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NBC Eying Pilot Order To Comedy ‘Bad Judge’, Kate Walsh In Talks To Star

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 12, 2013 @ 4:37pm PDTTags: Anne Heche, Bad Judge, Gary Sanchez Prods, Kate Walsh, NBC
Nellie Andreeva

UPDATED: I have learned that NBC is considering a pilot order to a comedy project produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Prods and actress Anne Heche. I hear the pickup, which will likely be off-cycle, may be hinging on the single-camera comedy landing former Private Practice star Kate Walsh for the lead. Written by Chad Kultgen (The Incredible Burt Wonderstone), Bad Judge is based on an idea brought to Gary Sanchez by Heche. It centers on a hard-living, sexually unapologetic woman — the role Walsh is being courted for — who plays with the law, and whose life on the edge is constantly in balance as she also happens to be a judge in the Criminal Court system. Universal TV, where Gary Sanchez has a deal, is producing. Heche and Jill Messick executive produce alongside Ferrell and McKay.

Following the end of Private Practice in January after six seasons, Walsh has been pursued for pilots, mostly on the comedy side. She has a relationship with McKay and Ferrell having done several videos for their comedy site Funny Or Die. Bad Judge would mark Gary Sanchez’s second comedy pilot at NBC, joining hot prospect Assistance, which landed Krysten Ritter for the lead. Heche stars in NBC’s comedy series Save Me, which is yet to get a slot on the schedule. Wlash is with CAA and Evolution; Gary Sanchez with CAA and WME; Kultgen is with CAA; Heche with Untitled and UTA.

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NBC Buys Relationship Comedy From Andrew Gurland And Gary Sanchez Prods.

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday October 21, 2011 @ 4:01pm PDTTags: Adam McKay, Andrew Gurland, Gary Sanchez Prods, Will Ferrell
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: NBC has bought an untitled comedy project created by filmmaker Andrew Gurland (The Last Exorcism, The Virginity Hit) and Kevin Napier, who wrote the Ben Stiller-directed 2009 Fox pilot The Station. Universal TV and Will Ferrell and Adam Mckay’s … Read More »

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TCA: NBC Renews Overall Deal With Greg Daniels, Signs Pacts With Gary Sanchez Prods, Sean Hayes & More From Exec Panel

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday August 1, 2011 @ 9:31am PDTTags: Gary Sanchez Prods, Greg Daniels, James Spader, NBC, Sean Hayes, TCA, Television Critics Association, The Office, The Voice
Nellie Andreeva

NBC has signed a new major two-year overall deal with The Office executive producer Greg Daniels, co-creator/exec producer of another NBC comedy series, Parks and Recreation. NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt announced the pact, which will encompass scripted live-action and animated … Read More »

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