Cannes: Todd McCarthy Recalls Altman and Blind Date With Margot Kidder

This story first appeared in the May 17 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

Cannes is the place where, given a choice, most filmmakers would like to be anointed, to be admitted to the pantheon. So it was for Robert Altman, who, after 15 years of struggling in Hollywood won the Palme d'Or in 1970 for M*A*S*H in a year when there were, frankly, not many other serious competitors for the top prize. And yet, when the award was announced in the old Palais, there were boos -- not in huge numbers, but nonetheless emphatic and aggressive in the manner of self-righteous agitators. And despite the absence of words, they bore an unmistakable anti-American tone.

As a mere student overseas who had finagled press credentials to gain entree to the holy grail of film festivals for the first time, I was startled by this outburst for several reasons. First, it was rude; second, the award was well-merited and, third, it seemed ridiculous to object to a filmmaker who was irreverently anti-establishment himself and whose film was partly a critique of the then-raging Vietnam War.

For his part, Altman seemed unperturbed, secure in the knowledge that, after the long wait, his career now was irrevocably launched. But only days before, I had seen him on the Croisette wearing a black armband in protest of the just-begun American bombing of Cambodia -- just like most of the other Americans, including Arthur Penn, Candice Bergen and Stuart Hagmann, director of The Strawberry Statement, an MGM student-protest film riding the post-Easy Rider wave that won the jury prize.

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The schizophrenic nature of Cannes in that wild year was perhaps best epitomized by the screening of Woodstock. The incongruity of a mostly French over-50 crowd wearing black tie, gowns and furs to a three-hour wallow in a hippie-dippy rock 'n' roll bacchanalia was hilarious -- and it was probably the only showing of that hugely successful film at which most of the audience walked out before it was over.

As an American "journalist," I was something of a novelty, since very few U.S. critics attended the festival in those days; Time's Richard Corliss hadn't started coming yet, nor had Roger Ebert. The New York Times sent down its Paris correspondents for a few days. The only professional American critics who actually crossed the pond that year were the New York Daily News' omnipresent Kathleen Carroll and Rex Reed, then at the height of his celebrity and with just one month to go before the release of Myra Breckinridge, in which his acting would put him on the receiving end of brickbats for a change. But during the festival, Reed was in rare form, telling hilarious stories about the making of that benighted film and generally slagging off everyone and everything as if applying for retroactive membership in the Algonquin circle.

Later, when he got home, Reed wrote for the Los Angeles Times an article called "How I Went to the Cannes Film Festival and Hated Every Minute of It," a title which was disingenuous in the extreme; even if he disliked most of the films he saw, he was always having a roaring good time whenever I saw him, and he kept coming back.

No matter what motivated the naysayers the night of the Palmares, they were wrong and the jury was right: M*A*S*H deserved the top award, for reasons both cinematic and cultural. Seven years later, however, it was Altman who was in a fury, burned by his pal Pauline Kael, who was on the jury when the director turned up in Cannes with 3 Women. Confident that his champion could cajole her fellow jury members, including president Roberto Rossellini, into giving him a top award, Altman couldn't believe that his film received only a best actress award for Shelley Duvall. In an unforgettable scene I recounted in my THR review of a recent biography of Kael, Altman spotted her in the waiting lounge of the Nice Airport the next day and mercilessly laid into her, yelling the most obscene possible names.

STORY: Cannes: Todd McCarthy on the Promise of This Year's Lineup

The composition of juries has changed over the years. In Cannes' early days, there was always a heavy French presence, Russians and Eastern Europeans were almost always included as a political gesture, and major authors were often included. The 1960 jury, headed by Georges Simenon, also included Henry Miller, so it was no surprise when that libidinous combination bestowed the Palme d'Or upon Fellini's La Dolce Vita rather than on L'avventura, Ballad of a Soldier or The Virgin Spring.

I always enjoyed it when literary figures such as Tennessee Williams, William Styron, Lawrence Durrell, Erskine Caldwell, Irwin Shaw, Mario Vargas Llosa, Carlos Fuentes, Francoise Sagan, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Norman Mailer were on juries. There was even a phase when film critics were not uncommonly found in the mix. Now that the closing awards ceremonies have become a big TV event, however, lowly scribes are out and glamorous actresses are in, a syndrome epitomized in 1998, the year jury president Martin Scorsese was surrounded on the panel by Lena Olin, Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder and Chiara Mastroianni.

The experiences jury members have during the course of two weeks greatly depends upon the personality of the jury president. As I've heard it from numerous participants over the years, the two extremes -- from ultra-demanding to laid-back -- can be fairly represented by Liv Ullmann and Clint Eastwood. President Ullmann, it's been said, was the ultimate taskmaster, demanding lengthy daily meetings at which each jury member was required to deliver detailed critiques of each and every film, even those considered entirely dismissible. By contrast, Eastwood reportedly only gathered his troops together a couple of times before the final deliberations, with noncontenders simply dropped from the conversation and serious candidates amiably discussed.

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Looking over the complete list of Cannes prize winners since the beginning of the Palme d'Or era in 1955, it's surprising how often juries got it more or less right; even with the advantage of calm hindsight, there are very few instances when the winners of the top prizes were simply ludicrous or obvious masterpieces were neglected.

At the same time, it's notable how few major French directors have claimed the top prize. Across nearly six decades, only seven home-country filmmakers have won the Palme d'Or; never honored, despite having repeatedly appeared in the competition, have been the greats Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Resnais, Rohmer, Rivette and Tavernier.

Back in those early years, contradictions, absurd contrasts and chance encounters were the rule of the day at what was, once you had a pass, a wide-open festival compared to the highly regimented, barricaded, publicist-controlled event it's become (at that time, stars and filmmakers strolled the streets unchaperoned like anyone else). When I arrived, I knew only one other person who would be in Cannes -- still, not only did I see 30-plus films in less than two weeks but in short order I was also set up on a blind date with Margot Kidder, drank with mercenaries at the late, lamented Le Petit Carlton, met the Warhol-scene star Joe Dallesandro and director Paul Morrissey and, after a chance encounter at the Carlton Bar, had a fascinating four-hour dinner with the great Ben-Hur director William Wyler and his producer brother Robert.

STORY: Cannes: Official Selection Packed With Potential Awards Season Contenders

On the streets every night were gobs of American sailors, on shore leave from the Navy's 6th Fleet that was anchored in harbor awaiting a possible move toward Cyprus; tending to them were legions of pretty ratty-looking hookers. The back streets also were where the new Directors' Fortnight events were held, as were the cinemas holding market screenings of often gamey and pornographic titles.

For a kid like me, it was Cannes, Open City.

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10 TV Pilots Likely to Score Series Pickups

As broadcast network executives sit behind closed doors pouring over focus group testing results on a whopping 100 pilots and which among them can best fill their needs, scores of showrunners are on stand-by as the decisions on which comedies and dramas will land slots on the 2013-14 schedules are expected to come starting Wednesday.

The Hollywood Reporter dialed up industry insiders and has compiled 10 of the thrillers, soapy procedurals, comic adaptations, family and workplace comedies that stand the best shot of earning series pickups.

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1. Beverly Hills Cop (CBS)
From executive producer Shawn Ryan (The Shield), the continuation of the feature film franchise tested through the roof and is considered perfectly on-brand for CBS. The cop drama starring Brandon T. Jackson as Axel Foley's rookie cop son is described as a procedural that comes wrapped with instant brand recognition and an easy to market premise -- and Eddie Murphy attached. Plus Beverly Hills Cop feature producer Paramount also handpicked the Sony Pictures Television drama to make its return to TV production.

2. Mom (CBS)
We hope Chuck Lorre uses part of his summer break to pen a lot of vanity cards as the prolific showrunner is poised to have four shows on the air. Mom, starring Anna Faris as a newly sober single mom attempting to get her life in order, has been considered a sure thing to make the schedule since Lorre and his Two and a Half Men co-writers Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker sold the spec to CBS. The show also marks Lorre's first female-fronted comedy since the 1990s. With How I Met Your Mother coming to an end after next season, CBS needs to find a new half-hour that works (RIP, Partners.)

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3. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee was already mulling a place on the schedule for the Marvel comics adaptation from The Avengers and Buffy the Vampire Slayer mastermind Joss Whedon back in January, touting the Ming-Na starrer as a prime family viewing. Industry insiders, meanwhile, envision the drama as a solution for ABC's Thursday at 8 p.m. problem -- a slot that's been problematic for years (see Charlie's Angels, Last Resort).

4. Tomorrow People (CW)
The adaptation of the 1970s U.K. series of the same name fits right into the younger-skewing network's sci-fi wheelhouse and comes with a built in pedigree featuring two of the network's most valued creators: The Vampire Diaries' Julie Plec and Arrow's Greg Berlanti. The drama tells the story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to defeat the forces of evil.

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5. The Goldbergs (ABC)
The dysfunctional Wonder Years set in the 1980s is inspired by the childhold of Breaking In creator Adam F. Goldberg and counts Bridesmaids breakout Wendi McLendon-Covey among its cast. The family-friendly single-camera comedy has been generating great buzz coming out of last week's pilot screenings.

6. Blacklist (NBC)
Billed as "one of the best scripts of the year" by one TV agent, the drama about the world's most wanted criminal who turns himself in comes with a star with major TV appeal in James Spader, who would make his return to NBC following his run on The Office. Consider the drama from Perfect Stranger's Jon Bokenkamp and Alias' John Eisendrath this year's Revolution.  

7. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
Fox is expected to pickup at least one, potentially two workplace comedies as it shops for a companion to the already renewed The Mindy Project. Expect the cop comedy from Parks and Recreation duo Dan Goor and Mike Schur to be among them. Oh, and the cast happens to include Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher and Terry Crews, the latter of whom was one of pilot season's most sought-after actors.

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8. Rake (Fox)
After luring Kevin Bacon to his first small-screen regular role in The Following, look for Fox to repeat that strategy with Academy Award nominee Greg Kinnear starring in the adaptation of the Australian drama. The Little Miss Sunshine alum plays a House-like character described as a brilliant but self-destructive attorney in the project from Rescue Me's Peter Tolan.

9. Crisis (aka the untitled Rand Ravich drama) (NBC)
The Washington thriller starring Dermot Mulroney and Gillian Anderson has the slight edge over J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron's Believe. The drama from the creator of Life has also been generating rave reviews for its cast, which also includes 666 Park's Rachael Taylor and James Lafferty (One Tree Hill). Look for cable-type fare in the vein of Homeland to feature prominently among NBC's drama pickups.

10. Reign (CW)
The CW will likely hand out three additional series orders beyond Plec's Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals and add the drama about Mary Queen of Scots' rise to power as its big swing. Sources say the network likes the international appeal of Reign, which filmed in Europe and counts a largely unknown cast led by Adelaide Kane in her second stateside role (she'll next be seen in the upcoming third season of MTV's Teen Wolf.)

Which pilots are you rooting for? Hit the comments below with your thoughts and stay tuned to The Hollywood Reporter's The Live Feed for the latest series orders and upfront news in the coming weeks.

Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit

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Liberty Media CEO Talks Cable Consolidation, Charter Investment

Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei said Wednesday that the U.S. cable industry could see another round of consolidation. But he said his company will wait and see if Charter Communications, in which Liberty recently acquired a 27.3 percent stake, will be a buyer or seller.

Some analysts have suggested that Charter could drive cable consolidation given the history of Liberty and its chairman John Malone as acquirers. But on Liberty's first-quarter earnings conference call, Maffei left all options open.

"The Charter business plan on a standalone basis is very attractive," he said. Consolidation in U.S. cable could occur amid the availability of "relatively inexpensive" money, strong cable cash flows and synergies around content and network costs. The industry "could be in for a round of consolidation," Maffei argued. "Whether Charter is a consolidator or consolidee, we'll see."

He called Charter, led by former Cablevision Systems top executive Tom Rutledge, "an appealing investment" given its strong management team, "a relatively under-invested network" and a "relatively less competitive environment" given a lack of competition from Verizon's FiOS service in Charter markets. Maffei said that the decision to invest in Charter also came amid "a good environment to be in cable in general."

Asked about his plans to use rights to increase Liberty's Charter stake to 35 percent and eventually 40 percent, Maffei said there are currently no plans or decisions to go beyond the initial stake. Instead, Liberty will see how things play out.

Could Liberty sell the Atlanta Braves baseball team? Maffei said the team has turned out to be a "better investment than we might have originally anticipated." He added that Liberty was "very happy" that the Braves are currently in first position in the National League East, adding that contributes to making the team "the last thing we'll divest."

Asked to explain some of the positive factors of the Braves investment, Maffei said that changes to some of the team's TV rights arrangements are positive, and that the team's value continues to increase.

Discussing Liberty's 27 percent stake in Live Nation Entertainment, Maffei said the main challenge for the live events giant is "anemic" free cash flow growth, but the company is working with the company's team to address that. Liberty can raise its stake to 35 percent without board approval, he said.

Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com

Twitter: @georgszalai

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Chris Christie Talks Weight Loss Surgery on 'Rock Center' (Video)

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, long the butt of jokes about his weight, opens up about his recent lap-band operation in an interview with NBC's Brian Williams airing Friday on Rock Center.

A video preview of the sitdown shows the Republican politician (and potential presidential contender) explaining that he secretly underwent the procedure in February (after consulting with weight-loss surgery specialist Dr. George Fielding) because he wanted to be healthy for his wife, Mary Pat, and their four children.

"Last fall, I was turning 50 and it really was a moment of reflection for me," Christie says. "And so I really just felt like for Mary Pat and for the kids that I needed to take a more significant step to try to get my weight under control so that I could have a really active next half of my life."

Christie, who mocked his size by eating a donut on The Late Show With David Letterman two weeks before surgery, added: "The biggest thing about it for me has been I’m just not very hungry anymore and that’s a huge change for me."

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'American Idol': 5 Drastic Changes to Save the Show

From left: Carey, Lythgoe, Minaj and Warwick all could be out next season.

This story first appeared in the May 17 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

An unprecedented air of uncertainty surrounds the once-dominant American Idol as the Fox show continues to slide in the ratings. Down 22 percent this season, its May 2 episode was the least-watched ever, drawing just under 11 million viewers. Battles between freshman judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj -- both onscreen and on Twitter -- have combined with near-geriatric theme nights (among season 12's guest mentors: Smokey Robinson and Harry Connick Jr.) and led producers to put all options on the table. Here are five ways Idol might look different next season.

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1. Another judge overhaul

Tension between Carey and Minaj is said to be so bad that they never cross paths until cameras are rolling. In all likelihood, neither will be invited back. Says a production insider: “The show has always taken pride in being about the contestants, not the judges. And if the judges had a little rapport with each other, it wouldn’t be all about them. Instead, all anybody ever wants to talk about is how the judges don't get along. It’s exactly what producers didn’t want.” So what happens next? Fox and Fremantle already have reached out to former judge Jennifer Lopez, who will perform on the May 16 finale. And sources say they are looking at several non-diva music industry contenders.

2. Bye-bye, theme nights

"These contestants are not interested in the old stuff," notes an Idol insider of themed performance shows focused on The Beatles and Burt Bacharach as NBC's The Voice, also on a downward trajectory ratings-wise, offers Pink and Justin Bieber songs. A highly placed source says Idol producers likely will do away with themes altogether since the free-choice method of semifinals had much stronger tune-in.

3. New executive producers?

While grade-school pals Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick are credited with driving the Idol train for 12 years (Lythgoe took a two-season break) -- and keeping it from going off the rails -- they're usually the first to shoot down finalists' contemporary song choices. Show insiders speculate that the sixtysomething Brits might be sent home next year, but a production source insists talk of the duo's exit is "rumor."

VIDEO: 'American Idol' Homecoming With David Cook and Casey Abrams

4. Scrap the summer tour?

If lower ratings translate to weak ticket sales for Idol's 40-date summer trek, which kicks off June 29 and hits venues like Detroit's Joe Louis Arena (capacity: 20,000-plus), promoter AEG might consider ditching the tour to save money and headaches. "You have to match the public's interest," says Jared Paul, who has overseen the Glee and Dancing With the Stars tours. "Whether somebody will part with their hard-earned money is all talent-dependent." Worth noting: The Voice and Fox's The X Factor don't currently take their talent on the road as a package offering.

5. Format tweaks

After 12 seasons, nine as broadcast's top-rated show, drastic reinvention might not be in the Idol vocabulary as cheerleaders insist that vote counts and social media engagement have not declined at all. Rather, sources say "format tweaks" are in store for the future. Will they be enough to save the show?

Twitter: @Idol_Worship

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'The Voice's' Adam Levine Inks Development Deal at NBC (Exclusive)

Adam Levine's NBC footprint is about to grow larger.

The Voice coach and Maroon 5 frontman has inked a one-year first-look development deal at NBC with his longtime manager-turned-producing partner Jordan Feldstein. Together, the pair will create both scripted and alternative programming to serve as series and specials for the network. 

"It would be impossible to quantify Adam's influence and importance to the success of The Voice," noted Paul Telegdy, president of alternative and late night programming for NBC Entertainment. "Given those enormous contributions, we're very anxious to work with him and Jordan to see what future shows they develop that can find a home here at NBC."

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The latest move comes as Levine continues to diversify his resume as he shrewdly capitalizes on the success of Voice. Since the top-rated singing competition launched in spring 2011, Levine has launched an acting career, which has included roles in film (Can a Song Save Your Life?) and TV (American Horror Story), as well as fashion and fragrance lines. The growing empire includes a suite of endorsement deals (Proactiv among them), a guest hosting gig on Saturday Night Live and a big boost to Maroon 5's sales as well. 

That the network would look to do more business with Levine comes as little surprise given its success with him as a Voice coach. Unlike fellow coaches Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green, who sat out the current iteration, Levine is currently participating in his fourth season of the series and will return with the show's original panel in the fall. In fact, in a THR cover story earlier this spring, Feldstein acknowledged that NBC is "going to have to physically remove Adam from the building [because] he loves doing the show and it's been great for his career."

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Levine and Feldstein (actor Jonah Hill's brother) have been close family friends since they were kids growing up in Los Angeles. The duo's fathers had been best friends since the men were 14. Feldstein, who is now CEO of Los Angeles-based Career Artist Management, has managed Maroon 5 from their formation more than 10 years ago. In addition, he oversees the careers of multi-platinum acts such as Alanis Morissette, Sara Bareilles and Robin Thicke.

It's worth noting that this is not Levine's first foray behind the camera. The musician, who is also repped by CAA and Jackoway Tyerman, has dabbled with producing scripted fare before, including a 2011 ensemble comedy set at a karaoke bar that was being developed at NBC.

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The Beatles' 'Let It Be' to Hit Broadway

NEW YORK -- When Broadway theater landlords find themselves in times of trouble the solution frequently is to plug in a musical hit factory with a built-in fan base. And what more robust fan base than that of the Beatles?

Direct from London's West End, the latest Fab Four anthology show, Let It Be, will begin performances July 16 at the St. James Theatre, with official opening slated for July 24.

A concert experience that combines live musicians with state-of-the-art projection technology, the show samples from 40 of the Beatles greatest hits, among them "Yesterday," "Hey Jude," "Come Together" and the title song.

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Produced on Broadway by Jeff Parry/Annerin Productions, Let It Be is the latest in a string of Beatles tribute shows that includes Cirque du Soleil's Love and the bio-musical about the group's early days, Backbeat. The genre had some success in the late '70s on Broadway with the revue Beatlemania.

A similar concert-style salute, Rain, played for nine months on Broadway in the 2010-11 season. While that show also came from Annerin Productions, the new anthology devotes more time to songs from the later years, after the band had stopped performing live.

The addition of Let It Be to Broadway's summer schedule continues a trend of limited-engagement music shows being brought in to fill gaps between legitimate musical and play bookings. The past season has seen strong business from concert runs by Barry Manilow and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, as well as the Rascals nostalgia trip, Once Upon a Dream.

Let It Be is scheduled to run through Dec. 29. Cast and creative team will be announced at a later date.

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Netflix Sends 'Arrested Development' Banana Stand on the Road

There's always money in the banana stand. And if you live in London, New York or Los Angeles, you might have the chance to see it for yourself.

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In anticipation of Arrested Development's new crop of episodes launching on May 26, Netflix is taking one of the comedy's most iconic (and portable) landmarks on the road. Bluth's Original Frozen Banana stand made its British debut on Wednesday.

"Meanwhile, the Bluths opened a #bananastand in Wee Britain," the series announced on its official Twitter feed. "Actually, it was real Britain."

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Another post spilled details on the other markets getting a visit from the potassium-rich dessert vendor, with a tease of "special surprise appearances by the Bluth family and friends."

Track the banana stand on the Arrested Development Twitter account -- and recall its significance by watching the below video:

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Carla Gugino and Peter Grosz to Star Off Broadway in 'A Kid Like Jake'

NEW YORK -- Carla Gugino will return to the New York stage, alongside Peter Grosz, a longtime writer on The Colbert Report, in the world premiere of Daniel Pearle's new play, A Kid Like Jake.

Directed by Evan Cabnet, the Off Broadway production will be staged at the Claire Tow Theater as part of Lincoln Center Theater's LCT3 initiative devoted to emerging artists. It begins performances June 2, with official opening set for June 17.

Caroline Aaron and Michelle Beck complete the cast. The play centers on a husband and wife (Gugino and Grosz) whose nurturing approach to their precocious four-year-old son runs into obstacles when his passion for Cinderella and playing dress-up causes concern at the Manhattan private schools to which they apply.

Gugino's recent stage work includes the 2012 Broadway revival of Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca, in which she starred opposite Rosemary Harris; and a 2006 Off Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer, with Blythe Danner.

Grosz was a member until 2010 of the Emmy-winning writing team on The Colbert Report, also making occasional on-air appearances on the show. As an actor, he was seen last year on HBO's Veep. 

LCT3 last season proved a strong platform for another Comedy Central alumnus, Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show With Jon Stewart). He scored rave reviews starring at the same venue in Ayad Akhtar's Disgraced, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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'Best Ink' Host Pete Wentz Talks Tattoo Lessons: 'What Makes It Great is the Story' (Video)

Pete Wentz got his first tattoo at 15 years old. Now 33, the Fall Out Boy bassist continues his education as the host of Oxygen's Best Ink.

"On this show, I probably offer the perspective of someone in the audience that is really into tattoos but doesn't necessarily know some of the [technical] things," Wentz tells The Hollywood Reporter.

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As a liaison of sorts between the experts and casual viewers, Wentz revels in geeking out over his new knowledge of line weights, techniques, terminology and the artistry behind the competing tattoo artists and expert judges.

And while many people will "line up" for a "free tattoo and some screen time," he's discovered, consumers should be wary of just who is inking their skin. Wentz offers a list of qualifications to look for when choosing a tattoo artist.

"I think you need to find an artist that you really trust," he says. "So you know their portfolio, you've seen tattoos that they've done, but more than that you know about some experiences that they've had. When you go into get the tattoo, sometimes an artist might be like, 'Well, maybe that won't  look great on that part of your body' -- an artist that's actually trying to give you the best version of the tattoo that you want."

Because, let's face it: not everyone has great ideas when it comes to their tattoos.

For those with questionable concepts, "the artist will help rearrange it and make it an idea that you would want to live with forever," Wentz says.

Of his own tattoos, the musician says he values pieces that hold sentimental value and hidden significance. "A tattoo can be good from the art, but what makes it great is the story that goes with the tattoo," he says. "Just stuff you wouldn't know unless they explain it to you. To me, that's what makes a great tattoo."

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A father to 4-year-old Bronx Mowgli, Wentz has said in multiple interviews that he would someday tattoo his son's name on his body in the child's handwriting -- but that one will have to wait. Bronx can currently draw X's and the "two bubbles of a B," but not yet his name. Hey, only three letters to go.

"I think I have a long way to go" until Bronx starts looking into some skin art of his own, Wentz adds with a smile. "The nature of being someone's son or daughter is you rebel against your parents, so I think the rebellion might be long division or something."

But when it comes to tattooing a loved one's mug on your skin -- a la Amber Rose and her fresh Wiz Khalifa tatt -- Wentz abides by the parents and children rule.

"Usually in the world of tattoos, we say that you only get a kid or a parent tattooed on you," he says, "just because those people will be in your life forever and will always matter to you." (Though he notes that his parents might be more "stoked" if he doesn't get a tattoo in their honor.)

Best Ink airs Wednesday at 10 p.m. Below, find an exclusive sneak peek of the May 8 episode. For more from THR's interview with Wentz, watch the video above and check back to the Earshot blog next week.

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Discovery's 'Great Bear Stakeout': Grizzly Defends Her Cub (Exclusive Video)

This is one mother no one could call overprotective.

The Hollywood Reporter has an exclusive clip from Discovery Channel's forthcoming special Great Bear Stakeout, for which expert guides and filmmakers spent an entire season living alongside the grizzlies in Alaska to see what exactly it takes for them to survive.

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In this clip, a mother is forced to defend her cub (and their dinner) from a much larger bear in a fight that could end in death.

Great Bear Stakeout aims to give viewers will get an up-close look at the grizzlies, who come out of hibernation each year only to be thrust into a life-and-death battle to feed and mate, with the drama culminating in the annual salmon run. Each bear must double its body weight in less than six months to survive another winter.

Great Bear Stakeout airs -- somewhat appropriately -- on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 12, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. John Goodman narrates the two-hour special.

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Sofia Coppola: The Trials, Tears and Talent

This story first appeared in the May 17 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

Think of Sofia Coppola, and an image comes to mind -- of a globe-trotting hipster whose iconic last name has propelled her to fame; who is best friends with designer Marc Jacobs, has modeled for photographer Mario Testino, guest-edited French Vogue, had her own fashion label and now is married to Thomas Mars of ultracool French rock band Phoenix. All of which makes this reporter slightly hesitant as he waits in a small neighborhood restaurant close to Coppola's home in New York's West Village. Then she enters, and any skepticism vanishes.

The Oscar winner hovers quietly by the doorway, without makeup, dressed in jeans and a simple cream sweater. Rather than being larger-than-life, she appears almost embarrassed to take up too much space.

"I remember my mom saying, 'People aren't going to like you because they'll think you're a snob,' " she says, later. " 'You have to go out of your way to show them you're not a jerk.' "

She is surprisingly a bit old-fashioned: She doesn't tweet, doesn't have a Facebook page, hasn't watched most reality TV (Keeping Up With the Kardashians is an exception) and reads books like Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country -- though she's only halfway through. "I'm a very slow reader," she explains, blushing slightly.

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There is sweetness to her, and subtlety. There's also sadness -- just a hint, but it's there.

"Everyone thinks I'm like that," she says of her projected melancholy. "I have that part of myself, but it's not [everything]."

At 41, Francis Ford Coppola's youngest child has made five films, including the soon-to-be-released The Bling Ring, lived in Los Angeles, Paris and New York, won a best screenplay Oscar for Lost in Translation, been lambasted for her role in The Godfather: Part III after Winona Ryder dropped out, dated one celebrity director (Quentin Tarantino) and divorced another (she says of Spike Jonze, "I didn't marry the right person").

But perhaps the defining moment of her life came at age 15, when she lost Gian-Carlo, 22, one of her two older siblings.

In 1986, Sofia was with her mother, Eleanor, a former set decorator and the maker of award-winning documentaries including Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991), when her father called from Washington, D.C., where he was shooting Gardens of Stone. Gian-Carlo had been killed in a horrific speedboat accident in Annapolis, Md., from injuries sustained after a towline connecting two other vessels tore into him. His fiancee was two months pregnant with a baby girl, who would be born the following year; Ryan O'Neal's son, Griffin, was steering the boat at the time and later would be prosecuted for manslaughter. (He eventually pleaded guilty to negligent operation of a boat.)

"Those weren't carefree years for me," says Sofia. "I felt, when my brother died, my teenage years got interrupted. I was going through a trauma. Therapy helped -- it was really important for me to be healed -- but it becomes a part of who you are."

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Who Coppola is now will be on full display at Cannes, where The Bling Ring will screen May 16.

"She's not how most [people] would perceive her to be," says Kirsten Dunst, who played Marie Antoinette in Coppola's 2006 film and starred in her first feature, 1999's The Virgin Suicides. "She's not precious. She's real."

Coppola is returning to the scene of one of her career low points, seven years after the $40 million Marie Antoinette polarized audiences, leading to a standing ovation from some and boos from others.

"After Marie Antoinette, I was over movies," she says, noting she was drained from the huge six-month shoot. "Then I met [cinematographer] Harris Savides, and he gave me a new outlook. He was really into doing things small and as simple as possible. He got me excited about making movies again, in a small-scale way."

The $8 million-plus Bling Ring is set in modern-day Calabasas, Calif., and tells the true story of a group of teens that embarked on a robbing spree, stealing money, jewelry and designer clothing from the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan before they were caught and then, in some cases, given prison sentences. The film mixes a cast of unknowns -- including Israel Broussard, Taissa Farmiga and Katie Chang. Leslie Mann and Harry Potter's former teenage witch, Emma Watson, were exceptions.

Watson, who spent weeks perfecting a Valley accent, was struck by her director's spontaneity during a six-week shoot that got under way in March 2011. "Once you are on set, she lets you be," she says. "She is very loose and free and calm."

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Marvel Cliffhanger: Robert Downey Jr.'s $50 Million Sequel Showdown

On May 6, Robert Downey Jr. and about 20 well-wishers settled into a private dinner at Spago organized by his wife and producing partner, Susan Downey. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige attended, as did Disney Studios head Alan Horn and director Shane Black.

The Monday night get-together ostensibly was to celebrate the amazing opening for Iron Man 3, which scored the second-highest domestic bow to date with $174.1?million (second only to Downey’s own The Avengers at $207.4?million). Internationally, where the movie opened earlier, the tally stood at $504.8?million for a worldwide total of $678.9?million after just 10 days.

But the meal also kicked off a crucial period for Disney, Marvel and Downey because the actor -- arguably the center of the mega-grossing Marvel movie universe -- is not signed for another turn as Tony Stark. Sources close to the dealmaking say Downey has entered negotiations to reprise his role in Marvel’s The Avengers 2 and The Avengers 3, the first of which has a May 1, 2015, release date and will cap what is known as Phase 2 of the Marvel movies in the same way 2012’s Avengers culminated the first Marvel wave that began with 2008’s Iron Man. Avengers 3 has no release date and probably will not hit screens at least until the end of Phase 3, in 2017.

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But sources say Iron Man 4 has not been part of the discussions, and it’s unclear whether Downey, 48, wants to return for another stand-alone sequel.  

Signing him for one or multiple movies won’t be cheap. When Iron Man became a surprise blockbuster, Downey’s CAA reps negotiated a deal to include what sources told THR in 2012 is a slice of Marvel’s first-dollar gross from every movie in which he plays the character. One source pegged that in the 5?percent to 7?percent range; Disney, Marvel and Downey’s reps declined comment. For Avengers, Downey’s pay zoomed past $50?million with box-office bonuses and backend, a number the actor confirmed in the June issue of GQ. “Isn’t that crazy? They are so pissed,” he said of Marvel. “I’m what’s known as a strategic cost.”

That strategic cost likely will be about the same for Iron Man 3. And it might go up if Marvel, led by the famously frugal Ike Perlmutter, wants Downey back. The numbers suggest Downey, far more than any other Marvel player, is worth his price. Despite success launching stand-alone franchises in Thor and Captain America, the fact is the Marvel movies in which Downey appears perform far better than those in which he doesn’t. Iron Man 2, for instance, outgrossed Thor by 39?percent and Captain America by 69?percent worldwide. 

Thanks to the success of the Marvel movies and their ancillary revenue, analyst Doug Creutz of Cowen and Co. says the unit generates $400?million to $500?million in annual operating income, about 5 percent of Disney’s total haul. With taxes, Creutz believes Disney CEO Robert Iger’s $4.3?billion acquisition of the company in 2009 will have paid for itself in 15 years, far earlier than analysts first predicted. Even Paramount, whose right to distribute Iron Man 3 was bought out in the 2009 Disney deal, will earn more than $100?million if the film continues its trajectory, according to another analyst. 

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Cruetz suggests a Downey departure could cost Marvel as much as 9?percent of its earnings in the near term. “It would be a definite negative for that particular franchise. "He is Tony Stark. The other individual franchises -- Thor, Captain America, Hulk -- etc., don’t have near the level of box-office potential that Iron Man does,” says Creutz. “The other way to look at it is that Iron Man would probably look more like those other franchises in terms of box-office performance without Downey.”

But Iron Man wouldn’t die if Downey left, nor would Avengers. Actors learned long ago that no one is irreplaceable. Batman and James Bond have been played by many men. Marvel has used three actors to play the Hulk (Eric Bana, Edward Norton and Mark Ruffalo). Terrence Howard was replaced by Don Cheadle after the first Iron Man, and sources say Marvel has used the threat of recasting in negotiations with such franchise players as Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Evans. For its upcoming Phase 2 adventure movie Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel cast low-cost Parks and Recreation actor Chris Pratt to star and hired low-budget filmmaker James Gunn (Slither) to direct. 

Even as Phase 2 gets under way with Iron Man 3 and sequels to Thor and Captain America, Marvel is working on Phase 3. Ant-Man, a project to be directed Edgar Wright, has a release date of Nov. 6, 2015. Beyond that, the company is tight-lipped about its plans. Marvel has a writing program it uses as a concept generator and has scripts for Blade and Ms. Marvel features, for example. Doctor Strange, Iron Fist, Black Panther and The Runaways are other projects on the horizon. The company slowly has been reacquiring licenses to characters it lost during the 1990s, snapping up Blade, Ghost Rider, Power Man and Daredevil in the past year alone.

Still, a Phase 3 without Iron Man 4 might be a risk Marvel and Disney would rather not take. And Downey, who reinvented himself with the character after years of personal struggles, seems game for the challenge of being a 50-year-old superhero. “I don’t know,” he said April 30 on The Daily Show, adding with a wink, “I had a long contract with them, and now we’re gonna renegotiate.”

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'Man of Steel,' 'Monsters University' Heading to L.A. Film Fest

Superman and Monsters, Inc.’s Mike Wazowski are joining forces with the Los Angeles Film Festival, which runs from June 13-23 at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.

The festival announced Wednesday that Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ Man of Steel, producer Christopher Nolan and director Zack Snyder’s new take on the Superman story, will have a pre-festival screening June 12 in advance of the film’s release June 14.

Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University, the prequel to 2001’s Monsters, Inc., will screen June 18 in advance of the movie’s opening in the U.S. on June 21.

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Director Spike Jonze will discuss his career and show clips from his upcoming film Her at a program called “A Brand of His Own: Being Spike Jonze,” set for June 22.

Additionally, the fest announced that on June 20, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will host “The Iconic Moment,” an event celebrating costume designers and the inauguration of the Academy’s costume designers branch.

Curated by costume designer Sophie de Rakoff, theevening program will include a panel discussion with a group of costume designers, followed by a reception and an exhibit of photographs by artist Alex Prager. Afterwards, there will be an outdoor screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, featuring costumes by designer Edith Head, preceded by Alex Prager’s Hitchcock-inspired short film Despair.

On June 22, the festival will hold “Women in the Cut: A Celebration of Women Editors.” Panelists will include editors Sandra Adair (Before Midnight, Bernie), Maryann Brandon (Star Trek, Star Wars: Episode VII, Super 8), Pamela Martin (Hitchcock, Ruby Sparks, The Fighter) and Kim Roberts (Waiting For Superman, Food, Inc. and the 2013 festival world premiere of American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs), with Film Independent board president Mary Sweeney hosting and moderating the event. 

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'The Butler' Trailer: Oprah Winfrey Plays 'Proud' Wife to Forest Whitaker (Video)

The Weinstein Co. released the first trailer for Lee Daniels' forthcoming film The Butler, starring Forest Whitaker, on Tuesday.

The movie marks Oprah Winfrey's first big-screen appearance (other than voice roles in animated movies) since 1998's Beloved.

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The movie's story is inspired by Wil Haygood’s Washington Post article about a black man who served as White House butler to eight presidents over three decades.

Winfrey plays the wife of Whitaker's character, the title role of butler Cecil Gaines.

The all-star cast also includes Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan, John Cusack as Richard Nixon, James Marsden as John F. Kennedy, Minka Kelly as Jackie Kennedy, Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson, Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, Melissa Leo as Mamie Eisenhower, Orlando Eric Street as Barack Obama and Nelsan Ellis as Martin Luther King Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, David Oyelowo, Vanessa Redgrave and Alex Pettyfer also are among the ensemble.

The Butler -- which is being touted as a possible Oscar contender -- is set to hit theaters Oct. 18.

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Howard Gordon's TNT Drama 'Legends' Gets Series Pickup

TNT is going into business with the producers behind Emmy champ Homeland.

A day after green-lighting Michael Bay's naval drama The Last Ship to series, the Turner-owned network has picked up Howard Gordon's Legends to series. A premiere date for the 10-episode series has not yet been determined.

From Homeland executive producer Gordon, Legends -- which originally was for NBC -- follows deep-cover operative Martin Odum (Game of Thrones' Sean Bean), who has an uncanny ability to transform himself into a different person for each job. But his own identity comes into question when a mysterious stranger suggests that Martin isn’t who he thinks he is. 

Gordon, Jeffrey Nachmanoff (The Day After Tomorrow), Alexander Cary (Homeland) and Jonathan Levin (Charmed) developed the project based on the book from spy novelist Robert Littell. David Semel will direct and executive produce the Fox 21 project. Emmy nominees Ethan Reiff and Cy Voris (Sleeper Cell) will serve as showrunners and exec produce.

"Legends has everything you want in a good spy drama: intriguing characters, multi-layered plots, a terrific cast and lots of action and suspense," said Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). "At the center of it all is Sean Bean, giving an outstanding performance in an extremely complex and difficult role. We are very excited to work with Howard Gordon and his fellow executive producers, who have put together a truly extraordinary drama."

Ali Larter, Rob Mayes, Tina Majorino, Steve Harris, Amber Valletta and Lux Haney Jardine co-star. Worth noting: Bean replaced Brendan Fraser, who was poised to make his series regular TV debut in the project but parted ways early during production.

For his part, Gordon also has pilots at FX (Tyrant, with director Ang Lee attached) and CBS (Anatomy of Violence, starring Skeet  Ulrich) awaiting word on their future in addition to the upcoming third season of Showtime's Homeland. 

Legends is one of a handful of pilots in contention at the Turner-owned cable network. It joins recently picked-up The Last Ship and King and Maxwell as well as pilot Steven Bochco's Murder in the First. The series order comes about a week after TNT renewed Dallas for a third season. The fate of Monday Mornings and veteran Southland are expected to come shortly as Turner presents its upfront lineup to Madison Avenue.

Check out the trailer for Legends, below.

Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit

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'Grey's Anatomy': Will Meredith and the Baby Survive? (Exclusive Video)

A massive storm is on its way to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and Owen is readying the troops with news that doesn't go over well with everyone.

In an exclusive look at Thursday's penultimate season nine episode, fittingly titled "Readiness is All," Owen (Kevin McKidd) warns his staff that the storm will bring with it scores of casualties and instructs surgeons to push, postpone or cancel all elective procedures until after the storm.

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Expecting mother Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) -- who is three weeks from her due date -- doesn't love the idea that she's going to have to scale back her work commitments. In an apparent rush to finish up in the OR, Mer takes a very scary tumble down the stairs that sends her heart racing.

"Meredith is basically giving birth in the last-worst situation you'd want to be giving birth," Grey's Anatomy showrunner Shonda Rhimes tells The Hollywood Reporter. "It's going to be not so pleasant for her. Ellen did really beautiful work and the story we told is really charged, interesting and strong. It's the last way you'd want anybody to ever have to have a baby and that's Meredith Grey. Things obviously don't come easy for Meredith Grey. Derek (Patrick Dempsey) possibly, maybe will be around (laughs)."

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Check out the clip, above, and hit the comments below with your thoughts. How do you think Meredith and her McBaby will fare when the storm arrives?

Grey's Anatomy airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on ABC.

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WikiLeaks Documentary Soundtrack Gets Release Date (Exclusive)

The soundtrack to Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney’s upcoming WiKiLeaks documentary will be available for digital download May 21, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.

The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is from Universal Pictures’ Back Lot Music. It features a score from Fall on Your Sword, a Williamsburg-based film and commercial music production and audio post shop.

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“I've been a fan of Alex’s work for a long time, so it was great to finally work together on such an important project,” said Will Bates, founder of Fall on Your Sword. “Alex really wanted the music to have a cinematic edge to it. The score is very thematic and character-driven, like the film itself. Composing for a movie where the story was unfolding in real time was a unique experience.”

We Steal Secrets examines Julian Assange’s information sharing website, the role of secrecy in an instant-access world, and the plight of U.S. Army PFC Bradley Manning, who allegedly provided classified military documents later leaked by the site.

An unrelated WikiLeaks film, The Fifth Estate, is slated for a November release with Bill Condon directing and Benedict Cumberbatch playing Assange.

We Steal Secrets premiered at Sundance in January, and will be released by Focus World in New York and Los Angeles on May 24, followed by a release in select cities May 31. The doc will hit video on demand June 7.

Fall on Your Sword was launched in 2009 and has won a Cannes Golden Lions and two Clio Awards.

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TV Pilots 2013: The Complete Guide

Following a development season high on semi-autobiograpical fare, pilot season has continued that trend with several projects based on the lives of its creators. Elsewhere, established showrunners including Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly) and Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly) are returning to the pilot pool with a single-mom comedy at CBS and an adaptation of Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D., respectively. Meanwhile, The CW and CBS are looking to launch spinoffs of established series The Vampire Diaries and NCIS: LA, respectively, while NBC is turning to Parenthood's Jason Katims to reboot the 2002 Hugh Grant movie About a Boy. For its part, Fox is looking to Parks and Recreation duo Mike Schur and Dan Goor to spice up its comedy offerings with a cop sitcom starring Andy Samberg.

These are a few of the highlights of Pilot Season 2013, where ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The CW sift through the numerous development projects and move forward in a bid to find the next breakout comedies and dramas. Here's a look at the pilots in contention for the 2013-14 television season, which The Hollywood Reporter will be updating throughout pilot and casting season, so be sure to bookmark the page and come back for the latest news.

(Note: Not included here are projects that already have landed series commitments and are set for summer, including CBS' adaptation of Stephen King's Under the Dome, among others.)

ABC

COMEDY

Back in the Game* -- (formerly the untitled Cullens project)
Logline: When Terry Gannon (Psych's Maggie Lawson), a recently divorced, single mother, temporarily moves in with her estranged father (James Caan), a beer swilling former baseball player, she reluctantly starts coaching her son's (Griffin Gluck) underdog little league team and is drawn back into the world of sports she vowed to leave behind.
Cast: James Caan, Maggie Lawson (1st position before USA's Psych), Griffin Gluck, Ben Koldyke, Kennedy Waite, Lenora Crichlow, J.J. Totah, Cooper Roth
Team: W/EP Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen (Las Vegas); EP Aaron Kaplan; EP/D John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
Studio: 20th Television, Kaplan Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Bad Management* 
Logline: A slightly self-centered female boss (Pulling's Sharon Horgan) at a high-end luxury goods department store who finds her ways challenged when the boss' son (Rules of Engagement's David Spade) comes to town and makes youth and sex the new company focus.
Cast: Sharon Horgan, David Spade (Rules of Engagement), Rachael Harris, Greta Lee, EJ Bonilla, Alan Thicke, Bradley Dodds
Team: W Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh (Dead Boss); EP Aaron Kaplan, Sharon Horgan, Kat Likkel,
John Hoberg; D Ben Taylor
Studio: ABC Studios, Kaplan Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Divorce: A Love Story*
Logline: Based on the Israeli format Life Isn’t Everything, the comedy revolves around Kenny (The Daily Show's Jason Jones) and Robin (Andrea Anders), a recently divorced couple who were bad together but discover they're even worse apart and can't seem to stay out of one another's lives.
Cast: Regina King (2nd position to TNT's Southland), Andrea Anders (Mr. Sunshine), Jason Jones (The Daily Show), Adam Goldberg, Amy Aquino
Team: W/EP Mike Sickowitz (Rules of Engagement), Daniel Lappin, EP Noa Tishby, Jamie Tarses; D Pam Fryman
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, ABC Studios, Reshet
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

The Goldbergs* (previously How the Hell Am I Normal, untitled Adam F. Goldberg)
Logline: A dysfunctional Wonder Years set in the simpler times of the 1980s, inspired by Adam F. Goldberg's childhood. 
Cast: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff Garlin, George Segal, Hayley Orrantia, Darien Provost, Troy Gentile, Sean Giambrone (as a young Adam F. Goldberg)
Team: W/EP Adam F. Goldberg (Breaking In); EP Doug Robinson, EP/D Seth Gordon; co-EP Bill Wee
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, Happy Madison
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

The Crazy Gene* (previously the untitled Andrea Abbate, Keep Calm and Karey On)
Logline: Karey (Kelly Preston) is the clean-nosed black sheep in a family of petty thieves, drug addicts, and narcissists -- but when her brother is sent to prison, she decides to raise his kids along with her adopted African-American son and give them the normal lives they deserve.
Cast: Kelly Preston, Jane Seymour, Majandra Delfino, Ashley Williams (How I Met Your Mother), Ella Anderson, Steve Talley, Isaac White, Haley Lu Richardson, Rhys Darby
Team: W Andrea Abbate (Accidentally on Purpose); EP Shawn Levy, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements; D Gail Mancuso
Studio: 20th Television, 21 Laps/Adelstein
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Middle Age Rage*
Logline: About a middle-aged mother (Bridesmaids' Annie Mumolo) who is fed up with feeling invisible and begins to speak up and demand the respect she feels she’s earned.
Cast: Will Sasso (MadTV), Annie Mumolo (Bridesmaids, This Is 40), Melanie Leishman, Wyatt Oleff, Kellee Stewart, Skyler Gisondo
Team: W/EP Cheryl Holliday (Malibu Country); EP Stacy Traub, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank; D Julie Anne Robinson
Studio: ABC Studios, Amblin TV
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Mixology*
Logline: A high-concept single-camera comedy from the writers behind The Hangover set in the world of a sexy Manhattan bar chronicling the exploits of singles in search of love -- all over the course of one night.
Cast: Kate Simses, Ginger Gonzaga Mercedes Masohn, Blake Lee, Andrew Santino, Adam Campbell, Vanessa Lengies (1st position over Fox's Glee), Craig Frank, Alexis Carra, Sarah Bolger, Adan Canto 
Team: W/EP Jon Lucas, Scott Moore (The Hangover); EP Nina Wass, Ryan Seacrest; D Larry Charles
Studio: ABC Studios, Ryan Seacrest Productions
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Pulling*
Logline: The story of three dysfunctional women in their 30s (Kristen Schaal, June Diane Raphael, Jenny Slate) living their lives the way they want, even if society tells them they should have it all figured out by this point. Based on the British series of the same name.
Cast: Kristen Schaal (30 Rock) Mandy Moore, June Diane Raphael, Jenny Slate, Matt Oberg
Team: W/EP Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky (Bad Teacher); EP Aaron Kaplan, Sharon Horgan, Dennis Kelly; D Jason Moore
Studio: ABC Studios, Kaplan Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Spy*
Logline: Based on the British series of the same name, a well-intentioned father (Rob Corddry) of a highly intelligent and verbal son, who also happens to be his complete opposite, inadvertently takes a job at the secret service in order to prove himself a worthy father.
Cast: Rob Corddry, Paget Brewster, Nat Faxon (recurring guest star) Ken Jeong (2nd position to NBC's Community), Moshe Kasher, Camille Guaty, Mason Cook
Team: W Simeon Goulden; EP Jimmy Mulville, Helen Williams, Jeff Filgo, Jackie Filgo; D Alex Hardcastle
Studio: ABC Studios, Hat Trick Productions
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Super Fun Night* (rolled from CBS last year)
Logline: Revolves around three nerdy female friends, including Pitch Perfect's Rebel Wilson, on a "funcomfortable" quest to have "super fun" every Friday night.
Cast: Rebel Wilson, Kelen Coleman, Kevin Bishop, Lauren Ash, Liza Lapira
Team: W/EP Rebel Wilson; EP Conan O'Brien, David Kissinger, Jeff Ross, EP/D John Riggi
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Conaco Productions
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Trophy Wife*
Logline: A reformed party girl named Kate (Malin Akerman) finds herself with an instant family when she falls in love with a man named Brad (Bradley Whitford) who has three manipulative children and two judgmental ex-wives.
Cast: Bradley Whitford, Malin Akerman, Marcia Gay Harden, Michaela Watkins, Natalie Morales, Ryan Scott Lee, Albert Tsai, Gianna LePera
Team: W/EP Emily Halpern (Private Practice), Sarah Haskins; EP Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg; D Jason Moore
Studio: ABC Studios
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

King John* -- previously the untitled John Leguizamo project
Logline: Based on John Leguizamo's life as a husband, father and fish out of water on the upper West Side of New York. Woven into this world are his privileged wife, his friends from his life back in the Bronx, his mother and grandfather who try to keep him grounded in his Latin roots, and his own kids who he worries are getting spoiled and losing touch with reality.
Cast: John Leguizamo, Luke Ganalon, Andrea Savage, Elizabeth Pena, Troy Garity, Ariela Barer
Team: W/EP John Leguizamo, Jeff Astrof; EP David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Jeff Golenberg; Sam Maydew; D Ted Wass
Studio: ABC Studios, Mandeville
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

DRAMA

Betrayal*
Logline: A beautiful but unhappily married female photographer (Boss' Hannah Ware) begins a torrid affair with a lawyer for a powerful family. When he turns out to be defending a murder suspect who is being prosecuted by her husband (Chris Johnson), the relationship and the case begin a spiraling series of betrayals with cataclysmic results for everyone involved.
Cast: Hannah Ware (Boss), Stuart Townsend, James Cromwell, Henry Thomas, Chris Johnson (Against the Wall), Wendy Moniz, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Braeden Lemasters
Team: W/EP David Zabel (ER); EP Rob Golenberg, Alon Aranya; D Patty Jenkins
Studio: ABC Studios
Location: Chicago

Big Thunder*
Logline: When a brilliant, late-19th-century New York doctor and his family are given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to relocate to a frontier mining town run by a powerful, but mysterious tycoon, they quickly realize that not everything in Big Thunder is as it seems. Based on the Disney attraction.
Cast: Ana De La Reguera, Zahn McClarnon, Alex Hassell, Pierce Gagnon (Looper), Ed MacLiam, Alex Meraz, Ruth Bradley, Spencer Locke
Team: Jason Fuchs (Ice Age: Continental Drift); EP Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious); D Rob Bowman; S Melissa Rosenberg
Studio: ABC Studios
Location: Vancouver

Doubt
Logline: A former cop (Steve Coogan) who's now a cunning but charming low-rent lawyer uses his street smarts to work the system for his
clients while battling his own demons and wooing his ex-wife.
Cast: Steve Coogan, Carla Gugino, Rockmond Dunbar, Greg Grunberg, John Pankow, Mercedes Ruehl, Kacey Rohl
Team: W/EP David Shore (House); D Tommy Schlamme
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Location: 

Gothica*
Logline: A sexy gothic soap set in the present day that weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein (Tom Ellis) and Dorian Gray (Chris Egan), among others.
Cast: Janet Montgomery (Made in Jersey), Chris Egan (Kings), Tom Ellis (EastEnders), Melissa George, Raza Jaffrey, Tracie Thoms, Emma Booth, Seth Gabel 
Team: W Matt Lopez (The Sorcerer's Apprentice); EP Mark Gordon, Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters D Anand Tucker
Studio: ABC Studios, Mark Gordon Co.
Location: Montreal

Influence*
Logline: Provocative workplace ensemble centered on the complicated relationship between two brothers (Steve Zahn, Christian Slater) who head a unique agency designed to attack their clients’ problems using the real science of human motivation and manipulation.
Cast: Steve Zahn, Christian Slater, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Cedric Sanders, Gregory Marcel, Wynn Everett, Ron Rifkin (guest star)
Team: W/EP Kyle Killen (Awake); EP Keith Redmon; D Miguel Sapochnik
Studio: 20th Television
Location:

Killer Women*
Logline: It's hard to fit in when you're the only woman in the notoriously male Texas Rangers, but that doesn't stop Molly Parker (Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer) -- our ballsy, beautiful badass who knows how to get to the truth and isn't afraid to ruffle a few feathers on her way there. Based on the Argentine series Mujeres Asesinas.
Cast: Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica), Marc Blucas (Buffy), Michael Trucco, Alex Fernandez, Marta Milans
Team: W Hannah Shakespeare (The Raven); EP Sofia Vergara; EP/D Martin Campbell
Studio: ABC Studios, Electus, Latin World Entertainment
Location: Austin, Texas

Lucky 7*
Logline: An adaptation of British drama The Syndicate, the drama revolves around seven employees of a service station in Queens whose lives are changed in unexpected ways when they win a lottery jackpot.
Cast: Stephen Louis Grush, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Summer Bishil, Anastasia Phillips, Christine Evangelista, Lorraine Bruce, Luis Antonio Ramos
Team: W/EP David Zabel, Jason Richman (Detroit 187); EP Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Steven Spielberg; D Paul McGuigan
Studio: ABC Studios, Amblin TV
Location: Toronto

Murder in Manhattan*
Logline: An hourlong dramedy set in New York City centering on a mother (Annie Potts) and daughter (Bridget Regan) who team as amateur sleuths.
Cast: Annie Potts, Bridget Regan (Legend of the Seeker), Enver Gjokaj, Brendan Hines, Shirley Rumierk
Team: W/EP Maria Maggenti (90210); EP Ryan Reynolds, Jonathon Komack Martin, Allan Loeb, Steven Pearl; D Cherie Nowlan
Studio: ABC Studios, DarkFire
Location: New York

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Logline: Told through the point of view of Alice (Sophie Lowe), she has a generous heart but carries the scars of a hard life. She's joined by Cyrus (Peter Gadiot), Alice’s love interest, and the Knave of Hearts (Michael Socha), a sardonic adventurer.
Cast: Sophie Lowe, Peter Gadiot, Michael Socha, Emma Rigy, Paul Reubens (voicing the White Rabbit)
Team: W/EP Eddy Kitsis, Adam Horowitz; EP Jane Espenson, Zack Estrin, Steve Pearlman
Studio: ABC Studios
Location: Vancouver

Reckless*
Logline:  When his wife is unjustly imprisoned during a political uprising overseas, resourceful problem solver David (Patrick Fugit) desperately pursues every legal option to secure her release. But when he's stymied by the U.S. government in the name of diplomacy, David is forced to consider less-than-legal options -- entering a world of political intrigue, dangerous alliances and high emotional stakes.
Cast: Stephen Lang (Avatar), Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous), Naveen Andrews (Lost), Parminder Nagra, Bess Armstrong, Ernie Hudson, Eloise Mumford, Lou Taylor Pucci, Ashton Holmes, Lyndon Smith
Team: W Chris Black (Mad Men, Red Widow); EP/D Martin Campbell (Casino Royale)
Studio: ABC Studios
Location:

The Returned*
Logline: What happens when the people you have mourned and buried suddenly appear on your doorstep as if not a day's gone by? The lives of the people of Aurora Arcadia are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return. Based on a novel by Jason Mott.
Cast: Omar Epps (House), Devin Kelley (Covert Affairs), Matt Craven, Frances Fisher, Samaire Armstrong, Sam Hazeldine, Nicholas Gonzalez, Mark Hildreth, Kurtwood Smith, Landon Gimenez
Team: W/EP Aaron Zelman (Criminal Minds); EP JoAnn Alfano, Jon Liebman, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner; D Charles McDougall
Studio: ABC Studios, Brillstein Entertainment, Plan B
Location: Atlanta

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (previously S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Logline: Based on Marvel Comics' secret intelligence organization that has appeared in countless titles including Iron Man, Captain America and The Ultimates since being introduced in the 1960s. The military law-enforcement agency's moniker stands for Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistic Directorate, which also has evolved over time in the comics.
Cast: Ming-Na, Clark Gregg, Brett Dalton, Elizabeth Henstridge, Ian De Caestecker, Chloe Bennet
Team: W/EP/D Joss Whedon; W/EP Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, EP Jeffrey Bell, Jeph Loeb,
Studio: ABC Studios, Marvel TV
Location: Los Angeles

Westside (formerly Venice)
Logline: A soap about the haves and the have-not's of California’s most seductive region, Venice. The drama will focus on two rival families and a forbidden and dangerous romance emerging between them as the two families battle for control of Venice.
Cast: Jennifer Beals (The L Word), Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek), Dean Winters (30 Rock), Odette Annable (House), Michael Graziadei (The Young and the Restless), Lincoln Lewis (Home and Away), Luke Bracey, Lexi Ainsworth, Brooklyn Sudano
Team: W/EP Byron Balasco (Without a Trace); EP/D McG; EP Peter Johnson; EP/Showrunner Ilene Chaiken (The L Word)
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Wonderland Sound and Vision
Location: 

CBS

COMEDY

Bad Teacher*
Logline: Based on the film, a sexy, foul-mouthed divorcee (Fringe's Ari Graynor) becomes a teacher to find her next husband.
Cast: Ari Graynor (Fringe), Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars), David Alan Grier, Sara Gilbert, Kristin Davis (Sex and the City), Sara Rodier, Katie Walder, Caitlin Kimball (guest)
Team: W/EP Hilary Winston (Community); EP Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky (the original Bad Teacher screenwriters), Sam Hansen, Jimmy Miller, Sara Rodier; D Don Scardino
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, Mosiac
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Crazy Ones*
Logline: A father-daughter (Robin Williams-Sarah Michelle Gellar) workplace comedy set in the world of advertising.
Cast: Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Wolk, Hamish Linklater, Amanda Setton (The Mindy Project)
Team: W/EP David E. Kelley (Boston Legal); EP Dean Lorey, Bill D'Elia, John Montgomery, Mark Teitelbaum; EP/D Jason Winer
Studio: 20th Television
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Ex-Men*
Logline: A young guy (Chris Smith) who finds camaraderie living among the more experienced guys (Kal Penn, Jerry O'Connell, Tony Shalhoub) he meets in a short-term rental complex.
Cast: Chris Smith, Kal Penn, Jerry O'Connell, Tony Shalhoub, Rebecca Breeds
Team: W/EP/D Rob Greenberg (How I Met Your Mother); EP Eric and Kim Tannenbaum
Studio: CBS Television, Tannenbaum Co.
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Friends With Better Lives*
Logline: A group of thirtysomething friends who each think the other has it better.
Cast: Kevin Connolly, James Van Der Beek, Brooklyn Decker (Battleship), Rick Donald, Majandra Delfino, Zoe Lister Jones
Team: W/EP Dana Klein (Friends); EP Aaron Kaplan; D James Burrows
Studio: 20th Television, Kapital Entertainment
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Jacked Up*
Logline: Patrick Warburton (Rules of Engagement) stars as a beloved, recently retired baseball player finds that adjusting to retirement isn't as easy as he thought it'd be.
Cast: Patrick Warburton, Tyne Daly, Missi Pyle, Ziah Colon, Rob Huebel
Team: W/EP Greg Malins (Friends); EP Doug Robinson; P Patrick Warburton; D Fred Savage
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, Happy Madison, CBS Television Studios
Format: Multicamera
Location:

Mom* (from spec)
Logline: Revolves around a newly sober single mom (Scary Movie's Anna Faris) who tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley.
Cast: Anna Faris, Allison Janney, Nate Corddry, Matt Jones (Breaking Bad), Spencer Daniels, Blake Garrett Rosenthal, Sadie Calvano, French Stewart
Team: W/EP Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, Gemma Baker (Two and a Half Men)
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Chuck Lorre Productions
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

The McCarthys*
Logline: A family comedy about a loud, sports-crazed Boston clan.
Cast: Jacki Weaver, Jack McGee, Jake Lacy, Joey McIntyre, Jessica Chaffin, Jimmy Dunn
Team: W/Co-EP Brian Gallivan (Are You There, Chelsea?); EP Will Gluck, Co-EP Richie Schwartz; D Fred Savage
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, CBS Television Studios, Olive Bridge
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Super Clyde*
Logline: Centers on a meek, unassuming fast food worker (Harry Potter's Rupert Grint) who decides to become a super hero.
Cast: Rupert Grint, Tyler Labine (Animal Practice), Stephen Fry, Justine Lupe
Team: W/EP Greg Garcia (Raising Hope); D Michael Fresco
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Unauthorized Greg Garcia project*
Logline: A recently divorced man's (Will Arnett) life is complicated when his parents decide to move in with him.
Team: W/EP Greg Garcia (Raising Hope); D James Burrows
Cast: Will Arnett (2nd position to NBC's Up All Night), Margo Martindale (Justified), Beau Bridges, JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Mary Elizabeth Ellis (It's Always Sunny), Michael Rapaport, Eve Moon, Cole Ewing
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Untitled Jim Gaffigan comedy*
Logline: The semi-autobiographical comedy revolves around former SNL staffer Gaffigan as a happily married and harried New York City father of five -- as he is in real life. Oscar winner Mira Sorvino will portray his wife.
Cast: Jim Gaffigan, Mira Sorvino, Christian Barillas, Tongayi Chirisa
Team: W/co-EP Jim Gaffigan; W/EP Peter Tolan (Rescue Me); EP Michael Wimer, Alex Murray; D Andy Ackerman
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, Fedora Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: New  York

Untitled Rottenberg & Zuritzsky project
Logline: Based on an Israeli format, a married mom struggles to balance family, life, and work.
Cast: Debra Messing (2nd position to NBC's Smash), Paul Adelstein (Private Practice), Michael Nathanson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Madison & Mackenzie McNeil
Team: W/EP Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky (Sex and the City, Smash); EP Avi Nir; Ran Telem, Daniela London-Dekel, Dana Eden
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Format: Single-camera
Location:  

Untitled Tad Quill project
Logline: A recently widowed father (Matthew Broderick) raises his 12-year old son while jumping back into the dating pool.
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Kristin Chenoweth, River Alexander, Phill Lewis, Kat Foster
Team: W/EP Tad Quill (Scrubs); D James Burrows
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Format: Multicamera
Location:

DRAMA

Advocates*
Logline: A female lawyer (Mandy Moore) and a male ex-con (Ben McKenzie) team as "victim advocates," going to the very edge of the law to right wrongs and fight for the underdog.
Cast: Mandy Moore, Ben McKenzie (2nd position to TNT's Southland), Esai Morales, CCH Pounder, Brit Morgan
Team: W/EP Bruno Heller (The Mentalist)
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Location: Los Angeles (pilot)

Anatomy of Violence*
Logline: A criminal psychologist (Skeet Ulrich) with an expertise in sociopaths partners with a young, female detective (Amber Tamblyn) with whom he shares a conflicted past.
Cast: Skeet Ulrich (Jericho), Amber Tamblyn (House), David Harewood (Homeland)
Team: W/EP Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa, Alex Cary (Homeland)
Studio: 20th Television, Teakwood Lane
Location:

Backstrom*
Logline: Based on the Swedish book series about an overweight, offensive, irascible detective (The Office's Rainn Wilson) as he tries, and fails, to change his self-destructive behavior.
Cast: Rainn Wilson (The Office), Mamie Gummer (Emily Owens), Dennis Haysbert, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy, Beatrice Rosen, Thomas Dekker (guest), Camryn Manheim (guest)
Team: W/EP Hart Hanson; EP Leif G.W. Persson, Niclas Salomonsson; D Mark Mylod
Studio: 20th Television
Location: Vancouver

Beverly Hills Cop*
Logline: Continuation of the movie franchise, centered around Axel Foley’s police officer son (Brandon T. Jackson), who takes down the criminal elements of the rich and famous in Beverly Hills.
Cast: Brandon T. Jackson, Eddie Murphy, Christine Lahti, David Denman, Kevin Pollak, Sheila Vand (Argo), Judge Reinhold (guest star)
Team: W/EP Shawn Ryan; EP Eddie Murphy, Marney Hochman, Vahan Moosekian; D Barry Sonnenfeld
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, Paramount, Midd Kid Productions
Location: Los Angeles

Hostages*
Logline: Follows Ellen (Toni Collette), a Washington, D.C., surgeon who is thrown into a political conspiracy after being chosen to operate on the president of the United States. Her family is taken hostage, and it's her responsibility to save their lives. It is based on an Israeli format by Alon Aranya, Rotem Shamir and Chayim Sharir that was never produced.
Cast: Toni Collette, Dylan McDermott, Tate Donovan (second position to NBC's Deception), Rhys Coiro, Billy Brown, Sandrine Holt, Mateus Ward, Quinn Shephard, James Naughton
Team: W/EP/D Jeffrey Nachmanoff (The Day After Tomorrow) EP Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Omri Givon, Rotem Shamir; EP/showrunner Rick Eid (CSI); Chayim Sharir; Co-EP: KristieAnne Reed, Alon Aranya
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Jerry Bruckheimer Television
Location: New York

Intelligence*
Logline: Centers on U.S. Cyber Command, a unit that has been created around one agent (Lost's Josh Holloway) with a very special gift: a microchip that has been implanted in his brain that allows him to access the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
Cast: Josh Holloway (Lost), Marg Helgenberger (CSI), Meghan Ory (1st position to ABC's Once Upon a Time), Michael Rady, James Martinez (Breaking Bad), PJ Byrne (guest), John Billingsley (guest), Will Yun Lee (guest star) 
Team: W/EP Michael Seitzman (North Country); EP/D David Semel (No Ordinary Family); EP Tripp Vinson, Rene Echvarria
Studio: ABC Studios, CBS Television Studios
Location:

NCIS: Red* (back-door pilot that aired in the spring as an episode of NCIS: LA) (performed on par for the series, 19 mil viewers, 12.0 in the demo)
Logline: The back-door pilot will air as part of NCIS: L.A. and follow a mobile team of agents who are forced to live and work together as they crisscross the country solving crimes.
Cast: Kim Raver, John Corbett, Miguel Ferrer, Scott Grimes, Edwin Hodge, Gillian Alexy
Team: W/EP Shane Brennan (NCIS: LA)
Studio: CBS Television Studios, Shane Brennan Productions
Location: Los Angeles

The Ordained*
Logline: The son of a Kennedy-esque family (Boardwalk Empire's Charlie Cox) leaves the priesthood and becomes a lawyer to prevent his politician sister (In Treatment's Hope Davis) from being assassinated.
Cast: Charlie Cox (Boardwalk Empire), Hope Davis (In Treatment), Jorge Garcia (Lost), Audra McDonald (Private Practice), Sam Neill, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nestor Serrano
Team: W/Co-EP Lisa Takeuchi Cullen; EP Frank Marshall, Larry Shuman, A.B. Fischer; EP/showrunner Rene Balcer (Law & Order); co-EP Robert Zotnowski; D RJ Cutler
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Location: New York

Reckless*
Logline: A sultry legal show set in Charleston, S.C., where a gorgeous Yankee litigator (Cam Gigandet) and a Southern city attorney struggle to hide their intense attraction while clashing over a police sex scandal.
Cast: Cam Gigandet (Easy A), Shawn Hatosy (2nd position to TNT's Southland), Michael Gladis (Mad Men), Kim Wayans, Georgina Haig, Anna Wood, Gregory Harrison, Adam Rodriguez
Team: W/co-EP Dana Stevens (Safe Haven); EP Ian Sander, Kim Moses; D Catherine Hardwicke
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Location:

Second Sight*
Logline: Based on the U.K. by series of the same name by Paula Milne, the gothic psychological thriller revolves around a detective (My Name Is Earl's Jason Lee) who is suddenly afflicted with an autoimmune virus that causes hallucinations reflective of his subconscious. He discovers that catching the killer depends as much on insight as eyesight.
Cast: Jason Lee, Christina Cole, Kim Dickens (Treme), Derek Luke, Jill Scott, Erik Jensen, Madison Moellers
Team: W/EP/D Michael Cuesta (Homeland); W/EP Gerald Cuesta; EP Carol Mendelsohn, Julie Weitz, Nick Reed, Phil Goldfine, Paula Milne
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Location:

The Surgeon General*
Logline: A medical show centered on America’s doctor: the surgeon general of the United States.
Cast: Jason Isaacs, Kathryn Morris (Cold Case), Beth Riesgraf (Leverage), Katherine McNamara, Sean Astin, Mike Colter, Christopher Thornton
Team: W/EP Samuel Baum (Lie to Me)
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Location:

CW

DRAMA

Blink*
Logline: A warm, quirky, humorous drama about a family whose lives are forever changed, for better and worse, when the patriarch (The Big C's John Benjamin Hickey) has a car crash resulting in a coma-like syndrome where he cannot speak or move, but can see and hear all. His narration and fantasy sequences emanating from his mind provide context and a wry counterpoint to the stories and conflicts of the family and his own situation. 
Cast: John Benjamin Hickey (The Big C), Tori Anderson, Elizabeth Marvel, Madeline Carroll (Mr. Popper's Penguins), Michael Weston (House), Johnny Simmons
Team: W/EP Vera Herbert (Awkward); EP David Marshall Grant (Brothers and Sisters), Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly
Studio: CBS Television Studios, Timberman-Beverly Productions
Location: 

Company Town*
Logline: A scandal at a Naval base in Virginia touches the lives of both civilians and military personnel in the area, launching the drama into a multigenerational, multiclass, family and relationship series centered around two early twentysomething women who grew up together, were once best friends, but now are on opposite sides of the townie/military divide.
Cast: Gage Golightly (Teen Wolf), Stella Maeve (2nd position to CBS' Golden Boy), Maya Kazan, Merle Dandridge, Arjun Gupta, Dondre Whitfield, Graham Hamilton, Evie Thompson, Ben Winchell, Raymond Alexander Cham Jr., Chandler Kinney, Ryan Sypek (recurring)
Team: W/EP Sera Gamble (Supernatural); EP/D Taylor Hackford (Ray); EP Bill Haber
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Location:

The 100*
Logline: Ninety-seven years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, a spaceship housing the lone human survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth to investigate the possibility of re-colonizing the planet. Based on the forthcoming The Hundred book series (initial two-book order), written by Kass Morgan and published by Little, Brown.
Cast: Eliza Taylor, Henry Ian Cusick (Lost), Kelly Hu (Arrow), Isaiah Washington (Grey's Anatomy), Eli Goree, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos (Cult), Paige Turco, Thomas McDonell, Christopher Larkin
Team: W/EP Jason Rothenberg (Body Politic); EP Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo; D Bharat Nalluri
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Alloy Entertainment
Location: Vancouver

The Originals* (back-door pilot airing April 25) -- ordered to series
Logline: A spinoff of the CW's The Vampire Diaries revolving around the Original family in New Orleans. In the episode, Klaus returns to the supernatural melting pot that is the French Quarter of New Orleans, a town he helped build centuries ago, and is reunited with his diabolical former protégé Marcel (Charles Michael Davis). Elijah, intent on helping his self-destructive brother find redemption, must side with Marcel's enemies in order to keep Klaus in line.
Cast: Joseph Morgan, Phoebe Tonkin, Daniel Gillies, Claire Holt, Charles Michael Davis, Danielle Campbell, Danielle Campbell, Leah Pipes
Team: W/EP Julie Plec, EP Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, CBS Studios Television, Alloy Entertainment
Location: New Orleans, Atlanta

Oxygen*
Logline: Passion and politics threaten the peace and an epic romance ignites between a human girl (Friday Night Lights' Aimee Teegarden) and an alien boy when he and eight others of his kind (The Orion 9) are integrated into a suburban high school ten years after they and hundreds of others landed on Earth and were immediately consigned to an internment camp where they’ve been imprisoned ever since.
Cast: Aimee Teegarden, Matt Lanter (90210), Malese Jow, Titus Mankin Jr., Grey Damon, Natalie Hall, Chelsea Gilligan, Greg Finley, Maggie Elizabeth Jones 
Team: W/EP Meredith Averill (The Good Wife); EP Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg, Richard Shepard, Bryan Furst, Sean Furst, Daniel Gutman; D Gary Fleder
Studio: CBS Television Studios, Ole Productions, Isla de Babel, 360 Powwow
Location:

Reign
Logline: The previously unknown and untold story of Mary Queen of Scots' rise to power when she arrives in France as a 15-year-old, betrothed to Prince Francis, and with her three best friends as ladies-in-waiting. The secret history of survival at French Court amid fierce foes, dark forces and a world of sexual intrigue.
Cast: Adelaide Kane, Toby Regbo, Torrance Combs, Celina Sinden, Jenessa Grant, Megan Follows, Caitlin Stasey, Anna Popplewell, Rossif Sutherland (recurring) 
Team: W/EP Stephanie Sengupta (Outlaw), Laurie McCarthy (CSI: Miami); D Brad Silberling
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Location: Europe

The Selection*
Logline: Set 300 years in the future, the drama is an epic romance centering on a working-class young woman chosen by lottery to participate in a competition with 25 other women for the Royal Prince's hand to become the nation's next queen. Balancing her loyalty to family, true love and the kingdom, she must attempt to remain true to herself as she navigates the cutthroat competition and palace intrigue, all while a budding rebellion threatens to topple the crown. Based book by Kiera Cass.
Cast: Michael Malarkey, Yael Grobglas, Anthony Head (Buffy), Lucien Laviscourt, Sean Patrick Thomas, Peta Sergeant, Sarah Winter, Celia Massingham, Louise Lombard, Ben Aldridge
Team: W/EP Elizabeth Craft, Sarah Fain (The Vampire Diaries); D Alex Graves
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Location: Budapest

The Tomorrow People*
Logline: Based on the U.K. series created by Roger Price, the drama tells the story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to defeat the forces of evil.
Cast: Robbie Amell, Peyton List (Mad Men), Luke Mitchell, Mark Pellegrino, Madeleine Mantock, Aaron Yoo
Team: W/EP Phil Klemmer (Political Animals); EP Greg Berlanti (Arrow); Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries); co-EP Melissa Kellner Berman; D Danny Cannon
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions, FremantleMedia
Location: New York

FOX

COMEDY

Dads* (six-episode straight to series order)
Logline: Centers on two successful guys (Seth Green, Tommy Dewey) in their 30s who have their lives turned upside down when their nightmare dads unexpectedly move in with them.
Cast: Seth Green, Giovanni Ribisi Tommy Dewey (The Mindy Project), Brenda Song, Peter Riegert, Martin Mull, Tonita Castro (Go On), Vanessa Lachey Erin Pineda
Team: W/EP Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild (Ted); EP Seth MacFarlane; D Mark Cendrowski
Studio: 20th Television, Fuzzy Door Productions
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Enlisted*
Logline: Based on Kevin Biegel's relationship with his siblings, the comedy follows three very different brothers working together in the Army at a small base in Florida.
Cast: Geoff Stults, Angelique Cabral, Keith David, Chris Lowell (Private Practice), Parker Young (Suburgatory)
Team: W/EP Kevin Biegel (Cougar Town); EP Mike Royce (Men of a Certain Age); D Phil Traill
Studio: 20th Television
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Friends and Family*
Logline: Based on the BBC series Gavin & Stacey, friends and family are the best support and the worst nightmare when two very different lovers (Jason Ritter, Alexis Bledel) meet and try to make a long-distance relationship work.
Cast: Jason Ritter, Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls), Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle), Kurt Fuller, Kerri Kennedy, Dustin Ybarra, Ashlie Atkinson
Team: W/EP David Rosen (I Just Want My Pants Back); EP Steve Coogan, Jane Tranter, Julie Gardner, James Corden, Ruth Jones, Henry Normal; D Michael Patrick Jann
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, BBC Worldwide Productions, Baby Cow Productions
Format: Single-camera
Location: New York

The Gabriels* (formerly House Rules)
Logline: Centers on a neurotic family with contempt for all things normal that tries their best to fit into their small Midwest town where everyone knows each other and politeness reigns.
Cast: Rob Riggle, Angela Kinsey (The Office), Tim Meadows, River Alexander, Brooke Sorenson, Sara Sevigny
Team: W/EP Justin Hurwitz (FX's The League), Andrew Gurland (The Last Exorcism Part II); EP David Dobkin, Paul Young, Peter Principato; D/EP Jason Winer
Studio: 20th Television, Principato-Young
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

I Suck at Girls*
Logline: Based on Justin Halpern's book I Suck at Girls, it's a story about a boy becoming a man, and a man becoming a father, in a time before coming of age was something you could Google.
Cast: Christopher Meloni, Alex Kapp Horner, Connor Buckley, Claudia Lee, Kevin Hernandez, Tyler Foden
Team: W/EP Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker (S#*! My Dad Says); EP Bill Lawrence, Jeff Ingold; D Victor Nelli
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Doozer Productions
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

The untitled Bilsing-Graham and Kreamer project* -- (previously To My Future Assistant)
Logline: Based on the blog and upcoming book To My Assistant, by Lydia Whitlock, the comedy revolves around assistants at a big New York law firm who band together as a family to help each other cope with the obnoxious overbearing bosses who challenge their sanity on a daily basis.
Cast: Brittany Snow, Catherine O'Hara, Stephen Root (Boardwalk Empire), Joe Egender, Melissa Tang, Tone Bell, Jillian Bell (guest)
Team: W/EP Sherry Bilsing-Graham, Ellen Kreamer (Friends); EP Dan Lin, Jennifer Gwartz; D/EP Peyton Reed
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Lin Pictures
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Two Wrongs*
Logline: Two star-crossed lovers, Nick and Jenny (Pan Am's Kelli Garner, Jake Hoffman), must contend with Nick's family's strong dislike of Jenny, which is not helped by the fact that Jenny left Nick at the altar seven years ago.
Cast: Kelli Garner (Pan Am), Nicolas Wright, Jake Hoffman, Mimi Kennedy (Dharma & Greg), Gaby Hoffman, Fred Melamed, Ezequiel Stremiz
Team: W/EP Michelle Morgan (Girl Most Likely); EP Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope, Aaron Kaplan, Sean Perrone; D David Katzenberg
Studio: 20th Television, Chernin Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (previously the untitled Dan Goor/Mike Schur comedy)
Logline: Revolves around a diverse group of detectives at a New York precinct.
Cast: Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Stephanie Beatriz, Chelsea Peretti, Joe Lo Truglio
Team: W/EP Dan Goor, Mike Schur (Parks and Recreation); EP David Miner; P Andy Samberg; D Phil Lord, Chris Miller (21 Jump Street)
Studio: Universal Television, 3 Arts
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

DRAMA

Boomerang*
Logline: Focuses on the usual, everyday drama surrounding a family business run by parents Felicity Huffman and Anthony LaPaglia -- except this family is in the business of executing hits as assassins for the U.S. government.
Cast: Felicity Huffman, Anthony LaPaglia, Michael Stahl-David, Patrick Heusinger, Olivia Crocicchia (Rescue Me), Rosa Salazar, Stephanie Jacobsen (guest), S. Epatha Merkerson (guest), Jeff Ross (guest)
Team: W/EP: Davey Holmes (Shameless, Awake); EP John Wells, Andrew Stearn; EP/D Craig Brewer (pilot only)
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, John Wells Productions
Location: Los Angeles, Washington, D.C.

Delirium*
Logline: Based on best-selling trilogy about a world where love is deemed illegal and is able to be eradicated with a special procedure. With 95 days to go until her scheduled treatment, Lena Holoway (Emma Roberts) does the unthinkable: she falls in love.
Cast: Emma Roberts, Daren Kragasoff (Secret Life of the American Teenager), Billy Campbell (The Killing), Jeanine Mason, Michael Michele, Gregg Sulkin, Corey Reynolds, Brenda Koo, Melinda McGraw (guest)
Team: W/EP: Karyn Usher (Prison Break, Bones); EP Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope, Paul Mazur, Mitchell Kaplan; D Rodrigo Garcia
Studio: 20th Television, Chernin Entertainment
Location: Los Angeles

Gang Related*
Logline: A gang member (Ramon Rodriguez) sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department and rise through its ranks must balance his obligations to his crime family with an increasing sense of loyalty to his new "family" -- the SFPD's Gang Task Force.
Cast: Ramon Rodriguez (Charlie's Angels), RZA, Jay Hernandez, Sung Kang (Fast and Furious), Inbar Lavi, Cliff Curtis, Shantel VanSanten, Tom Berenger Terry O'Quinn
Team: W/EP Chris Morgan (Fast and Furious); EP Scott Rosenbaum, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo; EP/D Allen Hughes
Studio: 20th Television, Imagine Entertainment
Location: Los Angeles

Human* (previously the untitled Bad Robot/J.H. Wyman project)
Logline: An action-packed buddy cop drama, set in the near future, when all LAPD officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids.
Cast: Karl Urban, Michael Ealy (Common Law), Lili Taylor, Mackenzie Crook, Michael Irby, Minka Kelly, Mekia Cox (guest)
Team: W/EP J.H. Wyman (Fringe); EP J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk; co-EP Kathy Lingg, Reid Shane; co-EP/D Brad Anderson
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Bad Robot Productions
Location: Vancouver

The List*
Logline: When members of the Federal Witness Security Program start getting killed, U.S. Marshal Dan Shaker (Michael Pena) leads the hunt for the person who stole “the list” – a file with the identities of every member of the program.
Cast: Michael Pena (End of Watch), Richard T. Jones, Charity Wakefield, Jessica Szohr, Gary Cole, Tasmin Egerton, Hilarie Burton 
Team: W/EP: Paul Zbyszewski (Lost, Hawaii Five-0, Daybreak); EP/D Ruben Fleischer (Gangster Squad)
Studio: 20th Television
Location: Los Angeles

Rake*
Logline: Greg Kinnear stars as a brilliant but self-destructive criminal defense lawyer named Keegan Joye in a drama based on the Australian series of the same name.
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Miranda Otto, John Ortiz, Necar Zadegan, Bojana Novakovic, Tara Summers, David Harbour (guest star), Ian Colletti
Team: W/EP Peter Duncan (creator of the Australian version), Peter Tolan (Rescue Me); EP Michael Wimer (2012), Richard Roxburgh, Ian Collie; co-EP Greg Kinnear; D/EP Sam Raimi
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, Fedora Entertainment, Essential Media & Entertainment
Location: Los Angeles

Sleepy Hollow*
Logline: A modern-day supernatural thriller based on the legend of Sleepy Hollow starring British actor Tom Mison as Ichabod Crane.
Cast: Tom Mison (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen), Nicole Beharie (Shame), Orlando Jones, Katia Winter, John Cho (guest star)
Team: W/EP: Alex Kurtzman, Bob Orci (Fringe); W/Supervising producer: Phil Iscove; EP: Heather Kadin; D/EP Len Wiseman
Studio: 20th Television, K/O Paper Products
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina (pilot)

The Wild Blue -- pushed off-cycle
Logline: ER, The West Wing and Top Gun collide in this young ensemble about the working men and women on board a U.S. aircraft carrier. Equipped with a 500-foot landing strip, a nuclear reactor and 6000 souls on board, the drama is an upstairs/downstairs look at pressure-cooker lives of the U.S. Navy.
Cast: Will Rotthaar (Battle: Los Angeles), Gina Rodriguez, Josh Salatin (The Carrie Diaries), Alano Miller (Damages), Mykelti Williamson (Justified)
Team: W/co-EP Taylor Elmore (Justified); EP Graham Yost (Justified), Mark Johnson; co-EP: Melissa Bernstein; D/EP: Michael Dinner
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Location: Los Angeles

NBC

COMEDY

About a Boy
Logline: An adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel and the 2002 Hugh Grant feature film, it follows the relationship between a bachelor man-child (Bent's David Walton) and the young boy (1600 Penn's Benjamin Stockham) who moves in next door with his crazy, single mother (Minnie Driver).
Cast: David Walton, Minnie Driver, Benjamin Stockham (2nd position to NBC's 1600 Penn), Anjelah N. Johnson, Leslie Bibb (guest star), Al Madrigal
Team: W/EP Jason Katims (Parenthood), EP Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jane Rosenthal, Robert DeNiro; D Jon Favreau
Studio: Universal Television, True Jack Productions, Working Title Productions, Tribeca Productions
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Assistance
Logline: Based on Leslye Headland's play of the same name, the female-fronted comedy revolves around Nora, an idealistic assistant who attempts to find balance in her life while juggling the demands of a larger-than-life boss. The project is described as a fast-moving comedy centered on an idealistic "working girl" assistant who is pulled between her colleague ("work husband") and her real life fiancé while trying to manage a demanding (translation: crazy) boss.
Cast: Krysten Ritter (Apartment 23), Alfred Molina (2nd position to TNT's Monday Mornings), Zach Cregger (2nd position to NBC's Guys With Kids), Peter Cambor, Vinette Robinson
Team: W/EP Leslye Headland (Bachelorette); EP Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy, Owen Burke; P Krysten Ritter
Studio: Universal Television, Gary Sanchez Productions
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Brenda Forever
Logline: Stories from Brenda Miller's past and present are interwoven to give a unique portrait of how a chubby, awkward, but incredibly confident 13-year-old (Daija Owens) grew up to be a 31-year-old woman (The Office's Ellie Kemper) who still marches to the beat of her own drum.
Cast: Ellie Kemper, David Krumholtz (guest star in the pilot), Stephanie Weir, Da'vine Joy Randolph,  Daija Owens, Mandalynn Carlson, Lindsey Kraft (recurring), Daija Owens, David Bloom
Team: W/EP David Lampson, Andrew Leeds; EP Peter Tolan, Michael Wimer
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Fedora Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

The Donor Party -- pushed off-cycle
Logline: Comedy centering on a man trying to move to the next stage in life only to discover he's already there -- since he's got children from early life sperm donations. The kids belong to a widow trying to get life together and her lesbian neighbors.
Cast:
Team: W/EP Alex Schemmer (Community); EP Geyer Kosinski (Magic City)
Studio: Universal Television, Lionsgate, Media Talent Group
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Drop-Off* (previously The Gates)
Logline: Based on the British comedy of the same name, Gates revolves around the parents and staff who navigate the twice-daily social landmine that exists at the school drop-off gates of an elementary school.
Cast: Ken Marino, Aasif Mandvi, Greg Germann, Diana Maria Riva, Josh Grisetti, Justin Chon, Echo Kellum (guest star), Kathleen Rose Perkins, Christina Kirk, Kylie Rogers, Gunnar Sizemore, Diana Maria Riva, Stephen Guarino
Team: W/EP Cathy Yuspa, Josh Goldsmith ('Til Death, The King of Queens); EPs Aaron Kaplan, Laurence Bowen, Philip Clarke; D Marc Buckland
Studio: 20th Television, Kapital Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location:

Girlfriend in a Coma -- pushed off-cycle
Logline: After almost two decades, a 34-year-old woman wakes up from a coma to find out she has a 17-year-old daughter from a pregnancy she was unaware of when her life was put on hold. Based on a book by Douglas Coupland.
Cast: Christina Ricci, Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly), Daniel Stern, Ann Cusack
Team: EP/W: Liz Brixius (Nurse Jackie); EP Dick Wolf, Danielle Gelber, Peter Jankowski
Studio: Universal Television, Wolf Films
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Holding Patterns
Logline: Ensemble comedy about a group of friends whose lives completely change after they survive a plane crash.
Cast: Erinn Hayes Chyler Leigh (Grey's Anatomy), Robert Buckley Nelson Franklin (New Girl), Kate Lang Johnson, Humphrey Ker, Kimiko Glenn, Luka Jones (Up All Night)
Team: EP/W: Justin Spitzer (The Office); EP Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan
Studio: Universal Television, TBD Productions
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Joe & Joe & Jane*
Logline: The semi-autobiographical project centers on a conflict-avoidant children's book author caught in an ongoing tug of war between two needy, flawed people: his wife (Army Wives' Sally Pressman) and his co-author/best friend (Dave Annable); it's not about a couple, it's about a "trouple."
Cast: Dave Annable, Will Greenberg, Sally Pressman (Army Wives), Larry Wilmore (Daily Show), McKenna Grace, Lauren Lapkus, Asif Ali
Team: W/EP Joe Port, Joe Wiseman (New Girl); D Mark Cendrowski 
Studio: 20th Television
Format: Multicamera
Location:

Undateable
Logline: A young ensemble centering on a group of friends dubbed the "Undateables" whose lives are altered when a more confident character enters their world. Based on the book by Ellen Rakieten and Anne Coyle.
Cast: Chris D'Elia (2nd position to NBC's Whitney), Brent Morin, Matthew Wilkas, Rick Glassman, Ron Funches, Briga Heelan (guest star) Aly Michalka, Bianca Kajlich
Team: W/EP Adam Sztykiel (Due Date); EP Bill Lawrence, Jeff Ingold
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Doozer Productions
Format: Multicamera
Location:

The Family Guide -- formerly untitled DJ Nash
Logline: A son who idolizes his blind father and is bemused by his mother’s (Parker Posey) newfound adolescence watches his family come closer together post-divorce. Loosely based on Nash's life.
Cast: Parker Posey, J.K. Simmons, Harold Perrineau, Eli Baker, Ava Deluca-Verley, Lance Lim
Team: EP/W: DJ Nash (Up All Night); EP Jason Bateman, Jim Garavente; D David Schwimmer
Studio: Universal Television, Aggregate Films
Format: Single-camera
Location:

Downtowners (previoiusly untitled Greg Daniels/Robert Padnick)
Logline: Revolves around the trials and tribulations of dating in your 20s as told through a group of friends. Bright-eyed and vulnerable Matthew Hirsch (Mike Castle) is ready to find love, but needs the help of his three best friends to survive the labyrinth of mind games and human suffering that is dating in your early 20s.
Cast: Mike Castle Josh Rabinowitz, Adhir Kalyan (Rules of Engagement), Eric Andre (Apartment 23), Ellen Woglom
Team: W/EP Robert Padnick (The Office); EP Greg Daniels, Tracy Katsky, Howard Klein
Studio: Universal Television, Deedle Dee Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Mulaney (previously the untitled John Mulaney/Lorne Michaels comedy)
Logline: An ensemble comedy that is created, written by and starring stand-up comedian John Mulaney based loosely on his life.
Cast: John Mulaney, Nasim Pedrad, Martin Short, Elliott Gould, Seaton Smith, Griffin Newman, Jimmy Fallon (cameo in the pilot)
Team: W/EP John Mulaney; EP Lorne Michaels; Andrew Singer; Dave Becky; David Miner
Studio: Universal Television, Broadway Video, 3 Arts
Format: Multicamera
Location: 

The Michael J. Fox Show -- ordered straight to series
Logline: Inspired by the former Family Ties actor's life, Fox stars as a husband and father of three from New York City dealing with family, career and challenges -- including Parkinson's disease -- as he goes back to work as a news anchor.
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad), Katie Finneran (Wonderfalls), Wendell Pierce (Treme), Ana Nogueira, Conor Romero, Juliette Goglia, Jack Gore
Team: W/EP Sam Laybourne, EP Michael J. Fox, Richard Schwartz, EP/D Will Gluck; co-EP Richard Schwartz
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, Olive Bridge
Format: Single-camera
Location: New York

Mr. Robinson (previously untitled Owen Ellickson & Craig Robinson comedy)
Logline: Centers on a talented musician (The Office's Craig Robinson) who adjusts to his new life as a middle school music teacher, where he maneuvers precocious kids, teacher politics and the temptations of single moms.
Cast: Craig Robinson, Larenz Tate, Jean Smart, Amanda Lund, Jane Adams (Hung), Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games), Steve Little
Team: W/EP Owen Ellickson (The Office); EP Greg Daniels, Tracy Katsky, Howard Klein, Mark Schulman, P Craig Robinson
Studio: Universal Television, Deedle-Dee Productions, 3 Arts
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Sean Saves the World (previously untitled Victor Fresco/Sean Hayes project)
Logline: Centers on Sean (Hayes), a guy who must figure out how to parent his 14-year-old daughter -- who just moved in -- while juggling a temperamental new boss at work.
Cast: Sean Hayes, Thomas Lennon, Echo Kellum, Linda Lavin, Lindsay Sloane, Samantha Isler, Vik Sahay (guest)
Team: W/EP Victor Fresco (Better Off Ted); EP Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner; D Jim Burrows
Studio: Universal Television, Hazy Mills
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Welcome to the Family
Logline: Cultures collide when a white family and a Latino family are bonded together by their children who fall in love followed quickly by an unplanned pregnancy. 
Cast: Mike O'Malley, Mary McCormack, Richardo Chavira (Desperate Housewives), Ella Rae Peck, Aramis Knight, Justina Machado, Joey Haro
Team: W/EP Mike Sikowitz (Rules of Engagement)
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

DRAMA

The Night Shift* (previously titled After Hours)
Logline: An ensemble medical show following Army doctors working the late shift at a San Antonio Hospital.
Cast: Brigid Brannagh, Eoin Macken, Freddy Rodriguez, Jeananne Goossen, Jill Flint, Ken Leung, Robert Bailey Jr., Brendan Fehr, J.R. Lemon
Team: W/EP Gabe Sachs, Jeff Judah (Life as We Know It); EP/D Pierre Morel
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, Sachs/Judah Productions
Location: New Mexico

Believe
Logline: An unlikely relationship develops between a young girl named Bo (Johnny Sequoyah) with a gift and a man named Tate (Jake McLaughlin) sprung from prison who has been tasked with protecting her from the evil elements that hunt her power.
Cast: Jake McLaughlin (Savages), Kyle MacLachlan, Delroy Lindo (The Chicago Code), Sienna Guillory (Resident Evil), Jamie Chung (Once Upon a Time), Johnny Sequoyah, Arian Moayed
Team: W/EP Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Mark Friedman (The Forgotten); EP J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Bad Robot
Location: New York

The Blacklist
Logline: The world's most wanted criminal mysteriously turns himself in and offers to give up everyone he has ever worked with.  His only condition is he will only work with a newly minted FBI agent (Megan Boone) with whom he seemingly has no connection.
Cast: James Spader, Megan Boone, Ryan Eggold (90210), Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix, Ilfenesh Hadera
Team: W/EP Jon Bokenkamp (Perfect Stranger); EP/Showrunner John Eisendrath (Alias); EP John Fox, John Davis
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, Davis Entertainment
Location:  New York

Bloodline
Logline: A contemporary pulp thriller that revolves around an orphaned young girl named Bird Benson (Skyler Samuels), who because of an accident of birth is caught in the struggle between two warring families of mercenaries and killers. Mentored by a Chinese man, Bird has to accept the quest to find and defeat her mother in mortal combat if she is to ever lead a normal life.
Cast: KaDee Strickland (Private Practice), Tom Everett Scott, Skyler Samuels (The Nine Lives of Chloe King), Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad), Chris Zylka (The Secret Circle), Tzi Ma
Team: W/EP David Granziano (Awake, Terra Nova), EP/D Peter Berg, EP Sarah Aubrey
Studio: Universal, Film 44
Location:

Chicago Fire spinoff
Logline: The potential spinoff will air as a back-door pilot this season centering on the Chicago police department.Cast: Tania Raymonde, Scott Eastwood, Kelly Blatz, Melissa Sagemiller, Jon Seda (likely to head to the spinoff)
Team: W/EP Derek Haas, Michael Brandt; EP Dick Wolf; D Joe Chappelle
Studio: Universal Television, Wolf Films

Hatfields & McCoys
Logline: Set in present-day Pittsburgh, a startling death reignites the feud between these two legendary families. Unleashing decades of resentment, the blue-collar McCoys will put the Hatfields' wealth and power at risk as they go to war for control of the city.
Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Virginia Madsen, James Remar (Dexter), Annie Ilonzeh (Charlie's Angels), Patrick Flueger, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, Nick Westrate, Luciana Carro
Team: W/EP John Glenn (Eagle Eye); EP Charlize Theron, AJ Dix, Dawn Olmstead, Beau Flynn; D Michael Mayer (Smash)
Studio: ABC Studios, Denver & Delilah, Tower Hill, Beau Flynn Productions, Grady Girl
Location: Boston

Victor* (previously titled I Am Victor)
Logline: Based on author Jo Nesbo's upcoming book, the drama is described as House revolving around a high-powered divorce attorney named Victor Port with a unique view of relationships.  
Cast: John Stamos, Lorenza Izzo, Terry Kinney, Matthew Lillard, Megan Dodds, McKaley Miller, Angela Sarafyan, Josh Zuckerman, Kosha Patel, Valin Shinyei
Team: W/EP Mark Goffman (The West Wing, Studio 60), EP Katie Jacobs (House), Daniel Rappaport, Meghan Lyvers, Jo Nesbo, Nicolas Salomonsson
Studio: Universal Television
Location:

Ironside
Logline: A remake of the 1960s series that starred Raymond Burr. The reboot stars Blair Underwood as a tough, sexy but acerbic police detective relegated to a wheelchair after a shooting who, hardly limited by his disability, he pushes and prods his hand-picked team to solve the most difficult cases in the city.
Cast: Blair Underwood, Spencer Grammer, Brent Sexton (The Killing), Pablo Schreiber (Lights Out), Neal Bledsoe, Kenneth Choi
Team: W/EP Michael Caleo (rescue Me, The Sopranos); EP David Semel (No Ordinary Family), Teri Weinberg, John Davis, Jon Fox
Studio: Universal Television, Davis Entertainment, Yellow Brick Road
Location:

The Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives*
Logline: Secrets and lies within a tightly woven group of three couples and their families in the idyllic community of Saddle Hills, Calif.
Cast: James Tupper, Jesse L. Martin, Laura Allen, Martin Henderson, Nicole Ari Parker, Olivia Luccardi, Perry Reeves, Jake Miller
Team: W/EP Sascha Penn (Imagination Movers), EPs Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman; co-EP KristieAnne Reed; co-EP/D Mark Pellington
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Jerry Bruckheimer TV
Location:

The Sixth Gun
Logline: Based on the best-selling Oni Press graphic novel, this supernatural Western follows the story of six mythical guns, each with its own other-worldly powers.
Cast: Michiel Huisman (Treme, Nashville), Elena Santine, Laura Ramsey (Ruins), Graham McTavish, Aldis Hodge, W. Earl Brown, Pedro Pascal, James LeGros, Chin Han
Team: W Ryan Condal; EP/showrunner Carlton Cuse (Lost); EP Eric Gitter, Andy Borne
Studio: Universal Television, Oni Press
Location: New Mexico

Crisis* (previously untitled Rand Ravich)
Logline: When Washington's most powerful players are pulled into an international conspiracy, an unlikely puppeteer will bring everyone from CEOs to The President of the United States to their knees by threatening the things they hold most dear. 
Cast: Dermot Mulroney, Max Martini, Gillian Anderson, Rachael Taylor, Stevie Lynn Jones, Halston Sage (How to Rock), Lance Gross (House of Payne), Joshua Erenberg, Max Schneider, Michael Beach, James Lafferty, Max Martini
Team: W/EP: Rand Ravich (Life); EP Far Shariat
Studio: 20th Television
Location:

Wonderland  -- pushed off-cycle
Logline: The modern-set follow-up to Lewis Carroll's Alice revolves around Clara, whose life took an unexplained turn for the worse seven years ago. A mysterious stranger tells her there may be an explanation after all ... that lies in the fantastical world of Wonderland. Determined to revive her dreams and get her life back on track, Clara agrees to wage war against the reigning but malevolent Queen, the woman we once knew as Alice.
Team: W Whit Anderson; EP Anthony Zuiker (CSI), Matt Weinberg, JoAnn Alfano, Margaret Riley
Studio: Universal Television, Dare to Pass, Brillstein Entertainment
Location: 

* Indicates series regular roles completed.

Compiled by Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com

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