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Upfront 2012: What Pilots Are Still Alive

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday May 17, 2012 @ 6:58am PDTTags: Gotham, Guilty, Judy Greer, The Selection
Nellie Andreeva

Cuba Gooding Jr GuiltyThe broadcast networks left an uncharacteristically small number of pilots in midseason contention this year. The strongest among them is the Fox drama Guilty starring Cuba Gooding Jr, who tested very high. The network picked up only two new drama series for next season, making a third order a possibility despite limited shelf space.

Magical procedural Gotham still has a pulse at ABC and also is exploring a potential cable play. There are several pilots that are dead but their concepts are not: ABC comedy Only Fools And Horses, based on a British series and which is a favorite of ABC boss Paul Lee, will likely be redeveloped. Ditto for American Judy as ABC brass love star Judy Greer and the fish-out-of-water premise of her pilot this year and are looking to develop a new vehicle for her in that vein.

Similarly, the CW is expected to take another stab at developing a TV series based on The Selection series of books by Kiera Cass. The network brass are very keen on having a show on the air that is thematically close to the blockbuster The Hunger Games movie franchise the way the network’s hit The Vampire Diaries is to Twilight.

Related: The CW Eyes ‘The Selection’, Two Comedies For Midseason

Beyond that, there are several pilots being shopped elsewhere, including comedies El Jefe, Super Fun Night and Oh Fk, It’s You.

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PILOTS: Brian Cox Joins ‘Gotham’, Nelson Franklin To Star In Mandy Moore Project, Anson Mount To Guest In ‘Penoza’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 19, 2012 @ 3:44pm PDTTags: ABC, Brian Cox, Gotham, Penoza
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Brian Cox is set to co-star in the ABC drama pilot Gotham. The 20th TV-produced project centers on Detective Annie Travers (Megan Ketch) who, while investigating the “impossible murder” of a nightclub owner, is stunned to learn that … Read More »

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Newcomer Megan Ketch Gets Female Lead In ABC Drama Pilot ‘Gotham’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 5, 2012 @ 3:00pm PSTTags: ABC, Gotham
Nellie Andreeva

Gotham Megan KetchA big break for young actress Megan Ketch. Ketch, who graduated from New York University’s graduate acting program last year, has landed the female lead in the ABC drama pilot Gotham. The 20th TV-produced project centers on Detective … Read More »

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Pilots ‘Gotham’ & ‘Rebounding’ Add Actors

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 28, 2012 @ 3:00am PSTTags: Gotham, Rebounding
Nellie Andreeva

British TV and stage actor Barry Sloane (Pleasureland) has landed the male lead in the ABC/20th TV drama pilot Gotham. Written by Michael Green and directed by Francis Lawrence, the project centers on Annie Travers, a female cop who, after … Read More »

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