Fox Buys Comedy ‘Front Man’ From Emily Kapnek & Elizabeth Banks
Fox has handed out pilot production commitment to Front Man, a single-camera comedy from Suburgatory creator Emily Kapnek, Elizabeth Banks and Warner Bros. Television. All posts in 'Pilots' Subscribe
Fox has handed out pilot production commitment to Front Man, a single-camera comedy from Suburgatory creator Emily Kapnek, Elizabeth Banks and Warner Bros. Television. ‘Behind Enemy Lines’ TV Series In The Works At Fox
Fox is continuing the trend of turning feature films into TV series. The network has handed out a put pilot commitment to Behind Enemy Lines, an hour-long TV project based on the 2001 feature film starring Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson (pictured). The original film hailed from 20th Century Fox and, as such, the studio's TV division 20th Century Fox Television will produce the TV adaptation. CBS Developing Navy Seals Drama From ‘NCIS’ Star Mark Harmon
CBS is re-teaming with NCIS star Mark Harmon for a new drama series. The network has handed out a script commitment to The Red Circle, a Navy Seals drama from Harmon which is based on Brandon Webb and John David Mann's book The Red Circle: My Life In The Navy SEAL Sniper Corps And How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen. Jerry Bruckheimer’s ‘Home’ Picked Up To Pilot At TNT
Jerry Bruckheimer's long-gestating TV project Home might make it to the small screen after all. TNT has handed out a pilot order to the hour-long thriller, which was initially developed by current TNT President Kevin Reilly at his former network Fox during the 2013-2014 season, shortly after the exec declared pilot season dead. Back then, Home received a so-called "off-cycle commitment for further investment towards series production", but after Reilly exited the top post at Fox in May 2014, the project was deep sixed. NBC Picks Up ‘The Player’ & ‘Game Of Silence’ To Series
In what may well be their final pick ups this pilot season, NBC has handed out series orders to sniper drama The Player, starring Strike Back's Phillip Winchester; and Game Of Silence, an adaptation of Turkish thriller Suskunlar. Howard Gordon’s ‘The Frankenstein Code’, ‘Lucifer’ & ‘Minority Report’ Get Fox Series Orders
Fox is continuing their recent spree of series green-lights.The network, who yesterday picked up three new comedies (The Grinder, The Guide To Surviving Life and Grandfathered) and an hour-long drama (Rosewood), has handed out series orders to three of their most high-profile drama pilots: Frankenstein, from Homeland EP Howard Gordon; the DC Comics adaptation Lucifer; and Paramount TV's Minority Report sequel. ‘Criminal Minds’ Spin-Off, ‘Rush Hour’, ‘Angel From Hell’ & More Ordered To Series At CBS
CBS is following up on its early pick up for Supergirl by handing out series orders to two comedies (Angel From Hell and Life In Pieces) and four dramas (Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Limitless, Rush Hour and Code Black). ‘Uncle Buck’ Picked Up To Series At ABC
ABC has picked up a fourth new comedy for the 2015-2016 season. The network has handed out a series order to family comedy Uncle Buck, a reboot of the 1980s feature films of the same starring Survivor's Remorse alum Mike Epps.