Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey is set to star in and executive produce CBS political drama pilot Ways & Means, which has been ordered for the 2020 development season. The project was formerly known as The Whip. Nina Tassler, the former CBS Entertainment chief, will also executive produce along with Denise Di Novi for the […]
H. Michael Croner has joined Fox’s comedy pilot Patty’s Auto. Inspired by Patrice Banks’ Girls Auto Clinic – an auto repair shop with all female mechanics – the project is described as an ensemble comedy centering on Patty (Carra Patterson) and the eclectic women who work for her. Croner will appear in the series regular […]
USA Network has ordered four scripted dramas to pilot, the cable network announced Thursday. “As the #1 cable entertainment network for a record 12 years in a row, USA Network delivers unmatched scale and momentum with a broad, diverse slate of programming,” said Chris McCumber, president of entertainment networks for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. “These new […]
Only months after his character was — spoiler alert — killed off of NBC’s The Blacklist, actor Ryan Eggold has been tapped to star in the network’s untitled hospital drama pilot. Inspired by Dr. Eric Manheimer’s memoir Twelve Patients: Life & Death at Bellevue Hospital, the pilot is a character-driven medical drama that revolves around […]
Jenna Bans’ drama “Good Girls” has landed a formal pilot pickup. The project is about three “good girl” suburban wives and mothers who suddenly find themselves in desperate circumstances and decide to stop playing it safe, risking everything to take their power back. Bans is under an overall deal with Universal Television, the studio behind […]
CBS has kicked off a busy week by ordering two drama projects to pilot. The first, Elementary, is a modern take on the cases of Sherlock Holmes, with Sherlock now living in New York City. Robert Doherty will write and executive produce the CBS TV Studios project, with CBS vet Sarah Timberman (A Gifted Man, […]