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Steve Levitan, Damon Lindelof, Tim Kring & Anthony Zuiker On Pilot Season, Network Notes, Agents, Ratings And Nikki Finke

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday February 7, 2013 @ 10:46pm PSTTags: Anthony Zuiker, Damon Lindelof, Steve Levitan, Tim Kring
Nellie Andreeva

Here are four top series creators — Modern Family and Just Shoot Me‘s Steve Levitan, Lost‘s Damon Lindelof, CSI‘s Anthony Zuiker and Heroes, Crossing Jordan and Touch‘s Tim Kring — sharing what they really think about pilot season, network notes, agents, Nielsen ratings as well as Nikki Finke and Deadline. The word association quiz conducted by Young Hollywood during last week’s NATPE confab, prompted answers ranging from “powerful” and “necessary” to “irrelevant” and “abominable.” Here is the video:

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Kiefer Sutherland Confirms Start Time For ‘24’ Movie At ‘Touch’ Panel: TCA

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday January 8, 2012 @ 11:54am PSTTags: 24, Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Tim Kring, Touch

Ray Richmond is contributing to Deadline’s TCA coverage.

Kiefer Sutherland said Sunday during Fox’ TCA panel for his new science-meets spirituality drama series Touch that he begins work shooting the long-discussed 24 movie in late March/early April. That jibes with what Deadline had previously reported as Sutherland’s schedule opens following his work on his new series, from Heroes creator Tim Kring, which has a special preview on January 25 before settling on March 19 into the Monday 9 PM time period — better known at Fox as “The Kiefer slot.” If the fact he’s jumping back into Jack Bauer’s well-worn shoes doesn’t make it clear, Sutherland said Sunday he has no interest in distancing himself from the eight years he spent saving the world on 24. He described having had little interest in diving back into the TV waters so quickly but was left little choice after reading the pilot script for Touch. “I remember getting to Page 35 and thinking, ‘Shit. I’m in real trouble here,’ ” Sutherland recalled. “The character is so vastly different (from that of Bauer), the tone of the piece is so vastly different. And that’s part of its appeal.” Read More »

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FIRST LOOK: Fox’s New Tim Kring Drama ‘Touch’ Starring Kiefer Sutherland

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday October 6, 2011 @ 3:45pm PDTTags: Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Tim Kring, Touch, Trailer
Nellie Andreeva

After months of hearing Fox executives talk about the pilot for new series Touch (back in August, the network’s entertainment president Kevin Reilly called it “extraordinary”), here is the first trailer for the science-meets-spirituality drama starring Kiefer Sutherland, which will … Read More »

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Fox’s Kevin Reilly Hyping ‘Touch’ At MIPCOM

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday September 26, 2011 @ 7:20am PDTTags: 20th Century Fox TV, Chernin Entertainment, Kevin Reilly, Kiefer Sutherland, MIPCOM, Tim Kring, Touch

Fox just picked up Touch last week and already Entertainment President Kevin Reilly is unveiling the new drama series with star Kiefer Sutherland and executive producer Tim Kring at his side for a Q&A after his MIPCOM 2011 keynote on October … Read More »

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It’s Official: Fox Picks Up Tim Kring/Kiefer Sutherland Drama Pilot ‘Touch’ To Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday September 22, 2011 @ 1:20pm PDTTags: Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Tim Kring, Touch, TV Pickups
Nellie Andreeva

Tim Kring’s pilot Touch had been a lock for a series order pretty much since the moment Kiefer Sutherland committed to the project in February. Now the pilot, which was filmed over the summer because of Sutherland’s Broadway stint, has been officially picked up to series for midseason with a 13-episode order. There is speculation that the series would launch in March in what is known as the “Kiefer” slot on Fox, Monday at 9 PM where Sutherland’s previous series 24 aired, but the network is not confirming that. Here is Fox’s release:

FOX has ordered 13 episodes of the new drama series TOUCH, created and written by Emmy-nominated Tim Kring (“Heroes”), it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. TOUCH, starring Emmy and Golden Globe winner Kiefer Sutherland, will join the schedule in the spring of 2012. The pilot was directed and executive-produced by Francis Lawrence (“Water for Elephants”), and the show comes from Chernin Entertainment and Tailwind Productions, in association with 20th Century Fox Television.

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‘Undercovers’ Star Gugu Mbatha-Raw Set As Female Lead In Fox’s Pilot ‘Touch’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday June 10, 2011 @ 1:36pm PDTTags: Danny Glover, Fox, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kiefer Sutherland, Tim Kring, Touch, TV Castings
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EXCLUSIVE: They kicked butt on their previous shows, now they’re going toe-to-toe. British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw, the breakout star of J.J. Abrams’ short-lived NBC spy dramedy Undercovers, has landed the female lead opposite 24 alum Kiefer Sutherland in the Fox … Read More »

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Fox’s ‘Touch’ Casts Young Lead

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday June 7, 2011 @ 6:04pm PDTTags: Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Tim Kring, Touch
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Child actor David Mazouz (Lifetime’s Amish Grace) has landed the younger lead opposite Kiefer Sutherland in the Fox drama pilot Touch. The project, which is considered  a lock for a midseason series order, centers on Martin (Sutherland) who discovers … Read More »

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Carol Barbee Signs Overall Deal With 20th TV, Joins Drama Pilot ‘Touch’ As EP

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday April 13, 2011 @ 2:19pm PDTTags: 20th Century Fox TV, overall deal, Tim Kring, Touch
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EXCLUSIVE: After six years at CBS TV Studios, writer-producer Carol Barbee is moving to 20th Century Fox TV with a seven-figure overall deal. Under the pact, which starts in June, Barbee will join Touch, the studio’s drama pilot starring Kiefer Sutherland. On the project, co-produced by 20th TV-based Chernin Entertainment, Barbee will serve as an executive producer alongside creator/executive producer Tim Kring.

Barbee and Kring first met a decade ago on the NBC drama Providence, where Barbee landed her first writing job and Kring served as a co-executive producer. They kept in touch, but overall deals at separate studios (CBS Studios for Barbee, UMS for Kring) made a collaboration impossible. Then earlier this year, just as her deal at CBS was coming up, Kring approached Barbee about partnering with him on Touch, a pilot  he had at Fox about a father who discovers that his autistic, mute son is communicating with him through a complex series of numbers and may be able to predict events before they happen. “It was very ambitious and emotional,” Barbee said of the script. “I love the idea of how we all are connected, we all are one, and the idea of the special-needs child at the heart of the story is very touching to me as a mother.” Despite being drawn to the project, Barbee was not sure she could do it because she still had a few more months on her CBS deal. But then Sutherland was cast in Touch and, because of his Broadway commitment, production on the pilot was pushed to June, after the end of Barbee’s current pact. “The whole thing worked out seamlessly,” she said. “I had an amazing time at CBS, and I’m very thankful for everything they’ve done for me and all they’ve allowed me to do. Now I’m very excited to go on a new adventure with new people. I really connected with everyone at 20th TV and FBC, and I’m excited to be working again with Tim Kring.” Read More »

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It’s Official: Kiefer Sutherland To Star In Fox’s Drama Pilot ‘Touch’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 22, 2011 @ 7:00am PSTTags: 20th Century Fox TV, 24, Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland Touch, Tim Kring, Touch, TV, TV Deals, TV Pilots
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PREVIOUS: Kiefer Sutherland Eyes TV Return With Fox Drama Pilot From ‘Heroes’ Creator
UPDATED: Kiefer Sutherland is ready for a primetime return. The 24 star has closed … Read More »

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Fox Picks Up Tim Kring Drama Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday January 18, 2011 @ 6:54pm PSTTags: Chernin Entertaiment, Fox Little In Common, Fox Pilots, Fox Touch, Tim Kring, Tim Kring Touch, Touch, Touch Pilot Order, TV, TV Deals
Nellie Andreeva

Heroes creator Tim Kring is back with his first pilot since the superhero NBC drama, and this time, it is at Fox. Fox has given a pilot order to Touch, another project with supernatural overtones from Kring, which is being … Read More »

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