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Bryan Cranston’s ‘Sneaky Pete’, James Patterson Adaptation & Medical Drama ‘LFE’ Get Pilot Orders At CBS

By Patrick Munn | January 31, 2015 - 3:46 pm | No Comments

CBS has handed out pilot orders to three high-profile drama projects: Sneaky Pete, from Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston and House showrunner David Shore; civil rights drama For Justice, from James Patterson and Law & Order: Criminal Intent showrunner Rene Balcer; and LFE, a medical drama from up and comer Paul Downs Colaizzo.

ABC Hands Out Pilot Orders To Dan Fogelman’s NBA Project, Johnny Knoxville Comedy & More

By Patrick Munn | January 31, 2015 - 3:45 pm | No Comments

After picking up four drama pilots, ABC has turned their attention to comedy. All told, the network has ordered a further seven comedy pilots, ranging from 'The Neighbors' and 'Galavant' creator Dan Fogelman's untitled NBA project and The King Of 7B, to an untitled comedy from Johnny Knoxville, and Delores & Jermaine, from stand up comedian Jermaine Fowler.

HBO Orders ‘Lewis And Clark’ Miniseries, Casey Affleck & Matthias Schoenaerts To Star

By Patrick Munn | January 31, 2015 - 3:45 pm | No Comments

HBO has given the greenlight to 'Lewis And Clark'. their long gestating six hour mini-series starring Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts, which tells the story of the two legendary explorers.

ABC Orders Drama Pilots ‘The Adversaries’, ‘Kingmakers’, ‘Boom’ & ‘The Advocate’

By Patrick Munn | January 31, 2015 - 3:43 pm | No Comments

ABC on Friday night gave the greenlight to four drama pilots: The Adversaries, a legal thriller from Betrayal creator David Zabel; Kingmakers, a college-set murder mystery from Sallie Patrick; oil drama Boom from 24 executive producer Tony Krantz; and The Advocate, a medical drama from Sheldon Turner.

TV Trailer: BBC Three’s ‘I Survived A Zombie Apocalypse’

By Patrick Munn | January 31, 2015 - 3:40 pm | No Comments

BBC Three has unveiled the first trailer for their "zombie reality game show” I Survived A Zombie Apocalypse.

‘Harry Potter’ Star David Thewlis Set As Lead In BBC One’s ‘An Inspector Calls’ Adaptation

By Patrick Munn | January 30, 2015 - 12:35 pm | No Comments

David Thewlis (Harry Potter) has been set as the lead in BBC One's upcoming adaptation of the J.B. Priestly classic An Inspector Calls, which hails from screenwriter Helen Edmunson and director Aisling Walsh.

Anna Gunn Set As Female Lead In New Globetrotting ‘Criminal Minds’ Spin-Off

By Patrick Munn | January 30, 2015 - 8:58 am | No Comments

Breaking Bad and Gracepoint star Anna Gunn has been tapped to play the female lead opposite Gary Sinise in CBS' new (and as-yet untitled) Criminal Minds spin-off, which is being piloted as a planted episode of the original series set to air later this year.

Comedies ‘Fantasy Life’ & ‘Detour’ Picked Up To Pilot At Fox

By Patrick Munn | January 30, 2015 - 8:57 am | No Comments

Fox has handed out pilot orders to two of their comedy projects: Fantasy Life, a fantasy football comedy from The Office's Tim McAuliffe which has Entourage alum Kevin Connolly attached to star; and Detour, a single camera comedy from Psych creator Steve Franks.