CBS Picks Up Susannah Grant Medical Drama To Series, Neal Baer To Run It

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday May 16, 2011 @ 1:31pm PDT
Nellie Andreeva

UPDATE 1:40 PM: Outgoing Law & Order: SVU executive producer/showrunner Neal Baer has been tapped as executive producer/ showrunner of A Gifted Man. This marks his first gig under his new overall deal at CBS TV Studios, which starts in a few days.

PREVIOUS: CBS just picked up another new drama series, the untitled Susannah Grant medical drama, now titled A Gifted Man. Produced by CBS TV Studios, it stars Patrick Wilson as ultra-competitive surgeon Michael, whose life is changed forever when his ex-wife Anna dies and begins teaching him what life is all about from the hereafter. The Gifted Man joins dramas The 2-2 (prev. Rookies), Unforgettable (prev. The Rememberer) and David Hornsby’s comedy How To Be a Gentleman, picked up earlier today; and drama Person of Interest and comedy Two Broke Girls, which were ordered Friday.

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S. Epatha Merkerson Joins CBS’ Medical Drama Pilot Directed by Jonathan Demme

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 22, 2011 @ 4:00pm PDT
Nellie Andreeva

Law & Order veteran S. Epatha Merkerson has joined CBS’ untitled Susannah Grant supernatural medical drama pilot. Jonathan Demme is directing the pilot, from CBS TV Studios and Timberman/Beverly, which centers on Michael (Patrick Wilson), an ultra-competitive … Read More »

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Julie Benz To Co-Star In CBS Drama Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 14, 2011 @ 11:26am PDT
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Julie Benz has joined her No Ordinary Family co-star Michael Chiklis in booking a pilot in second position. Benz has joined CBS’ untitled Susannah Grant drama pilot which, like NOF, has high-concept elements. Jonathan Demme is directing the supernatural … Read More »

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Patrick Wilson To Headline CBS Medical Drama Pilot Directed By Jonathan Demme

Nellie Andreeva

Feature and Broadway actor Patrick Wilson is making his first foray into series TV as the star of CBS’ untitled Susannah Grant drama pilot. Jonathan Demme is directing he supernatural medical drama, from CBS TV Studios and studio-based … Read More »

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CBS Picks Up Drama Pilot Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 14, 2011 @ 7:05pm PST
Nellie Andreeva

Sarah Michelle Gellar is returning to broadcast series TV with a pilot at CBS. In its first drama pilot pickup this season, CBS has greenlighted Ringer, which is toplined by the former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star. The project hails … Read More »

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Fox 2000 Wins Beach Boys Musical Pitch For North Of $2 Million

Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE AND UPDATED: Fox 2000 has beat out Universal Pictures by paying north of $2 million for a pitch by Susannah Grant and rights to songs from the Beach Boys song catalogue that will form the basis for … Read More »

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