Future Shows (News/Casting)

Skid X · 25-03-2013 1:34am

Peter Kay is writing a new six part Sit-com for the BBC 'Car Share'. I think this is his first proper series since Max and Paddy, the Phoenix Nights Spin Off.

http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2013/03/24/17492/peter_kay_jumps_to_bbc_one

Peter Kay is to make his first sitcom for BBC One 'Car Share', about two supermarket workers in a car-share scheme.
In an unique move, all episodes of Car Share will all premiere on BBC iPlayer before they air on BBC One.

The BBC says: ‘They play John and Kayleigh who have been thrown together in a company car share scheme, forcing their paths to cross as they journey to their respective jobs at a major out of town supermarket. Each journey brings fresh insight into John and Kayleigh's lives, with twists and turns in their unlikely relationship. The series is set and will be filmed in the north-west.

The premise is nothing special, but hopefully Peter Kay can strike gold. BBC One could do with a comedy hit, fingers crossed for this one.

JP Liz V1 · 25-03-2013 6:09pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

http://tvline.com/2013/02/11/intelligence-cbs-pilot-josh-holloway/

Meghan Ory has joined the cast of CBS pilot Intelligence. Ory will appear opposite Josh Holloway in the high-tech spy thriller.

don ramo · 26-03-2013 12:25am

Amazon have ordered a pilot based on the 2009 film Zombieland, now this is something that could be great if they have the right person making it,

it says "Filling in the roles of Woody Harrelson et al. are Kirk Ward, Tyler Ross, Maiara Walsh, and Izabela Vidovic"

the speculation is that they will play the roles of the main cast in the film, that is probably by biggest problem with this, theyd be better off just using the tome of the film, and some character characteristics, but not the same characters,

i wouldnt mind a Zombie kill of the week every week though:D:D:D

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2090440/

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/25/zombieland-amazon-pilot/

JP Liz V1 · 26-03-2013 5:05pm

TVLine

Seth Green has landed the final major role in Dads, Seth MacFarlane’s new live-action comedy for Fox.The sitcom, which has already received a six-episode order, revolves around two successful video game entrepreneurs, Warner (The Mindy Project‘s Thomas Dewey) and Eli (Green), who find their lives turned upside-down when their nightmare fathers unexpectedly move in with them.
Peter Riegert and Martin Mull also star as Eli and Warner’s respective fathers.

JP Liz V1 · 27-03-2013 11:25pm

Source

Netflix is teaming up with the creative force behind "The Matrix" action movie franchise for a new science fiction series that will be available only to subscribers of the video streaming service.
"Sense8," a 10-episode series described as a tale of minds linked and souls hunted, will debut on Netflix in late 2014, Netflix said in a statement on Wednesday.
"Several years ago, we had a late night conversation about the ways technology simultaneously unites and divides us, and out of that paradox 'Sense8' was born," directors Andy and Lana Wachowski said in a statement.
"Sense8" is the siblings' first television project. The Wachowskis were behind "The Matrix" movie trilogy and films like "V for Vendetta" and "Speed Racer."
"Sense8" marks the latest foray into original programming by Netflix, following the Kevin Spacey political drama "House of Cards." All 13 episodes of "House of Cards" were released exclusively to Netflix subscribers in February.
The Wachowskis will work with Joe Straczynski, who wrote the story for the 2011 movie version of "Thor," with whom they said they share "a love of genre and all things nerdy."
:cool:

Pushtrak · 27-03-2013 11:26pm

Good to see Stracyzinski back in the TV game.

JP Liz V1 · 30-03-2013 10:28pm

Source

Martin Scorsese is developing his hit 2002 film Gangs of New York into a TV series.

The 70-year-old director is working alongside Miramax to adapt his Academy Award-nominated film into a potential series

Speaking about the project, Scorsese said: "This time and era of America's history and heritage is rich with characters and stories that we could not fully explore in a two-hour film.

"A television series allows us the time and creative freedom to bring this colourful world, and all the implications it had and still does on our society, to life. I am excited to partner with Miramax in telling these stories."

The series, which has yet to be tied to a US TV network, will reportedly draw from the events that took place in the movie, and will be set at the turn of the century.

The action is said to be set in both Chicago and New York.

Chairman for Miramax Richard Nanula said that Scorsese's "dedication to quality and the art of storytelling continues to excite everyone that works with him". Nanula added: "We could not think of a better partner for this project than the creator of the wonderful film on which it is based."

JP Liz V1 · 30-03-2013 11:01pm

Mad Dogs is to be remade by US cable network FX.

The Shield creator Shawn Ryan will executive produce the remake of the Sky 1 series, Deadline reports

dark crystal · 01-04-2013 4:06pm

A new 13-part series, Under The Dome, based on the Stephen King novel, will premiere on CBS on Monday 24th June.

http://www.digitalspy.ie/ustv/news/a469731/stephen-kings-under-the-dome-first-footage-watch-video.html

JP Liz V1 · 03-04-2013 5:13pm

Sam Shepard has joined the cast of "Klondike," the Discovery Channel said Wednesday. The series about the gold rush that overtook Alaska's Yukon Territory in the 19th century will mark the network's first-ever, scripted miniseries.

JP Liz V1 · 05-04-2013 11:23pm

Ryan Murphy is developing a new adult drama for television.
Murphy is collaborating with Dexter exec Lauren Gussis on his latest TV project Open, described by Deadline as "a modern, provocative exploration of human sexuality and relationships".

http://www.digitalspy.ie/ustv/news/a470854/glee-creator-ryan-murphy-developing-adult-sex-drama-for-cable-tv

Richard Dower · 08-04-2013 1:26pm

New article from Deadline on what pilots are buzzing and could get picked up for the upcoming season: http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/primetime-pilot-panic-the-early-buzz/#utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Richard Dower · 09-04-2013 5:38pm

A&E orders Those Who Kill to series with a 10 episode order: http://www.spoilertv.com/2013/04/those-who-kill-orders-ten-episodes.html

“Those Who Kill” is based on a popular Danish crime series format inspired by the bestselling work of author Elsebeth Egholm. The series centers on Catherine Jensen (Chloë Sevigny), a freshly minted and incredibly smart police detective who tracks down serial killers. Jensen is also attempting to come to terms with her past by continuing to investigate her stepfather, who she suspects may be a serial killer, and her brother who went Missing as a sixteen-year-old. Jensen enlists the help of Thomas Schaffer (James D’Arcy), a forensic psychiatrist, to help her get into the minds of serial killers, all the while luring Schaffer into her own personal investigation. Both characters possess a deep psychological understanding that connects them to the killers' victims and to the killers themselves.

“’Those Who Kill’ is not a crime procedural about serial killers – it’s a deep serialized character portrait of two compelling yet damaged individuals coming together through the revelation of their dark past,” said DeBitetto. “We are thrilled to have such an incredible cast and crew signed on to this project and the result should be an absolutely riveting series.”

Richard Dower · 09-04-2013 5:46pm

BBC orders two new scripted series: http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/miptv-bbc-orders-australia-origins-story-and-the-great-war-drama/

Starz and Sky Atlantic order Fortitude to series with 13 episode order: http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/starz-sky-atlantic-order-13-episode-drama-series-fortitude-for-2014-premiere/

JP Liz V1 · 09-04-2013 10:41pm

The BBC has commissioned new dramas by award-winning scriptwriter Jimmy McGovern and the creator of Hustle Tony Jordan.

BBC's Controller of Drama Commissioning Ben Stephenson announced the projects at a keynote speech he gave at MIPTV.

He said: "Both of these new commissions are passion projects for Jimmy McGovern and Tony Jordan - and are projects only the BBC would make."

McGovern has teamed up with RSJ Films to create an eight-part serial for BBC Two. The untitled series will be set in the late 1780s and will focus on the deportation of unwanted British citizens to the other side of the world.

The title and cast of the upcoming programme - which will be told through the eyes of convicts James Freeman, Tommy Barrett and Elizabeth Quinn - is expected to be announced in the coming months.

Meanwhile Tony Jordan - whose previous projects include Hustle, Life on Mars and The Nativity - has written The Great War to air on BBC One next year as part of the channel's coverage to mark 100 years since the start of World War I.

The series will follow the journey of two young soldiers who enlist in the army, with each of the five half-hour parts set in the chronological years of the war.

Jordan explained: "The story looks at all aspects of the war - from the families left behind to the strategic decisions by generals that led to unimaginable bloodshed and the men fighting in the trenches - no one is unaffected by this global war."

http://www.digitalspy.ie/tv/news/a471674/bbc-announces-new-dramas-from-jimmy-mcgovern-and-hustle-creator.html#ixzz2Q0RQ4Dy0

Billy Sollox · 10-04-2013 2:03am

Breaking Bads Saul to get spin off.

http://www.hollywood.com/news/tv/55007135/bob-odenkirk-saul-goodman-breaking-bad-amc-comedy-spin-off

Richard Dower · 10-04-2013 8:44pm

SyFy have a lot of sci-fi.....[shocking] in development http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/syfy-prepping-space-dramas-jason-436862

Dominion (formerly known as Legion)
Twenty years after evil angels descended from heaven to lay waste to the human souls they felt God had favored over them, a reluctant "savior" must arise to protect Vega, the last remaining stronghold of humanity. The savior has more to fear than just angels, as the elites of this new society conspire to gain power for themselves. The Bold Films/Sony Pictures Television-produced effort is being penned by Vaun Wilmott (Sons of Anarchy), with Scott Stewart (Defiance) tapped to direct and produce.

Orion
The space opera centers on Orion, an adventurous female relic hunter who tracks down valuable artifacts while trying to piece together her past. Set amid an intergalactic war pitting humans against a terrifying alien race, Orion must decide whether to use her abilities to save herself or commit to the cause and unearth long hidden artifacts that could free all of humanity from a horrible fate. Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes Burton (Alphas) will write and executive produce, with George Krstic and Ryuhei Kitamura on board as co-executive producers. F.J. Desanto will serve as asupervising producer on the UCP project.

Sojourn
The first detective ever in space is tasked with investigating a murder on a starship -- headed to colonize another planet - and instead becomes embroiled in a vast conspiracy involving a mysterious terrible crime dating back to the original launch of the ship 50 years ago. Phil Levens (Smallville) will write, with Blum (Paranormal Activity) on board to produce the Lionsgate entry.

Clandestine
After a clan of bandits are nearly destroyed and left for dead by Coalition forces, they take refuge in the nearest safe haven, a derelict Coalition starship floating in space. Once onboard, they masquerade as Coalition officers while continuing their criminal ways - until they stumble upon a shocking realization about the true nature of the Coalition. Todd Stashwick and Dennis Calero will write, with Hurd (The Walking Dead) and John Shiban (Hell on Wheels) attached to executive produce the UCP project.

Infinity
When an alien armada is sighted in the region of Pluto, the Earth government turns to a young billionaire industrialist -- who has the only ship ready for interstellar travel -- to greet the aliens and avoid a catastrophe. Powered by secret alien technology discovered on Earth in the 1960s, the ship engages in a firefight that sends them spinning through a wormhole into an uncharted region of space. Lost in the universe, the team struggles to survive as they encounter new planets and alien species, searching for a way back home. Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost) will write the Berman/Braun produced entry from Universal Television.

Silver Shields
When his father is slain by assassins connected to the government of the large nearby city of Pont Royal, farm boy Caymer journeys there to continue his father's legacy as a member of the local police force -- and to solve the mystery of his father¹s death. He discovers that his simple country view on life is at odds with the big city, filled with orcs and other magical creatures. Robert Hewitt Wolfe (Alphas) will write and executive produce the UCP effort alongside producer Aaron Kaplan.

Shelter
A massive meteorite is headed toward Earth, forcing 30,000 hand-picked humans to live underground in a government funded shelter in order to start a new society. What begins as a Utopia quickly succumbs to the old human faults and jealousies as certain members of society create alliances to gain favor and power. Meanwhile, things on the surface are not what they seem. Humans slowly realize that this event may have been fated and the survivors meant for a greater purpose in rebooting life on Earth. Bruce Joel Rubin (Deep Impact) will write and executive produce the UCP project with writer/co-executive producer/writer Ari Rubin.

Thargor · 11-04-2013 1:10pm

Nice, some good ideas, I bet pretty much every one of them will be terrible though, as in Terra Nova levels of awfulness...

We need new Star Trek and no prequel/reboot sh1te either, make the Borg scary again and set it after the events of the Dominion War.

squonk · 11-04-2013 5:22pm

Infinity sounds a lot like Star Trek: Voyager without Janeway or the Federation and Shelter sounds to me an awful lot like Babylon 5 Version 2.0 tbh.

Dead on Thargor. It's time for the return of Star Trek, and proper Star Trek too, none of this JJ Abrahams sh|te. I've always thought a BSG style darker, grittier Star Trek might be bloody great!

Richard Dower · 11-04-2013 5:59pm

article pulls out several buzzy pilots with an overview and description etc.

http://io9.com/which-tv-show-will-be-your-obsession-the-lowdown-on-7-471858892

11-04-2013 8:02pm

Richard Dower wrote: »

Dominion (formerly known as Legion)
Twenty years after evil angels descended from heaven to lay waste to the human souls they felt God had favored over them, a reluctant "savior" must arise to protect Vega, the last remaining stronghold of humanity. The savior has more to fear than just angels, as the elites of this new society conspire to gain power for themselves. The Bold Films/Sony Pictures Television-produced effort is being penned by Vaun Wilmott (Sons of Anarchy), with Scott Stewart (Defiance) tapped to direct and produce.

Lot of people properly aren't aware that this is a sequel to the film Legion. Really hoping it goes to series as there is a hell of a lot of potential in the concept.

squonk wrote: »

Infinity sounds a lot like Star Trek: Voyager without Janeway or the Federation and Shelter sounds to me an awful lot like Babylon 5 Version 2.0 tbh.

Dead on Thargor. It's time for the return of Star Trek, and proper Star Trek too, none of this JJ Abrahams sh|te. I've always thought a BSG style darker, grittier Star Trek might be bloody great!

I really dislike Abrams and the manner in which every season sees him bringing out a dozen new shows. The network seem to see his name as some mark of quality when in fact most of the stuff he has done on TV since Alias has been pretty poor. There are dozens of great sci-fi projects out there that aren't getting a look in.

Richard Dower · 12-04-2013 9:15pm

History Channel on the back of hits Vikings and The Bible have begun a scripted series push. starting with a revolutionary war era period drama, a four part mini series:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/history-developing-revolutionary-war-miniseries-437842?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2FConsumer+%28The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Consumer%29

JP Liz V1 · 12-04-2013 11:14pm

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/peter-berg-direct-produce-damon-437938

Peter Berg is heading to HBO. The producer has boarded Damon Lindelof's adaptation of The Leftovers for HBO, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Berg will direct and executive produce the dramatic adaptation of Tom Perrotta's best-seller

Richard Dower · 15-04-2013 6:00am

Deadline have a new Pilot Panic update, buzzy pilots predicted to be picked up etc.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/primetime-pilot-panic-early-buzz-update-2/

Richard Dower · 16-04-2013 12:35pm

NBC has two Summer burnoff sitcoms coming soon, they are basically already cancelled shows with a low episode order and being dumped to fill the schedule:

“Camp,” which stars Rachel Griffiths (“Six Feet Under”) as a divorced camp director looking for a fresh start, will launch Wednesday, July 10 (10-11 p.m. ET). The series explores the campers and counselors at Little Otter Family Camp, where summer memories are made.

Liz Heldens (“Friday Night Lights”) and Peter Elkoff (“Gossip Girl”) are the creators of “Camp.” They serve as executive producers with Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein. The program is produced by Matchbox Pictures and BermanBraun.

Anne Heche stars in the comedy “Save Me,” which is set to debut Thursday, May 23 (8 and 8:30 p.m. ET) with two back-to-back episodes. Heche portrays a Midwestern mom and wife who undergoes a spiritual awakening after suffering a near-death experience.

From Sony Pictures Television and Original Film, “Save Me” was created by John Scott Shepherd, who executive produces with director Scott Winant (“Breaking Bad,” “True Blood”), Neal H. Moritz, Vivian Cannon and Alexa Junge.

http://www.spoilertv.com/2013/04/nbc-sets-summer-2013-premiere-dates.html

Richard Dower · 18-04-2013 3:10am

AMC has lots of shows in development:

“Ballistic City”
Writer and Executive Producer: Travis Beacham (Clash of the Titans, Pacific Rim); Executive Producer and Director: Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy, Oblivion), Executive Producers: Steve Golin, Bard Dorros and Michael Sugar of Anonymous Content (Oblivion)

A futuristic drama, “Ballistic City” is the story of a former cop thrust into the criminal underworld of a city housed in a generational space ship destined for an unknown world.

“King”
Executive Producers: Joe Scarborough (MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”) and Mika Brzezinski (MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”); Writers and Executive Producers: Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider (“Boardwalk Empire,” “The Sopranos”)

In the early 1960s, Floridian King Carmichael sells his soul to a corrupt, racist political machine to win a seat in the Senate. Having run as a segregationist, he is then tapped by Lyndon B. Johnson to champion civil rights in the South.

“Ashland”
Writer and Executive Producer: Allison Anders (Gas, Food, Lodging, Mi Vida Loca) and Terry Graham; Co-Executive Producer: Shana Eddy

Set in 1950 in Ashland, a tiny mining town in Kentucky, the Evans family has just relocated from California and the matriarch, Del, must hide her family’s secrets and find a way to support her three children at the height of the Red Scare.

“White City”
Executive Producer: Tom Freston (MTV); Writers and Co-Executive Producers: Nick McDonell (Twelve, The Third Brother, An Expensive Education) and John Dempsey

The drama series follows western diplomats and journalists living in Afghanistan.

“Untitled Dahvi Waller Project”
Writer and Executive Producer: Dahvi Waller (“Mad Men”)

Set against the New York automobile industry of the 1920s, two brothers struggle to keep their family-run company afloat with a class-hopping Ziegfeld girl and the daughter of an English competitor blurring the line between love and business.

“Untitled Tim Lea/Anonymous Content Project”
Writer and Executive Producer: Tim Lea (“Flash Forward,” “The Riches”); Executive Producers: David Kanter and Matt DeRoss of Anonymous Content (Winter's Bone, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

In America’s near future, one family is nearly torn apart in the conflict between a repressive government and the emerging movement for a second American Revolution.

“The Wall”
Writers and Executive Producers: Jim Keeble and Dudi Appleton (Thorne); Executive Producer: Red Arrow; Executive Producer: Alan Greenspan (Donnie Brasco, High Fidelity)

In 1960s Berlin, an American businessman becomes embroiled in a web of East-West espionage.

http://www.spoilertv.com/2013/04/amc-premiere-dates-series-renewals-and.html

Richard Dower · 18-04-2013 3:32am

DirecTV has given the green light to Full Circle, a 10-episode drama series from Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men). The project is said to examine the human condition through a series of conversations between 11 people who, unbeknownst to them, are all somehow intertwined.

http://tvline.com/2013/04/17/friends-reunion-creator-marta-kauffman/

Richard Dower · 22-04-2013 12:39pm

Latest Deadline pilot buzz article, good to see 16th centuary period drama Reign [filmed in Ireland] picking up steam, if it gets picked up it'll be shot in Ireland which is always a good thing.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/primetime-pilot-panic-the-latest-buzz/

NBC medical drama gets extra scripts: http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/nbc-orders-backup-scripts-of-after-hours/

JP Liz V1 · 23-04-2013 1:22pm

http://www.digitalspy.ie/ustv/news/a475288/gossip-girl-smash-one-tree-hill-execs-develop-new-shows-at-e.html

New shows from the creators of Gossip Girl, Smash and One Tree Hill are in development at the E! network.
Gossip Girl team Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage will reunite on new drama Laurel Canyon.

Based on the real-life experiences of writer Karen Croner, the series will follow the daughter of a rock star who returns to her family home after hearing that her father has passed away.
Songbyrd - from Smash exec producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron - is based on the songs and experiences of Diane Warren and will chart the life of a prolific songwriter who has written dozens of love songs but can't find love in her own life.
One Tree Hill's Mark Schwahn is also working on a new project - The Royals is a "contemporary family ensemble" drama loosely based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Ryan Seacrest is executive producer on The Stand-In - described as "a darkly psychological re-telling of The Prince and the Pauper" - while Rain Man writer Ron Bass is developing a modern-day update of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.
Three more series - The Shoreline from Parenthood exec Becky Hartman Edwards, dark comedy Dirty/Pretty from The Good Wife's Keith Eisner and crime drama Fortunate Son from exec producer Kevin Spacey - are also in active development.

Richard Dower · 24-04-2013 9:08pm

ABC Family picks up Chasing Life to series, previous title was Terminales....its NOT looking good for either Bunheads or The Lying Game!

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/24/abc-family-greenlights-new-original-drama-chasing-life/179489/#comment-1458854

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