned the US government into an autocratic state. The show will chronicle the lives of one family as they fight for survival in a world where everyone is watched and no one can be fully trusted, and where patriotism is demanded, not earned. SSN Insight: Andrew Kosove’s most recently executive produced HBO’s Sinatra: All or Nothing At All. He is also executive producing the TV mini-series Everest (in pre-production) along with Point Break and Blade Runner remakes, both currently in production on the feature side.

World War III Network: Spike TV Production Company(s): Bad Hat Harry Productions, Benay Bros. Executive Producer(s): Bryan Singer Writer(s): Aaron Benay, Matthew Benay Logline: As the world’s geopolitical balance shifts and the next global conflict explodes, America’s Heartland will become Occupied Territory. One man with a troubled past will galvanize a Resistance movement, calling upon ordinary citizens to become the extraordinary heroes of WWIII. SSN Insight: X-Men director Singer is no stranger to TV having served as the executive producer on Battle Creek, Spooked, H+, House M.D., Dirty Sexy Money and The Triangle mini-series.

Black Heart Network: ABC Entertainment Group Studio: ABC Studios Production Company(s): Prospect Park Executive Producer(s): Kelly Masterson, Jeff Kwatinetz, Josh Barry Writer(s): Kelly Masterson Logline: The story follows the unlikely ascension of the second son to the throne of a multi-billion dollar, family-owned energy company. In centers on the first-born son, twisted and scarred by a fire decades ago, who uses intrigue, manipulation, blackmail and even murder to put his beloved younger brother in power. SSN Insight: ABC has snagged Black Heart with a penalty. Josh Barry previously was an exec at ABC for 10 years before landing at Prospect Park. Prospect Park also produces WGN America’s Salem and USA veteran Royal Pains.

The Young Pope Network: HBO, Sky, Canal + Production Company(s): Wildside, Haut et Court TV, MediaPro Executive Producer(s): Lorenzo Mieli, Mario Gianani,John Lyons, Caroline Benjo, Carole Scotta, Simon Arnal Writer(s): Paolo Sorrentino, Tony Grisoni, Umberto Contarello, Stefano Rulli Logline: The story follows a fictional pope who is the first Italian-American in history to hold the post. Larry Belardo is a conservative American pontiff recruited by a Vatican fed up with liberals. It examines his fears, conflicts, struggles, and the search for meaning and the need for love. SSN Insight: The eight-episode miniseries, which is a joint production between HBO, Sky and Canal +, begins shooting this week. Paolo Sorrentino will direct all eight episodes with Diane Keaton and Jude Law set to star. Brooklyn Animal Control Network: USA Network Studio: Universal Cable Productions Production Company(s): IDW Entertainment, Circle of Confusion Executive Producer(s): JT Petty, David S. Goyer, Rick Jacobs, David Alpert Writer(s): JT Petty Logline: The series follows the inner workings of a secret subdivision of the NYPD that functions as social services for some of the city’s most unique citizens — werewolves. Delving into the lives of both the Case Officers, and the secretive, highly insular Kveld-Ulf, a community of werewolves living deep in the borough, the show will examine city politics, immigrant communities, and families divided by ambition, secrecy, and tradition. Details: Based on the comic book Brooklyn Animal Control published by IDW and created by JT Petty. SSN Insight: USA has given a pilot order.

Marc Maron: More Later Network: Epix Production Company(s): Avalon Television Executive Producer(s): Marc Maron, Olivia Wingate, David Martin, Ross Bernard, Dan Lubetkin (co-EP) Writer(s): Marc Maron Logline: The stand-up comedian, actor and author tackles religion, relationships, rage, Skype sex and ice cream among other topics in the special filmed this year at The Vic Theatre in Chicago. SSN Insight: The special is slated to premiere at 10pm on Friday, December 4 and will be directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. Marc Maron recently interviewed President Barack Obama on his podcast, WTF with Marc Maron that has been downloaded over 2 million times. BrainDead Network: CBS Entertainment Studio: CBS Television Studios Production Company(s): Ridley Scott Films , King Size Productions Executive Producer(s): Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Robert King, Michelle King, Liz Glotzer Writer(s): Robert King, Michelle King Logline: An eager young Hill staffer starting her first job in Washington discovers the federal government has stopped working because alien spawn have eaten the brains of Congressmen and other Hill staffers. SSN Insight: The project was given an initial commitment of a put pilot in September. CBS has since given a series order to the one-hour comedy thriller for 13 episodes as of July 22 and the show will premiere in summer 2016.

Friends with Melissa Network: TV Land Production Company(s): On the Day Productions Executive Producer(s): Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf, Rachel Ramras Writer(s): Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf, Rachel Ramras Logline: Inspired by the real lives of Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf and Rachel Ramras, who watched as their friends from The Groundlings went on to star in blockbuster comedies and win Oscars, while they toiled away writing for children’s television. Details: Inspired by the real lives of Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf and Rachel Ramras. SSN Insight: TV Land has given an initial script commitment as of July 27. McCarthy and Falcone’s shingle, On the Day is also producing the features Just Do It for Fox and an Untitled Tinker Bell project with 21 Laps, both in active development.

Untitled Emmett Till Project Network: HBO Production Company(s): Overbrook Entertainment, Kapital Entertainment, Roc Nation Executive Producer(s): Jay-Z, Jay Brown, Will Smith, James Lassiter, Aaron Kaplan Logline: The miniseries is an exploration of the Emmett Till story. Emmett Till was only 14 when the black teen was brutally murdered after allegedly flirting with a white woman in Mississippi in 1955. The tragic story galvanized the emerging Civil Rights Movement. Details: Based on the true story of the abduction and murder of Emmett Till. SSN Insight: Planned as a 6-hour miniseries with the writer still pending. The story of Emmett Till story has also been spotlighted in a 2003 feature documentary, a PBS program and on 60 Minutes.

Poor Richard's Almanack Network: USA Studio: Universal Cable Productions Production Company(s): Legendary Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Jim "Danger" Gray, Miguel Sapochnik Writer(s): Jim "Danger" Gray, Miguel Sapochnik Logline: The story weaves between modern day and a possible future where characters have changed radically and revolves around a cadre of heroes who emerge as the new Founding Fathers, after America is pushed to the brink of collapse. SSN Insight: USA gave a pilot order on July 23. Previously USA gave Legendary’s TV division a pilot order and then series pickup for Colony. Other USA pilots include the supernatural drama Falling Water and period drama Paradise Pictures.

The Nye Incidents Production Company(s): YRF Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Uday Chopra, Jonathan Reiman Writer(s): Whitley Strieber, Craig Spector Logline: Centers on an obsessive but rational medical examiner who, investigating an apparent serial killer, becomes consumed with corpses that indicate the existence of extraterrestrial life. As she becomes immersed in the alien abductee community, she must uncover the truth to maintain her sanity. Details: Based on the comic book miniseries, "The Nye Incidents," written by Whitley Strieber and Craig Specter and published by Devil's Due Publishing on July 29, 2008. SSN Insight: Strieber has written/co-written upwards of 25 novels. His previous novels Communion, The Wolfen, The Hunger and Superstorm (as Day After Tomorrow) have all been adapted for film. His novel Alien Hunter is the basis for Syfy’s new series Hunters, a 13-episode drama set to debut in 2016.

Buckhead Network: NBC Studio: Universal Television Production Company(s): Will Packer Productions Executive Producer(s): William Packer, David McMillan, Korin Huggins (co-EP) Writer(s): David McMillan Logline: Centers on ambition, sex, and revenge set in the extravagant, high-stakes world of Atlanta politics, entertainment, churches and strip clubs. Details: Based on the film, "Uncle Buck," (1989), directed by John Hughes and starring John Candy. SSN Insight: NBC has given an initial script commitment. Will Packer currently has an overall deal signed in July 2013 with Universal TV that will run through 2017. Where Are They Now? Network: Fox Broadcasting Company Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Executive Producer(s): Alec Sulkin, Julius Sharpe Writer(s): Alec Sulkin, Julius Sharpe Logline: The ins-and-outs of an Internet company are revealed as police investigate why everyone who worked there has disappeared. SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial put pilot commitment as of July 24. Last year, Sulkin and Sharp sold the multi-camera comedy All Together Now to Fox through 20th TV, where they’re based, with a put pilot commitment. The duo also co-wrote the two Ted films.

Wynonna Earp Network: SyFy Production Company(s): Seven24 Films, Imagination Design Works Executive Producer(s): Jordy Randall, Tom Cox, Emily Andras Writer(s): Emily Andras Logline: Wynonna is the great, great grand-daughter of famous lawman Wyatt who inherits his near mythic abilities as well as his Gun destined to battle Wyatt’s legendary old West enemies - Demons who rise from hell, again and again. But Wynonna Earp is different. She’s determined to make sure the family curse ends by putting down every last supernatural villain Wyatt ever faced. With her talented but dysfunctional posse, they take on capital-B bad guys, from corrupt sheriffs to redneck ghouls, along the stunning Montana border. Details: Based on the graphic novel "Wynonna Earp," written by Beau Smith and published by IDW Publishing on October 2, 2002. SSN Insight: Project will air simultaneously in Canada. The series is slated to begin production in September in Calgary and scheduled to premiere in April 2016. Paolo Barzman will direct the pilot episode.

The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story Network: Lifetime Executive Prodcuer(s): Peter M. Green, Howard Braunstein Writer(s): Jeff Roda Logline: A ‘behind-the-scenes’ account of the making of the hit series 90210 which premiered in 1990. SSN Insight: TV movie is set to premiere October 3, 2015. To be directed by Vanessa Parise. Cast includes Dan Castellaneta, Adam Korson, Samantha Munro, Max Lloyd-Jones, Abbie Cobb, Jesy McKinney, Abby Ross, David Lennon, Michele Goyns, Ross Linton and Alyssa Lynch.

The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story Network: Lifetime Executive Prodcuer(s): Michael Larkin, Howard Braunstein Writer(s): Dana Schmalenberg Logline: A ‘behind-the-scenes’ account of the making of the hit series Melrose Place which premiered in 1992. SSN Insight: TV movie is set to premiere fall 2015. To be directed by Mark Griffiths. Cast includes Dan Castellaneta, Adam Korson, Ciara Hanna, Rebecca Dalton, Frank Bailey, Ryan Bruce, Chloe McClay, Ali Cobrin, Teagan Vincze, Joseph Coleman, Brandon Barash, Karissa Tynes, CHelesa Hobbs and Lanie McAuley.

The West Network: AMC Production Company(s): Stephen David Entertainment, Sundance Productions Executive Producer(s): Stephen David, Robert Redford, Laura Michalchyshyn Logline: Recreates the violent world of cowboys, Indians, outlaws and law men and chronicle the intimate, little-known stories of Western legends such as Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. Will show how, in the aftermath of the Civil War, the opportunity of land transforms the United States into the "land of opportunity" and creates modern America. SSN Insight: Project was previously in development at Discovery. AMC has given a straight to series order of eight episodes as of July 31. The eight-hour series will go into production in August for debut in summer 2016.

Monstropolis Network: ABC Studio: ABC Studios Production Company(s): Kapital Ent. Executive Producer(s): Aaron Kaplan, Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan Writer(s): Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan Logline: In Monstropolis, monsters are real, living amongst the humans in the city of New Manhattan (aka Monstropolis). But now someone is killing monsters, and it is up to one disgraced detective to stop the killer… or become the next victim. SSN Insight: ABC landed the series after a bidding war and gave a put pilot commitment. Kaplan has mystery drama Secrets & Lies returning for a second season at ABC along with upcoming comedy Life In Pieces at CBS and Divorce at HBO.

Little Women Network: CW Studio: CBS Television Studios Production Company(s): Solar Drive Productions Executive Producer(s): Michael Weatherly, Alexis C. Jolly Writer(s): Alexis C. Jolly Logline: Disparate half-sisters Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy band together in order to survive the dystopic streets of Philadelphia and unravel a conspiracy that stretches far beyond anything they have ever imagined all while trying not to kill each other in the process. Based on the novel. Details: Based on the novel, "Little Women: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy," written by Louisa May Alcott and published by Roberts Brothers in 1868-1869. SSN Insight: CW gave an initial script commitment as of July 29. Jolly most recently penned a rewrite on the Amazon feature Tiger, Tiger, and sold his original Black List spec, A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood to Treehouse Pictures.

Untitled U2 Tour Documentary Network: HBO Executive Producer(s): Guy Oseary Logline: The documentary goes behind-the-scenes, offering access to the band and team that worked with them on their current iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE world tour. It takes a look into the creation of the tour, which began May 14, 2015 in Vancouver and runs through November, 2015. SSN Insight: Both the documentary and the concert will be available on HBO GO and HBO NOW simultaneous to the programs’ world premieres on HBO. Documentary to premiere November 7.

Untitled U2 Concert Special Network: HBO Production Company(s): Done and Dusted Executive Producer(s): Hamish Hamilton, Simon Pizey, Davis Guggenheim, Guy Oseary Logline: U2 performs in concert as part of their iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE tour. The November 14, 2015 performance is shot at the Bercy Arena in Paris. SSN Insight: Both the documentary and the concert will be available on HBO GO and HBO NOW simultaneous to the programs’ world premieres on HBO. Documentary to premiere November 14. Bad Couple Network: Comedy Central Executive Producer(s): Flint Wainess, Noel Wells Logline: Semi-autobiographical series following real-life couple Flint Wainess and Noel Wells as an inseparable, highly opinionated couple who constantly clash with modern social mores, making life difficult for friends, family, co-workers, neighbors and themselves. SSN Insight: Comedy Central has given a pilot order for the show. Wainess and Wells are also consulting producers on Netflix’s upcoming Green Eggs and Ham animated series.

Blood Will Out Studio: TriStar Television Production Company(s): TriStar Television, Vendetta Productions Executive Producer(s): Sheldon Turner, Jennifer Klein Writer(s): Walter Kirn, Sheldon Turner Logline: Chronicles the 10-year friendship between Walter Kirn and German con artist Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who went by the name Clark Rockefeller. He became a fixture in Boston high society for more than a decade after he claimed to be an heir to the famous dynasty. Gerhartsreiter's true identity was only discovered after he kidnapped his daughter in a bitter custody battle. Details: Based on the book, "Blood Will Out: The True Story Of A Murder, A Mystery, And A Masquerade," written by Walter Kirn and published by Liveright on March 10, 2014. SSN Insight: Planned as a limited series and project is still in the process of selling.

Stolen For Good Production Company(s): Dynamic Television Executive Producer(s): Melina Kanakaredes, Vlas Parlapanides, Charles Parlapanides, Nancy Miller, Daniel March Writer(s): Melina Kanakaredes, Vlas Parlapanides, Charles Parlapanides Logline: The mysterious "Hermes Thief" is a renowned international thief whose true identity is unknown. In a world where nothing is as it seems, she rights the wrongs of the past by retrieving stolen priceless items and returning them to their rightful owners. She blazes a trail of powerful enemies, from private collectors to ISIS, fearlessly stealing from anyone anywhere. SSN Insight: Kanakaredes starred on CBS’ CSI:NY from 2004-2010. She’s also written CSI:NY and has developed mutliple projects in partnership with Nancy Miller. Miller is currently also writing a miniseries for OWN.

Greenleaf Network: OWN Studio: Lionsgate Executive Producer(s): Craig Wright, Oprah Winfrey Writer(s): Craig Wright Logline: The series centers on the unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, where scandalous secrets and lies are as numerous as the faithful. Yet, amid the mayhem and deception, the power of something greater persists, calling everyone to conscience for their sins. SSN Insight: OWN has given a straight to series order of 13 episodes as of July 30. Set for production later this year.

Havana Quartet Network: Starz Production Company(s): Sienna Films, eOne Television, Nadcon Film Executive Producer(s): Antonio Banderas, Eduardo Machado, Peter Nadermann, Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny Writer(s): Eduardo Machado Logline: Set in the 1990s, hard-drinking, romantic Cuban Police Detective Mario Conde longs to be a writer but settled for a job as a detective. Details: Based on the detective novel series, Havana Quartet, comprised of the novels, "Havana Blue," "Havana Gold," "Havana Red" and "Havana Black," written by Leonardo Padura and published by Bitter Lemon Press. SSN Insight: Series will star Antonio Banderas with hopes to shoot in Cuba. Machado previously wrote on HBO’s comedy Hung, also produced by eOne.

Blood Drive Network: SyFy Studio: Universal Cable Productions Executive Producer(s): John Hlavin, David Straiton Writer(s): James Roland, John Hlavin Logline: The story is set in a near-apocalyptic future and centers around LA’s last good cop who is forced to join a twisted, gory cross-country death race with cars powered by blood and a dangerous femme fatale partner who sees people as fuel. SSN Insight: SyFy has given a straight to series order of 13 episodes as of July 28.

1st To Die Network: USA Production Company(s): Flame Ventures, LLC, James Patterson Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Tony Krantz, James Patterson, Bill Robinson, Leopoldo Gout Writer(s): Tony Krantz Logline: Four women in San Francisco a homicide detective, a reporter, the Chief Medical Examiner and a district attorney solve crimes together, Details: Based on James Patterson's novel series, "Women's Murder Club," starting with "1st to Die," published March 5, 2001 by Little, Brown and Company. SSN Insight: The series plan is for each "Women's Murder Club" book to be turned into a 10-episode serialized season following one complicated and twisty murder mystery. Krantz executive produces ABC’s upcoming fall drama series Blood & Oil while Patterson executive produces CBS’ summer drama series Zoo based on his novel.

Amazon

The Good Girls Revolt Network: Amazon Studio: TriStar Television, Amazon Studios Production Company(s): Lynda Obst Productions, TriStar Television Executive Producer(s): Lynda Obst, Jeff Okin, Dana Calvo, Darlene Hunt Writer(s): Dana Calvo Logline: A 1970s drama set at Newsweek. SSN Insight: Amazon ordered the pilot in May. It was the first pilot out of TriStar TV. Cast includes Jim Belushi as a plain-spoken National Editor.

Untitled Jeremy Clarkson Car Series Network: Amazon Studio: Amazon Studios Production Company(s): Executive Producer(s): Andy Wilman Writer(s): Andy Wilman Logline: Details under wraps, but will be hosted by Jeremy Clarkson and revolve around cars. SSN Insight: Clarkson’s BBC contract was allowed to expire following an assault. Series reunites Jeremy Clarkson with Top Gear colleagues James May and Richard Hammond. Deal is for three seasons.

BBC America

Thirteen Network: BBC America Production Company(s): BBC In House Productions Executive Producer(s): Elizabeth Kilgarriff Writer(s): Marnie Dickens Logline: Explores how to pick up the threads of a life half-lived and how to survive as a family under the greatest pressure: how to feel again, chance love again. It is a psychological drama about who to trust when you can't even trust yourself. Ivy Moxham is a young girl. Ivy Moxham is a woman. Ivy Moxham is whoever you want her to be. SSN Insight: BBC has given a series order of five episodes to the miniseries. Announced as part of BBC America’s development slate.

Dirk Gently Network: BBC America Production Company(s): IDW Publishing, Circle of Confusion, Ideate Media Executive Producer(s): Max Landis, Ted Adams, David Ozer, Arvind Ethan David, Zainir Aminullah Writer(s): Max Landis Logline: Centers on the titular holistic detective who investigates cases involving the supernatural. Based on the novel series. Details: Based on the "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" novel series, written by Douglas Adams and published by Simon & Schuster in 1987. SSN Insight: Announced as part of BBC America’s development slate.

The Greater Good Network: BBC America Production Company(s): Lakeshore Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Dana Shapiro Writer(s): Dana Shapiro Logline: Cora Jones is the lone survivor of the Jonestown massacre in which 918 of her fellow cult members died. She believes she survived to rid the world of false prophets but, as her own fame as an atheist preacher grows, she begins to morph into the very thing she’s been railing against. SSN Insight: Shapiro was the filmmaker behind the films Monogamy, Murderball and My Biodegradable Heart. Announced as part of BBC America’s development slate.

Undercover Network: BBC America Executive Producer(s): Hilary Salmon Writer(s): Peter Moffat Logline: Maya is about to become the first black woman to hold the highest-ranking public prosecutor role in England. Just as her life comes under intense public scrutiny she discovers her husband, Nick, has been lying to her for years. SSN Insight: BBC America has given a series order of six episodes as of July 31 and planned it as a limited series. Announced as part of BBC America’s development slate.

Moths Network: BBC America Production Company(s): Cineflix Executive Producer(s): Tony Wood Logline: A young American woman's reckless quest for thrill and adventure takes her to the epicenter of Tokyo’s Shibuya sub-culture scene. After a crime occurs, she finds herself face-to-face with an unfamiliar, ancient and intractable world. SSN Insight: The series will join BBC America’s slate of original scripted shows that includes the iconic series Doctor Who, Orphan Black, The Last Kingdom and Luther. Announced as part of BBC America’s development slate.

Untitled Anders August Drama Project Network: BBC America Executive Producer(s): Michael London, Anders August Writer(s): Anders August Logline: Set at a 1950s resort, where a social climbing but disarming young woman turns out to be a dangerous sociopath. SSN Insight: Anders August penned The Pig and was executive producer of Follow The Money which premiered at the 2015 Berlin Film Festival. Announced as part of BBC America’s development slate.

Untitled Anna Winger Drama Project Network: BBC America Executive Producer(s): Anna Winger Writer(s): Anna Winger Logline: A celebration of the city of Berlin today, this journey is an exploration of colliding worlds, the unifying bonds of loss, and the dangerous pursuit of answers in a utopian city. SSN Insight: Winger is the creator of international series Deutschland ’83. Announced as part of BBC America’s development slate.

Untitled Sebastian Silva Comedy Project Network: BBC America Production Company(s): A24 Executive Producer(s): Sebation Silva Writer(s): Sebastion Silva Logline: Using unconventional storytelling including real people Sebastian Silva explores humorous, absurd and uncomfortably raw stories of 21st century dating in our impulsive era of swiping and liking. SSN Insight: Silva is the filmmaker behind the 2015 Sundance and Berlinale selection Nasty Baby, which starred Kristen Wiig, and The Maid. Announced as part of BBC America’s development slate.

Nat Geo

Last Men Out Network: Nat Geo Production Company(s): Levinson/Fontana Company Executive Producer(s): Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson Writer(s): Tom Fontana Logline: The show dramatizes the heroic actions of a small band of Marines in the final days of the Vietnam War. Based on the book. Details: Based on the book, "Last Men Out: The True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam," written by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin and published by Free Press on May 3, 2011. SSN Insight: Nat Geo gave an initial script commitment on July 29.

Parched Network: Nat Geo Production Company(s): Jigsaw Productions Executive Producer(s): Alex Gibney Logline: The documentary looks at the global water crisis. SSN Insight: Project will be produced as a TV miniseries and as a feature documentary with a limited theatrical release. Both will air globally on the National Geographic Channels in 171 countries and 44 languages.

Red Planet Network: Nat Geo Production Company(s): Imagine Entertainment, @radical.media Executive Producer(s): Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Dave O'Connor Logline: The series follows the quest to colonize Mars. Set in 2032 and the present day, it includes interviews from present-day scientists and innovators who are preparing the way for the first manned mission to Mars in 2032. SSN Insight: Planned as an event series by Nat Geo and ordered to series as of July 29.

The Crown Network: Netflix Studio: Sony Pictures Television Production Company(s): Left Bank Pictures Executive Producer(s): Robert Fox, Matthew Byam-Shaw, Peter Morgan, Stephen Daldry, Andy Harries Logline: A scripted series centered on the weekly audiences given by Queen Elizabeth II to prime ministers that date back from her accession in 1952 to the present day. It will tell the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world — Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street — as well as the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Inspired by the play "The Audience". Details: Inspired by the play "The Audience" written by Peter Morgan in 2013. SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order of 10 episodes.

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Network: Netflix
Production Company(s): Boutique Filmes
Executive Producer(s): Tiago Mello
Logline: A dramatic thriller that brings viewers into a world divided into progress and devastation. The once-in-a-lifetime chance to pass to the better side is through a cruel and not always fair process where only 3% of the candidates succeed.
SSN Insight: The series is slated to start filming in early 2016 and debut exclusively on Netflix late 2016. The first season will be directed by Oscar–nominated Cesar Charlone, cinematographer of City of God and will star João Miguel and Bianca Comparato.

Better Things
Network: FX
Studio: FX Productions
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment, Pig Newton, Inc.
Executive Producer(s): Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K., Blair Breard, Dave Becky
Writer(s): Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K.
Logline: A working actor tries to earn a living while navigating her daughters’ lives, have fun with a friend or two, and also squeeze in some sex once in a while.
SSN Insight: FX ordered the pilot in January and gave a series order on August 7. It will also star Pamela Adlon marking FX’s first comedy series with a solo female lead.

Cassius & Clay
Network: FXX
Studio: FX Productions
Production Company(s): Floyd County Productions
Executive Producer(s): Megan Ganz, Adam Reed, Matt Thompson
Writer(s): Megan Ganz, Adam Reed
Logline: Two women live as bandits in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic America. Ordwood Cassius is a hard-drinking, quick-thinking, fast-talking blowhard who has more debts than sense, and Shopcarter Clay is the fastest gun in the post-apocalyptic South who doesn’t go looking for trouble, she shares a station wagon with it.
SSN Insight: Series will be animated. FXX ordered the pilot on May 27 and gave a series order of ten episodes on August 7. Adam Reed co-created Archer.

Horrorstör
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Quirk Books, Fake Empire, The Jackal Group
Executive Producer(s): Gail Berman, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, David Borgenicht, Charlie Kaufman
Writer(s): Josh Schwartz, Michael Vukadinovich
Logline: Centers on 26-year-old Amy. Newly sober, she lands a job at ORSK, the U.S. Flagship of the European furniture superstore. It feels like just the opportunity she’s needed to get her life back on track, but as Amy comes to discover, the store actually preys upon its customers’ desires to a supernatural degree, selling products that make their wishes and fantasies come true in unexpected and insidious ways.
Details: Based on the novel, ” Horrorstör,” written by Grady Hendrix and published by Quirk Books on September 23, 2014.
SSN Insight: Fake Empire has an overall deal currently at ABC Studios. ABC gave a commitment of a put pilot on August 5. Fake Empire has also produced summer series Astronaut Wives Club, which was created by Savage and is currently airing on ABC.

Mafiya
Network: BBC 1
Studio: The Weinstein Company and ITV Studios
Production Company(s): Monumental Television, Archery Pictures
Executive Producer(s): Liza Marshall, Kris Thykier
Writer(s): William Nicholson
Logline: Set in 1990’s Moscow, when criminal gangs and private armies clashed in one of the wildest rides in history, the series follows the rollercoaster rise of the oligarchs. One of them is Misha, who goes from street trader to becoming one of the richest and most powerful individuals in the country, helping to bring down the once-mighty Soviet Union but paying a huge price along the way.
SSN Insight: The Weinstein Company and ITV Studios will jointly finance and the 10-part series, which is set to go into production early 2016.

Shooter
Network: USA
Studio: Universal Cable Productions, Paramount Television
Executive Producer(s): Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, John Hlavin
Writer(s): John Hlavin
Logline: Based on the film about a marksman and former U.S. Marine scout sniper who is coaxed back into action, only to be framed for murder and have to go on the run.
Details: Based on the film, “Shooter,” (2007) directed by Antoine Fuqua, which was based on the novel “Point of Impact,” written by Stephen Hunter and published by Bantam on November 1, 1993.
SSN Insight: USA has given a pilot plus penalty order. The series will star Ryan Phillippe. Project was previously in development at TNT.

Star
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Production Company(s): Lee Daniels Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Lee Daniels
Logline: Set against the backdrop of the music business in Atlanta, three women come together to form a band and rise to the top of the very challenging business.
SSN Insight: Fox gave a put pilot order on August 6. The pilot will be directed by Daniels who has an overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV which this series falls under. There is crossover potential for this series and Daniels’ hit series, Empire.

The Great Emoji Challenge
Production Company(s): Studio Lambert, 405 Productions
Executive Producer(s): Stephen Lambert, Greg Goldman, Eli Holzman, Richard Joel, Adam Matalon
Logline: Contestants can win up to $1 million by decoding what emojis stand for.
SSN Insight: The series is being taken out in the U.S. and UK simultaneously as there is no network currently attached. In a bidding war, Sony Pictures Animation recently bought an emoji animated film pitch in a deal nearing seven figures.

The Mighty Camilla
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Tall Girls Productions
Executive Producer(s): Kristin Newman, Melissa Rosenberg, Kate Schumaecker
Writer(s): Allison Kiessling
Logline: An unlucky-in-love New York social worker gets recruited by a handsome man from the future as the unlikely savior of humanity.
SSN Insight: The half-hour project, which Kiessling originally wrote on spec, was developed at ABC last season. When it didn’t land a pilot, Kiessling’s reps pitched it to TV Land, which just ordered a second script. Now, ABC Studios has ordered a blind script from Kiessling.

Training Day
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Fuqua Films, Jerry Bruckheimer Television
Executive Producer(s): Antoine Fuqua, Will Beall, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman
Writer(s): Will Beall
Logline: The story focuses on the relationship between two LAPD officers, one a rookie and the other a corrupt, older cop. Based on the film.
Details: Based on the film, “Training Day,” (2001), directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke.
SSN Insight: Rumored to currently be shopped at all major networks. Fuqua will likely direct the pilot.

Untitled New Edition Miniseries Project
Network: BET
Production Company(s): Jesse Collins Entertainment, New Edition Enterprises
Executive Producer(s): Jesse Collins
Writer(s): Abdul Williams
Logline: The miniseries follows the ups and downs of the stars of the R&B/Pop group New Edition. It traces their rise to fame and popularity in the 1980’s, as well as the bumps on their road to stardom, including personality clashes, fights and breakups.
Details: Based on the lives of the singers from the group, New Edition.
SSN Insight: The three-part miniseries is the first scripted music-focused TV movie to air on BET and is through a multi-year first-look development deal Collins has with BET.

Untitled Prison Break Limited Series
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Executive Producer(s): Paul T. Scheuring, Marty Adelstein, Dawn Parouse Olmstead
Writer(s): Paul T. Scheuring
Logline: Storyline under wraps.
Details: Based on the TV series, “Prison Break,” starring Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, which aired on Fox from 2005-2009.
SSN Insight: Planned as a limited series. Stars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell will both be back.

Untitled Salma Hayek Family Soap Drama Project
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Ventanarosa, Stearns Castle
Executive Producer(s): Salma Hayek, Jose Tamez, Michael McDonald
Writer(s): Diego Gutierrez
Logline: The heirs to a wealthy Mexican conglomerate are in the throes of a battle for its future when they all become suspects in the murder of their father.
SSN Insight: ABC has bought the pitch with a penalty as of August 7. McDonald currently has an overall deal at ABC Studios. Gutierrez’s series credits include Kingpin, Without A Trace and Warehouse 13.

Blood Will Out
Network: TNT
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): TriStar Television, Vendetta Productions
Executive Producer(s): Sheldon Turner, Jennifer Klein
Writer(s): Walter Kirn, Sheldon Turner
Logline: Chronicles the 10-year friendship between Walter Kirn and German con artist Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who went by the name Clark Rockefeller. He became a fixture in Boston high society for more than a decade after he claimed to be an heir to the famous dynasty. Gerhartsreiter’s true identity was only discovered after he kidnapped his daughter in a bitter custody battle.
Details: Based on the book, “Blood Will Out: The True Story Of A Murder, A Mystery, And A Masquerade,” written by Walter Kirn and published by Liveright on March 10, 2014.
SSN Insight: Planned as a limited series. TNT ordered eight episodes on August 14.

Bumbleberry Lane
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Executive Producer(s): Gary Janetti
Logline: The show is set behind the scenes of a racially diverse, politically correct public television children’s puppet program where everyone and everything is incredibly, politically incorrect. This group of misfits tries to prevent their messy personal lives from spilling over into their jobs, sometimes resulting in puppets behaving badly.
SSN Insight: NBC gave an initial commitment of a put pilot on August 14. In addition to co-creating British comedy Vicious Janetti worked on Will & Grace and Family Guy.

Dates
Network: CW Television Network
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Writer(s): Bryan Elsley
Logline: Each episode focuses on a first date between two people who meet through an online dating service. The series explores the issues, intricacies, romance, and danger of modern relationships and the thrills, calamities, lies, and truths of first dates.
Details: Based on the half-hour British series, “Dates,” which aired on Channel 4 in the UK from June-July, 2013. The original half-hour British series was acquired by the CW and aired in July-August, 2015.
SSN Insight: Elsley is also in development on a yet untitled series for DNA TV Unlimited.

Debt
Network: WGN
Studio: Endemol Studios
Production Company(s): Assembly Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Ian MacDonald, Vincent Kartheiser, Neil LaBute, Christina Wayne, Bradley Walsh
Writer(s): Ian MacDonald
Logline: A man who has lost everything important to him decides to partner with the head of a somewhat-fraudulent collection agency and get back at the rich who steal from the poor.
SSN Insight: WGN gave an initial commitment with a penalty on August 14 and is planning it as a straight-to-series project.

Friday the 13th
Network: CW Television Network
Production Company(s): Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films, Crystal Lake Entertainment, Atmosphere Entertainment MM LLC
Executive Producer(s): Sean Cunningham, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Mark Canton, Steve Mitchell
Writer(s): Steve Mitchell, Craig Van Sickle
Logline: A contemporary series focusing on the eclectic characters of Crystal Lake who are forced to confront the return of the killer, as new secrets about his wacky family are revealed.
Details: Based on the film “Friday the 13th,” (1980, USA), directed by Sean S Cunningham.
SSN Insight: Bill Basso and Jordu Schell were previously attached as writers when the project was in development in 2014.

Gateway
Network: Syfy
Studio: Universal Cable Productions
Production Company(s): De Laurentiis Company, Entertainment One
Executive Producer(s): Josh Pate, David Eick, Martha De Laurentiis, Michael Rosenberg, Lorenzo De Maio
Writer(s): Josh Pate, David Eick
Logline: Humanity discovers an asteroid teeming with the long abandoned spaceships of an advanced alien race — the Heechee – setting in motion a gold rush for alien artifacts and technology. The ships are preprogrammed, transporting their voyagers to distant worlds of riches — or certain death. Undaunted by the peril or the odds, prospector Robinette Broadhead gambles everything on a journey to Gateway. After one nightmare mission, he returns to extraordinary wealth and luxury, but is haunted by the loss of his crewmates, including the love of his life.
Details: Based on the novel “Gateway,” written by Frederik Pohl and published by St. Martin’s Press in 1977.
SSN Insight: David Eick is currently the showrunner on Falling Skies and executive produced Battlestar Gallatica.

Harvest
Network: Spike TV
Studio: Warner Horizon Television
Production Company(s): Jerry Bruckheimer Television
Executive Producer(s): Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman
Writer(s): Matt Morgan, Ian Sobel
Logline: Centers on a dedicated father, working two jobs to support his teenage daughter and give her the life he never had. By day, he’s a cemetery caretaker, by night he attends nursing school. However, when his own estranged father tracks him down and threatens to expose a terrible secret he is compelled to partner with him in a black-market tissue and body parts trade.
SSN Insight: Project was originally set up at A&E in 2013. Spike TV gave it a straight to series order of ten episodes.

Home
Network: TNT
Studio: Warner Horizon Television
Production Company(s): Jerry Bruckheimer Television
Executive Producer(s): Aron Eli Coleite, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Brad Anderson
Writer(s): Aron Eli Coleite
Logline: Rose Altman couldn’t be happier: An accomplished designer with a successful business, the newly pregnant Rose is thriving in a wonderful life with her husband, Joe, a highly regarded prison psychologist, and enjoying being a stepmother to his two sons. But her image of her perfect family is shattered when she discovers long-buried secrets that threaten to destroy the very foundation of her life.
SSN Insight: TNT gave a put pilot order. TNT has also ordered extra scripts and a bible to gear towards a series pick up. Project was previously in development at Fox and Warner Brothers Television.

I’m Dying Up Here
Network: Showtime
Studio: Endemol Studios
Production Company(s): Some Kind of Garden, Assembly Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): David Flebotte, Jim Carrey, Michael Aguilar, Christina Wayne
Writer(s): David Flebotte, Jim Carrey
Logline: The story takes place at the famous Hollywood comedy clubs of the 1970s and delves into the inspired and damaged psyches that inhabit the complex business of making an audience laugh. Based on the book.
Details: Based on the book, “I’m Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-up Comedy’s Golden Era,” written by William Knoedelseder and published by Public Affairs in 2009.
SSN Insight: Showtime ordered a pilot on August 11.

Imaginary Friends
Network: NBC Entertainment
Writer(s): Kassia Miller
Logline: An intelligent yet unmotivated woman discovers a special and unexpected way of dealing with her mediocre life.
SSN Insight: Project originated as a winner of NBC’s grassroots comedy initiative, NBC Playground. Ordered to pilot.

Just Kids
Network: Showtime
Production Company(s): Desert Wolf Productions
Executive Producer(s): Patti Smith, John Logan
Writer(s): Patti Smith, John Logan
Logline: The story chronicles singer Patti Smith’s early, heady days in New York with lover-turned-friend Robert Mapplethorpe, the controversial photographer. It delves into Smith and Mapplethorpe’s carousing with the Andy Warhol crowd, and their encounters with rock luminaries like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.
Details: Based on the memoir, “Just Kids, ” written by Patti Smith and published by Ecco on January 19, 2010.
SSN Insight: Planned as a limited series by Showtime on August 11.

Lopez
Network: TV Land
Production Company(s): Dakota Pictures, 3 Arts Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): George Lopez, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, Michael Rotenberg, Troy Miller
Writer(s): John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky
Logline: America’s most successful Hispanic American comedian George Lopez playing himself explores how he struggles between his two worlds and crises often of his own making. Too rich to go back to his working class, Latino roots, and too “brown” to feel comfortable in his affluent celebrity life, being George Lopez comes with many problems.
Details: Based on the life of comedian George Lopez. A pilot presentation was shot in March, 2015.
SSN Insight: TV Land gave a straight to series order of 12 episodes on August 11.

Luna: New Moon
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Shane Brennan Productions
Executive Producer(s): Shane Brennan, Grant Anderson, Ian McDonald
Writer(s): Shane Brennan
Logline: In the year 2110 on, the Moon is controlled by five powerful, highly competitive, dynastic corporate families (known as The Five Dragons) who run their various business enterprises with an iron fist in a near feudal society. In the twilight of her life, Adriana Corta finds her corporation, Corta Helio, surrounded by the many enemies she made during her meteoric rise. If the Corta family is to survive, Adriana’s five children must defend their mother’s empire from her many enemies and each other. Based on the novel.
Details: Based on the first novel, “Luna: New Moon,” written by Ian McDonald and to be published by Tor Books on September 22, 2015.
SSN Insight: Brennan is under an overall deal at CBS.

Untitled Tina Fey Robert Carlock Tracey Wigfield Comedy Project
Network: NBC Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Tina Fey, Robert Carlock
Writer(s): Tracey Wigfield
Logline: The show is a workplace comedy.
SSN Insight: NBC ordered the pilot on August 13.

Overanalyzers
Network: Comedy Central
Production Company(s): Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Echo Kellum, Marc Provissiero, Brooke Pobjoy, Brian Schacter
Writer(s): Brian Schacter
Logline: Follows the misadventures of a diverse group of friends in their mid-twenties, as they navigate the fast-moving technological and cultural changes that make life as a young-ish person such a confusing and hilarious nightmare.
SSN Insight: Comedy Central gave an initial commitment of a script and has now ordered the pilot as of August 13.

Untitled Will Smith/ Fresh Prince Reboot Comedy Project
Production Company(s): Overbrook Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Will Smith, James Lassiter, Caleeb Pinkett, Jada Pinkett Smith
Logline: The series is a new spin on the fish-out-of-water tale about a young man from a rough Philadelphia neighborhood who moves in with his wealthy relatives in Bel Air, California, and must learn to adjust to his new surroundings.
Details: Project is based on the series, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” which starred Will Smith and aired on NBC from 1990-1996.
SSN Insight: In the very early stages of development

Powerless
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): DC Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Ben Queen
Writer(s): Ben Queen
Logline: Set at one of the worst insurance companies in America, the show is about the reality of working life for a normal, powerless person in a world of superheroes and villains. The series follows ordinary, “power-less” folk working at the insurance company who often envy the man and women outside their window who make headlines with their supernatural powers.
Details: Based on characters from DC Comics.
SSN Insight: NBC gave a pilot order on August 14.

Quest For Truth: Dunkleman
Network: E!
Studio: Universal Cable Productions
Production Company(s): Siren Create
Executive Producer(s): James Roday
Writer(s): James Roday, Ben McMillan
Logline: Brian Dunkleman, the man who made a billion dollar mistake, quitting his job as co-host of “American Idol” after its first season, may now be a serial killer.
SSN Insight: Roday will direct and executive produce the show with Siren Create. Additionally, Roday will star in Tom E Brown’s indie film Pushing Dead with Danny Glover.

Red
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Di Bonaventura Pictures Television
Executive Producer(s): Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian
Writer(s): Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Logline: A group of REDs (Retired Extremely Dangerous CIA operatives) struggle to survive civilian life as they simultaneously fight for and against the very organization that threw them out. Based on the film and the comic book.
Details: Based on the film, “Red,” (2010), directed by Robert Schwentke and starring Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman. The film and its sequel were based on the comic book “Red” created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner and published by WildStorm/DC Comics.
SSN Insight: The 2010 movie was hit and grossed $200 million worldwide earning a 2013 sequel.

Sesame Street
Network: HBO
Logline: The program features live action, animation, puppets, sketches, and songs designed to help children solve problems, reinforce their reading skills, and assist them in learning the alphabet and counting from one to ten.
SSN Insight: In a deal between Time Warner’s premium cable network and Sesame Workshop, the next five seasons of Sesame Street will be distributed on HBO and HBO GO, HBO On Demand and HBO NOW. After a nine-month window, the show will be available free of charge to PBS and its member stations.

Untitled Lena Waithe Common Drama Project
Network: Showtime
Studio: Fox 21 Television Studios
Production Company(s): Kapital Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Aaron Kaplan, Common, Clark Johnson, Lena Waithe
Writer(s): Lena Waithe
Logline: The South Side of a certain Midwestern megalopolis is nicknamed “Chiraq,” because geographically it’s in Chicago, but the violence level is straight out of Baghdad. The show follows a half dozen interrelated lives, all linked by two things: the same skin color and the same omnipresent threat of deadly violence.
SSN Insight: Showtime ordered a pilot.

Sunset PPL
Network: NBC Entertainment
Writer(s): Aaron Colom, Adriano Valentini
Logline: A group of millennial friends struggle with their own made-up rules for personal and professional success.
SSN Insight: Project originated as a winner of NBC’s grassroots comedy initiative, NBC Playground. Ordered to pilot.

The Good Place
Network: NBC Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Michael Schur, David Minor
Logline: A woman wrestles with what it means to be good.
SSN Insight: NBC gave a straight to series 13-episode order on August 13.

The Notebook
Network: CW Television Network
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Nicholas Sparks Productions
Executive Producer(s): Nicholas Sparks, Theresa Park, Todd Graff
Writer(s): Todd Graff
Logline: This series will follow the romantic journey of Noah and Allie, at the outset of their blossoming relationship as they build their lives and their future together against the backdrop of the racial politics, economic inequities, and social mores of post-World War II of the late 1940s in North Carolina.
Details: Based on the novel, “The Notebook,” written by Nicholas Sparks and published by Warner Books on October 16, 1996. The book was also made into the film, “The Notebook,” (2004), directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
SSN Insight: The 2004 film grossed $115 million worldwide.

Training Day
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Fuqua Films, Jerry Bruckheimer Television
Executive Producer(s): Antoine Fuqua, Will Beall, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman
Writer(s): Will Beall
Logline: Set in present day, the story focuses on the relationship between two LAPD officers, one a rookie and the other a corrupt, older cop. Based on the film.
Details: Based on the film, “Training Day,” (2001), directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke.
SSN Insight: CBS ordered the pilot on August 13.

Untitled Peter Berg Hour-long Drama
Network: Fox
Studio: 20^th Century Fox TV
Production Company(s): Film 44
Executive Producer(s): Peter Berg, Elwood Reid
Logline: Follows the woman with the most lethal mind in America, a brilliant and ruthless military professor who is recruited by a former student to help a covert branch of the CIA deal with high-priority targets.
SSN Insight: Has received a script commitment with a significant penalty. Reid has an overall deal at 20^th TV.

America’s Greatest Makers
Network: TBS
Production Company(s): Intel Corporation, United Artists Media Group
Executive Producer(s): Mark Burnett
Logline: The series will feature inventors trying to develop the next big wearable or smart connected consumer device built on the Intel Curie hardware module.
SSN Insight: The project is an extension of Intel’s 2014 “Make It Wearable” challenge. TBS ordered the reality series on August 18.

Bourbon Kings
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Endemol Studios
Executive Producer(s): David Rambo, Daniel Rappaport, Ben Forkner
Writer(s): David Rambo
Logline: The story follows the Bradfords, heirs to a Kentucky distillery fortune, as well as the downstairs staff of their glamorous estate in bourbon and thoroughbred country.
Details: The project is based on the novel, “The Bourbon Kings,” written by J.R. Ward and published by NAL on July 28, 2015.
SSN Insight: NBC gave an initial commitment of a script plus penalty.

Cleopatra
Production Company(s): Slingshot Global Media
Writer(s): Shekhar Kapur
Logline: The series will follow the narrative of an 18-year-old girl who came to be a pharaoh and a queen, a woman who was brighter, more intelligent, richer and a better administrator and ruler than the men of her time. It will re-imagine Cleopatra’s history, reinventing her as the modern woman, a woman that understood the power of myth and turned herself into a myth, constantly reinventing herself. It will highlight her great loves and her survival in the face of repeated assassination attempts, which made hers one of the most dangerous, yet most powerful thrones of all time.
SSN Insight: Slingshot Global will also distribute the series. Currently the producers are looking to cast the lead.

Dream Team
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Kari’s Logo Here, Here Comes Scrappy
Executive Producer(s): Kari Lizer, Bill Wrubel
Writer(s): Kari Lizer, Bill Wrubel
Logline: Coach Marty Schumacher knows how to win in the world of girls’ club soccer. His last team went to the national championship, and those women are off playing in college, semipro, even the Olympic team. Now Coach Schumacher, who is known as “the star maker” (mostly by himself), has a documentary crew following him around as he assembles his next dynasty from a diverse group of little girls that bring along their diverse families.
SSN Insight: In a competitive situation ABC has nabbed the half-hour comedy and gave an initial commitment of a pilot plus a penalty on August 24. Kari Lizer and Bill Wrubel are both under deals at WB TV.

Ex Isle
Network: WE TV
Production Company(s): 495 Productions
Executive Producer(s): SallyAnn Salsano, Joel Zimmer, Pam LaLima, Lauren Pollack-Gellert, Angela Molloy
Logline: Hosted by Carmen Electra and set in the Dominican Republic at the Casa de Campo Resort, five former couples will go through an intense and emotional journey led by Dr. Ish Major. With his help, the couples will go through a unique, multi-step process designed to help them break free from the past. Then, in an unexpected twist, 10 singles will arrive at the resort, giving the exes a fresh chance at love.
SSN Insight: WE TV has given a series order of 10 episodes as of August 20.

Future Man
Network: Hulu
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Matt Tolmach Productions, Point Grey Pictures
Executive Producer(s): Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, Matt Tolmach
Writer(s): Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir
Logline: A comedy centers on a janitor by day/world-ranked gamer by night who is tasked with preventing the extinction of humans after mysterious visitors from the future proclaim him the key to defeating the imminent super-race invasion.
SSN Insight: Hulu landed the series in a competitive situation and ordered the pilot on August 20.

House of the Rising Sin
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Executive Producer(s): Judy Smith, Jeremy Miller, Daniel Cohn
Writer(s): Jeremy Miller, Daniel Cohn
Logline: The series follows three generations of an African-American family whose corrupt political machine has controlled New Orleans for decades.
SSN Insight: Miller and Cohn recently sold a comedy pitch, The Fix, to TBS and their Black List original screenplay, The Portland Condition, will rolls cameras in 2015 with ShivHans Pictures and Beau Flynn producing.

Legacy of Kings
Network: No Broadcast Network Available.
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Paper Lantern Lit, Wildline Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Simon Helberg, Jocelyn Towne, Lauren Oliver, Lexa Hillyer
Writer(s): No Writer Available.
Logline: A teenage Alexander the Great, before he was a conqueror, sets out on a quest to earn his father’s respect. Accompanied by a band of others driven by their own motivations, Alexander journeys to regain the Blood Magic — the only force capable of driving out an unspeakable evil that has taken root in the kingdom.
Details: Based on the first novel in the “Blood of Gods and Royals” fantasy series, “Legacy of Kings,” written by Eleanor Herman and published by Harlequin Teen on August 18, 2015.
SSN Insight: Simon Helberg has closed an exclusive two-year deal with WB TV, the studio behind The Big Bang Theory. Under the deal, Helberg and his wife, writer-director-actress Jocelyn Towne, will develop series under their new production shingle, Wildline Entertainment. The book rights were won after a bidding war.

Marvel’s Most Wanted
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Marvel Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Jeffrey Bell, Paul Zbyszewski, Megan Thomas Bradner, Jeph Loeb
Writer(s): Jeffrey Bell, Paul Zbyszewski
Logline: Based on the Marvel character, Mockingbird.
Details: The project is planned as a spinoff of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” which premiered on ABC in 2013.
SSN Insight: Series was initially rolled from the 2015-2016 pilot season. After renewed interest, ABC has given an initial commitment of a script and ordered a pilot.

Pinky Malinky
Network: Nickelodeon
Production Company(s): Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Executive Producer(s): Scott Kreamer
Logline: Pinky Malinky is an infectiously upbeat hot dog living in a human world and navigating school and life with a unique perspective and his two best friends by his side. Pinky and his friends will talk directly to the camera to share their absurd and silly perspectives on real life.
Details: The project is based on a short that was done for the Cartoon Network.
SSN Insight: The cabler has ordered 20 episodes of the original animated series for premiere in 2016.

Protocol Orphans
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Boom! Studios
Executive Producer(s): Amanda Segel, Ross Richie, Stephen Christy, Josh Levy
Writer(s): Amanda Segel
Logline: A foster family of orphans are trained by the US government as covert operatives, protecting their country during the day and battling each other at night.
Details: Based on the graphic novel, “Protocol Orphans,” created by Peter Facinelli and Rob DeFranco and published by BOOM! Studios in 2013.
SSN Insight: Boom! has a first look deal with 20^th Century Fox TV. Under that deal Boom! also developed a drama adaptation of its comic book series Unthinkable last season which earned a put pilot commitment.

Sawyer & Huck
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios, Sony Pictures Television
Executive Producer(s): Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier, Anthony Hemingway, Josh Berman, Marc Taylor
Writer(s): Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier
Logline: The story is a reimagining of the iconic characters of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as adults in modern day America. After a murder case brings them together in St. Louis, Tom Sawyer hires his previously estranged boyhood friend Huck Finn as an investigator for his floundering one-man legal firm and together they take on cases for people who don’t have anywhere else to turn.
Details: Based on the characters of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, from the novels of Mark Twain, including “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876), “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (1884) and “Tom Sawyer, Detective” (1896).
SSN Insight: CBS has given an initial commitment of a put pilot.

Splitsville
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Shondaland
Executive Producer(s): Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers
Writer(s): Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins
Logline: In the wake of a wave of divorces, the single residents of a suburban cul-de-sac join forces to raise their kids and get through it together.
SSN Insight: Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins previously created Trophy Wife and Halpern previously wrote on Shondaland’s Private Practice.

Talent
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): The Firm, Prospect Park
Executive Producer(s): Shaun Cassidy, Josh Barry
Writer(s): Shaun Cassidy
Logline: A musical prodigy evolves into a serial killer after the murder of his one true love.
SSN Insight: NBC have given an initial commitment of a script.

The Ambassador’s Wife
Studio: eOne Television
Production Company(s): Mark Gordon Company
Executive Producer(s): Mark R. Gordon
Logline: A British woman is kidnapped in Yemen, setting off an ordeal for her and her ambassador husband.
Details: Based on the novel, “The Ambassador’s Wife,” written by Jennifer Steil and published by Doubleday on July 28, 2015.
SSN Insight: Planned as a limited series with Anne Hathaway set to star.

Untitled Cain & Abel Project
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Imagine Television
Executive Producer(s): Ian Edelman, David Frankel, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo
Writer(s): Ian Edelman
Logline: Two very different Cuban brothers and their families live in Miami a world where boxers, models, artists, gangsters and billionaires collide in the pursuit of the American dream.
SSN Insight: NBC has given an initial commitment of a put pilot.

Untitled Chernin Comedy Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): John Chernin, Dave Chernin, Oly Obst, Nicholas Frenkel
Writer(s): John Chernin, Dave Chernin
Logline: A coarse, blue-collar woman moves to affluent Greenwich, Connecticut raise the outrageously spoiled kids of her wealthy sister and brother-in-law, who have fled the country to avoid prosecution for illegal activities.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty. The Chernin brothers currently co-EP FX’s It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia

Untitled Kentucky Bourbon Drama Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Production Company(s): New Wave Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Bruce Romans, Brian Volk-Weiss, Michael Pelmont, Matt Ochacher
Writer(s): Bruce Romans
Logline: The story centers on the self-made patriarch of a Kentucky bourbon empire and his family. When he has a public breakdown, his children must overcome their differences and their father’s sordid past in order to save the family and their business.
SSN Insight: Romans was a co-producer and writer on Falling Skies. New Wave currently produces It Takes a Sister and We’re the Fugawis.

Untitled Nkechi Carroll Drama Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Teakwood Lane Productions
Executive Producer(s): Howard Gordon, Hugh Fitzpatrick, Nkechi Okoro Carroll
Writer(s): Nkechi Okoro Carroll
Logline: Three young and brilliant, yet troubled, doctors who grew up together are reunited at an extraordinary cutting-edge hospital, though their past and shared secrets are never far behind.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty.

Untitled Simon Helberg Comedy Project
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Wildline Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Simon Helberg, Jocelyn Towne
Writer(s): Simon Helberg
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
SSN Insight: Simon Helberg has closed an exclusive two-year deal with WB TV, the studio behind The Big Bang Theory. Under the deal, Helberg and his wife, writer-director-actress Jocelyn Towne, will develop series under their new production shingle, Wildline Entertainment.

Untitled Howard Gordon Drama Project
Network: Fox
Studio: 20th Century Fox TV
Production Company(s): Teakwood Lane
Executive Producer(s): Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Howard Gordon, Hugh Fitzpatrick
Writer(s): Nkechi Okoro Carroll
Logline: Centers on three brilliant young doctors who grew up together in CompFox Logoton and are reunited at an extraordinary cutting-edge hospital in Beverly Hills. Now the shared secrets from their past force them to straddle the line between the opulence of their new world and the hard streets they came from.
SSN Insight: Fox has given a script commitment with a penalty to the series. Actress-writer Carroll and Teakwood are both under overall deals at 20th TV.

Chefs
Studio: Keshet Studios
Production Company(s): Keshet International
Logline: Le Chef, a monster of French gastronomy who saves a spot in his kitchen each year for an ex-con. Chefs follows ex-con Romain’s struggles to adapt to his demanding, competitive and adrenaline-filled new profession, and ultimately shows his meteoric rise as he discovers his passion for the art of food after a decidedly tricky start.
Details: Based on the French series, Chefs from CALT Production that began airing in February.
SSN Insight: In a highly competitive situation Keshnet has acquired rights to produce a domestic adaptation of the six-part French ensemble drama.

Untitled Alison Schapker/ Shondaland Project
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Shondaland
Executive Producer(s): Alison Schapker, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers
Writer(s): Alison Schapker
Logline: Revolves around a group of Catholic nuns fighting the closure of their Bronx-based convent who must suddenly deal with three young novices whose arrival unearths long-buried secrets.
SSN Insight: ABC gave an initial script commitment on August 25. Alison Schapker previously was a writer and producer on Lost and Fringe.

Untitled Liz Heldens Sue Naegle Ballet Drama Project
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Production Company(s): TriStar Television
Executive Producer(s): Sue Naegle, Liz Heldens
Writer(s): Liz Heldens
Logline: A flamboyant retired ballet dancer and a reluctant prima ballerina work to assemble a troupe of dancers of all shapes and sizes to perform “Swan Lake.” The show explores the personal and professional lives of a diverse group of characters as they get ready for their big performance and are granted a second chance to realize their dreams. Based on the the British reality format.
Details: Based on the the British reality format, Big Ballet, which aired on Channel 4 in 2014.
SSN Insight: ABC gave an initial commitment of a script plus penalty on August 28.

Caesar
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Universal Television
Executive Producer(s): Matt Lopez, John Glenn
Writer(s): Matt Lopez
Logline: In modern-day Los Angeles, the murder of the powerful Hispanic mayor sends shockwaves through the city’s elite circles and launches the search for a killer. Based on the play “Julius Caesar.”
Details: Based on the play, “Julius Caesar,” written by William Shakespeare in approximately 1599.
SSN Insight: ABC gave an initial commitment of a put pilot on August 27. Both Glenn and Lopez have overall deals at Universal Television.

Untitled Amy Holden Jones Matt Nix Crime Drama Project
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Executive Producer(s): Amy Holden Jones, Matt Nix
Writer(s): Amy Holden Jones
Logline: An explosive, rule-breaking, fearless female detective with no filter enlists the help of a polite and gentle brainiac who studies the biology of evil to solve cases for the Los Angeles Violent Crimes Unit.
SSN Insight: CBS gave an initial commitment of a put pilot plus penalty on August 26. Nix has an overall deal at 20th Century Fox TV and the studio is also where Jones had a premium blind deal.

Cuba
Studio: Facet 4, Source Rock Partners
Production Company(s): Stone Village Productions
Executive Producer(s): Rob Cohen, Scott Steindorff, Dylan Russell, Rob Weiss
Logline: An international real estate mogul returns with his family to the place of his childhood to restore a hotel in hope of capitalizing on Cuba’s emerging tourism business.
SSN Insight: Planned as a twelve episode limited series. Stone Village has joined forces with Quebec-based Facet 4 to distribute the series and co-finance with investment firm Source Rock Partners.

Untitled Elizabeth Beckwith 1970s Las Vegas Comedy Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Davis Entertainment, Thruline Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Elizabeth Beckwith, John Davis, John Fox, Willie Mercer, Chris Henze
Writer(s): Elizabeth Beckwith
Logline: The show is a father-son workplace comedy set in Las Vegas in the 1970s.
SSN Insight: Fox gave an initial script commitment on August 26.

Galaxy Quest
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios, Paramount Television
Production Company(s): Gran Via Productions
Executive Producer(s): Robert Gordon, Dean Parisot, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein
Writer(s): Robert Gordon
Logline: Revolves around the cast of a long cancelled space TV show who become reluctant real space heroes when they are accidentally transported to a spaceship and tasked with saving an alien nation.
Details: Based on the film, “Galaxy Quest,” (1999), directed by Dean Parisot and starring Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver.
SSN Insight: Paramount has lined up the Eps from the original feature with Robert Gordon who wrote the original feature, Dean Parisot who directed the film and producer Mark Johnson.

Hypochondriac
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Crossover Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Robin Shorr, Julie Bowen, George Salinas, Jaime Aymerich
Writer(s): Robin Shorr
Logline: A Type A hypochondriac receives a fatal diagnosis. She then sets herself and her friends and family on a path of comedic destruction in pursuit of her authentic self.
Details: Based on the Colombian telenovela, “La Hipocondriaca,” which aired on Caracol TV in 2013.
SSN Insight: Fox gave an initial commitment of a script plus penalty as of August 25.

National Treasure
Network: Channel 4
Production Company(s): The Forge
Executive Producer(s): George Ormond, George Faber
Logline: Paul Finchley is one half of a much loved comedy double act a cherished household name with a career that spans several decades.Faced suddenly with an accusation of rape from the 1970s, his life begins to unravel as he and all those closest to him are put under the intense pressure of the investigation and the merciless media circus that accompanies it. And, of course, his accuser, now in her 50s, must run the same gauntlet in parallel. The series will trace the investigation and criminal trial.
SSN Insight: UK Channel 4 gave a series order of four episodes for the limited series as of August 28.

Oh Mama
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Keshet Media Group
Executive Producer(s): Claudia Lonow, Peter Traugott
Writer(s): Claudia Lonow
Logline: An engaged couple, Daniel and Marjorie, struggle to save their relationships when their mothers start having an affair with each other.
Details: Based on a Keshet short story.
SSN Insight: Lonow is under an overall deal with Universal Television. This project is the first sale under the first-look deal with Keshet Studios, the U.S.-based scripted studio under Keshet International, inked with Universal TV.

Spartan Race
Network: NBC Entertainment
Production Company(s): A. Smith & Co. Productions, Spartan Race
Executive Producer(s): Arthur Smith, Kent Weed, Anthony Storm
Logline: Friends, families and co-workers work together and push each other to their mental and physical limits as they race across specially designed Spartan courses engineered to test their determination, endurance, and will. Teams of five comprised of two men, two women, and an elite Spartan athlete will battle over mud, water, and fire for a chance to win a large cash prize.
SSN Insight: NBC ordered the series on August 26. A. Smith & Co Prods also produce NBC’s summer hit American Ninja Warrior.

The Jury
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Carol Mendelsohn Productions
Executive Producer(s): V.J. Boyd, Carol Mendelsohn, Julie Weitz
Writer(s): V.J. Boyd, Mark Bianculli
Logline: Follows a single murder trial a season as seen through the eyes of the individual jurors, exploring the biases and experiences that influence the jurors’ judgment, and how their preconceptions change along the way.
SSN Insight: ABC gave an initial commitment of a pilot plus significant penalty as of August 28.

The Trail
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Executive Producer(s): Jeffrey Astrof, Matthew Miller
Writer(s): Jeffrey Astrof, Matthew Miller
Logline: The show follows the arrest and trial of a beloved poetry professor from a small town in South Carolina, who is accused of brutally murdering his wife, and the young “Northeastern” lawyer hired to defend him.
SSN Insight: NBC gave an initial commitment of a put pilot as of August 28. Miller previously created the half-hour comedy, Grown Ups, and executive produced Chuck.

Time
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Davis Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Eric Kripke, Shawn Ryan, John Davis, John Fox
Writer(s): Eric Kripke, Shawn Ryan
Logline: An unlikely trio travel through time to battle unknown criminals in order to protect history as we know it.
SSN Insight: NBC ordered the pilot on August 26. This is the third drama sale to NBC for Davis and Sony TV with series orders for The Blacklist and the upcoming Las Vegas action series, The Player. Davis also sold the comedy series Dr. Ken to ABC and sold a 1970s Vegas comedy to Fox.

Truck’d Up
Studio: Radar Pictures
Production Company(s): Coquette Productions, New Artists Alliance
Executive Producer(s): David Arquette, Gabriel Cowan, Larry Nealy, Steven Swalding, Michael Lawrence
Logline: A rag tag group of misfits who attempt to get a food truck up and running but find that they need a budding chef with an out-of-the box menu concept to outsell their competitors.
SSN Insight: The pilot was financed by Radar Pictures. The series is directed by Arquette and Gabriel Cowan of New Artists Alliance who will also be showrunners. Coquette is currently in production on Celebrity Name Game.

Versailles
Network: BBC 2
Production Company(s): Canal Plus, Incendo Media, Capa Drama, Zodiak Media
Executive Producer(s): Simon Mirren, David Wolstencroft, Claude Chelli
Logline: The year is 1667 and King Louis XIV is a 28-year-old monarch on the cusp of greatness. A ruthless leader, he will stop at nothing to achieve his vision of creating the most beautiful palace in Europe and seizing absolute control of France and his enemies.
Details: Based on actual events.)
SSN Insight: BBC 2 has given a series order of ten episodes as of August 28.

Talk Nerdy to Me
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. TV
Production Company(s): Jerry Bruckheimer TV
Executive Producer(s): Morgan Murphy, Bill Wrubel, Jonathan Littman
Writer(s): Morgan Murphy
Logline: About four smart, ambitious, twenty-something women — two computer programmers, a musician and a doctor — who share a house on the canals in Venice, CA, and support one another as they reach for their dreams professionally and personally.
Details: Inspired by the blog Talk Nerdy to Me, Lover, edited by Jen Friel.
SSN Insight: CBS has given an initial commitment of a put pilot. Wrubel previously received a put pilot commitment this season for Dream Team at ABC. Wrubel is currently under an overall deal at WBTV.

Brides
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Berlanti Productions
Executive Producer(s): Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter
Writer(s): Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Logline: A trio of strong, diverse empowered women- who happen to be the three brides of Dracula who have survived for centuries and are now living in New York City- do what they must to maintain wealth, prestige, legacy and their non-traditional family. Inspired by the novel, “Dracula.”
Details: Inspired by the novel, “Dracula,” written by Bram Stoker and published by Archibald Constable and Company in 1897.
SSN Insight: NBC gave a pilot order on September 1. Berlanti Productions is also producing Legends of Tomorrow currently in preproduction and ordered to series at the CW, Riverdale, in development at the CW and You, in development at Showtime.

By The Book
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Storyline Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Dava Savel, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron
Writer(s): Dava Savel
Logline: The project explores the question: What do you do when your wife dies, leaving two kids to raise and you haven’t a clue how to do it? Simple – follow the instructions she left for you in a book.
SSN Insight: Storyline is under a three-year deal at Universal TV. Zadan and Meron are also producing NBC’s live holiday production of The Wiz and in production on the NBC comedy series Better Late Than Never.

Untitled Gloria Allred Drama Project
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Principato-Young Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Gloria Allred, Deborah Schoeneman, Peter Principato, Paul Young
Writer(s): Deborah Schoeneman
Logline: A fearless, outspoken attorney takes on the toughest civil rights cases and is masterful at using the media to get justice.
Details: Loosely based on the life of lawyer Gloria Allred.
SSN Insight: CBS gave an initial script commitment on September 1.

Cleverman
Network: SundanceTV
Production Company(s): Goalpost Pictures Australia, Red Arrow International, Pukeko Pictures
Executive Producer(s): Amelie von Kienlin, Jan David Frouman, Kylie du Fresne, Ben Grant, Sally Riley
Writer(s): Michael Miller, Jon Bell
Logline: The story is set in the near future where a group of nonhumans battle for survival in a world where humans feel increasingly inferior and want to silence, exploit and kill them. Two estranged indigenous brothers are forced together to fight for their own survival.
Details: Based on an original concept by Ryan Griffen.
SSN Insight: SundanceTV acquired the U.S. rights to the limited six-episode series to premiere in 2016. The drama will have its market launch at MIPCOM in October.

Dawn
Production Company(s): Bainframe, Oil & Cattle
Executive Producer(s): Allen Bain, Gary Pearl, Thomas E. Carter, Tedd Smith
Logline: Humanity’s last survivors are saved by an ancient alien race just before the destruction of the earth. They are given the choice of either mating with the aliens to create a new mixed species, or die as the last humans.
Details: Based on the novel, “Dawn,” the first book in the Lilith’s Brood (or Xenogenesis) trilogy, written by Octavia E. Butler and originally published by Warner Books in 1987.
SSN Insight: Butler was a pioneer of the sci-fi genre and the first sci-fi writer to win the MacArthur Fellowship, otherwise known as the “Genius Grant.” She was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2010. Series currently in development without a network commitment.

Untitled John Francis Daley/ Jonathan Goldstein Comedy Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Chernin Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Peter Chernin, Dante Di Loreto, Jenno Topping
Writer(s): John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Logline: A group of adult underdogs try to ignite a spark in their lives and stand up for themselves when their town is overrun by a teenage street gang.
SSN Insight: Fox gave an initial script commitment plus penalty as of September 3. Goldstein and Daley previously scripted Horrible Bosses and have been tapped to pen the Spider-Man reboot at Sony and Marvel.

Lab Rats: Elite Force
Network: Disney XD
Production Company(s): It’s A Laugh Productions
Executive Producer(s): Chris Peterson, Bryan Moore
Logline: Set in the “Lab Rats” world after the Mighty Med hospital is destroyed by a band of unknown super-villains. Kaz, Oliver and Skylar join forces with Chase and Bree to form a powerful elite force that combines bionic abilities and superpowers. Together, they vow to track down the villains and keep the world safe.
Details: Spin-off of “Lab Rats” and “Mighty Med” (Disney XD)
SSN Insight: Disney XD gave a straight to series order. Disney XD is ending the two series from which it connects, Lab Rats and Mighty Med. Their recent crossover episode, Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med on July 22 scored a one year high for Lab Rats in total viewers at 1.3 million.

Melville
Production Company(s): Red Productions, Smac Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): James M Johnston, Michael Strahan, Constance Schwartz, Justin “Red” Sanders, Derek Brown
Writer(s): James M Johnston
Logline: Marcus, a man in his 30s, resurrects his decade-old dream of becoming a hip-hop artist after being blindsided by a life-threatening disease. The show will explore the surprising, unpredictable way in which the owner of a coffee shop in Fort Worth pushes past obstacles to become a rising star.
Details: Based on the 15-minute short film, “Melville,” which debuted in 2015 at the SXSW Texas Shorts Competition.
SSN Insight: Red Entertainment last produced the sports move satire Balls Out that featured several SNL cast members. Johnston, Halbrooks and Lowrey co-run Sailor Bear Films, which produced the Melville feature as well as the Sundance films including Ain’t Them Bodies Saints.

Untitled Dan Fogelman Dramedy Project
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Rhode Island Ave. Productions
Executive Producer(s): Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, Charlie Gogolak, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
Writer(s): Dan Fogelman
Logline: The show will follow a unique ensemble of characters all born on the same day.
SSN Insight: NBC ordered the pilot on September 2. Fogelman, Requa and Ficarra previously worked together on Crazy, Stupid, Love which Fogelman scripted and Requa and Ficarra directed. Requa and Ficarra will direct this pilot.

Untitled Matt Hubbard/ Mike Schur Couple Project
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Executive Producer(s): Matt Hubbard, Michael Schur, David Miner
Writer(s): Matt Hubbard
Logline: Centers on a happily-married interracial couple, Andrew and Josie, whose lives take a turn when they move close to Josie’s family in Missouri.
SSN Insight: NBC gave an initial production commitment as of September 3. Schur and Hubbard are both under deals at Universal TV.

Sneaky Pete
Network: Amazon
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Shore Z Productions, Moonshot Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): David Shore, Bryan Cranston, Seth Gordon, Erin Gunn, James Degus
Logline: The story centers on a thirty-something con man who, upon leaving prison, takes cover from his darker past by assuming the identity of a cellmate. “Sneaky Pete” hides out from the mob while working for the cellmate family’s bail bond business, taking down criminals worse than himself. Over time, he discovers a family life he’s never had, and possibly true love with a woman who sees through his BS.
SSN Insight: CBS initially ordered a pilot back in January but passed after the pilot was shot. Amazon picked the pilot up and released it on their Amazon Prime platform on August 7. Amazon has now given a series order.

Stuck in the Middle
Network: Disney Channel
Production Company(s): It’s A Laugh Productions
Executive Producer(s): Linda Videtti Figueiredo
Writer(s): Alison Brown, Linda Videtti Figueiredo
Logline: The story of the Diaz family is told from the perspective of Harley, an engineering whiz who uses her inventions to navigate life as the middle child in a large family of seven kids. Harley’s overlooked status proves to be both a blessing and a curse, as she maneuvers her way through the everyday antics that come with being part of a big family.
SSN Insight: Disney ordered the pilot in February and gave a series order on September 4. Jane The Virgin’s Jenna Ortega will star as Harley Diaz. Production starts in November for a spring premiere.

The Life And Times Of Teddy Roosevelt
Production Company(s): Authentic Entertainment, Electus
Executive Producer(s): Ben Silverman, Sean Canino, Jon Rubinstein, Jason Egenberg
Writer(s): David McKenna
Logline: Centers on the 26th President of the United States, who served two terms from 1901-09. Taking office after the assassination of President McKinley, the 42-year-old Roosevelt became the country’s youngest POTUS.
SSN Insight: Planned as a limited series. No word yet on a network commitment. Electus is also behind Separation Anxiety, in preproduction and ordered to series at TBS and Flaked in production and ordered to series at Netflix.

The Loop
Network: HBO
Executive Producer(s): Nancy Hower, John Lehr
Writer(s): Nancy Hower, John Lehr
Logline: Centers on a couple who downsizes everything and chooses to sail the Loop — a nautical course that cuts through the heart of America. All goes wrong when they become entangled in a smuggling ring.
SSN Insight: Hower and Lehr also produced the comedy series Quick Draw, airing for two seasons on Hulu and co-created with Robert Hickey the TBS comedy series 10 Items Or Less.

The Watcher
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Kapital Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Alexander Cary, Aaron Kaplan
Writer(s): Alexander Cary
Logline: A psychological thriller based on real events surrounding a young couple and their two children who move into their dream home in a small town, only to be terrorized by anonymous letters and sinister threats, and trapped in the web of a dangerous mystery.
Details: Inspired by real events.
SSN Insight: NBC gave an initial script commitment on September 3. The project is the first sale under the overall deal Cary signed with Universal TV.

Bruce Campbell’s Horrified
Studio: Warner Horizon Television
Production Company(s): 5×5 Media
Executive Producer(s): Bruce Campbell, Craig Armstrong, Rick Ringbakk, Charles Wachter
Logline: Bruce Campbell hosts this show in which contestants live together, possibly in a haunted house-type of residence, and compete in a series of team and individual challenges, with each episode themed around a horror sub-genre, like monster, sci-fi, psychological, zombie, etc., complete with decors, costumes and visual effects associated with that genre.
SSN Insight: 5X5 is currently under a deal with Warner Horizon TV. Series currently being shopped to networks.

Canary
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): MomentumTV
Executive Producer(s): Zack Estrin, Nick Hamm, Sabrina Eisenstadt
Writer(s): Zack Estrin
Logline: A woman risks everything to help a whistleblower come forward with secret information that will impact the lives of millions.
SSN Insight: Zack Estrin sold the series to ABC. He is currently under an overall deal at ABC Studios.

Champion: The Jeff Beekman Story
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Orchard Farm Productions
Executive Producer(s): Michael Colton, John Aboud, Mila Kunis, Susan Curtis, Cami Curtis
Writer(s): Michael Colton, John Aboud
Logline: The story chronicles the everyday experiences of a hyper-competitive but perpetual underdog dad, presented like a sports documentary, with commentary and analysis.
SSN Insight: Fox gave an initial commitment of a put pilot on September 9.

Close To The Enemy
Network: BBC 2, Starz
Production Company(s): All3 Media, Endor Productions, Playground Entertainment, Little Island Productions
Executive Producer(s): Helen Flint, Hilary Bevan Jones, Colin Callender
Writer(s): Stephen Poliakoff
Logline: Set in London in 1946, a beautiful and sophisticated American woman arrives in England after the second world war with her British diplomat husband. Upon meeting a military intelligence operative, she embarks on an affair with him.
SSN Insight: Starz has acquired exclusive U.S. premium rights to the six-episode original miniseries. It’s scheduled to premiere on BBC Two in the UK and Starz in the U.S. in 2016.

Downward Dog
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Legendary Entertainment, Mosaic, Animal
Executive Producer(s): Samm Hodges, Michael Killen, Kathy Dziubek, Jimmy Miller, Sam Hansen
Writer(s): Samm Hodges, Michael Killen
Logline: The story centers on a woman and her dog. The twist is that it features a confessional device for the dog.
Details: Based on the web series, “Downward Dog,” created by Samm Hodges and Michael Killen.
SSN Insight: ABC ordered the pilot on September 10. This is Legendary TV’s third pilot order with USA drama Colony that went to series and Poor Richard’s Almanack, which is currently casting. They also have the Netflix straight-to-series comedy Love.

Gods of War
Production Company(s): Pacific Coast Entertainment
Writer(s): Neil Johnson
Logline: Set in the distant future, the story depicts the struggles of humanity forced to merge with machine intelligence.
Details: Based on the upcoming film, “Rogue Warrior: Robot Fighter.”
SSN Insight: Planned as a six to eight episode series by Pacific Coast and will be shopped to networks. Tracey Birdsall will reprise her role from the feature.

Ladylike
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): Bird Brain Productions
Executive Producer(s): Ryan Ling
Logline: The cast challenges social norms and unleashes uncompromising and ridiculous situations on the unsuspecting public.
SSN Insight: MTV ordered the series on September 8.

Little Darlings
Network: MTV Networks
Production Company(s): Shiny Penny
Executive Producer(s): Stacey Sher, Emily Levitan
Writer(s): Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Logline: College student Ophelia is an edgy, hip young trouble magnet: she works in a vintage record store, sells weed on the side, and is on a first-name basis with Campus Security. Jules is a sweet, small-town girl who is a member of the one of the best sororities on campus — but she has a secret identity as a masked super-heroine who dishes out rough justice to those getting away with sexual assault and bullying on campus. When Ophelia learns all about Jules and her clandestine operation, she insists on playing Batgirl to, well, to Batgirl.
SSN Insight: MTV gave a pilot order. Shiny Penny is also behind features The Hateful Eight and Burnt, both currently awaiting release.

Paradiso
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Cirque du Soleil
Executive Producer(s): Yaniv Raz, Jacques Methe, Gillian Ferrabee
Writer(s): Yaniv Raz
Logline: A girl pursues her dream of performing at the Paradiso, the most glamorous nightclub in San Lorenzo. Once there, her bold personality will win her both friends and enemies in this politically charged world.
Details: Inspired by the dreamlike style of Cirque du Soleil’s live shows.
SSN Insight: Fox gave an initial commitment of a script plus penalty as of September 8.

Preacher
Network: AMC
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Original Film, Point Grey Pictures
Executive Producer(s): Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Sam Catlin, Neal H. Moritz, Vivian Cannon
Writer(s): Sam Catlin, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Logline: Reverend Jesse Custer, a tough Texas preacher who has lost his faith, has learned that God has left Heaven and abandoned His responsibilities. He finds himself the only person capable of tracking God down, demanding answers, and making Him answer for His dereliction of duty.
Details: Based on the comic book series, “Preacher,” written by Garth Ennis, illustrated by Steve Dillon and first published April 1995 by DC Comics imprint, Vertigo Comics.
SSN Insight: Ordered to pilot in December and AMC gave a series order on September 9.

Reg
Network: BBC 1
Production Company(s): LA Productions
Executive Producer(s): Jimmy McGovern
Logline: After Tom Keys was one of six Royal Military Policemen murdered in Al Majar, Iraq, questions began to arise around the events that led to his death. Reg Keys and his wife also began to question the legitimacy of the war as a whole. With the New Labour government and Prime Minister Tony Blair refusing to answer, Reg decided to stand as an independent candidate in Blair’s own constituency.
Details: Based on the true story of an ambulance paramedic who ran in the UK’s 2005 election, opposing Tony Blair on an anti-war ticket.
SSN Insight: Tim Roth, who can next be seen in The Hateful Eight, will play Reg Keys and Anna Maxwell Martin (Philomena) will play his wife.

Roadside Picnic
Network: WGN America
Studio: Tribune Studios, Sony Pictures Television
Executive Producer(s): Neal H. Moritz, Vivian Cannon, Jack Paglen, Alan Taylor
Writer(s): Jack Paglen
Logline: Centers on an alien visit to planet Earth, whose aftermath has led to the creation of “Zones” in the areas where the aliens had possibly landed. Such zones exhibit strange and dangerous phenomena not understood by humans, and contain artifacts with inexplicable, seemingly supernatural properties.
Details: Based on the novel “Roadside Picnic,” written by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky and published in Russia in 1972. Novel was also adapted for the 1979 film “Stalker,” directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.
SSN Insight: WGN gave an initial commitment of a script on September 11. Alan Taylor previously helmed Terminator Genisys and Game of Thrones.

Sugarland
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Production Company(s): Kapital Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson, Aaron Kaplan
Writer(s): Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson
Logline: Centers on two friends who try and fail to keep work life and personal life separate while working for two difficult bosses.
Details: Loosely based on Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson’s real-life experiences.
SSN Insight: Fox gave an initial commitment of a put pilot. Fusfeld and Cuthbertson are under their first overall deal at 20th Century Fox TV.

The Crusaders
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Production Company(s): Legendary Entertainment, Di Bonaventura Pictures Television, Green Door Pictures
Executive Producer(s): Idris Elba, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Daniel McDermott, Thomas Ikimi
Writer(s): Thomas Ikimi
Logline: A dynamic crew of young men and women risk life and limb to recover artifacts stolen from the African continent during colonial occupation and return them to their proper place.
SSN Insight: Fox gave an initial commitment of a script. Ikimi’s short film Nostradamus recently premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival.

The Drop
Network: CW Television Network
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Kennedy/Marshall Company
Executive Producer(s): R.J. Cutler, Kyle Jarrow, Frank Marshall, Robert D. Zotnowski, Steve Angello
Writer(s): Kyle Jarrow
Logline: Set in the world of Miami’s Electronic Dance Music scene, a DJ teetering on the edge of ruin finds hope and more in a gifted protege who is female and African-American, both rarities in the EDM world.
SSN Insight: Jarrow previously wrote on CW dramas Trigger and Ze.

The Searcher
Studio: eOne Television
Production Company(s): Appian Way
Logline: When the townspeople gather at a cemetery to bury a local man, they are suddenly interrupted by a loud plane crash in the desert. As the sheriff speeds toward the crash-site, he almost hits a man running down the road. He has no shoes, no memory and no ID. The only clue to who he is is a label in his jacket and a book that’s been inscribed to him: both giving him the name Solomon Creed. When he learns of the name of the Arizona town, he thinks he is there to save a man who was buried that morning.
Details: Based on the novel “The Searcher,” written by Simon Toyne and published by Harper Collins on October 6th, 2015.
SSN Insight: The option on the book is the first deal between Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and eOne.

Time After Time
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Outerbanks Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Kevin Williamson
Writer(s): Kevin Williamson
Logline: When young H.G. Wells shows his time machine to his friends, he is oblivious to the fact that one of them, surgeon Leslie John Stephenson, is in fact the infamous Jack the Ripper. When Scotland Yard detectives get on Stevenson’s trail, the murderer uses the time machine to flee to the future, getting transported to 1979 San Francisco. He is quickly followed by Wells who is trying to bring him to justice.
Details: Based on the novel “Time After Time,” written by Karl Alexander and published by The Delacorte Press on March 28, 1979.
SSN Insight: ABC gave an initial commitment of a script. Kevin Williamson is currently under a deal at Warner Bros. TV.

Trapped
Network: Danish Broadcasting Corporation, RUV, Sveriges Television (SVT), YLE – Finnish Broadcasting Company, France Televisions, BBC 4
Production Company(s): RVK Studios, ZDF Enterprises, Dynamic Television
Executive Producer(s): Daniel March, Klaus Zimmermann
Writer(s): Sigurjon Kjartansson, Clive Bradley
Logline: As a ferry carrying 300 passengers from Denmark pulls into an Icelandic town’s small port, heavy snow begins to fall. The ferry can’t leave until the storm passes. A mutilated body washes on the shore, an unidentifiable man murdered only hours ago. The local police chief, Andri Olafssun, whose personal life has been shattered, realizes a killer has descended into his town.
Details: Based on an idea by Baltasar Kormakur.
SSN Insight: The Weinstein Company has acquired U.S. rights to the crime drama and the debut episode premiered at TIFF.

Untitled Dan Fogelman Rick Singer Baseball Drama Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Barnstorm Films, Rhode Island Ave. Productions
Executive Producer(s): Dan Fogelman, Rick Singer, Tony Bill, Helen Bartlett
Writer(s): Dan Fogelman, Rick Singer
Logline: A young female pitcher defies the odds to become the first woman to compete in professional baseball.
Details: Based on an idea by Rick Singer Initial Commitment: Put pilot (9/8/2015)
SSN Insight: Fox gave an initial put pilot commitment on September 8.

Untitled Eva Longoria Texas Rangers Project
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): UnbeliEVAble Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Eva Longoria, Ben Spector
Writer(s): Robert W Sudduth
Logline: The story follows train wreck Texas Ranger Cathy Cruz, who after inadvertently catching a serial killer, is recruited by the rough-and-tumble Texas Rangers. Cruz butts heads with her straight-laced macho partner at work as well as her judgmental Mexican family at home, and the biggest question that remains is: which world does she fit into less?
SSN Insight: NBC gave an initial script commitment on September 11.

Untitled Kat Coiro Family Comedy Project
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Kat Coiro, Julie Anne Robinson, David Miner, Tom Lassally, Oly Obst
Writer(s): Kat Coiro
Logline: A family comedy set in a South Beach Haitian restaurant.
Details: Loosely based on Kat Coiro’s childhood.
SSN Insight: Coiro is currently attached as a director to features Cornered, Here Lies Bridget and Which Brings Me to You, all in development.

Untitled Nicole Byer Comedy Project
Network: MTV Networks
Executive Producer(s): Avi Gilbert, Christian Lander
Writer(s): Christian Lander
Logline: Out of money, luck and options, myopically self-serving Nicole is forced to move in with her sister and her sister’s four kids.
SSN Insight: MTV ordered a pilot. Nicole Byer is known for MTV’s Female-driven comedy series, Girl Code.

Warrior
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation
Executive Producer(s): David DiGilio, Walter F Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Owen Shiflett
Writer(s): David DiGilio
Logline: A broken woman works undercover, with physical and spiritual guidance from a mysterious martial arts master, to bring down an international crime lord.
SSN Insight: The project was originally in development at NBC for the 2015-2016 season, where it went to pilot but was not ultimately ordered to series. Fox has now ordered a new script, as of September 11.

Crashing
Network: HBO
Executive Producer(s): Pete Holmes, Judd Apatow, Dave Rath
Writer(s): Pete Holmes
Logline: After his wife leaves him, a sweet, wholesome comedian has nowhere to stay but on the couches of New York’s finest comics.
Details: Based loosely on the real life experiences of Pete Holmes.
SSN Insight: HBO ordered the pilot on September 16. Judd Apatow is set to direct.

Doctor Thorne
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Production Company(s): Hat Trick Productions
Executive Producer(s): Julian Fellowes, Mark Redhead, Ted Childs, Chris Kelly, Harvey Weinstein
Writer(s): Julian Fellowes
Logline: The story centers on Dr.Thomas Thorne, who lives in the village of Greshamsbury with his beautiful niece, Mary, a girl blessed with every gift except money. Her husband has frittered away the family fortune and is only being kept afloat by very favorable loans that Dr Thorne has secured from a railway millionaire, Sir Roger Scatcherd. However, Sir Roger’s financial future is uncertain, so Lady Arabella believes it is her son’s duty to make a rich marriage to save the family estate.
Details: Based on the novel, “Doctor Thorne,” written by Anthony Trollope and published in 1858.
SSN Insight: Tom Hollander (The Night Manager, Pirates Of The Caribbean) will play the title role of Dr Thomas Thorne. Alison Brie (Mad Men, Community) is playing Miss Martha Dunstable. TWC snagged the U.S. rights to the ITV series at TIFF.

Dumb Prince
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment, Paper Kite Productions
Executive Producer(s): Charlie Grandy, Amy Poehler, Brooke Posch, Dave Becky
Writer(s): Charlie Grandy
Logline: A reluctant Crown Prince attempts to run the family business his way, thereby throwing his highly publicized and dysfunctional family into chaos.
SSN Insight: NBC ordered the pilot on September 17.

Fix My Mom
Network: Oxygen
Production Company(s): Bunim/Murray Productions
Executive Producer(s): Gil Goldschein, Julie Pizzi, Sean Rankine, Dave Rupel, Mark Seliga
Logline: Mother-daughter pairs undergo a series of physical and emotional challenges in hopes of mending their rocky relationships. Under the guidance of life coach Laura Baron, the women will be tested by specifically designed exercises to get to the root of their issues and fix what they hold most dear.
SSN Insight: Oxygen gave a series order on September 17.

Front Man
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Brownstone Productions, Piece of Pie Productions
Executive Producer(s): Emily Kapnek, Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman
Writer(s): Emily Kapnek
Logline: Paul was an overindulged only child, born to two doting helicopter parents. Now approaching 30, he is forced to acknowledge that his dream of becoming a famous singer/songwriter isn’t happening. Wrenched from the comfort of his family home, Paul must learn to stand on his own. He takes the gig of front man for a local wedding band and learns more than wedding reception staples in the process.
SSN Insight: Fox ordered the pilot on September 17.

Hart To Hart
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Carol Mendelsohn Productions
Executive Producer(s): Christopher Fife, Carol Mendelsohn, Julie Weitz
Writer(s): Christopher Fife
Logline: “By the book” attorney Jonathan Hart and free-spirited investigator Dan Hartman must balance the two sides of their life: action-packed crime-solving in the midst of newly found domesticity.
Details: Based on the series, “Hart To Hart,” which aired on ABC from 1979-1984.
SSN Insight: NBC gave an initial commitment of a script plus penalty on September 15.

House Of Thieves
Production Company(s): Mark Gordon Company, Entertainment One
Executive Producer(s): Francis Lawrence, Mark R. Gordon, Erwin Stoff
Logline: In 1886 New York, a respectable architect shouldn’t have any connection to the notorious gang of thieves and killers that rules the underbelly of the city. But when John Cross’ son racks up an unfathomable gambling debt to Kent’s Gents, Cross must pay it back himself. All he has to do is use his inside knowledge of high society mansions and museums to craft a robbery even the smartest detectives won’t solve. Soon Cross becomes invaluable to the gang and with that his entire life becomes a balancing act, and it will only take one mistake for it all to come crashing down, and for his family to go down too.
Details: Based on the novel, “House of Thieves,” written by Charles Belfoure and published by Sourcebooks Landmark on September 15, 2015.
SSN Insight: Mark Gordon Company, backed by Entertainment One, will finance the development of the project and will deficit finance if it goes to series. Francis Lawrence is set to direct.

In The Line Of Fire
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Carol Mendelsohn Productions
Executive Producer(s): Josh Berman, Carol Mendelsohn, Julie Weitz, Gail Katz
Writer(s): Carol Mendelsohn, Josh Berman
Logline: A Secret Service agent, after a fall from grace, gets the chance to redeem himself when a rogue CIA hitman threatens to assassinate the president. The agent and his female partner will investigate cases while engaged simultaneously in a twisted cat-and-mouse with the would-be assassin, who will upend their lives, forcing them to question their loyalties both professional and personal.
Details: Based on the film, “In The Line Of Fire,” (1993), directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich.
SSN Insight: NBC has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty as of September 18.

Jermaine Fowler: Give ‘Em Hell Kid
Network: Showtime
Executive Producer(s): Jermaine Fowler
Logline: The show includes a mix of stand-up and first-person interviews from those who know Jermaine Fowler best.
SSN Insight: To debut on December 11. CBS landed an untitled series from Jermaine Fowler in a competitive situation and this project was also a part of that deal.

Join or Die With Craig Ferguson
Network: History Channel
Studio: Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Green Mountain West Inc., Comedy Dynamics
Executive Producer(s): Craig Ferguson, Phil Cottone, Brian Volk-Weiss, Jim Biederman, Tim Healy
Logline: Host Craig Ferguson debates provocative and timely topics with a panel of guests which will include celebrities and history experts, as well as the American public through social media. In addition to the debate, the show will also produce extensive digital pieces.
SSN Insight: History gave a series order of 16 episodes as of September 17.

Law & Order: You The Jury
Network: NBC Entertainment
Production Company(s): Wolf Films, Inc., Magical Elves
Executive Producer(s): Dick Wolf, Tom Thayer, Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz
Logline: The show puts the power of the law directly into viewers’ hands with real life legal cases. The audience serves as the jury and will not only determine the verdict, but will also be able to vote throughout the trial on the veracity of witnesses and persuasiveness of evidence.
SSN Insight: NBC ordered the series. Marks Wolf’s fifth spinoff for NBC, others include Law & Order: SVU, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med.

Moreau
Network: CBS
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Kennedy/Marshall Company
Executive Producer(s): Phillip Iscove, Frank Marshall, Robert D. Zotnowski
Writer(s): Phillip Iscove
Logline: Fiercely intelligent and fearless, Dr. Katherine Moreau expands the boundaries of medicine through bold and revolutionary scientific experimentation and treatments in her privately funded island hospital.
Details: Based on the novel, “The Island of Dr. Moreau,” written by H.G. Wells and published by Heinemann, Stone & Kimball in 1896.
SSN Insight: CBS gave an initial script commitment on September 18.

Neverwhere
Production Company(s): Mark Gordon Company, Entertainment One
Executive Producer(s): Francis Lawrence, Mark R. Gordon, Erwin Stoff
Logline: When Richard Mayhew encounters an injured girl named Door on the street one night, he decides to help her despite his fiancée’s protests. Upon doing so he ceases to exist on Earth and becomes real only to the denizens of ‘London Below’, whose inhabitants are generally invisible and non-existent to the people of ‘London Above’. He loses his house, his job and nearly his mind as he travels London Below in an attempt to make sense out of it all, find a way back, and help Door survive as she is hunted down by hired assassins. Based on the miniseries and novel.
Details: Based on the British miniseries, “Neverwhere,” created by Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry, which premiered on BBC 2 in 1996. It was subsequently turned into a novel written by Gaiman.
SSN Insight: Mark Gordon Company, backed by Entertainment One, will finance the development of the project and will deficit finance if it goes to series. Francis Lawrence is set to direct.

Ordinary People
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Principato-Young Entertainment, Legendary Entertainment, Get Lifted Film Co.
Executive Producer(s): John Legend, Mike Jackson, Ty Stiklorius, Chrissy Teigen, Kenya Barris
Writer(s): Tracy Oliver
Logline: The show explores an interracial couple with very different personalities and big ambitions.
Details: Loosely inspired by the relationship between John Legend and Chrissy Teigen.
SSN Insight: ABC gave a put pilot commitment on September 17.

Outnumbered
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Industry Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Dianne Fraser, Helena Heyman, Julia Franz
Writer(s): Cherry Chevapravatdumrong
Logline: The story centers on a woman in a male-dominated workplace.
SSN Insight: Cherry ‘Cheva’ also wrote two YA novels, She’s So Money and DupliKate, and formerly developed a comedy for Fox.

Sleepless
Network: Hulu
Production Company(s): Tall Girls Productions
Executive Producer(s): Melissa Rosenberg, Kate Schumaecker
Writer(s): Mike Cahill
Logline: Surrounds the outbreak of an insomnia epidemic, with the story told intimately through the eyes of an ensemble of rich and complicated characters.
SSN Insight: Tall Girls is currently under a deal with ABC Signature. Planned as a ten-episode continuing series, with Cahill writing and directing all or most of the episodes in the first season.

Taken
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): EuropaCorp
Executive Producer(s): Luc Besson, Matt Gross, Edouard de Vesinne, Thomas Anargyros
Logline: Bryan Mills is a young man with no wife and kids. What he does have is a very particular set of skills, skills he has acquired over a very long career. The series will focus on how Mills acquired those skills. Based on the film.
Details: Based on the film, “Taken” (2008), directed by Pierre Morel and starring Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace.
SSN Insight: NBC gave a straight to series order on September 17.

The Mensch On a Bench
Production Company(s): Pilgrim Studios
Executive Producer(s): Craig Piligian
Logline: Moshe the Mensch watches over the Jewish people during the great miracle of Hanukkah. Moshe tells the story of the Jewish holiday through adventures that always circle back to values of kindness, gratitude, humor and an independent spirit. Moshe introduces children to the traditions of Hanukkah and teaches them to be good and honorable people, also known as Mensches. Based on the toy property.
Details: Based on the toy and book properties created by Neal Hoffman.
SSN Insight: In 2014, Hoffman pitched the product on ABC’s Shark Tank, where he struck a deal with Sharks Robert Herjavec and Lori Greiner. The products is now in major retailers such as Target, Michael’s and Bed, Bath & Beyond.

The Mist
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Writer(s): Christian Torpe
Logline: A seemingly innocuous mist seeps into a small town but contains limitless havoc. From psychological terrors to otherworldly creatures, the mist causes the town residents’ darkest demons to appear forcing them to battle the supernatural event and, more importantly, each other.
Details: Based on the novella, “The Mist,” written by Stephen King and first published as part of the horror anthology, “Dark Forces” by Viking Press in 1980. The novella was also adapted into the film, “The Mist,” (2007), directed by Frank Darabont and starri
SSN Insight: TWC recently picked up the U.S. rights to TIFF screened crime drama Trapped, an Icelandic TV series created by Baltasar Kormakur and Doctor Thorne, created by Julian Fellowes.

The Second Fattest Housewife In Westport
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Kapital Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Sarah Dunn, Aaron Kaplan
Writer(s): Sarah Dunn
Logline: Katie, our narrator, is a (slightly) larger wife and mother raising her flawed family of three in a wealthy town filled with “perfect” wives and their “perfect” offspring.
SSN Insight: At ABC, Kaplan also has a put pilot with the genre-themed drama Monstropolis along with Dana Klein’s comedy project Bad News and returning drama series Secrets & Lies.

Under Her Thumb
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Will Packer Productions
Executive Producer(s): Alison McDonald, Will Packer
Writer(s): Alison McDonald
Logline: A campy cautionary tale set in the morally bankrupt world of high-end New York City real estate.
SSN Insight: NBC gave an initial commitment of a put pilot on September 21.

Untitled Jermaine Fowler Family Comedy Project
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Jermaine Fowler, Michael Rotenberg, Josh Lieberman
Writer(s): Jermaine Fowler
Logline: A 27-year-old man brings up children who are around 10. Kids raising kids.
Details: Inspired by the real life of Jermaine Fowler.
SSN Insight: CBS landed the project in a competitive situation, as part of the deal, Showtime will air a Jermaine Fowler special.

Untitled Leonardo DiCaprio 1980s Mafia Drama Project
Network: Showtime
Production Company(s): Appian Way
Executive Producer(s): Brett L Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Bryan Zuriff, Chuck Pacheco
Writer(s): Brett L Johnson
Logline: The story traces a decade-long relationship between an unstable mafia captain and a rogue federal agent, each violating the strict codes of their respective organizations. Set in 1980s Brooklyn, the series examines the corrosive power the Wall Street era had on both the mafia and the FBI.
SSN Insight: Johnson previously moved up from script coordinator to co-writer of an episode on Mad Men entitled, The Grown-ups. He followed that position up by writing and producing on Showtime’s Ray Donovan for three seasons.

Untitled Marlon Wayans Comedy Project
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment, Unnamed Marlon Wayans Company
Executive Producer(s): Marlon Wayans, Christopher Moynihan, Rick Alvarez, Michael Rotenberg
Logline: An inappropriate but loving father is committed to successfully co-parenting with his polar opposite ex-wife.
Details: Loosely inspired by the real life of Marlon Wayans.
SSN Insight: NBC gave an initial commitment of a put pilot on September 18. Marlon Wayans just inked an overall deal with Universal TV.

Untitled Rick Cleveland Drama Project
Production Company(s): Sonar Entertainment, StoryBy Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Rick Cleveland
Writer(s): Rick Cleveland
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Details: Based on real-life events.
SSN Insight: Sonar Entertainment has inked an exclusive first-look deal with indie production company StoryBy Entertainment with the goal of packaging underlying literary material.

Virtually In Love
Network: Oxygen
Production Company(s): Fly on the Wall Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Allison Grodner, Rich Meehan, Dena Waxman
Logline: Women get the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the person they’ve been dating online. Each episode features real couples who have so far only interacted online. The couples will get a personal look at life with one another, traveling to their hometowns and meeting family and friends. After doing so, they’ll decide if they still click or if they want to break things off.
SSN Insight: Oxygen gave a series order on September 17.

Viva La Madness
Studio: Gaumont International Television
Production Company(s): SJ Pictures
Executive Producer(s): J.J. Connolly, Jason Statham, Steve Chasman
Writer(s): J.J. Connolly
Logline: An anonymous hero is stranded in the Caribbean itching for the criminal life he left behind — but he is still a wanted man back home. He soon joins forces with two robust London gangsters: the menacing Sonny King and his paranoid partner Roy “Twitchy” Burns.
Details: Based on the novel, “Viva La Madness,” written by J.J. Connolly and published by The Overlook Press on May 10, 2012.
SSN Insight: Marks Statham’s first starring TV role. Viva La Madness is the follow-up to Connolly’s novel Layer Cake, which was adapted into a film in 2004. Statham and Steven Chasman co-own the rights to the project.

305
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Endemol Shine Studios
Production Company(s): Honey I’m Home
Executive Producer(s): Sascha Penn, Jonathan Levine, Pitbull
Writer(s): Sascha Penn
Logline: When Willy is pulled from his rundown high school and sent to live with his uncle, a celebrity chef, and attend the wealthiest private school in Miami, he attempts to acclimate himself to his new surroundings while dealing with relationships, family drama, work and all the problems that more money brings.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty as of September 24.

Untitled Nicki Minaj Comedy Project
Network: ABC Family
Production Company(s): Kapital Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Nicki Minaj, Kate Angelo, Aaron Kaplan, Stella Bulochnikov Stolper, Brian Sher
Writer(s): Kate Angelo
Logline: The series focus on Nicki Minaj’s time growing up in Queens in the 1990s with her immigrant family and the personal and musical evolution that lead to her eventual rise to stardom.
Details: Based on the early life of Nicki Minaj.
SSN Insight: ABC Family ordered the series on September 29.

Untitled Zoanne Clack Medical Drama Project
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Shondaland
Executive Producer(s): Zoanne Clack, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers
Writer(s): Zoanne Clack
Logline: The story centers on a U.S. Army Medevac (medical evacuation) team whose job it is to save lives while risking their own. They operate out of an oddly Americanized base camp in Baghdad circa 2004, where they get on each others’ nerves, sleep with the wrong people, navigate “office” politics and party like there’s no tomorrow.
SSN Insight: Series in development. Clack has a background in medicine, having attended medical school at UT Southwestern before doing her residency in Emergency Medicine at Emory University. She has a Masters of Public Health in Behavioral Sciences.

Aunt Jill
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment, Paper Kite Productions
Executive Producer(s): Jordan Roter, Amy Poehler, Brooke Posch, Dave Becky
Writer(s): Jordan Roter
Logline: Jill is a smart, confident, hilarious and lovable 50-year-old who chose a different path than most women her age by focusing on her career and social life instead of getting married and having a family. An independent woman her entire life, Jill now has to depend on her judgmental older sister and neurotic millennial niece as she reinvents herself and her career.
Details: Inspired by Jordan Roter’s real-life aunt.
SSN Insight: ABC has given it a put pilot commitment.

Bonita & Mechelle
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, Will Packer Productions
Executive Producer(s): Kriss Turner Towner, Eva Longoria, Ben Spector, Will Packer
Writer(s): Kriss Turner Towner
Logline: Two women, one Hispanic and one African American, find themselves living together while conquering the ups and downs of single life and parenting.
SSN Insight: Eva Longoria already produces two series with Latino protagonists, Devious Maids and NBC’s upcoming Hot & Bothered, in which she stars.

Dance, Dance, Dance
Production Company(s): Talpa Media
Executive Producer(s): John De Mol
Logline: Celebrities and their partners recreate famous dance routines from movies, music videos and musicals.
Details: Based on the Dutch format, “Dance, Dance, Dance,” which premiered in the Netherlands on RTL4 on September 5, 2015.
SSN Insight: Talpa was acquired by ITV earlier this year, and produces the series, The Voice.

Eat Pray Thug
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Executive Producer(s): Sanjay Shah
Logline: A successful rapper chooses to live with his Indian-American parents in Queens, New York.
Details: Based on the real life of rapper Heems.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty as of September 28. Utkarsh Ambudkar is set to star in the comedy.

ESL
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Executive Producer(s): Masi Oka, Ben Queen
Writer(s): Zak Shaikh
Logline: The story follows the students and teacher of an English-as-a-Second Language class.
SSN Insight: Queen is under an overall deal at Warner Bros TV.

Florent
Network: Showtime
Production Company(s): Magic Lantern Entertainment, StoryBy Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Patricia Resnick, Jonathan Baruch, Rosemary Rodriguez, Howard Braunstein
Writer(s): Patricia Resnick
Logline: Inspired by the life of colorful New York City restauranteur and AIDS activist Florent Morellet. The story will explore the light and dark of that time, as well as the craziness of a place that become a destination for everyone from New York’s literati, to the neighborhood hookers and hustlers, to the NYPD, to the burgeoning LGBT community all through the eyes of Florent.
Details: Inspired by the true story of Florent Morellet.
SSN Insight: The project was previously in development as a drama at the Sundance Channel for the 2014-2015 season. The project is in second position to “The Good Wife” for Cumming.

Untitled Adam Pally Paul Lieberstein Spy Comedy Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment, Clone Wolf Productions
Executive Producer(s): Adam Pally, Paul Lieberstein, Howard Klein
Writer(s): Paul Lieberstein, Jon Gabrus
Logline: A comedic take on the spy genre.
SSN Insight: This is the first project sold under Clone Wolf’s two-year overall deal with ABC Studios.

Untitled Mike Schur Matt Murray Workplace Comedy
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Universal Television
Executive Producer(s): Michael Schur, Matt Murray, David Miner
Writer(s): Matt Murray
Logline: Revolves around a larger-than-life federal judge and the overworked twenty-somethings who clerk for him.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a put pilot on September 25.

Manhood
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Executive Producer(s): Jay Baxter, Shaun Zaken, Rob Long, David Janollari
Writer(s): Jay Baxter, Shaun Zaken
Logline: Three men explore different sides of masculinity in a weekly men’s group meeting, where they cry, beat drums and fire-walk to find the answer.
SSN Insight: Baxter & Zaken most recently developed the single-camera comedy Panic Years for Pivot last year.

Medici: Masters of Florence
Network: RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana
Production Company(s): Lux Vide, Big Light Productions, Wild Bunch
Executive Producer(s): Frank Spotnitz, Matilde Bernabei, Luca Bernabei
Logline: The Medici family ascends from simple merchants to power brokers who spark an economic and cultural revolution, in the process creating a long list of powerful enemies.
Details: Based on the true story of the Medici family.
SSN Insight: Wild Bunch unveiled a new TV division. This is one of the two drama series set, the other is an Italian series called, Four Seasons in Havana. Both will see sales launch at the MipCom market. Wild Bunch has produced eight episodes of each series.

Ozark
Production Company(s): Media Rights Capital, Aggregate Films
Executive Producer(s): Jason Bateman, Bill Dubuque, Mark Williams
Writer(s): Bill Dubuque
Logline: Set at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, the story takes place in the dark and dangerous world of drug money laundering.
SSN Insight: Planned as a straight-to-series project. Bateman will star and direct in addition to executive producing.

Pre-Madonna
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment, Paper Kite Productions
Executive Producer(s): Nisha Ganatra, Tami Sagher, Amy Poehler, Brooke Posch, Dave Becky
Writer(s): Nisha Ganatra
Logline: Sarita Gupta enters a Chicago high school in 1983 and navigates the painful and hilarious path of finding out who she really is.
Details: Inspired by Nisha Ganatra’s adolescence.
SSN Insight: NBC has given an initial commitment of a put pilot as of September 23.

Robbers
Network: TNT
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Timberman/Beverly Productions
Executive Producer(s): Michael Dinner, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly
Writer(s): Christopher Cook, Michael Dinner
Logline: The show tells the story of a cop, two running buddies on a crime spree across Texas, and the girl who becomes the complication in a very unique love triangle.
Details: Based on the novel, “Robbers,” written by Christopher Cook and published by Carroll & Graf in November, 2000.
SSN Insight: Tim McGraw has left the project. TNT ordered the pilot.

Say Uncles
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Thruline Entertainment, Aggregate Films
Executive Producer(s): Jason Bateman, Jim Garavente, Willie Mercer
Writer(s): Elon Gold, Boyce Bugliari, Jamie McLaughlin
Logline: A man is caught in the middle of his interfering brothers and his impressionable children.
Details: Based on the real life of Elon Gold.
SSN Insight: Gold is not attached to star in the project.

Straight Outta Calabasas
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Executive Producer(s): Dave Jeser, Matt Silverstein
Writer(s): Dave Jeser, Matt Silverstein
Logline: Two profoundly white, liberal LA parents discover their 10 year-old-son is a basketball prodigy. They suddenly find themselves wrapped up in a community they can’t possibly understand, forming an unlikely friendship with a family they have nothing in common with.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a put pilot.

The A-Team
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Chris Morgan Productions
Executive Producer(s): Albert Kim, Chris Morgan, Tawnia McKiernan
Writer(s): Albert Kim
Logline: A diverse team of American Special Forces operatives has been framed for a crime they didn’t commit and set out to clear their names by uncovering the black-ops conspiracy that set them up. Along the way, they are driven to help those in need by using their singular military skills, high-tech expertise, and often conflicting individual approaches.
Details: Based on the TV series, “The A-Team,” which aired on NBC from 1983-1987.
SSN Insight: Unlike the original all-male team, the new team will include both male and female members.

The Death Of Eva Sofia Valdez
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Fazekas & Butters
Executive Producer(s): Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters
Writer(s): Charise Castro Smith
Logline: A Cuban-American family on the rise navigates multiple business ventures in Miami, familial rivalries and dark secrets from the past that come back to haunt them.
SSN Insight: This marks the first project sold through Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters’ pod deal the duo inked at ABC Studios this year.

The West
Production Company(s): Stephen David Entertainment, Sundance Productions
Executive Producer(s): Stephen David, Robert Redford, Laura Michalchyshyn
Logline: Recreates the violent world of cowboys, Indians, outlaws and law men and chronicle the intimate, little-known stories of Western legends such as Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. Will show how, in the aftermath of the Civil War, the opportunity of land transforms the United States into the “land of opportunity” and creates modern America.
Details: Project was previously in development at Discovery.
SSN Insight: DRG has acquired international rights to Robert Redford’s docu series, The West, and will be handling sales at Mipcom in October. The mini-series has eight episodes.

Wheeler Dealer
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Thruline Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Damon Jones, Annie Mumolo, Tim Lovestedt, J.B. Roberts, Willie Mercer
Writer(s): Damon Jones
Logline: A suburban housewife and mother inherits her deceased husband’s struggling car dealership in rural West Texas. In an attempt to make a fresh start, she moves her family out of their plush gated community to run the business, something she knows nothing about.
Details: Inspired by the real life of Damon Jones’ sister.

Amazon Pilot Orders

Edge
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Production Company(s): Josephson Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Barry Josephson, David Greenblatt, Shane Black, Fred Dekker
Logline: Set in 1868, Josiah ‘Edge’ Hedges is a Union officer turned cowboy, who prowls the post-Civil War American West doling out his own peculiar (and savage) brand of justice. His mission is personal- to avenge his brother’s murder- and his vengeance hath no fury.
Details: Based on the “Edge” book series written by George Gilman.
SSN Insight: Ordered to pilot. The pilot will screen on Amazon Instant Video, and user feedback will determine if it goes forward as a series.

Good Girls Revolt
Network: Amazon
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, Amazon Studios
Production Company(s): Lynda Obst Productions, TriStar Television
Executive Producer(s): Lynda Obst, Jeff Okin, Dana Calvo, Darlene Hunt, Don Kurt
Writer(s): Dana Calvo
Logline: A group of young female researchers at “News of the Week” simply ask to be treated fairly. Their revolutionary request will spark convulsive changes and upend marriages, careers, sex lives, love lives, and friendships.
Details: Based on the sexual discrimination cases chronicled in “The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace,” written by Lynn Povich and published by PublicAffairs on September 10, 2012.
SSN Insight: Ordered to pilot. Lynda Obst also has a pilot she’s producing with Ridley Scott, The Hot Zone over at Fox along wih a slated Disney movie, Further Adventures in Babysitting.

Highston
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Executive Producer(s): Bob Nelson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, Todd Hoffman
Writer(s): Bob Nelson
Logline: Highston Liggetts is a 19-year-old with a wide circle of celebrity friends that only he can see. His parents, Jean and Wilbur, force him to get psychiatric help, but his Uncle Billy thinks he’s just fine.
SSN Insight: Ordered to pilot. Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming films include Alice Through the Looking Glass and Grimsby for Sony.

One Mississippi
Network: Amazon
Studio: FX Productions, Amazon Studios
Production Company(s): Pig Newton, Inc.
Executive Producer(s): Tig Notaro, Diablo Cody, Louis C.K., Dave Becky, Blair Breard
Writer(s): Tig Notaro, Diablo Cody
Logline: Tig Notaro deals with the complex reentry into her childhood hometown of Bay Saint Lucille, Mississippi, to deal with the unexpected death of her mother, the interminable life of the party, Caroline. Reeling from her own recently declining health, Tig struggles to find her footing with the loss of the one person who actually understood her, with help from her older but not always wiser brother, Remy, and her emotionally distant stepfather, Bill. A surprise visit from Tig’s girlfriend, Brooke, only compounds the reality of how out of place Tig is in a world without her mother.
Details: Loosely inspired by Tig Notaro’s life.
SSN Insight: Ordered to pilot. Project was previously in development at FX. Louis CK was previously attached to direct.

The Patriot
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Executive Producer(s): Steve Conrad, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Charlie Gogolak, Gil Bellows
Writer(s): Steve Conrad
Logline: The story follows the complicated life of intelligence officer John Tavner. His latest assignment is to prevent Iran from going nuclear, requiring him to forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous “non-official cover” — that of a mid-level employee at a Midwestern industrial piping firm. A bout with PTSD, the Federal government’s incompetence, and the intricacies of keeping a day job in the “front” industrial piping company, cause a barrage of ever-escalating fiascos that jeopardize Tavner’s mission.
SSN Insight: Ordered to pilot. In addition, Steve Conrad is also writing the features Wonder for Lionsgate and an Untitled John Belushi Project that he will also direct.

Z
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Production Company(s): Killer Films
Executive Producer(s): Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin, Christina Ricci, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon
Writer(s): Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin
Logline: A series based on the novel, “Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald”.
Details: Based on the novel, “Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald” by Therese Anne Fowler (2013).
SSN Insight: Ordered to pilot. Dawn Prestwich is also penning the feature Garlic and Sapphires in active development over at Fox 2000.

BBC One Series Orders

Rush Of Blood
Network: BBC 1
Production Company(s): On The Corner, Murderous Productions Limited
Executive Producer(s): No Executive Producer Available.
Writer(s): Matt Charman
Logline: Three couples return from a holiday in Florida and realize one of them must have been responsible for a murder. Based on the novel.
Details: Based on the novel, “Rush Of Blood,” written by Mark Billingham and published by Little, Brown in 2012.
SSN Insight: BBC ordered the series with an order of three episodes.

Troy- Fall Of A City
Network: BBC 1
Production Company(s): Kudos Film & Television
Executive Producer(s): David Farr, Derek Wax, Matthew Read
Writer(s): David Farr
Logline: The story is set against the backdrop of the war between Greece and Troy and focuses on the collapse of one family. When the baby Paris is born, the omens foretell that he will bring about the downfall of the city. Queen Hecuba and King Priam are forced to choose whether to abandon their newborn son to the wolves or save him, but risk the safety of their kingdom. Their choice will decide not only the fate of their child, but the very existence of Troy.
Details: Based on the classic tale of the Trojan War and the events that preceded it , from Greek Mythology.
SSN Insight: BBC has given a series order.

To Sir, With Love
Network: BBC 1
Production Company(s): Rainmark Films
Writer(s): Hanif Kureishi
Logline: Set in London’s East End in the aftermath of World War II, the story centers on Guyanese engineer Ricky Braithwaite who returns from the RAF to find a cold welcome in a Britain which has turned its back on the black men and women who had fought alongside them in the war. He takes a job as a teacher, finding a class of unruly white working-class kids who test him to his limits but whose lives are transformed under his guidance.
Details: Based on the novel, “To Sir, With Love,” written by E.R. Braithwaite and published by Prentice-Hall in 1959.
SSN Insight: BBC has given a series order.

The Last Post
Network: BBC 1
Production Company(s): Bonafide Films, The Forge
Writer(s): No Writer Available.
Logline: The story of a British Army unit fighting a terrorist insurgency in the Middle East and the women and children who were there with them.
Details: Based on the childhood memories of Peter Moffat.
SSN Insight: BBC has given a series order of eight episodes.

The Cormoran Strike Mysteries
Network: BBC 1
Production Company(s): Bronte Film and Television
Executive Producer(s): J.K. Rowling, Neil Blair, Ruth Kenley-Letts, Lucy Richer
Writer(s): Sarah Phelps, Ben Richards
Logline: War veteran turned private detective, Strike investigates shocking crimes together with his female assistant Robin, whose forensic mind and fierce determination he cannot ignore. The murders take them from the hushed streets of Mayfair to the literary haunts of Fitzrovia, exposing the seedy reality lurking beneath seemingly innocent societies. With each crime, they discover a little more about each other and both learn that appearances can be deceptive.
Details: Based on the novels, “The Cuckoo’s Calling” (2013), “The Silkworm” (2014), and “Career of Evil” (2015), written by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) and published by Mulholland.
SSN Insight: BBC has given a series order.

Conviction
Network: ABC
Production Company(s): Mark Gordon Co., Entertainment One
Executive Producer(s): Liz Friedman, Liz Friedlander, Nick Pepper, Mark Gordon
Writer(s): Liz Friedman
Logline: About Carter Morrison, the brilliant but rebellious daughter of a Clinton-like political family who is forced into taking a job as the head of Los Angeles’ newly created Conviction Integrity Unit. She, along with her team of lawyers, investigators and forensic experts, has two weeks to examine cases where there’s credible suspicion that the wrong person may have been convicted of a crime.
SSN Insight: The network has given a put pilot commitment. Liz Friedlander (The Following) will direct the potential pilot. MGC will produce and finance the series, with eOne handling international rights. ABC Studios is in discussions to join the project as a co-financier.

Janus
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Production Company(s): EuropaCorp
Writer(s): Kevin O’Hare
Logline: Janus is a large pharmaceutical corporation that will stop at nothing to protect its image and maximize profits. Leo is a forensic psychologist married to a pharmaceutical researcher. After his son is diagnosed as a psychopath, Leo refocuses his life to seek answers on how to help. When a rash of murder-suicides breaks out, he teams with a homicide detective and together they discover a shocking link between the victims and shadowy medical trials conducted by Janus.
Details: Based on the Austrian drama, “Janus,” which aired on ORF in 2013.
SSN Insight: EuropaCorp TV Studios USA launched in 2015 as the U.S. base of Luc Besson’s French studio and with Matthew Gross as president.

Notorious
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): The Firm
Executive Producer(s): Josh Berman, Jeff Kwatinetz, Josh Barry, Mark Geragos, Wendy Walker Whitworth
Writer(s): Josh Berman, Allie Hagan
Logline: The story follows the professional and personal relationship between a charismatic attorney and a powerhouse television producer as they attempt to control the media, the justice system, and ultimately – each other.
Details: Inspired by the relationship between criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos and long-time “Larry King Live” executive producer Wendy Walker.
SSN Insight: ABC has given an initial commitment of a put pilot order on October 2.

The Next Chapter
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Nicholas Sparks Productions
Executive Producer(s): Austin Winsberg, Nicholas Sparks, Theresa Park
Writer(s): Austin Winsberg
Logline: When top-selling romance novelist Ben Diamond goes through a divorce, he not only begins to question his belief in love, but must also learn to date again and live on his own, all while dealing with the pressures of his public persona as the world’s most foremost “expert” on love.
Details: Loosely based on the life of Nicholas Sparks.
SSN Insight: Winsberg is also developing the music-themed Hearts And Clubs at ABC Family, now Freeform, with Christina Aguilera executive producing.

Jack Ryan
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios, Paramount Television
Production Company(s): Platinum Dunes, Carlton Cuse Productions, Skydance Productions
Executive Producer(s): Graham Roland, Carlton Cuse, Lindsey Springer, Michael Bay, Brad Fuller
Logline: A new contemporary take on Jack Ryan in his prime as a CIA analyst/operative.
Details: Based on the Jack Ryan novel series, written by Tom Clancy and first published (“The Hunt For Red October”) by US Naval Institute Press on September 1, 1984.
SSN Insight: Paramount TV is also developing the series Galaxy Quest, a series adaptation of the Paramount film with Amazon.

Class
Network: BBC 3
Production Company(s): BBC Cymru Wales
Executive Producer(s): Patrick Ness, Steven Moffat, Brian Minchin
Writer(s): Patrick Ness
Logline: Incredible dangers are breaking through the walls of time and space, and with darkness coming, London is unprotected.
Details: The project is a spinoff of the the series, “Doctor Who,” which has aired on the BBC in various incarnations since 1963.
SSN Insight: BBC has given an eight episode series order as of October 1.

Hello Again
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Kapital Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Liz Feldman, Aaron Kaplan
Writer(s): Liz Feldman
Logline: A mostly happily married woman’s life gets turned upside down when the only other man she’s ever loved moves in next door.
SSN Insight: CBS has given the initial commitment of a put pilot as of September 29.

Hunted
Network: CBS Entertainment
Production Company(s): Endemol Shine North America
Logline: Regular people go on the run and attempt to disappear as highly skilled investigators and trackers pursue them in a nation-wide manhunt. From searching their target’s home and scouring Internet and cell phone histories to identifying behavioral patterns, the team looks for clues to potential hiding places and collaborators that can ultimately lead to capture. Based on th British series.
Details: Based on the British series, “Hunted,” which premiered on Channel 4 on September 10, 2015.
SSN Insight: CBS gave a series order as of September 30.

The Happy Peppers
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Too Mutch Ink, Barge Productions
Executive Producer(s): Max Mutchnick, Jeffrey Astrof
Writer(s): Max Mutchnick, Jeffrey Astrof
Logline: Henry and Emily, an adult brother and sister, move in together after one of their spouses dies. They are each other’s shoulder to cry on, best friend, wingman and button-pusher.
SSN Insight: Both Mutchnick and Astrof are under overall deals at WB TV.

Untitled Joan Rater Tony Phelan Nancy Drew Drama Project
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Executive Producer(s): Joan Rater, Tony Phelan, Dan Jinks
Writer(s): Joan Rater, Tony Phelan
Logline: Nancy Drew is now a detective for the NYPD where she investigates and solves crimes using her uncanny observational skills, all while navigating the complexities of life in a modern world.
Details: Based on the character, Nancy Drew, originally created in 1930 and on the mystery book series. Planned as a contemporary update on the Nancy Drew character.
SSN Insight: Rater, Jinks and Phelan are all under overall deals at CBS TV Studios.

Untitled Tina Fey Robert Carlock Jack Burditt Athlete Comedy Project
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment, Little Stranger, Inc.
Executive Producer(s): Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, Jack Burditt, David Miner
Writer(s): Jack Burditt
Logline: An oddball athlete drives family, friends and strangers bonkers after he unexpectedly finds himself retired.
SSN Insight: Fey, Carlock and Burditt are under overall deals at Universal TV.

Lethal Weapon
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Lin Pictures, Good Session Productions
Executive Producer(s): Matthew Miller, Dan Lin, Jennifer Gwartz
Writer(s): Matthew Miller
Logline: When Texas cop and former Navy SEAL Martin Riggs suffers the loss of his wife and baby, he moves to Los Angeles to start anew. There, he gets partnered with LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh, who, having recently suffered a “minor” heart attack, must avoid any stress in his life.
Details: Based on the “Lethal Weapon” film series, directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. The film and its three sequels were released, respectively, in 1987, 1989, 1992 and 1998.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a put pilot as of October 2.

The 808
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Vendetta Productions
Executive Producer(s): Sheldon Turner, Jennifer Klein
Writer(s): Sheldon Turner
Logline: The series looks beyond the idyllic Hawaii postcard into a world of sex, sand and sin. It is set against the backdrop of Maui surf culture and centers on two feuding families.
SSN Insight: Vendetta has a first-look deal with Sony TV and through it is developing eight-hour limited series Blood Will Out at TNT.

The Pack
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Amigos de Garcia Productions
Executive Producer(s): Greg Garcia, Chadd Gindin
Writer(s): Chadd Gindin
Logline: A millennial escapes his sports-obsessed small town in Wisconsin to achieve his big-city dreams only to end up becoming a regular at a Green Bay Packers bar in Manhattan where he’ll learn that who you’re rooting for is not nearly as important as who you’re rooting with.
SSN Insight: Greg Garcia’s Amigos de Garcia Productions has an overall deal with CBS Television Studios. He is also developing How to Speak American, Letters to Beyonce and Y’all in the Family.

These Final Hours
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Production Company(s): EuropaCorp
Executive Producer(s): Zak Hilditch, Matt Gross, Edouard de Vesinne, Thomas Anargyros
Writer(s): Zak Hilditch
Logline: Set after a world-ending meteor strike, three siblings in the San Francisco Bay Area race to get to their estranged father’s bomb shelter so that can withstand the end of days. Inspired by the film.
Details: Inspired by the film, “These Final Hours,” (Australia/ 2014), written and directed by Zak Hilditch and starring Nathan Phillips and Angourie Rice.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty as of October 4.

Untitled Couples Dancing Competition Reality Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Production Company(s): FremantleMedia North America
Executive Producer(s): Stijn Bakkers, Toby Gorman, Jennifer Mullin
Logline: The dance competition will highlight the lives of real-life couples who, each week, will participate in intensive training, rehearsals and live performances, until one couple is crowned the winner.
SSN Insight: Fox hasn’t confirmed another season of its dancing competition series So You Think You Can Dance, although its pick-up or lack of one wouldn’t effect this series, according to reports.

Untitled Hart Hanson Gene Hong Comedic Crime Drama Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Far Field Productions
Executive Producer(s): Hart Hanson, Gene Hong
Writer(s): Gene Hong
Logline: A socially inept billionaire helps the LAPD solve crimes.
SSN Insight: Hanson is under an overall deal for 20th Century Fox TV. He most recently created and executive produced another Fox crime procedural, Backstrom starring Rainn Wilson.

Watchmen
Network: HBO
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Executive Producer(s): Zack Snyder
Logline: When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the outlawed but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion–a disbanded group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers–Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity…but who is watching the Watchmen? Based on the comic book.
Details: Based on the 12-issue comic book series “The Watchmen” written by Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons; published by DC Comics in 1986.
SSN Insight: HBO has begun preliminary talks with writer/director Zack Snyder about adapting the pivotal comic book series Watchmen into a TV series.

Beowulf
Network: ITV 1, Esquire Network
Production Company(s): ITV Studios Productions (UK)
Executive Producer(s): James Dormer, Tim Haines, Katie Newman
Writer(s): James Dormer
Logline: The series is set in the mythical Shieldlands, a place of spectacle and danger populated by both humans and fantastical creatures. Beowulf the warrior returns to Heorot to pay his respects to the recently deceased Hrothgar the man who raised him. But when the palace is attacked by the terrifying monster Grendel, Beowulf must hunt it down, winning favor with Heorot’s new female Thane, and the wider community, in the process. The series will follow Beowulf as he slowly reconnects with the idea of family and home. Based on the epic poem.
Details: A re-imaging of the Old English epic poem, “Beowulf,” believed to have been written between the 8th and 11th century.
SSN Insight: Esquire Network has ordered 13 episodes of ITV Studios-produced Beowulf to be shown in 2016.

Letters To Beyonce
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Amigos de Garcia Productions
Executive Producer(s): Greg Garcia, Austen Earl
Writer(s): Austen Earl
Logline: An overweight, middle-aged schoolteacher who has lost pretty much everything decides to reclaim her life by drawing inspiration from an unlikely hero, Beyonce.
SSN Insight: Greg Garcia’s Amigos de Garcia Productions has an overall deal with CBS Television Studios. He is also developing How to Speak American, The Pack and Y’all in the Family.

The Day I Turned Uncool
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): KatzSmith Productions
Executive Producer(s): David Katzenberg, Seth Grahame-Smith
Writer(s): Alanna Thompson, Lauren Miller Rogen
Logline: A group of five best friends have crossed the line from Pabst to Pinot and realize they’re officially uncool.
Details: Based on the book, “The Day I Turned Uncool: Confessions of a Reluctant Grown-up,” written by Dan Zevin and published by Villard Books in June, 2002.
SSN Insight: Katzenberg and Grahame-Smith recently teamed up on a couple of feature projects, such as It, Gremlins and Beetlejuice 2. 

QuizUp
Network: NBC Entertainment, ITV 1
Studio: Universal Television, NBCUniversal International Television Production
Production Company(s): Plain Vanilla Corporation
Executive Producer(s): Jeff Apploff
Logline: In-studio contestants will try to win eight trivia battles against viewers who play in real-time from home on their mobile devices. If the in-studio contestant wins all eight rounds against eight different at-home competitors, they can win up to $1 million. Any of the at-home players who win their battle will walk away with the money allocated to that round. Based on the trivia app.
Details: Based on the trivia app.
SSN Insight: NBC has given an series order of ten episodes.

Buddy Thunderstruck
Network: Netflix
Production Company(s): American Greetings Corporation, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Logline: An action-comedy, stop-motion extravaganza that follows the adventures of a semi-truck racing dog named Buddy and his albino ferret mechanic. It all goes down in race obsessed Greasepit, a place chock full of larger-than-life characters and nitro burning, gear slamming, tire squealing, fish tailing good times.
SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order of 12 episodes of the animated series.

Dawn of the Croods
Network: Netflix
Studio: DreamWorks Animation
Logline: Eep, Grug, Thunk, Ugga, Sandy and Gran are back and funnier than ever in this all-new family sitcom. Follow everyone’s favorite family as they meet new friends, outrun new creatures and encounter “firsts” the world has never seen – such as school, slumber parties, hiccups and elections.
SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order with episodes to be available beginning this December through 2017.

Glitter Force
Network: Netflix
Production Company(s): Saban Brands LLC
Logline: When the magical kingdom of Jubiland is invaded by an evil emperor and his band of fairytale villains, a tiny pixie named Candy recruits five preteen girls to form the powerful team of the Glitter Force to help defend Earth from becoming the next target. These fabulous friends transform from ordinary school girls into super powered cool girls. Defending the Earth from fairytale villains isn’t an easy job, but the Glitter Force proves that nothing is more powerful than friendship.
SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order of 20 episodes.

Las Leyendas
Network: Netflix
Production Company(s): Anima Estudios
Logline: Set in the 1800s, the show follows Leo San Juan, a reluctantly heroic teen with the supernatural ability to communicate with ghosts and monsters.
SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order of 13 episodes. The first Netflix original series to be produced entirely in Brazil.

LEGO Bionicle: The Journey to One
Network: Netflix
Production Company(s): LEGO Group
Logline: On the mythical island of Okoto, where the forces of darkness are on the move and the evil Makuta is working to cast the world into darkness. The desperate island inhabitants enlist six heroes called the Toa to help save their beloved island. Only when the heroes are united, will they be able to battle the forces of evil, defeat Makuta and save Okoto.
SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order of four episodes.

LEGO Friends: The Power of Friendship
Network: Netflix
Production Company(s): LEGO Group
Logline: Follow the adventures of five best friends Stephanie, Emma, Olivia, Mia and Andrea around their hometown Heartlake City. From summer camp to the basketball court, saving their webcast or helping take care of a friend, the zany antics, adventures and missteps are made all the better by having their best friends by their side.
SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order of four episodes.

Lost & Found Music Studios
Network: Netflix
Production Company(s): Temple Street Productions
Logline: A group of talented teenage musicians who struggle to find their authentic sound and place in the world as they hone their craft at a prestigious music studio. In each episode, young artists navigate the ups and downs of the music industry, as they find their way to love, inspiration, and redemption.
SSN Insight: Netflix has given a series order of the live-action series for 26 episodes.

Duality
Production Company(s): Televisa, Televisa USA, Odyssey Media Inc.
Executive Producer(s): Dougray Scott, Chris Philip, Eduardo Clemesha, Jorge Aragon, Kirk Shaw
Logline: An elite, top-secret team of State Department, CIA and Mexican intelligence agents within Mexico wage war against the world’s most dangerous villains operating in Latin America.
Details: Based on an original story by Barry Schkolnick.
SSN Insight: The series will star Dougray Scott and will debut at Mipcom.

Serial
Studio: Fox 21 Television Studios
Production Company(s): Lord Miller
Executive Producer(s): Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Julie Snyder, Sarah Koenig, Alissa Shipp
Logline: Centers on the experience of making a hugely successful podcast.
Details: Lord, Miller and Fox 21 TVS, have optioned the rights to the “Serial” podcast, which is part of “This American Life”.
SSN Insight: The case has not been confirmed but it will not be the murder of Hae Min Lee that was investigated on the first season of Serial, the podcast.

Nightrise
Network: Spike TV
Production Company(s): Legendary Entertainment, Applebox Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Neil Marshall, Marc Helwig
Writer(s): David Arata
Logline: The story is set against the backdrop of a global pandemic.
SSN Insight: Applebox was launched in February with a two-year overall deal at Legendary TV.

Could I Live There?
Network: Travel Channel
Production Company(s): Karga Seven Pictures
Logline: The series follows the lives of professionals and their families, as they face the biggest decision they’ll ever make. Is a life-changing job worth leaving behind everything you know to live abroad in a strange new city thousands of miles away? Each episode features the story of a family faced with relocating to a foreign city from their current home. They hop a jet and travel to their prospective new city where they meet up with a relocation expert, who is often an ex-pat. These insightful relocators must tailor a three-day tour to their client’s specific needs and lifestyle. At the end, the families have to reveal their choice – stay or go.
SSN Insight: Travel Channel greenlit the pilot back in April and ordered 13 episodes on September 30.

I, Adventure
Network: Travel Channel
Production Company(s): Herzog & Company
Logline: The show hands the camera to some of the most fascinating people in the world and asks them to explore what compels and inspires them. Celebrities travel around the world to take viewers on an intimate adventure of discovery and exploration.
SSN Insight: Travel Channel has given a series order of three episodes.

Meter’s Running
Network: Travel Channel
Logline: Zimmern discovers the streets behind Main Street, the off-the-grid dives and the fun only insiders know how to find. With his guide – whether it’s a shikara driver in Kashmir, a gondolier in Venice or a taxi driver in the Deep South, Zimmern shares a locals-only experience, discovering the uniqueness of every destination.
SSN Insight: Travel Channel has given a series order of eight episodes.

The Wilding
Network: USA
Studio: Universal Cable Productions
Production Company(s): IM Global, Imperative Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Tim Kring, Zak Kadison, Justin Levy, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Rian Cahill
Writer(s): Silka Luisa
Logline: Set in suburban North Carolina, the story centers around the Hayes family, a typical, loving blended family seeking a fresh start after their seventeen-year-old daughter, Kayla, is released from a mental health institution following ten years of treatment. Their ideals are quickly threatened, however, when Kayla’s apparitions of the dead begin to haunt them once again.
SSN Insight: USA has ordered a two hour pilot. Part of an initiative between UCP and NBCUniversal to produce a greater volume of quality series at a lower license fee to the networks.

A Woman’s Place: The Frontlines Of Feminism
Production Company(s): Refinery29, We Are the XX
Executive Producer(s): Lauren Zalaznick
Logline: Highlights the revolutionaries, leaders, and activists who are leading female empowerment efforts in communities around the world, including the Philippines, Ecuador, Senegal, Brazil, Turkey, Egypt, Sweden and the United States.
SSN Insight: An eight-part original series. A network has not been confirmed.

The Axeman’s Jazz
Production Company(s): See-Saw Films
Executive Producer(s): Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
Writer(s): Michael Lesslie
Logline: Based on the true story of a serial killer who terrorized New Orleans for more than a year after the First World War. Blending music, history and crime, Celestin’s 1919-set narrative follows three people — one aided and abetted by a young, cornet-playing Louis Armstrong — as they set out to unmask the serial killer.
Details: Adapted from Ray Celestin’s novel of the same name.
SSN Insight: See-Saw Films and writer Michael Lesslie previously teamed together for Macbeth, starring Michael Fassbender. A network deal is not in place as of yet.

Deja Vu
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Mandeville Films/TV
Executive Producer(s): Eric C Charmelo, Nicole Snyder, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Laurie Zaks
Writer(s): Eric C Charmelo, Nicole Snyder
Logline: A woman who gets a second chance at love after losing her husband and soul mate twenty-two years ago. But things get complicated when she meets a man believed to be the reincarnated version of her dead husband, who also happens to be dating her daughter.
SSN Insight: ABC has given an initial script commitment.

Fantasy Island
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Vendetta Productions
Executive Producer(s): Sheldon Turner, Jennifer Klein, Josh Berman
Writer(s): Sheldon Turner
Logline: Centers on a brilliant, dynamic and sexy woman who runs a San Francisco-based company that provides clients with his or her most intimate, dark or outlandish fantasy.
Details: Based on the series, “Fantasy Island,” which aired on ABC from 1977-1984 and then again in 1998-1999.
SSN Insight: Turner and Jennifer Klein are based at Sony TV with their Vendetta Productions. They previously produced the pilot, The Advocate last season for ABC.

House Of Moore
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Kapital Entertainment, We’re Not Brothers
Executive Producer(s): Felicity Huffman, Ben Barnz, Daniel Barnz, Aaron Kaplan
Writer(s): Daniel Barnz
Logline: Centers on the sexy, twisted lives of an iconic fashion family, looking at our beauty-obsessed culture through a darkly comedic lens.
SSN Insight: ABC has given an initial commitment of a put pilot as of October 12.

Imaginary Friend
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Happy Madison Productions
Executive Producer(s): Patrick Osborne, Adam F. Goldberg, David Guarascio
Writer(s): Adam F. Goldberg, David Guarascio
Logline: A thirtysomething bachelor’s life is turned upside-down when he finally meets the love of his life – a divorced working mom with three kids. This triggers even more upheaval when the slightly unhinged imaginary friend he created as an only child suddenly reappears in his life to help him navigate the transition from single guy to family man.
SSN Insight: ABC has ordered the pilot with a series penalty.

Negotiations
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Paul Lieberstein, Howard Klein
Writer(s): Paul Lieberstein
Logline: The series looks at life, politics and romance in one of the world’s largest law firms.
SSN Insight: This project is the second consecutive hourlong series for Lieberstein, who recently was an executive producer on HBO’s The Newsroom.

The Homefront
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Dark Toy Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Colleen McGuinness, Todd Holland
Writer(s): Colleen McGuinness
Logline: A retired Green Beret comes back to the U.S. and moves near his grown daughter and grandchildren, only to find that it’s easier to face death every day than to live in the suburbs.
Details: Loosely based on the life of Colleen McGuinness, whose father is a retired Green Beret.
SSN Insight: Dark Toy is under a deal at ABC Studios.

The Invaders
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Mandeville Films/TV
Executive Producer(s): Ellen Fairey, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Laurie Zaks
Writer(s): Ellen Fairey
Logline: The show examines the dark underbelly of an exclusive beach front community by following its inhabitants as they fight to belong while keeping their secrets hidden from from view.
Details: Based on the novel, “The Invaders,” written by Karolina Waclawiak and published by Regan Arts on July 7, 2015.
SSN Insight: Ellen Fairey was previously a supervising producer and writer on Nurse Jackie for Showtime.

The Romeos (Retired Older Men Eating Out)
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Executive Producer(s): Ian Roberts, Jay Martel
Writer(s): Ian Roberts, Jay Martel
Logline: Revolves around two completely dissimilar 65-year-old neighbors who join forces to take full advantage of their second acts – driving each other, and everyone around them, crazy in the process.
SSN Insight: Roberts is a founding member of Upright Citizens Brigade. Both he and Martel were executive producers & showrunners on Comedy Central’s Key & Peele for five seasons.

Untitled Eva Longoria Bobby Bowman Comedy Project
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): UnbeliEVAble Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Bobby Bowman, Eva Longoria, Ben Spector
Writer(s): Bobby Bowman
Logline: An ambitious and meticulous Latino chef runs a cafe with his unpredictable white father-in-law.
SSN Insight: UnbeliEVAble is currently in development on Bonita & Mechelle at NBC with Will Packer Prods. as well as projects at HBO Films and NBC International.

Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet
Network: Animal Planet
Production Company(s): High Noon Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Jim Berger, Scott Feeley, Sarah Presta, Dawn Sinsel
Logline: Veterinarian Dr. Dee Thornell cares for the wild and domestic animals of America’s largest state- even if she needs to learn how to fly a plane to reach them.
SSN Insight: Animal Planet has given a series order of eight episodes.

Workplace
Network: CBS
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Executive Producer(s): Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh
Logline: Set in a three-story building with three seemingly separate businesses: a one-hit-wonder app developer, a real estate company grudgingly shared by a divorced couple, and a cafe run by two sisters, one of whom hasn’t worked a day in her life.
SSN Insight: CBS has given an initial commitment of a put pilot.

Bathory
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Silver Pictures
Executive Producer(s): David Eick, Joel Silver
Writer(s): David Eick
Logline: The project tells the story of woman nicknamed the Blood Countess and Countess Dracula. Considered the world’s most prolific serial killer, Bathory is believed to have tortured and murdered more than 600 girls. She was also rumored to have vampire-like tendencies, including drinking the girls’ blood. Bathory eventually was arrested, tried and convicted, spending her last days in solitary confinement.
Details: Based on the true story of infamous 16th century serial killer countess Elizabeth Bathory.
SSN Insight: Eick is also developing Gateway for Syfy, Entertainment One TV and Universal Cable Prods. He recently was an executive producer/showrunner on TNT’s Falling Skies and previously co-developed and executive produced Syfy’s Battlestar Galactica and executive produced spinoff Caprica. 

Legalease
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): 606 Films
Executive Producer(s): Steve Lichtman, Halle Berry, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Daniel A Thomas
Writer(s): Steve Lichtman
Logline: A biracial lawyer from Chicago follows a case to New Orleans, where she finds herself partnering with a good ol’ boy white attorney while working in a very particular justice system that will ultimately expose the biases we all harbor.
SSN Insight: Berry recently finished a two season run on the CBS summer sci-fi drama series Extant. She will star in this project.

Marple
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Agatha Christie, Ltd.
Executive Producer(s): David Wolstencroft, Mathew Prichard, Hilary Strong
Writer(s): David Wolstencroft
Logline: After inheriting her grandmother’s bookstore and realizing that things in this small California town aren’t what they seem, a young woman begins working as a private investigator to get to the bottom of the town’s mysteries. Inspired by the novels and short stories.
Details: Based on the Miss Marple novels and short stories written by Agatha Christie.
SSN Insight: David Wolstencroft is the creator of the long-running British spy series Spooks aka MI-5.

Out of Body
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Berlanti Productions
Executive Producer(s): Jennifer Johnson, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Todd Garner
Writer(s): Jennifer Johnson
Logline: Centers on a former criminal who inexplicably begins to jump into bodies of people in danger and has to use his skills to prevent them from being murdered or he could end up in a body bag himself.
SSN Insight: CBS has given an initial commitment of a put pilot.

Untitled Chris Fedak Tech Genius Project
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Berlanti Productions
Executive Producer(s): Chris Fedak, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter
Writer(s): Chris Fedak
Logline: Centers on a young tech genius billionaire who utilizes his cutting-edge technology and resources to partner with a street-smart but old-school San Francisco police detective to solve crimes committed by 21st century criminals.
SSN Insight: CBS has given an initial commitment of a put pilot.

Untitled Kevin James Rock Reuben Comedy Project
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Hey Eddie Productions
Executive Producer(s): Kevin James, Jeff Sussman, Rock Reuben, Bruce Helford
Writer(s): Kevin James, Rock Reuben, Bruce Helford
Logline: A newly retired police officer looks forward to spending more quality time with his wife and three kids only to discover he faces much tougher challenges at home than he ever did on the streets.
SSN Insight: CBS has given a straight to series order of 13 episodes.

Team Ninja Warrior
Network: Esquire Network
Production Company(s): A. Smith & Co. Productions
Executive Producer(s): Arthur Smith, Kent Weed, Brian Richardson
Logline: For the first time ever, ninjas will form teams and race head to head through the world’s toughest obstacle course. And, the stakes are raised in the final match up of each episode with a ‘relay’ element, as ninjas race through one section of the course, then tag a teammate who continues through the next section. It’ll be an all-out sprint to the finish, creating a new level of pressure for the competitors.
Details: The project is based on the series, “American Ninja Warrior,” which premiered on G4 in 2009. That series was based on the series “Sasuke,” which first aired in Japan on Tokyo Broadcasting System in 1997..
SSN Insight: Esquire has given a series order of eight episodes.

Belles & Whistles
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Electric Dynamite
Executive Producer(s): Alex McAulay, Jack Black, Spencer Berman, Dwight Yoakam
Writer(s): Alex McAulay
Logline: An unfulfilled father, when fired from his comfortable tech job in Silicon Valley, decides to move his dysfunctional family to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue his lifelong dream of music stardom.
SSN Insight: McAulay wrote the Black List script Flower, which is set up at Rough House.

Untitled Key and Peele and King Bach Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Executive Producer(s): Alex Rubens, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele
Writer(s): Alex Rubens
Logline: Centers on an undercover cop who grew up on the streets and goes back to his old neighborhood to take down the bad guys who bullied him when they were kids.
Details: Loosely based on a King Bach Vine.
SSN Insight: The project was won in a competitive situation by Fox with a significant penalty. Viner King Bach has 14 million followers and 5.1 billion loops.

Braunschlag
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Production Company(s): Principato-Young Entertainment, Intrigue
Executive Producer(s): Rob Riggle, Steve Hely, Tariq Jalil, Peter Principato, Paul Young
Logline: The story follows the quirky inhabitants of a small struggling town whose mayor is prepared to do anything to save his community. Seriously. Anything.
Details: Based on the Austrian series “Braunschlag,” which aired on the ORF Network in 2012.
SSN Insight: ABC has given a script commitment plus significant penalty.

Untitled Bruno Mars Comedy Project
Network: NBC Entertainment
Production Company(s): Imagine Television
Executive Producer(s): Bruno Mars, Brandon Creed, Prentice Penny, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo
Writer(s): Prentice Penny
Logline: The story follows a loud, boisterous, and quarrelsome family from the Bronx and what happens when they take in their wide-eyed, hopelessly optimistic ten- year-old nephew.
Details: Based on a concept by Bruno Mars and Prentice Penny.
SSN Insight: NBC has given a commitment of a put pilot.

Untitled Josh Rabinowitz Kevin Barnett Comedy Project
Network: NBC Entertainment
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Josh Rabinowitz, Kevin Barnett, Howard Klein, Avi Gilbert
Writer(s): Josh Rabinowitz, Kevin Barnett
Logline: Two best friends have worked hard their entire lives to reach the careers they’ve always wanted, and then realize everything sucks and they hate it. So they quit their jobs to figure out what they really want and care about.
SSN Insight: Josh Rabinowitz and Kevin Barnett were credited as executive producers, head writers, and actors on the Tru TV sketch series Friends of the People, which just wrapped its second season.

Untitled Wendy Davis Jennifer Cecil Political Dramedy Drama Project
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Naegle Ink
Executive Producer(s): Jennifer Cecil, Wendy Davis, Sue Naegle
Writer(s): Jennifer Cecil
Logline: A female Democratic Senator, after losing the Texas governor’s race, gets her world turned upside down. while she pieces her pride back together, she goes to work in the law firm of her best friend, a black, male Republican and discovers that with no political future to protect, she can unshackle her inner badass.
Details: Inspired by the real life of Wendy Davis.
SSN Insight: Jennifer Cecil previously served as the executive producer, co-head writer on Private Practice and is an executive producer on NBC’s upcoming medical drama Heartbreaker.

Code To Zero
Production Company(s): Tandem Communications GmbH
Logline: Set in the present day, a man awakens to find himself lying on the ground in a railway station with no memory of how he got there or even his own name. Slowly, he rediscovers his entire life through detective work, uncovering secrets of a conspiracy which is set against the battle for global space supremacy between the U.S. and China.
Details: Based on the novel, “Code To Zero,” written by Ken Follett and published by Dutton on December 1, 2000.
SSN Insight: Planned as a limited series.

Darkness Falls
Production Company(s): Mark Gordon Company, ProSiebenSat.1
Executive Producer(s): Mark R. Gordon, Nicholas Pepper
Logline: An elite two-person FBI team enters small, isolated communities to solve the darkest, most twisted murders imaginable. Having spent countless years at understanding the nuances and complexities of small towns and homicide, these heroes are the best at finding the worst.
Details: The project was previously in development at CBS for the 2013-2014 season.
SSN Insight: EOne Television will distribute internationally.

Poison Princess
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Offspring Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Seamus Kevin Fahey, Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot
Writer(s): Seamus Kevin Fahey
Logline: In the aftermath of a cataclysmic event, sixteen-year-old Evie, from a well-to-do Louisiana family, learns that her terrible visions are actually prophecies and that there are others like herself–embodiments of Tarot cards destined to engage in an epic battle.
Details: Based on the novel, “Poison Princess,” written by Kresley Cole and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers on October 2, 2012. It is the first book in The Arcana Chronicles.
SSN Insight: The rights were won by Warner Bros. in a competitive situation.

Skin Trade
Executive Producer(s): Kalinda Vasquez, George R.R. Martin, Vince Gerardis, Rich Angell, Mark B. Newbauer
Writer(s): Kalinda Vasquez
Logline: Centers on Willie Flambeaux, a collections agent who happens to be a werewolf, and his friend, Randi Wade, a private investigator, who discover a dark secret behind a series of grisly murders in their decaying industrial city.
Details: Based on the novel “The Skin Trade,” written by George R.R. Martin and Daniel Abraham and published by Avatar Press on July 24, 2014.
SSN Insight: Previously Newbauer’s Mike the Pike Prods. acquired the rights to the novel and attempted to develop it as a feature.

The Call Of The Stryx
Production Company(s): Grid VFX, Element 8 Entertainment
Writer(s): John Harrison
Logline: An American secret agent, disgraced and on the run, teams up with a mysterious female mercenary in his effort to clear his name. What they uncover along the way is a web of powerful interests that transcend governments, and a race of super creatures that have long inhabited the Earth.
Details: Based on the French graphic novel, “The Call of the Stryx,” first published by Delcourt Group in France.
SSN Insight: The Stryx series is one of the most popular adult graphic novels in France, and has been for nearly two decades with millions of copies sold.

Easiest Game Show Ever
Network: Pop
Production Company(s): Nigel Lythgoe Productions, The Jackal Group
Executive Producer(s): Nigel Lythgoe, Gail Berman, Barry Poznick, Eric Levy
Writer(s): No Writer Available.
Logline: A new twist on “True or False?” that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $100,000 cash per episode. In each episode, a pair of contestants work together to answer true or false to 20 pop culture facts, which test their instinctual knowledge of entertainment, food, fashion and culture.
SSN Insight: Pop has given a series order of 20 episodes.

Super Into
Network: TruTV
Production Company(s): Matador Content, Casey Patterson Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Jay Peterson, Casey Patterson, Jerry Carita, Elaine Kavanagh
Writer(s): No Writer Available.
Logline: Celebrities take us inside their private passions. The show lets viewers see how each celeb geeks out on everything from sneakers to marijuana to motorcycles. Each episode is packed with short animations and stylized videos that will dive even deeper into the cool history, science and psychology behind each topic.
SSN Insight: TruTV has given a series order of 12 episodes.

Selling It: In the ATL
Network: WE TV
Production Company(s): World of Wonder Productions, Kingdom Eight Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, Carlos King, Lauren Pollack-Gellert
Logline: Seven diverse female professionals are changing the face of Atlanta real estate. In an industry once dominated by men, these women use their business acumen and large-than-life personalities to close major deals amidst the booming Atlanta housing economy.
SSN Insight: WE TV has given a series order of six episodes.

#blessed
Network: MTV (in negotiations)
Executive Producer(s): Carter Covington
Writer(s): Dan Steele
Logline: A high school student who has been home-schooled his whole life but wants to go to a public school secretly starts attending one.
Details: Loosely based on Dan Steele’s experience growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness.
SSN Insight: Carter Covington is the executive producer/showrunner of MTV’s popular comedy series Faking It.

Untitled Rob Long Drama Project
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Pacific Standard
Executive Producer(s): Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Rick Porras, Rob Long
Writer(s): Rob Long
Logline: Charming billionaire Nicholas Martin has just been acquitted of the double murder of his wife and her lover. When Nicholas decides to start the “Not Guilty Project” to free others who are unjustly accused, he teams up with Anna Sanchez, the prosecutor who couldn’t convict him. They set the innocent free and put the guilty in jail, all while he tries to prove to her that he’s innocent and find his wife’s murderer, and while she tries to prove once and for all that he’s guilty.
SSN Insight: ABC has given an initial script commitment.

Adult Children
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Kapital Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Gabrielle Allan, Jennifer Crittenden, Wendi Trilling, Aaron Kaplan
Writer(s): Gabrielle Allan, Jennifer Crittenden
Logline: A sunny, single, self-possessed woman in her thirties has her neat and tidy life turned upside down when her washed-up father, a self-described seventies rock icon, forces himself back into her life and reconnects her with a collection of emotionally challenged half-siblings.
Details: Inspired by the fathers of Wendi Trilling and Gabrielle Allan.
SSN Insight: At CBS, Kaplan executive produces freshman comedy series Life In Pieces.

Affirmative Action
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Vendetta Productions
Executive Producer(s): Sheldon Turner, Jennifer Klein
Writer(s): Kevin Costello
Logline: An all-minority federal task force led by a woman, Addison Cain, is embedded in the predominantly white Houston Police Department to combat an unprecedented spike in violent crime. The unit was created as an attempt to alleviate racial tensions in the city. But what was intended to be a glorified PR campaign becomes a ragtag band of do-gooding misfits.
SSN Insight: Costello began his career through Fox’s emerging writers program last season.

Atlanta
Network: FX
Production Company(s): MGMT. Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Donald Glover, Paul Simms, Dianne McGunigle
Writer(s): Donald Glover
Logline: Revolves around two cousins on their way up through the Atlanta rap scene whose opposing views on art versus commerce, success and race will make their quest anything but easy. Earnest ‘Earn’ Marks, a college drop-out who reconnects with his long buried ambition and sets out to seize the life he imagined for himself when his estranged cousin becomes a sudden star.
SSN Insight: FX gave a series order of 10 episodes.

Before You Judge Me
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Warner Horizon Television
Production Company(s): The Smiley Group Inc
Executive Producer(s): Tavis Smiley
Logline: This account of the final 16 weeks in the life of Michael Jackson renders the final months in the life of the iconic pop star, chronicling his constant hunt for privacy in a life that was more public than almost any other, and the pressures he endured as someone whose fame made him socially fragile and almost unable to live. based on the book.
Details: Based on the book, “Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days,” written by Tavis Smiley and David Ritz and to be published by Little, Brown and Company on June 21, 2016.
SSN Insight: Warner Bros. Television Group has signed an exclusive multi-year development and production deal with Tavis Smiley to develop scripted TV series.

Bizaardvark
Network: Disney Channel
Executive Producer(s): Marc Warren, Eric Friedman
Writer(s): Kyle Stegina, Josh Lehrman
Logline: Paige and Frankie are quirky 13-year-old best friends who write funny songs and create music videos for their online channel, Bizaardvark. Now with 10,000 subscribers, the girls get to work from a creative studio space that they hope will take their videos to the next level. In this cool new environment and with the help of family and friends –they’ll embark on a series of comedic adventures in their quest to become online stars.
SSN Insight: Disney has given a series order.

Black Stiletto
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Orchard Farm Productions
Executive Producer(s): Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Mila Kunis, Cami Curtis, Susan Curtis, Lisa Sterbakov
Writer(s): Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Logline: A young woman evolves into a modern day hero when a family secret from the past is revealed and puts the only family she’s ever known in imminent danger. Based on the novel series.
Details: Based on The Black Stiletto novel series, written by Raymond Benson and published by Oceanview Publishing.
SSN Insight: Grillo-Marxuach previously rose through the ranks on Lost and currently is co-executive producer on The 100.

Bull Mountain
Production Company(s): ITV Studios America
Executive Producer(s): Ed Bernero
Writer(s): Ed Bernero
Logline: A modern-day, small-town sheriff tries to distance himself from his family’s criminal empire. Based on the novel.
Details: Based on the novel, “Bull Mountain,” written by Brian Panowich and published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons on July 7, 2015.
SSN Insight: Panowich’s previous stories, If I Ever Get Off This Mountain and Coming Down The Mountain, garnered Spinetingler Awards nominations.

Untitled Dan Jinks David Rambo Medical Drama Project
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): The Dan Jinks Company
Executive Producer(s): David Rambo, Dan Jinks
Writer(s): David Rambo
Logline: An enterprising doctor breaks the boundaries of medicine and crime-solving by creating a team of physicians, detectives and a forensic psychologist at Brooklyn’s busiest hospital who work together to heal victims and obtain justice.
Details: Inspired by Dr. Astrid Heger, who created the Violence Intervention Program at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center.
SSN Insight: In addition to this project, the Dan Jinks Co. has begun shooting the half-hour comedy pilot I Shudder for TV Land.

Centralia
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Amblin Television
Executive Producer(s): Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Meredith Averill
Writer(s): Meredith Averill
Logline: Residents insist on staying in a small town that has been burning for over half a century, where an evil force underground is slowly inching its way to the surface.
Details: The project is inspired by actual events in which a fire started in an underground mine in Centralia, Pennsylvania in 1962 and has been burning ever since.
SSN Insight: NBC has given an initial script plus penalty commitment.

Click Bait
Network: MTV
Executive Producer(s): Carter Covington
Writer(s): Carrie Rosen, George Northy
Logline: Follows aspiring YouTube stars.
SSN Insight: Carter Covington is the executive producer/showrunner of MTV’s popular comedy series Faking It.

Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): The Jackal Group
Executive Producer(s): Jay Lacopo, Gail Berman, William Callahan
Writer(s): Jay Lacopo, William Callahan, Paul Mather, Brian Rubenstein, Amelie Gillette
Logline: 26-year-old Cooper Barrett turns to a camera after a particularly calamitous experience and using cautionary tales from his own life, episode by episode, helps the youth of America survive the ridiculous disaster that is life and love in your 20s.
SSN Insight: Fox has given a series order of six episodes. Liza Lapira has replaced Maureen Sebastian in the role of “Leslie Barrett.” Sebastian played the role in the pilot.

Danger & Eggs
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Logline: Follows the endless adventures of fearless D.D. Danger and her ever-cautious best friend, a giant, talking egg named Phillip. D.D., an energetic future stuntwoman, is always chasing her next big thrill. Lucky for her, Phillip is always there with jerry-rigged safety mechanisms to more responsibly and sometimes absurdly make her thrill seeking dreams come true.
SSN Insight: Ordered to pilot. On November 5, 2015, Amazon will make this and five other kids pilots available to view and vote on.

Descendants 2
Network: Disney Channel
Executive Producer(s): Sara Parriott, Josann McGibbon
Writer(s): Sara Parriott, Josann McGibbon
Logline: The story continues the modern-day coming-of-age adventure about the teenage sons and daughters of Disney’s most infamous villains.
Details: The project is a sequel to the TV movie, “Descendants,” which aired on Disney Channel on July 31, 2015.
SSN Insight: Disney has given an initial script commitment.

Dick Ernest
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Quantity Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky
Writer(s): Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky
Logline: Set in 1957, Dick Ernest, the patriarch of the Ernest family, has his mainstream values challenged when his beatnik nephew moves in and starts putting “modern” ideas into the heads of the rest of the family.
SSN Insight: CBS has given an initial script plus penalty commitment.

Eddie of the Realms Eternal
Network: Amazon
Studio: Cartoon Saloon, Amazon Studios
Writer(s): Bill Motz, Bob Roth
Logline: When lazy, unfocused wizard elf Hobi is faced with the return of the evil Shadow Queen to the Realms Eternal, he summons the greatest hero in all of the planes of reality, “Edward Armstrong.” Unexpectedly, Hobi gets a meek teen named Eddie who, much like him, has absolutely no idea what he’s doing. Together, Eddie and Hobi must work together to banish the Shadow Queen from the Realms for eternity while Eddie balances a hero’s life with the ordinary pressures of middle school life.
SSN Insight: Ordered to pilot. On November 5, 2015, Amazon will make this and five other kids pilots available to view and vote on.

Everstar
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Executive Producer(s): John Rogers, Jennifer Court
Writer(s): No Writer Available.
Logline: When adventurous 12-year-old Ainslie Wickett accidentally intercepts an intergalactic SOS signal from a lighthouse in Maine, she and her best friend George are brought aboard a rogue spaceship called the Everstar. After defending the ship from pirates, they embark on a journey across the universe where she and her crew encounter aliens, uncover the mysteries of the Everstar and search for a way back home.
SSN Insight: Ordered to pilot. On November 5, 2015, Amazon will make this and five other kids pilots available to view and vote on.

Famous in Love
Network: Freeform (ABC Family)
Studio: Warner Horizon Television
Production Company(s): Farah Films & Management, Long Lake Productions
Executive Producer(s): Marlene King, Dan Farah, Miguel Arteta
Writer(s): Rebecca Serle, Marlene King
Logline: A college student plucked from obscurity to star in a major Hollywood movie franchise struggles with her new-found fame. Based on the novel.
Details: Based on the novel, “Famous in Love,” written by Rebecca Serle and published by Poppy on October 21, 2014.
SSN Insight: Freeform has ordered the pilot set to star Bella Thorne.

Gilmore Girls
Network: Netflix
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Executive Producer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino
Logline: The continuing story of the relationship between Lorelai Gilmore and her daughter Rory.
Details: Based on the series “Gilmore Girls,” which aired on The WB from 2000-2005 and The CW from 2006-2007.
SSN Insight: Netflix has ordered four 90-minute episodes. Melissa McCarthy will not be returning to the show.

Hellfire
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Marvel Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): JD Payne, Patrick McKay, Lauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Fuller, Simon Kinberg
Writer(s): JD Payne, Patrick McKay
Logline: Follows a young Special Agent who learns that a power-hungry woman with extraordinary abilities is working with a clandestine society of millionaires known as “The Hellfire Club” to take over the world.
Details: Based on the X-Men comic book “The Hellfire Club”.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial script commitment.

Hot Sauce
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Dormfire Productions
Executive Producer(s): Nick Weiss, Kristin Newman
Writer(s): Nick Weiss, Gary Lundy
Logline: When a high-powered, no-nonsense mom must relocate her family to small-town Louisiana to work for the most popular hot sauce company in the world, she finds herself pitted against a culture and community she doesn’t want infiltrating her family.
SSN Insight: This project is the first sale for Weiss and his Dormfire Productions under the overall deal with ABC Studios.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Writer(s): Ken Scarborough
Logline: Follows the adventures of Mouse, Oliver and other familiar friends as they discover that when you’ve got a curious Mouse for a friend (not to mention a Moose, a Pig, a Cat and a Dog), one thing always leads to another, then another, and then another! You never know what to expect, but you do know it’s going to be fun—and maybe a little bit messy. Much like the books, the story will start in one place and lead to unexpectedly delightful twists and turns until we are back at home where we started.
Details: Based on the book “”If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” written by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond and published by Harper & Row in 1985.
SSN Insight: Ordered to pilot. On November 5, 2015, Amazon will make this and five other kids pilots available to view and vote on.

In The Wild
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): 6th & Idaho
Executive Producer(s): Natalie Krinsky, Matt Reeves, Adam Kassan
Writer(s): Natalie Krinsky
Logline: The series chronicles the almost-adult lives of the tech industry’s newest Silicon Valley recruits as they learn how to live on their own for the first time while navigating the high stakes VC tech world. Based on the magazine article.
Details: Based on the article, “The Real Teens Of Silicon Valley,” written by Nellie Bowles and published in The California Sunday Magazine.
SSN Insight: Matt Reeves has inked a two-year overall deal at 20th Century Fox TV for his production company 6th & Idaho to develop new series for network and cable. Reeves is also under an overall deal under 21st Century Fox Filmed Entertainment.

Insecure
Network: HBO
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Larry Wilmore, Erwin Stoff, Dave Becky, Issa Rae, Michael Rotenberg
Writer(s): Larry Wilmore, Issa Rae
Logline: Focuses on the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern day African-American woman.
Details: Based on Issa Rae’s webseries “The Misadventures Of Awkward Black Girl”.
SSN Insight: HBO has given a series order.

Legion
Network: FX
Studio: FX Productions
Production Company(s): Marvel Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Noah Hawley, Lauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg, Jeph Loeb
Writer(s): Noah Hawley
Logline: Since he was a teenager, David Haller has struggled with mental illness. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real. Based on the Marvel Comics character.
Details: Based on the Marvel Comics character.
SSN Insight: FX ordered a pilot.

Married With Roommates
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): David Janollari Entertainment, Storied Media Group
Executive Producer(s): Mike Lisbe, Nate Reger, David Janollari, Dennis Kim, Todd Hoffman
Writer(s): Mike Lisbe, Nate Reger
Logline: A young, recently married couple in New York City realize they can’t afford their own place and decide the best option is to start their life together in an apartment with three roommates. Inspired by the New York Times article.
Details: Inspired by the New York Times article, “Married, With Roommates,” written by Michelle Higgins and published on April 9, 2015.
My Best Friend’s Wedding
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Production Company(s): Happy Madison Productions
Executive Producer(s): Ron Bass, Doug Robinson, Michael J. Menchel, Jerry Zucker, Janet Zucker
Writer(s): Ron Bass, Jessica Amento
Logline: Julianne Potter navigates her life in New York City with best friend George as her guide. Based on the film.
Details: Based on the film, “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” (USA/ 1997) directed by P.J. Hogan and starring Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz.
SSN Insight: ABC is also developing a remake of Fantasy Island with females leads.

Untitled Adam Levine Improv Reality Project
Network: NBC Entertainment
Production Company(s): Renegade 83 Entertainment, 222 Productions
Executive Producer(s): David Dobkin, Adam Levine, Jordan Feldstein, Josh Gummersall, David Garfinkle
Writer(s): No Writer Available.
Logline: Working with a team of improv experts, the show will feature unsuspecting superfans who are surprised when a star they love “accidentally” shows up at a major event in their lives.
Details: Inspired by the music video for the song “Sugar,” by Maroon 5, which was released in 2015.
SSN Insight: NBC has given a pilot order.

One Last Time With John Edward
Production Company(s): Electus
Executive Producer(s): John Edwards
Logline: John Edward will randomly read a group of families looking to connect with their lost loved ones. To help these families find healing and closure, Edward and his grief team will provide them with the opportunity to see and speak to their loved ones using exclusive technology.
SSN Insight: Edward is best known for his series Crossing Over With John Edward, which aired from 1999-2004.

Personal Motives
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): New Media Vision, Calamity Jane
Executive Producer(s): Andrew Stern, Ellen Pompeo, Laura Holstein, Todd Lituchy
Writer(s): Andrew Stern
Logline: A high profile news anchor has the unfortunate experience of seeing her husband arrested for murder live on-air during the evening newscast. Their lives are, of course, torn apart as she works desperately to try to prove his innocence. Based on the Spanish series.
Details: Based on the series Spanish series, “Motivos Personales,” which aired in Spain on Telecino in 2005.
SSN Insight: Motivos Personales has won 9 Spain’s Eñe TV Awards including best series, writing, directing, actress and cast.

Roadies
Network: Showtime
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Vinyl Films, Bad Robot, Dooley & Company Productions
Executive Producer(s): Cameron Crowe, Winnie Holzman, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Writer(s): Cameron Crowe
Logline: Follows a hot-ticket tour, but with a simple twist: the band is in the background and the roadies take the spotlight. It’s an inside look at the reckless, romantic, funny and often poignant lives of a committed group of characters who live for music and the de facto family they’ve formed along the way.
SSN Insight: Showtime has ordered the series. Christina Hendricks was previously attached as Shelli, but has been recast.

Stay
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): The Dan Jinks Company
Executive Producer(s): Luke Schelhaas, Dan Jinks
Writer(s): Luke Schelhaas
Logline: A stay-at-home dad has spent years hiding his past in the U.S. Special Forces. When his family is targeted by a crime lord, he is pulled back into his old life in order to protect them. Based on the novel.
Details: Based on the novel, “Stay,” written by Victor Gischler and published by Thomas Dunne Books on June 2, 2015.
SSN Insight: In addition to this project, the Dan Jinks Co. has begun shooting the half-hour comedy pilot I Shudder for TV Land.

Summer People
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): The Firm
Executive Producer(s): Adam Milch, Jeff Kwatinetz, Josh Barry
Writer(s): Adam Milch
Logline: Explores class and sexuality on a fictional version of Martha’s Vineyard, an island known for the movie stars, politicians and Wall Street power brokers who descend there every summer, disrupting the lives of the blue collar locals.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty.

The Hustle
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Executive Producer(s): Stacey Harman, Sean “Diddy” Combs
Writer(s): Stacey Harman
Logline: A small-town girl lands a job working as an assistant to a street-educated billionaire business mogul, where she is instantly thrown into a foreign world of extravagance, debauchery and adventure.
Details: Inspired by the life of Sean Combs’ assistant, Sarah Snedeker.
SSN Insight: ABC has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty.

The Numberlys
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Executive Producer(s): Lampton Enochs
Writer(s): Joe Fallon
Logline: Five best friends who discover something they’ve never seen before—a tiny sprout in their concrete and metal city. Though they don’t know what it is, they decide to protect this unique little thing against all obstacles. Through invention, stumbles and bumbles, they help the sprout become a beautiful tree, making a lasting, joyful change in their world
Details: Based on the book “The Numberlys,” written by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers in 2014.
SSN Insight: Ordered to pilot. On November 5, 2015, Amazon will make this and five other kids pilots available to view and vote

The Thousandth Floor
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Alloy Entertainment, Berlanti Productions
Executive Producer(s): Maggie Friedman, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo
Writer(s): Maggie Friedman
Logline: Set in 2118 in a thousand story super-tower on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, a young socialite’s fall from the 1000th floor ignites a scandal that ensnares the top-floor elite and the bottom-floor drones.
Details: Based on the upcoming novel, “The Thousandth Floor,” written by Katharine McGee and to be published by HarperTeen in 2017. The novel is the first in a planned trilogy.
SSN Insight: ABC has given an initial script commitment.

The Year Of Living Biblically
Network: No Broadcast Network Available.
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Alcide Bava Productions
Executive Producer(s): Johnny Galecki, Spencer Medof
Logline: A man spends a year obeying, as literally as possible, the tenets of the Bible. Based on the book.
Details: Based on the book, “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible,” written by A.J. Jacobs and published by Simon & Schuster on October 9, 2007.
SSN Insight: This is the first sale for Alcide Bava Prods. under its deal with Warner Bros. TV.

Watchdog
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Small Dog Picture Company
Executive Producer(s): Jason Winer
Writer(s): Jonathan Caren
Logline: A team of vigilante activists expose abuses of power while evading the FBI.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty.

Yoyotoki HappyEars!
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Logline: When Yoyotoki HappyEars and her fox family accidentally land on Mytholopia, they find themselves in a land where mythical creatures rule and magic is the norm. Although they try to keep their lives as normal as possible (and their jellybean pot pie business up and running), the unusual citizens of Mytholopia stir up their lives in extraordinary ways. Together with her buddies Steak and Hotwings, Yoyotoki discovers the magic in just being herself and learns the hard way that you should never trust a Medusa snake to give you directions.
SSN Insight: Ordered to pilot. On November 5, 2015, Amazon will make this and five other kids pilots available to view and vote on.

Zone Of Silence
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Blumhouse Productions, UnbeliEVAble Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Eva Longoria, Ben Spector, Rashad Raisani, Eric Winter, Jason Blum
Writer(s): Rashad Raisani
Logline: When a group of ICE agents go missing under odd circumstances within a zone where where radio signals supposedly don’t travel, making for a total communications blackout, a task force is formed to find them. Science clashes with the unexplained on a weekly basis while the larger search to explain the disappearance continues.
Details: Based on an urban myth.
SSN Insight: Longoria and Ben Spector’s UnveliEVAble Entertainment is under an overall deal at Universal TV and Blum’s Blumhouse has a deal as part of the company’s broader agreement with NBCUniversal.

36-24-36
Network: Showtime
Production Company(s): Martin Chase Productions
Executive Producer(s): Delia Ephron, Debra Martin Chase
Writer(s): Delia Ephron
Logline: The series follows the first black TV model to be featured on a major game show in 1990. Celebrity and glamour collide with sexual harassment, racism, misogyny, homophobia, bulimia and job insecurity, for the four gorgeous models on the No. 1 game show of the 90’s.
Details: The story is inspired by events surrounding the game show, “The Price Is Right,” during the 1990s.
SSN Insight: Martin Chase Production is currently in production on Zoe Ever After for BET, a straight-to-series romantic comedy with actress Brandy Norwood.

All Of Me
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Broken Road Productions
Executive Producer(s): Betsy Thomas, Dimitri Logothetis, Todd Garner, Jeremy Stein, Steve Martin
Writer(s): Betsy Thomas
Logline: A different person jumps into the protagonist’s body every week as he tries to help solve the problems that are holding them back. Based on the movie.
Details: Loosely based on the film, “All Of Me,” (1984), directed by Carl Reiner and starring Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin.
SSN Insight: Previously New Line tried to develop a feature based on the film with Queen Latifah. DreamWorks developed another version produced by John Davis and Logothetis, who holds the rights.

Amazing Stories
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Amblin Television
Executive Producer(s): Bryan Fuller, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank
Writer(s): Bryan Fuller
Logline: An anthology series telling fantastic, strange and supernatural stories.
Details: Based on the series, “Amazing Stories,” which aired on NBC from 1985-1987.
SSN Insight: Steven Spielberg will come on board as executive producer after the pilot.

Beckham: For the Love of the Game
Network: BBC 1
Production Company(s): 7 Games, Big Earth Productions
Logline: David Beckham play soccer on seven continents. Off the pitch, Beckham and childhood friend Dave Gardner will explore the lives of those who struggle to make a living in environments that present a daily challenge as well as those who get to live the dream when they make it to the big leagues.
SSN Insight: The 90-minute special was jointly ordered by BBC Worldwide and the BBC from 7 Games and Big Earth Productions.

Botched By Nature
Network: E!
Production Company(s): Evolution Media
Executive Producer(s): Dr. Terry Dubrow, Paul Nassif, Douglas Ross, Greg Stewart, Alex Baskin
Logline: Plastic surgeons look for prospective patients via the “ultimate house call.” Their plan is to embed themselves in the lives of their patients as they understand the physical and psychological scope of their situations. Whether it involves surgery on “disproportionate body parts” or “birth defects to major life accidents,” the doctors will invite their would-be patients back to Los Angeles for the ultimate transformation.
Details: The project is a spinoff of the series, “Botched,” which premiered on E! on June 24, 2014.
SSN Insight: E! has given a series order of eight episodes.

Casino
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): UnbeliEVAble Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Carlos Portugal, Eva Longoria, Ben Spector
Writer(s): Carlos Portugal
Logline: After a mogul’s mysterious death, his ambitious young widow and his illegitimate son have to join forces to save his famed casino, while circumstances surrounding his death come to light and threaten to take them both down.
SSN Insight: UnbeliEVAble Entertainment is currently under a deal with Universal TV.

Citizen Floyd
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Point Grey Pictures
Executive Producer(s): Dan Sterling, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver
Writer(s): Dan Sterling
Logline: A workplace comedy with political, action and suspense elements.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a put pilot.

Cruel Intentions
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Original Film, AMBI
Executive Producer(s): Roger Kumble, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty
Writer(s): Roger Kumble, Lindsey Rosin, Jordan Ross
Logline: The story follows the rags-to-riches story of 16-year-old Bash Casey, the son of the late Sebastian Valmont and Annette Hargrove. Upon finding his late father’s journal, Bash learns of the family legacy he didn’t know existed. In search of answers, he trades his small-town Kansas upbringing for a scholarship to the prestigious Brighton Preparatory Academy in San Francisco and soon finds himself in a world of sex, money, power, and corruption he never could have imagined.
Details: Based on the film, “Cruel Intentions,” (1999). The original source material for the 1999 film was the novel, “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” written by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, and published in 1782.
SSN Insight: NBC has given an initial script plus penalty commitment.

House Sitter
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): The Walcott Company
Executive Producer(s): Matthew Bass, Theodore Bressman, Jake M. Johnson, Max Winkler, Jason Carden
Writer(s): Matthew Bass, Theodore Bressman
Logline: Centers on Beans, a house sitter who lives life according to his own set of rules; he turns your day-to-day existence into his vacation, your mundane into his adventure, and your bathrobe into his… bathrobe.
Details: Inspired by the real life adventures of Jake Johnson’s long-time friend Brian (Captain Beans) Farrell.
SSN Insight: Walcott is also producing Crossover, at Fox and 20^th TV. It’s a family comedy inspired by the life of former NBA all-star Baron Davis.

I Love Lakshmi
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Aggregate Films
Writer(s): Muffy Bolding, Doug Prochilo
Logline: The story follows the trials and tribulations of new parents, Danny and Lakshmi, as they endure Lakshmi’s own meddlesome immigrant parents whose version of the American dream never included a Danny.
Details: Inspired by the real-life experience of Doug Prochilo.
SSN Insight: Aggregate has an overall deal at Universal TV and through it has set up multi-camera comedy Say Uncles at NBC with writer Elon Gold.

In Time
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Lord Miller
Executive Producer(s): Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Julius Sharpe
Writer(s): Julius Sharpe
Logline: Three friends try to balance the adventure of time travel with the mundane concerns of their present day lives.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a put pilot.

Incrimination
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: ABC Studios
Executive Producer(s): Rina Mimoun
Writer(s): Justin Lo
Logline: Sienna is a young woman with narcissistic personality disorder who infiltrates a law firm in order to find the truth behind her sister’s murder. While working for this firm, she takes the law into her own hands, making sure that if the justice system doesn’t work she will find a way.
SSN Insight: Mimoun just sold her pitch Indivisible to ABC as part of her overall deal with ABC Studios.

Jet Set
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Junction Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Jon Turteltaub, JP Lavin, Chad Damiani
Writer(s): JP Lavin, Chad Damiani
Logline: A young, rich socialite partners with a blue-collar FBI agent to pose as the new “it” couple to investigate and apprehend suspects who have hidden behind wealth and influence to escape other charges.
SSN Insight: Turteltaub will direct the pilot. The last four pilots Turteltaub directed have gone to series: Rush Hour, Jericho and Harper’s Island and Common Law.

King Liz
Network: Showtime
Production Company(s): No Production Company Available.
Executive Producer(s): No Executive Producer Available.
Writer(s): Fernanda Coppel
Logline: An aggressive female sports agent has a contentious relationship with her ambitious assistant.
Details: Based on the stage play, “King Liz,” by Fernanda Coppel, which premiered in New York at Second Stage Uptown in the summer of 2015.
SSN Insight: Coppel has written episodes of FX’s The Bridge and DirecTV’s Kingdom.

Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America
Network: A+E
Production Company(s): iHeartMedia
Logline: Sparked by the tragic shooting in Charleston, the concert is part of a campaign to confront issues of race, and promote unity and progress on racial equity, inspired by the response of the Mother Emanuel family members in Charleston and others working for reconciliation and change around the country,
SSN Insight: Immediately following the concert, A&E Network will air the one-hour special, Shining a Light: Conversations on Race in America, (working title) featuring artists engaging local residents at the center of the national conversation on racial inequality and violence.

Still Star-Crossed
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Production Company(s): Shondaland, The MrG Production Company
Executive Producer(s): Heather Mitchell, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Michael R. Goldstein
Writer(s): Heather Mitchell
Logline: Set in 16th century Verona after the events in William Shakespeare’s tragedy, the story follows the conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues in the wake of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths.
Details: Inspired by the play, “Romeo and Juliet,” written by William Shakespeare and believed to be published sometime in the 1590s.
SSN Insight: Mitchell first worked on Rhimes’ Grey’s Anatomy before coming on board Scandal after the pilot.

The Better Half
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Tapestry Films
Executive Producer(s): Patti Vasquez, Michael Schreiber, Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy
Writer(s): Emilia Serrano
Logline: A Mexican-American working mother is a well-intentioned and sometimes-misguided citizen disrupter. She tackles the small and large injustices around her for the greater good, even though many times no one asks her to. Her well-meaning actions create consequences that affect her career, community and home life in the crowded Chicago brownstone she shares with her parents, husband and children.
Details: Inspired by Patti Vasquez’s family.
SSN Insight: There is a possibility for Patti Vasquez to star in the project, though that has not been determined.

The Divine Monster
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Silent H Productions, RatPac Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Silvio Horta, Brett Ratner
Writer(s): Silvio Horta
Logline: The story chronicles the fall of the wealthy Vega family of Miami, whose real estate empire is built upon decades of greed, corruption, generally bad behavior and an alarming number of curious deaths.
Details: Based on the Belgian series, “Het Goddelijke Monster,” which aired in 2011. Both series are based on the novels of Tom Lanoye.
SSN Insight: Horta is currently under a deal at Warner Bros. TV.

The Great Holiday Baking Show
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Production Company(s): Love Productions
Logline: Some of the nation’s best amateur bakers compete in a series of themed challenges and eliminations all hoping to be crowned Holiday Baking Champion.
Details: Based on the British series, “The Great British Bake Off,” which premiered on BBC 2 in 2010.
SSN Insight: ABC has ordered four episodes.

The Russians Are Coming
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Orchard Farm Productions
Executive Producer(s): Mila Kunis, Cami Curtis, Susan Curtis, Lisa Sterbakov
Writer(s): Sam Wolfson
Logline: A man’s Russian in-laws move in upstairs.
SSN Insight: Orchard Farm also has single-camera comedy Champion: The Jeff Beekman Story at Fox, drama Black Stiletto at ABC and horror comedy Trapped at Starz with Rob Zombie.

The Sound Of Music Live!
Network: ITV 1
Studio: ITV Studios
Executive Producer(s): Andre Ptaszynski, Lee Connolly, Fiona Clarke
Logline: Musical based on the romantic true story of Maria von Trapp, an aspiring nun who leaves the Abby to become a governess for the widower Captain von Trapp’s seven children and finds herself falling in love with her employer and questioning her religious calling.
Details: Based on the original Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical which opened November 16, 1959.
SSN Insight: ITV is promoting the 2 1/2-hour musical drama as the “must see” event of the year. It’s the first time a show like this has been attempted in the UK.

Think Like a Man
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, Endemol Shine Studios
Production Company(s): Will Packer Productions, East 112th Street Productions
Executive Producer(s): Steve Harvey, Gerald Washington, Keith Merryman, David A. Newman, Tim Story
Writer(s): Keith Merryman, David A. Newman
Logline: The series explores the never-ending battle of the sexes from four very different points of view: newly married, moving in, breaking up and hooking up. Featuring both the male and female perspectives, the couples and their friends will realize that it’s easy to fall in love or be in love, but not necessarily easy to stay in love. Based on the books and films.
Details: Based on the book series that originated with “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment”. The series is also based on the subsequent films , “Think Like a Man,” (2012) and “Think Like a Man, Too,” (2014).
SSN Insight: Harvey’s company recently inked an overall deal at Sony Pictures TV.

This Is Happening
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Gary Sanchez Productions
Executive Producer(s): Amy Rhodes, Claudia Lonow, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Owen Burke
Writer(s): Amy Rhodes, Claudia Lonow
Logline: The life of an uptight, unhappy, single woman in her mid-30s changes when she gets a new job working for a popular website and starts hanging out with a group of her 20-something co-workers.
Details:
SSN Insight: Rhodes was a longtime writer-producer on Ellen.

Tiny Beautiful Things
Network: HBO
Production Company(s): Pacific Standard
Executive Producer(s): Cheryl Strayed, Brian Lindstrom, Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Laura Dern
Writer(s): Cheryl Strayed, Brian Lindstrom
Logline: The series explores love, loss, lust and life through the eyes of a Portland family who live by the mantra that the truth will never kill you.
Details: Based on the book, “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar,” written by Cheryl Strayed and published by Vintage on July 10, 2012.
SSN Insight: HBO has also set the limited series Big Little Lies, in which Witherspoon is starring and executive producing with Papandrea.

Untitled David Slack Len Wiseman Police Drama Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Production Company(s): Sketch Films, Storied Media Group
Executive Producer(s): David Slack, Len Wiseman, David Bernardi, Dennis Kim, Todd Hoffman
Writer(s): David Slack
Logline: An enigmatic tech billionaire makes a deal with a bankrupt, dying city to provide a privately owned and operated police force.
Details: Inspired by the article, “Who Runs the Streets of New Orleans,” written by David Amsden and published in the New York Times Magazine on July 30, 2015.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial script commitment.

Untitled Misty Copeland Ballerina Drama Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Principato-Young Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Tracy Oliver, Misty Copeland, E. Brian Dobbins, Peter Principato, Paul Young
Writer(s): Tracy Oliver
Logline: A young, hip, diverse group of aspiring dancers fiercely compete for places in the American Ballet Theatre company.
Details: Partially based on Misty Copeland’s life story.
SSN Insight: Oliver first garnered notice on The Misadventures Of Awkward Black Girl web series, which she co-wrote and executive produced and followed that by writing on the ABC comedy Neighbors.

Untitled Todd/Fogel Comedy Project
Network: TBS
Production Company(s): Red Hour Films, Legendary Entertainment, Ulterior Productions
Executive Producer(s): Debbie Liebling, Ken Franchi, Matthew Fogel, Todd Strauss-Schulson
Writer(s): Matthew Fogel, Todd Strauss-Schulson
Logline: Todd and Fogel are two best friends and soul brothers. Each one thinks whatever the other one says is brilliant, insightful and/or incredibly hilarious. The guys are high-energy, smart and very sensitive. They care a lot about everything, and are always getting each other real activated.
SSN Insight: TBS has given a pilot order.

Untitled Star Trek Series
Network: CBS All Access
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Secret Hideout
Executive Producer(s): Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin
Logline: New explorers will seek imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966
Details: Based on Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek.
SSN Insight: The series will premiere in January 2017 with a preview broadcast on CBS followed by an exclusive run via CBS All Access. The new Star Trek series will run concurrently with the feature franchise, but will not be related.

13 Reasons Why
Network: Netflix
Studio: Paramount Television
Production Company(s): Anonymous Content
Executive Producer(s): Selena Gomez, Mandy Teefey, Kristel Laiblin, Joy Gorman, Michael Sugar
Writer(s): Brian Yorkey
Logline: Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate and crush who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out how he made the list.
Details: Based on the novel “13 Reasons Why” written by Jay Asher and published by RazorBill in 2007.
SSN Insight: Originally in development as a feature film at Universal. Netflix has given a straight to series order.

Untitled Bess Wohl Nanny Comedic Drama Project
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Shondaland
Executive Producer(s): Bess Wohl, Kerry Washington, Katie Lowes, Adam Shapiro, Shonda Rhimes
Writer(s): Bess Wohl
Logline: The story focuses on a clique of young nannies, a trio of interconnected families and their various support staffs, all trying to help the kids grow up when they haven’t quite grown up themselves.
SSN Insight: Wohl wrote another drama project for ABC during last year’s season- Broad Squad, which went to pilot.

Untitled Spencer Porter Ryan Reynolds Comedy Project
Network: ABC
Studio: Universal Cable Productions
Production Company(s): Dark Trick Films
Executive Producer(s): Ryan Reynolds
Writer(s): Spencer Porter
Logline: A family and relationship comedy.
Details: Loosely based on Spencer Porter’s personal life.
SSN Insight: Porter began his career as Seth MacFarlane’s assistant before being a staff writer on MacFarlane’s Family Guy. He later developed projects to ABC Family and Cartoon Network.

Botched By Nature
Network: E!
Production Company(s): Evolution Media
Executive Producer(s): Dr. Terry Dubrow, Paul Nassif, Douglas Ross, Greg Stewart, Alex Baskin
Writer(s):
Logline: Plastic surgeons look for prospective patients via the “ultimate house call.” Their plan is to embed themselves in the lives of their patients as they understand the physical and psychological scope of their situations. Whether it involves surgery on “disproportionate body parts” or “birth defects to major life accidents,” the doctors will invite their would-be patients back to Los Angeles for the ultimate transformation.
Details: The project is a spinoff of the series, “Botched,” which premiered on E! on June 24, 2014.
SSN Insight: E! has given a series order of eight episodes.

Butterfly
Network: Channel 4
Production Company(s): Boom! Studios, 42, Automatik
Executive Producer(s): Arash Amel, Benjamin Pugh, Rory Aitken, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Stephen Christy
Writer(s): Arash Amel
Logline: Rebecca Faulkner, codenamed Butterfly, is a deep cover US intelligence operative who is set up for a murder that she didn’t commit. Caught in a deadly global manhunt, and disavowed by her own handlers, her attempts to get home from foreign soil unwittingly lead her to a man she thought died twenty years ago – her own father, David Faulkner, a former Cold War spy codenamed Nightingale, now living under an assumed identity and with a new family. Father and daughter, two spies spanning two very different eras, have to pool their resources and trust each other through decades of hurt, secrets and lies to unravel the conspiracy behind her predicament: a conspiracy which may have its roots in his sinister past.
Details: Based on the comic book, “Butterfly,” written by Arash Amel and Marguerite Bennett and published by BOOM! Studios.
SSN Insight: Channel 4 has given a series order.

Untitled Elizabeth Kruger Craig Shapiro Spy Couple Drama Project
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Amblin Television
Executive Producer(s): Elizabeth Kruger, Craig Shapiro, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank
Writer(s): Elizabeth Kruger, Craig Shapiro
Logline: Divorced ex-CIA spies end up having to work with their biggest enemy, each other, when they’re tasked with solving the mysterious murder of a mutual friend.
SSN Insight: Kruger and Shapiro previously were EPs and showrunners on CBS’ Extant and previous to that created the USA show Necessary Roughness.

Untitled Jim Parsons Marisa Coughlan Comedy Project
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): That’s Wonderful Productions
Executive Producer(s): Marisa Coughlan, Jim Parsons, Todd Spiewak
Writer(s): Marisa Coughlan
Logline: An optimistic and independent woman nearing 40 with an eccentric and supportive family (all of whom live in her building), decides to become a single mother and in the process learns that sometimes raising a child takes a village.
Details: Based on the life of writer and columnist Alyssa Shelasky.
SSN Insight: Parsons’ That’s Wonderful Productions currently has a deal with WB TV.

Untitled Tom Hertz Will Arnett Workplace Comedy Project
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Principato-Young Entertainment, Electric Avenue
Executive Producer(s): Tom Hertz, Peter Principato, Gerry Dee, Mike Volpe, Will Arnett
Writer(s): Tom Hertz
Logline: A workplace ensemble comedy set at a public high school.
SSN Insight: Arnett just wrapped the first season of Flaked for Netflix, which he stars in and produces via Electric Avenue and Principato Young.

Collision
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: TriStar Television
Production Company(s): Carol Mendelsohn Productions, Eleventh Hour Films Limited
Executive Producer(s): Anthony Horowitz, Carol Mendelsohn, Julie Weitz, Nicole Finnan
Writer(s): Anthony Horowitz
Logline: The lives of a group of strangers are forever changed following a major road accident. When the police start their investigation they find themselves drawn into many different and dangerous worlds including government cover-ups, smuggling, torn relationships and murder.
Details: Based on the British series, “Collision,” which aired on ITV in November, 2009.
SSN Insight: NBC has given a straight to series order of ten episodes.

Driven to Love
Network: WE TV
Production Company(s): Zig Zag Productions, Lion Television Ltd., DWE Talent, Matar Productions, Knockout Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Ray J, Tony Tackaberry, Allison Corn, Danny Fenton, Matt Graff
Logline: In each episode, one hopeful single will hop inside a tricked out SUV alongside Ray J, who will serve as their personal driver and wingman and provide insightful dating advice as they cruise around town meeting potential mates. Along the ride, Ray J will present a handful of carefully selected prospects and supervise dates that take place both inside and outside the vehicle. At the end of the day they’ll choose one match to join them for a romantic weekend getaway in the hopes of building a new relationship.
Details: Based on a format created by Matar Productions and Zig Zag Productions.
SSN Insight: WE TV has given a series order of eight episodes.

Untitled Chris Case Comedy Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Management 360
Executive Producer(s): Christopher Case, Evan Silverberg, Daniel Rappaport, Chris Spencer
Writer(s): Christopher Case
Logline: An African-American ex-NFL player with an old-school take on parenthood quickly marries his white Bohemian psychologist girlfriend and is forced to adjust to domestic life with her and her entitled, difficult children.
Details: Based on Chris Case’s experience as a teenager growing up with a black stepdad, an ex-football player, who married his white mom.
SSN Insight: Case co-created and executive produces the basketball-themed Sin City Saints for Yahoo, and is also developing a new cable series with Jim Jeffries.

Untitled Eli Attie Scott Rudin Family Drama Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Scott Rudin Productions
Executive Producer(s): Eli Attie, Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch, Eli Bush
Writer(s): Eli Attie
Logline: A family saga about class, power, and the price of ambition.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial script plus penalty commitment.

Untitled Julian Breece Megachurch Drama Project
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Writer(s): Julian Breece
Logline: When a celebrity televangelist dies mysteriously, his family fights to salvage their Houston-based megachurch and “inspirational” media enterprise. Their cause is disrupted when the pastor’s illegitimate son (with a criminal past) returns to stake his claim on his father’s legacy.
SSN Insight: Breece is a grad of Harvard and USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program. His first screenplay Ball was a top 10 finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting.

Heaven Changes Everything
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Executive Producer(s): Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Randy Brown, Joe Roth, T.D. Jakes
Writer(s): Randy Brown
Logline: A small-town pastor must find the courage and faith to lead his parishioners after the news of his son’s visit to Heaven due to a near-death experience begins to capture worldwide attention.
Details: Based on the book, “Heaven Changes Everything,” written by Todd and Sonja Burpo and published by Thomas Nelson on October 9, 2012. That book was a sequel to “Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back.”
SSN Insight: Heaven Is For Real, the 2014 faith-based movie based on the book grossed more than $100 million on a $12 million budget.

Love, Sex and Neighbors
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Offspring Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Gail Gilchriest, Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot
Writer(s): Gail Gilchriest
Logline: When a fresh-faced, traditional values couple moves to Orange County, they discover that the parents at their kids’ school are experimenting with polyamory.
SSN Insight: Director-producer Adam Shankman will also produce a two-hour TV movie for NBC titled The Nutcracker.

Untitled Silvio Horta Rupert Grint Comic Book Drama Project
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Silent H Productions, Kapital Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Silvio Horta, Aaron Kaplan
Writer(s): Silvio Horta
Logline: Rupert is a low-level New York office drone obsessed with Imperial City, a comic book series his father created before his death. Rupert has spent his whole life believing he owned all nine issues. But when a mysterious comic book collector reveals the existence of a tenth issue, Rupert discovers that the world of Imperial City is real, and he is the one person who can save it.
Details: Based on an idea by Aaron Kaplan.
SSN Insight: NBC has given an initial commitment of a put pilot.

Recall
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Timberman/Beverly Productions
Executive Producer(s): Mark Goffman, Bret VandenBos, Brandon Willer, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly
Writer(s): Mark Goffman, Bret VandenBos, Brandon Willer
Logline: When a brilliant inventor discovers a way to travel back in time 24 hours, he and his team join forces with the CIA, going into the past to prevent crimes and other disastrous events from happening.
SSN Insight: Goffman is under an overall deal with CBS TV Studios he signed earlier this year following two-years as executive producer/showrunner on Fox’s Sleepy Hollow.

Ride With Norman Reedus
Network: AMC
Production Company(s): Left/Right Films
Executive Producer(s): Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver
Writer(s): No Writer Available.
Logline: Biker-enthusiast Norman Reedus explores local motorcycle culture in cities around the country. Each week in a different city, Reedus and his riding companion, a fellow actor, musician, friend, or local chopper fanatic who shares his passion for motorcycles, will stop at various locales such as custom bike shops, tattoo parlors, collector’s warehouses, or a roadside smokehouse.
SSN Insight: AMC has given a series order of six episodes.

Search Party
Network: TBS
Production Company(s): Jax Media
Executive Producer(s): Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers, Michael Showalter, Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns
Writer(s): Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers, Michael Showalter
Logline: Four self-absorbed 20-somethings come together when a former college acquaintance mysteriously disappears.
SSN Insight: TBS has given a series order.

Smoke & Mirrors
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Anonymous Content
Executive Producer(s): Marc Webb, Dave Kalstein, Bard Dorros, Michael Sugar, Alex Goldstone
Writer(s): Dave Kalstein
Logline: A mysterious detective in the LAPD Robbery Homicide Division is a contemporary Houdini-like character who uses her knowledge of deception and misdirection to solve seemingly impossible crimes committed by criminal masterminds.
SSN Insight: Webb is currently an executive producer on Limitless, that was just given a full-season order, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which received a pickup for backup scripts.

Tempest
Network: CW Television Network
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Rob Thomas Productions
Executive Producer(s): Graham Norris, Deirdre Mangan, Rob Thomas, Danielle Stokdyk
Writer(s): Graham Norris, Deirdre Mangan
Logline: A young woman lives on a utopian spaceship. When she finds out the ship is secretly powered by slaves, she becomes enmeshed romantically and politically in the dangerous rebellion brewing below the decks.
SSN Insight: Graham Norris and Deirdre Mangan’s writing credits include the CW series iZombie.

The Greatest American Hero
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Lord Miller
Executive Producer(s): Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Seth Cohen, Tawnia McKiernan
Writer(s): Rick Famuyiwa
Logline: An ordinary man, completely content with being average, wakes up with a superpower suit he never asked for and has to deal with the complications it brings his life.
Details: The project is inspired by the series, “The Greatest American Hero,” starring William Katt and Robert Culp, which aired on ABC from 1981-1983.
SSN Insight: The project was previously in development at Fox for the 2015-2016 season with a different writer. It received a put pilot commitment but did not proceed to pilot. Fox has now ordered a pilot, as of November 2.

The Leeches
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): B Story
Executive Producer(s): Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, Kevin J Walsh
Writer(s): Jim Rash, Nat Faxon
Logline: Jess is a young woman who, in an act of desperation to separate herself from her Pittsburgh family and be labeled a “success,” steals her mom’s idea and lands on a home shopping channel with an instant top seller. Caught in the act and her new-found success threatened, Jess is forced to make her nurturing, but no-nonsense mom, Joan, a partner and subsequently go into business with the family she was so desperately trying to escape.
SSN Insight: NBC has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty.

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): The Jackal Group
Executive Producer(s): Erica Oyama, Gregory S. Malins, Gail Berman
Writer(s): Erica Oyama, Gregory S. Malins
Logline: A young woman in a moment of crisis attempts to get her messy life in order.
Details: Based on the book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing,” written by Marie Kondo and published by Ten Speed Press on October 14, 2014.
SSN Insight: Erica Oyama previously created the series Burning Love.

The Nutcracker
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Offspring Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot
Writer(s): Todd Graff
Logline: A contemporary reimagining of the holiday ballet staple set in a magical New York City, with high school outcast Clara and Nutcracker-turned-Prince battling assassins across the Big Apple.
Details: Based on the classic ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
SSN Insight: Director-producer Adam Shankman will also produce a series for NBC titled Love, Sex and Neighbors.

The Party
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Fake Empire
Executive Producer(s): Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage
Writer(s): Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage
Logline: The story follows a murder investigation told over the course of 24 hours. The case begins at a celebration that is interrupted when a body is found floating in the pool. Through flashbacks, the mystery paints every guest as a possible suspect.
Details: Based on the Brazilian format.
SSN Insight: This project marks the first writing collaboration for Schwartz and Savage since creating Gossip Girl nine years ago.

The Wall
Network: NBC Entertainment
Production Company(s): CORE Media Group, Inc., Glassman Media, Springhill Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Chris Hardwick, LeBron James, Maverick Carter
Writer(s):
Logline: Two-person teams vie for a life-changing amounts of cash that will either be won or lost based on answers to trivia questions – and the bounce of a ball. The ball element comes into play on a wall made up of a field of pegs with the game pieces careening towards slots marked with different monetary values.
SSN Insight: NBC has given a series order of ten episodes.

Van Helsing
Network: SyFy
Production Company(s): Echo Lake Entertainment, Nomadic Pictures, Industry Works, Dynamic Television
Executive Producer(s): Neil LaBute, Chad Oakes, Michael Frislev, Simon Davis Barry, Evan Tyler
Writer(s): Neil LaBute
Logline: Vanessa Helsing is the daughter of famous vampire hunter and Dracula nemesis Abraham Van Helsing. She is resurrected five years in the future to find out that vampires have taken over the world and that she possesses unique power over them. She is humanity’s last hope to lead an offensive to take back what has been lost.
Details: Inspired by the novel, “Dracula,” written by Bram Stoker and published in 1897 by A. Constable & Co.
SSN Insight: SyFy has given a series order of 13 episodes.
Untitled Phil Lord/Chris Miller Action Workplace Comedy
Network: NBC
Studio: 20^th Century Fox
Production Company(s): Lord Miller
Executive Producer(s): Phil Lord, Chris Miller, John Phillips
Writer(s): John Phillips
Logline: Desperate to pay off their student loans and start their “real” lives, a brother and sister illegally use their access to law enforcement information at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to start a private detective agency right under the noses of their bosses and solve the cases that fall in between the cracks.
SSN Insight: NBC has given a script commitment plus penalty.

His Dark Materials
Network: BBC One
Studio: New Line Cinema
Production Company(s): Bad Wolf
Executive Producer(s): Jane Tranter, Julie Gardner, Philip Pullman, Toby Emmerich, Carolyn Blackwood, Deborah Forte
Logline: The novels feature orphan Lyra who lives in a parallel universe, in which science, theology and magic are entwined. As Lyra learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds.
Details: Based on Philip Pullman’s trilogy of fantasy novels, His Dark Materials. The first book, Northern Lights, was turned into a feature titled The Golden Compass in 2007. New Line released that picture starring Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman.
SSN Insight: The drama was greenlit by BBC One controller Charlotte Moore and BBC Drama Commissioning controller Polly Hill. The series will be made in Wales. This is New Line’s first TV project.

244 Degrees of Freedom
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Executive Producer(s): Steven Maeda
Writer(s): Steven Maeda
Logline: The story takes place in a world where robots have evolved in intelligence, influence, and social status, humans have been relegating to a permanent underclass- until one man is driven to lead a rebellion against the machines, risking everything to uncover a conspiracy that could spell the end of the human race.
SSN Insight: Maeda recently had an overall deal at Sony TV where he served as showrunner/executive producer on the studio’s Syfy series Helix for two seasons.

Beyond
Network: ABC Family/Freeform
Production Company(s): IM Global, Imperative Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Tim Kring, Adam Nussdorf, Zak Kadison, Justin Levy, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Writer(s): Adam Nussdorf
Logline: A young man wakes up from a coma after 12 years and discovers new supernatural abilities that propel him into the middle of a dangerous conspiracy.
SSN Insight: ABC Family has given a series order. Callan McAuliffe was previously attached to play Holden, but was recast by Burkely Duffield, who was originally attached to play Luke.

Bob the Valkyrie
Network: CW Television Network
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Shane Brennan Productions
Executive Producer(s): Matthew Greenberg, Shane Brennan, Grant Anderson
Writer(s): Matthew Greenberg
Logline: Every generation faces a rising tide of evil, adversary of the legendary Valkyries- three women chosen by fate to defend humanity against this evil. This generation is no different- only this time, fate accidentally chooses a male when selecting its Valkyries. Now Bob, a chauvinistic “dude-bro,” must learn to face darkness and fight evil-all while getting in touch with his feminine side.
SSN Insight: NCIS: Los Angeles showrunner Shane Brennan is under a deal with CBS TV Studios.

Buffalo
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Particular Pictures
Executive Producer(s): Shawn Wines, John Hamburg, Jacob Robinson
Writer(s): Shawn Wines
Logline: The story revolves around dysfunctional members of a workspace collective, set in the emerging Rust Belt paradise of Buffalo, New York.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment to a script plus penalty.

Caper
Network: FX
Production Company(s): Circle of Confusion, Writ Large
Executive Producer(s): Tim Schlattmann, Britton Rizzio, Gregory Shephard, Brad Mendelsohn
Writer(s): Dutch Southern, Tim Schlattmann
Logline: The story follows the interconnected lives of three sets of criminals.
Details: Based on an idea by Dutch Southern and Magnus Martens.
SSN Insight: FX bought Caper in a competitive situation.

Changers
Studio: Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Superb Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Meryl Poster
Writer(s): T Cooper, Allison Glock Cooper
Logline: The story tracks the journey of an average suburban boy who becomes an incredible young woman who becomes a reluctant hero who becomes the person she was meant to be. Ethan is a Changer, a little-known, ancient race of humans who live out each of their four years of high school as a different person. After graduation, Changers choose which version of themselves they will be forever.
Details: Based on the novel series, “Changers,” written by T Cooper and Allison Glock-Cooper and published Black Sheep/Akashic Books in 2014.
SSN Insight: A+E has invested in Superb Entertainment, but the unique deal is not exclusive to A+E Networks and is not a first look, giving Poster the ability to develop and sell projects anywhere.

Crystal
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Executive Producer(s): Casey Wilson, June Diane Raphael
Writer(s): Elizabeth Laime, Casey Wilson, June Diane Raphael
Logline: Crystal is a hustler from the wrong side of the trailer park who, fresh out of prison, lands a job in the suburbs as an in-home health aide. Despite having no education, experience or vaccinations she is determined to succeed at her job and change her life.
SSN Insight: Raphael and Wilson have an overall deal at ABC Studios.

Darkover
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Production Company(s): IM Global
Executive Producer(s): Ilene Kahn Power, Elizabeth Stanley
Logline: Adventures set on the exotic planet of Darkover. Based on the novel series.
Details: Based on the novel series, “Darkover,” written by Marion Zimmer Bradley.
SSN Insight: Darkover was among the projects on IM Global Television’s very first development slate.

Deep S.I.X.
Network: HBO
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Gettin’ Rad Productions
Executive Producer(s): Adam Scott, Naomi Scott
Writer(s): Anthony King
Logline: A rag-tag Homeland security team that no one believes in investigates paranormal threats that no one believes in.
SSN Insight: As an actor, Scott will next appear in Universal and Legendary’s Krampus and recently wrapped production on the upcoming comedy My Blind Brother. Gettin’ Rad is under a first-look deal at Universal TV.

Designated Survivor
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Infinitum Nihil
Executive Producer(s): Nikki Toscano, Johnny Depp, Christi Dembrowski
Writer(s): Nikki Toscano
Logline: When the President, Vice President and Cabinet all meet in one location for an event such as the State of the Union, one Cabinet member is conspicuously missing: the Designated Survivor. Hidden away in an undisclosed location with Presidential-level security, the Designated Survivor is ready to take the reins of the President should the unthinkable happen and the rest of the government is wiped out in an attack.
SSN Insight: Toscano has an overall deal with Universal TV.

Dino Dana
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Production Company(s): Sinking Ship Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Matt Bishop
Writer(s): Christin Simms, J.J. Johnson
Logline: The series will feature two sisters, Dana, a “paleontologist in training,” and her teenage sister Emily, as the begin to see dinosaurs all around the which leads to plenty of action and adventure.
SSN Insight: Amazon has given a series order.

El Chiringuito De Pepe
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Small Dog Picture Company
Executive Producer(s): Donald Todd, Jason Winer, Sergio Aguero, Jaime Davila Jr.
Writer(s): Donald Todd
Logline: Centers on a world-famous chef who comes to a small beach town to work his magic on his father’s failing cantina and is surprised to find the town working its own magic on him.
Details: Based on the Spanish series “El Chiringuito De Pepe,” created by Curro Velazquez and currently airing on Telecino, with a second season premiering December 2015.
SSN Insight: ABC has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty.

Fair and Balanced
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Industry Entertainment, Hurwitz & Schlossberg Productions
Executive Producer(s): Kal Penn, Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz, Daniel Spilo
Writer(s): Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz
Logline: An aspiring NPR reporter is swayed to work at a Fox News-type channel.
SSN Insight: Schlossberg and Hurwitz also wrote and directed the 2012 American Pie movie American Reunion.

Family For Sale
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Executive Producer(s): Roselyn Sanchez, Eric Winter, Ian Gurvitz, Aaron Serna, Robin Schwartz
Writer(s): Aaron Serna, Ian Gurvitz
Logline: Explores the conscious uncoupling and marriage through the lens of the divorce of an affluent Hispanic family.
Details: Based on the Fox International Channel’s 2014 Colombian series of the same name, which starred Roselyn Sanchez.
SSN Insight: The original series was recently was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best comedy series.

First Impressions
Network: USA Network
Production Company(s): Renegade 83 Entertainment, Gaspin Media
Executive Producer(s): Dana Carvey, Jeff Gaspin, David Garfinkle, Jay Renfroe
Logline: The series pits America’s best amateur impressionists against each other in a weekly battle of celebrity impression. It will feature celebrity guests, and Carvey himself will mentor contestants and participate in the game play.
SSN Insight: USA has given a series order.

Freeman
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Shane Brennan Productions
Executive Producer(s): Dustin Lee Abraham, Shane Brennan, Grant Anderson
Writer(s): Dustin Lee Abraham
Logline: An Oakland parole officer with a checkered past tries to “make the bad guys good again” and keep former inmates from being sent back to prison.
SSN Insight: NCIS: Los Angeles showrunner Shane Brennan is under a deal with CBS TV Studios.

Guilt
Network: ABC Family/Freeform
Studio: Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Sea to Sky Entertainment, Wonder Monkey TV
Executive Producer(s): Nichole Millard, Kathryn Price, Steve McPherson, Gary Fleder
Writer(s): Nichole Millard, Kathryn Price
Logline: An American girl is studying abroad in London. When her Irish roommate is brutally murdered, she finds herself the prime suspect and focus of an international media frenzy.
SSN Insight: Draws parallels to the story of Amanda Knox. Rolled from 2013-2014 by Fox. Project was previously in development at Fox.

Intern Affairs
Network: Lifetime
Production Company(s): Superb Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Meryl Poster
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
SSN Insight: A+E has invested in Superb Entertainment, but the unique deal is not exclusive to A+E Networks and is not a first look, giving Poster the ability to develop and sell projects anywhere.

Left Of Center
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Production Company(s): The Jackal Group
Executive Producer(s): Robert Horn, Gail Berman
Writer(s): Robert Horn
Logline: A group of four backup singers become an unconventional family, despite the fact that each of them thinks they have what it takes to be the star.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial script commitment.

Lost in Oz
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Executive Producer(s): Darin Mark, Mark Warshaw, Richard Scott, Andy Pearce
Writer(s): Abram Makowka, Darin Mark, Jared Mark
Logline: Set in a modern, metropolitan Emerald City and stranded in this spectacular world is 12-year-old Dorothy Gale befriends West, a young, street-smart witch grappling with dark temptations, and Ojo, a giant munchkin. With Dorothy’s dog Toto, this unlikely crew embarks on an epic journey, seeking out the magic Dorothy needs to get back to Kansas. The challenge for Dorothy, and everyone else in this world, is that Oz is facing the greatest magic crisis in eons.
SSN Insight: Pilot screened on Amazon Instant Video this summer, and user feedback was used to determine if it would go forward as a series. Amazon has since given it a series order.

Mi-Zero
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Gulfstream Television
Executive Producer(s): Austin Winsberg, Alex Litvak, Mike Karz, Bill Bindley
Writer(s): Austin Winsberg, Alex Litvak
Logline: A young American woman marries the Prince of England and discovers that she’s now part of a longstanding secret society of princesses who use their access to the seats of power to be the best secret agents on the planet.
SSN Insight: CBS has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty.

Poog
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Executive Producer(s): Meg LeFauve, Ben Queen
Writer(s): Meg LeFauve, Lorien McKenna, Christine Whitaker
Logline: A working mom tries to get over her obsession with being the “perfect parent” by banding together with her friends to admit- and even celebrate- the messy reality of parenting. They share their daily screw ups, deepening their friendship, and their kids survive- and even thrive.
SSN Insight: This is Queen’s third network sale this season under his WBTV overall deal.

Rook
Network: Hulu
Studio: Lionsgate
Executive Producer(s): Stephenie Meyer
Logline: A series that follows a woman with extraordinary powers employed by a mysterious British government agency responsible for defending the UK from supernatural threats.
SSN Insight: This follows Hulu picking up the long-form comedy series Video Game High School with Lionsgate, starring YouTuber Freddie Wong.

Screwed For Life
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): King Size Productions
Executive Producer(s): Michelle King, Robert King, Liz Glotzer
Writer(s): Joey Hartstone
Logline: The story Al Goldstein, the controversial, acerbic, over-the-top founder of Screw magazine and host of his own long-running cable access show, “Midnight Blue,” who was the face of porn in 1970s New York.
Details: Based on the life of Al Goldstein.
SSN Insight: In a competitive situation, CBS TV Studios landed the TV movie. King Size Productions also has a deal under CBS TV Studios.

Smoke Sex Magic
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation
Executive Producer(s): Walter F Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Owen Shiflett
Writer(s): Matthew Murphy
Logline: Two sisters inherit their mother’s popular restaurant only to discover that the secret to her cooking was black magic.
SSN Insight: Additionally, Parkes + MacDonald’s martial arts drama Warrior is being redeveloped by Fox with original writer Dave Digilio.

Son of Zorn
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Lord Miller
Executive Producer(s): Reed Agnew, Eli Jorne, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Seth Cohen
Writer(s): Reed Agnew, Eli Jorne
Logline: Upon arriving home for the first time in ten years, an animated Barbarian father finds that reconnecting with his moody, live-action teenage son Alan and ex-wife while suffering a mundane office job and the banality of suburban life is harder than waging actual war in his distant, animated world.
SSN Insight: Fox has given a series order.

The Diplomats
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Will Packer Productions
Executive Producer(s): Andrew Lenchewski, Will Packer
Writer(s): Andrew Lenchewski
Logline: Two female State Department agents are assigned to work together on a major diplomatic crisis but the fate of the world may rest on whether these women can get along with each other.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty.

The Interestings
Network: Amazon
Studio: TriStar Television, Amazon Studios
Executive Producer(s): Lyn Greene, Richard Levine
Writer(s): Lyn Greene, Richard Levine
Logline: Based on a group of friends who meet at an arts camp when they’re 15 in 1974. The series chronicles their relationships throughout the next three decades dealing with the great expectations of youth juxtaposed with the realities life hands you as you get older.
Details: Based on the novel “The Interestings,” written by Meg Wolitzer and published by Riverhead Books in 2013.
SSN Insight: Amazon has given a director-contingent pilot order.

The Kicks
Network: Amazon
Studio: Amazon Studios
Production Company(s): Full Fathom Five
Executive Producer(s): David Babcock, James Frey, Todd Cohen, Andrew Orenstein
Writer(s): David Babcock
Logline: An empowering story of a twelve-year-old soccer player Devin who is on the verge of being named seventh-grade captain on her Connecticut school soccer team when her family moves to California and she has to start from scratch in one of the most competitive soccer states.
Details: Based on the Full Fathom Five middle school book series “The Kicks” (USA/2013), by Olympic gold Medalist Alex Morgan.
SSN Insight: Pilot screened on Amazon Instant Video this summer, and user feedback was used to determine if it would go forward as a series. Amazon has since given it a series order.

The Last Tycoon
Network: Amazon
Studio: TriStar Television, Amazon Studios
Production Company(s): No Production Company Available.
Executive Producer(s): Billy Ray, Christopher Keyser, Perri Kipperman, Joshua Maurer, Alixandre Witlin
Writer(s): Billy Ray
Logline: Centers on Hollywood’s first wunderkind studio executive in the 1930′s as he climbs to the height of power pitting him against his mentor and current head of the studio Pat Brady. Delves into the true violence, sex and towering ambition of Hollywood in the 30′s.
Details: Based on the final unfinished novel, “The Last Tycoon,” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published by Charles Scribner’s Sons in 1941.
SSN Insight: Project was previously in development at HBO. Amazon has given a cast-contingent pilot order.

The Out-Law
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios, Universal Television
Production Company(s): No Production Company Available.
Executive Producer(s): Christopher Moynihan, Kelly Kulchak
Writer(s): Christopher Moynihan
Logline: A perpetually positive, Berkeley-born, liberal white-collar doctor and only child marries into a loud, cynical, blue-collar Long Island family.
SSN Insight: CBS has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty.

The Work
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation
Executive Producer(s): Walter F Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Owen Shiflett
Writer(s): Scott O’Connor
Logline: The show is set in the world of professional wrestling.
SSN Insight: Script was written on spec by Scott O’Connor, author of the novels Untouchable and Half World.

Triangle Below Canal
Network: HBO
Production Company(s): Superb Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Meryl Poster
Writer(s): Nathalie Prisco
Logline: The series explores the plight of frustrated married young mothers in New York.
SSN Insight: A+E has invested in Superb Entertainment, but the unique deal is not exclusive to A+E Networks and is not a first look, giving Poster the ability to develop and sell projects anywhere.

True Love
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios
Production Company(s): Fabrik Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Anne Fletcher, Kristen Campo, Henrik Bastin, Mikkel Bondesen
Writer(s): Gemma Burgess
Logline: The anthology series is very loosely inspired by classic fairy tales and subverted with a provocative and authentic post-feminist twist that believes you can stand on your own and still want to be swept off your feet.
Details: Loosely inspired by classic fairy tales.
SSN Insight: Burgess is writing the movie Undergrads for New Regency and Locomotive and recently rewrote Lovestruck for Maven Pictures and Pretty Matches for HBO.

Untitled Dan Bucatinsky Jen Kirkman Comedy Project
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Is Or Isn’t Entertainment, Ryan Seacrest Media
Executive Producer(s): Dan Bucatinsky, Lisa Kudrow, Ryan Seacrest, Nina Wass
Writer(s): Dan Bucatinsky, Jen Kirkman
Logline: Four women friends rattled by a 40-something feeling of irrelevance embark on a mission to turn their invisibility into invincibility.
SSN Insight: ABC has given an initial commitment of a put pilot.

Untitled Judah Miller Comedy Project
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Judah Miller, Jonathan Berry, Tom Lassally
Writer(s): Judah Miller
Logline: Two very different brothers merge their medical practices and have to learn how to get along under one roof.
SSN Insight: Last year, Miller developed a comedy series starring Megan Hilty at ABC that went to pilot.

Untitled Nikki Toscano Eva Longoria Soap Project
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Conde Nast Publications, Inc., UnbeliEVAble Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Eva Longoria, Ben Spector, Dawn Ostroff, Gina Marcheschi, Nikki Toscano
Writer(s): Nikki Toscano
Logline: Latino golden boys Chris and Alex Reyes are brothers who are both best friends and rivals. They are rising stars in Texas politics whose destiny is engineered by their manipulative mother Maria. She is determined to turn the Reyes family into the most powerful dynasty modern politics has ever seen. Based on the article.
Details: Loosely based on the article, “Pair of Aces: Rising Democratic Stars Julian and Joaquin Castro,” written by Jacob Weisberg and published in Vogue Magazine on March 1, 2013.
SSN Insight: Toscano has an overall deal with Universal TV. ABC has given an initial commitment of a script plus penalty. Previously in development for the 2015-2016 season.

Untitled Olivia Munn Ted Humphrey Drama Project
Network: CW Television Network
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Executive Producer(s): Ted Humphrey, Olivia Munn, Stacia Peters
Writer(s): Ted Humphrey
Logline: Set in 1974, a young journalist gets hired by an ambitious New York news programming chief as a publicity stunt to be one of the first female on-air sports reporters, and has to learn to navigate gender politics in front of and behind the camera at a time when women were literally not even allowed in the press box.
SSN Insight: This marks the first sale as a TV producer for Munn.

Vlad
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Doozer Productions
Executive Producer(s): Adam Sztykiel, Bill Lawrence, Jeff Ingold
Writer(s): Adam Sztykiel, Vladimir Caamano
Logline: A family comedy inspired by Caamano’s real-life family dynamic living with his Dominican father and older brother in the Bronx.
Details: Inspired by the life of Vladimir Caamano.
SSN Insight: NBC has given an initial commitment of a put pilot.

Wing Person
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Production Company(s): Kindle Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Anne Brogan, Melanie Stokes, Siobhan Bachman
Writer(s): Ed Weeks, Hannah McKay
Logline: The story of the co-dependent relationship between a lesbian lothario and her cautious, straight male best friend.
SSN Insight: Weeks currently stars as Dr. Jeremy Reed on The Mindy Project, which is now in its fourth season on Hulu.

1-800
Network: TBS
Writer(s): Angela Kinsey
Logline: A workplace comedy set at a call center.
Details: Loosely based on Angela Kinsey’s early work experiences.
SSN Insight: Angela Kinsey previously recurred on the hit series The Office and had a recurring role on the TBS show, Your Family or Mine.

Andiland
Network: Disney Channel
Executive Producer(s): Terri Minsky, Michelle Manning
Writer(s): Terri Minsky
Logline: It’s Andi Marcus’ 13th birthday. She’s officially a teenager, ready to have a little fun, a little adventure. Just a little. But that’s never going to happen because Andi’s mother is doing everything in her power to keep Andi from turning out like her wild older sister, Bex. As a teenager, Bex dropped out of school, left home, and now, in her late 20s, still doesn’t know what she wants to do with her life. But that’s going to change. Bex shows up on the eve of Andi’s birthday, swearing she is ready to get her life together. The only problem is that means tearing Andi’s life apart.
SSN Insight: Disney has ordered the pilot.

Attention Deficit Theater
Network: CW Seed (Digital)
Executive Producer(s): Jaime King, John R. Montgomery, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mark Teitelbaum, Amy Laslett
Writer(s): Dan Van Kirk
Logline: A sketch comedy that offers insight through personal stories on how to navigate the attention deficit disorder world.
SSN Insight: CW Seed has given a series order of 10 episodes.

Untitled Jenny Bicks Doug Ellin Comedy Project
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Production Company(s): Halyard Park
Executive Producer(s): Doug Ellin, Jenny Bicks, Teri Weinberg
Logline: A successful young couple find themselves starting an unconventional family when a threesome leads to a pregnancy.
Details: Based on an idea by Doug Ellin and Joey Boukadakis.
SSN Insight: Doug Ellin previously created Entourage and is currently developing an Untitled Harriet Tubman Project as a TV movie and Wish for HBO.

Crooked
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Executive Producer(s): Robert Specland, Peter Horton
Writer(s): Robert Specland
Logline: A longtime corrupt detective is busted, his cases overturned and a thousand of the city’s worst criminals are released back onto the streets, one case at a time. A mysterious outsider is brought in to lead a new task force with one goal: to clean up the streets.
Details: Inspired by a true story.
SSN Insight: This marks Robert Specland’s first network series. He was previously an assistant on the WB film, Orphan.

Dream Corp LLC
Network: Cartoon Network
Production Company(s): Sunday Night Productions
Executive Producer(s): John Krasinski, Daniel Stessen, Allyson Seeger, Stephen Merchant
Logline: Dream Corp LLC is an experimental therapy facility that creates a virtual reality for patients to confront issues in their waking life by simulating their wildest dreams. Guided by the eccentric Dr. Roberts, a team of unique scientists document and conduct their research that hasn’t been funded since 1992. Like a poorly maintained carnival ride, the program has developed some questionable kinks throughout the years. The patients change from week to week, but despite the advice of their loved ones and their own instincts, they keep coming back.
SSN Insight: Cartoon Network has given a series order.

Frontier
Network: Netflix
Production Company(s): Take the Shot Productions, Factory Backwards
Executive Producer(s): Jeff Fierson, Brad Peyton, John Vatcher, Peter Blackie, Rob Blackie
Writer(s): Rob Blackie, Peter Blackie, Perry Chafe
Logline: Follows the chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade in the late 18th century. Told from multiple perspectives, Frontier takes place in a world where business negotiations might be resolved with close-quarter hatchet fights, and where delicate relations between Native tribes and Europeans can spark bloody conflicts.
SSN Insight: Netflix has acquired this six episode series, which was commissioned by Discovery Canada as the channel’s first original scripted series.

Untitled Laura Dern Drama Project
Network: HBO Network
Executive Producer(s): Laura Dern, Jayme Lemons, Annie Mumolo, Tim Lovestedt
Writer(s): Annie Mumolo, Tim Lovestedt
Logline: The story of a pioneering American saleswoman largely responsible for the development of the home party system of marketing. It reveals how she impacted people globally, on a subversive level, in profound and even shocking ways.
SSN Insight: Annie Mumolo executive produced and wrote the story for the upcoming film, Joy and is credited with a screenplay rewrite on the Megan Leavey film in production.

Jon Benjamin’s 100 Erotic Nights
Network: IFC
Production Company(s): PFFR
Executive Producer(s): H. Jon Benjamin, Leo Allen, Alyson Levy, John Lee, Vernon Chatman
Writer(s): Leo Allen, H. Jon Benjamin
Logline: 100 very personal, lurid tales of secret passion, burning desire and ruthless betrayal. The narrator is overcome with confessions of love, lust, romance and sex, from the local waitress to a church nun, to a lover who’s revealed to be a robot. However, the narrator exists solely to “bare” witness to all the passion in the world around us, while never benefiting from it himself.
SSN Insight: IFC has ordered a pilot presentation for the scripted comedy.

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: ABC Studios, Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Gotham/Principal, Temple Hill Entertainment, Gifted and Talented Camp
Executive Producer(s): Hilary Winston, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen
Writer(s): Hilary Winston
Logline: A few years ago, Jenny left her small Texas town and eccentric family in search of a normal life. But when a death in the family brings her back home, she’s forced to face the fact that she will never be “normal”. Based on the book.
Details: Based on the memoir, “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened,” written by Jenny Lawson and published by Putnam Adult on April 17, 2012.
SSN Insight: The project was previously in development at ABC with different writers for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 seasons.

My Time/Your Time
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: CBS Television Studios, Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Bays Thomas , Gifted and Talented Camp
Executive Producer(s): Hilary Winston, Carter L. Bays, Craig Thomas
Writer(s): Hilary Winston
Logline: The series chronicles the relationship of a young couple as they begin dating long distance. Based on the web series.
Details: Based on the 5-part web series “7P/10E,” which was released in 2014.
SSN Insight: Winston will write and executive produce this series and Let’s Pretend This Never Happened through her overall deal at Sony Pictures TV, where she has been based for the past eight years.

Untitled Matt Zinman Comedy Project
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Company(s): Le Train Train Productions
Executive Producer(s): Matthew Zinman, Craig Gerard, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack
Writer(s): Matthew Zinman, Craig Gerard
Logline: A girl, after becoming convinced she’s going to die, leans on her best friends to help her live the rest of her life with no regrets.
SSN Insight: Matt Zinman is also the supervising producer on NBC’s upcoming series, Telenovela.

New York Mythological
Network: CBS Entertainment
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Production Company(s): Bays Thomas
Executive Producer(s): Craig Thomas, Carter L. Bays, Brian Bockrath
Writer(s): Craig Thomas, Carter L. Bays
Logline: Centers on a Midwestern girl who moves to Manhattan and experiences firsthand the magic of New York.
SSN Insight: Bays Thomas is also behind the My Time/Your Time series. Past TV includes How I Met Your Mother.

Picante
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Pacific Electric Picture Co.
Executive Producer(s): Ed Helms, Michael Falbo
Writer(s): Lindy Jamil Gomez
Logline: The owner of a food manufacturing and distribution plant juggles running a business with the obligation of employing his entire Mexican-American family.
SSN Insight: Ed Helms is currently in the cast for Starz’ upcoming series, The One Percent.

Protect & Serve
Network: CBS Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Leonard Goldberg, David M. Barrett, Elizabeth Davis Beall
Writer(s): Elizabeth Davis Beall
Logline: The multi-generational members of a Mexican-American family with deep roots in Los Angeles intertwine personally and professionally due to their powerful careers in law enforcement, local politics and journalism- each dedicated to serving and protecting the people of their city.
SSN Insight: Elizabeth Davis Beall is credited as a co-executive producer on Scorpion and was previously a writer on Castle.

Relative Success
Network: NBC Entertainment
Studio: Universal Television
Production Company(s): Silent Machine Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Krysten Ritter
Writer(s): Max Silvestri
Logline: Two overachieving brothers- one a successful book editor, the other a well-known author are forced to work together to keep their careers on track. They soon find their childish family disagreements are spilling over into their work lives.
SSN Insight: Max Silvestri is also the host of Bravo’s upcoming series Recipe for Deception.

Soar
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Studio: Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Silver Pictures Television
Executive Producer(s): Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer, Joel Silver, Rodney Ferrell
Writer(s): Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer
Logline: A former NBA prodigy turned felon, once released from prison, is recruited as the head basketball coach at an upscale high school.
SSN Insight: Fox has given an initial commitment of a put pilot.

Starters
Network: FX Network
Production Company(s): Pacific Electric Picture Co.
Executive Producer(s): Ed Helms, Michael Falbo, Will Graham
Writer(s): Dan Kennedy
Logline: The story is set in America’s true underbelly of chemical addiction and appetizers: corporate theme restaurant chains.
SSN Insight: Ed Helms is currently executive producing several series in development including the TBS series Good Bread, Picante for ABC, Weird Like Us for Fox, Jake & Amir for truTV and The Gorburger Show for HBO.

The Internet Ruined My Life
Network: Syfy
Production Company(s): Left/Right Films, Atomic Entertainment Group
Executive Producer(s): Jerry Kolber, Adam Davis, Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman
Logline: The series sets out to expose the unexpected perils of living in a social media-obsessed world. Each episode tells the real-life stories through first-person accounts of those who had posts, tweets or status updates backfire.
SSN Insight: SyFy has given a series order of six episodes.

When I’m Sixty-Four
Network: HBO Network
Production Company(s): HRD Productions
Executive Producer(s): Jeff Roda, Howard Deutch
Writer(s): Jeff Roda
Logline: Paul Beaumont, a narcissistic New Yorker, is given an unexpected reprieve from terminal cancer and now faces an existential reckoning with himself as well as the family, friends and career wreckage he had hoped to leave behind.
SSN Insight: Jeff Roda has also written the adapted screenplay for the film The Siege of Fulton Avenue, currently in development.

Work Married
Network: ABC Entertainment Group
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Production Company(s): Principato-Young Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Michael Showalter, Christina Lee, Peter Principato
Writer(s): Michael Showalter, Christina Lee
Logline: The lives of unconventional Vermont state senator Michael Sherman and his type-A overachieving chief of staff Christina Kim are turned upside down when they realize their work marriage is the only relationship they’ve got left.
SSN Insight: Michael Showalter is also the executive producer and writer on the upcoming TBS show, Search Party as well as credited as a writer on Children’s Hospital and was behind Wet Hot American Summer: First Day at Camp.

Untitled Snowpiercer Series
Production Company(s): Tomorrow Studios, CJ Entertainment & Media
Executive Producer(s): Marty Adelstein
Writer(s): Josh Friedman
Logline: Series set in a post apocalyptic ice age where the only remaining life on the planet survives aboard a train that travels around the globe.
Details: Based on the 2013 Korean film, Snowpiercer.
SSN Insight: Marty Adelstein’s Tomorrow Studios has optioned the rights to the film. Tomorrow Studios is a partnership between Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios and currently produces Last Man Standing and Aquarius.