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CBS Adapting British 'Bake Off' Series

October 17, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 34 weeks ago

Baking competition series based on "The Great British Bake-Off" will premiere next year

  

Frank Darabont's 'L.A. Noir' Picked up to Series

October 17, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 34 weeks ago

Series about battle between the LAPD and the mob receives six-episode order

  

Fox Hooks Up With 'Divorce Hotel' at MIPCOM

October 9, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 36 weeks ago

"Divorce Hotel" will help couples end their marriages in the quickest possible manner that doesn't involve a gun and a shovel

  

J.J. Abrams Lands 'Adulting' Comedy With Fox

October 9, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 36 weeks ago

J.J. Abrams will executive-produce comedy that's based on an upcoming guide to being a modern grown-up

  

CBS Developing Melting-Pot Family Comedy for Axis of Evil Comedian

October 8, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 36 weeks ago

Axis of Evil comedian Maz Jobrani will star as a Persian-American man with an Irish-American wife -- and a mother and father-in-law who are reluctant to accept it

  

Reese Witherspoon to Executive-Produce 'Great Expectations' Revamp for the CW

October 8, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 36 weeks ago

Retelling of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations" will place the action in San Francisco

  

'Desperate Housewives' Showrunner, 'Grey's Anatomy' EP Sell Family Drama to ABC

October 5, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 36 weeks ago

Project will revolve around three diverse families with a common biological father

  

M. Night Shyamalan's 'Lost Horizon' Project Lands With NBC

October 4, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 36 weeks ago

M. Night Shyamalan's drama, set in an East Coast fishing village, will be penned by "Eagle Eye" writer John Glenn

  

Baz Luhrmann Signs Overall Deal With Sony Pictures Television

September 24, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 38 weeks ago

"The Great Gatsby" director Baz Luhrmann will develop projects for broadcast and cable under two-year agreement

  

Guillermo del Toro's 'Strain' Vampire Saga Nears Pilot Order at FX

September 20, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 38 weeks ago

"Pacific Rim" director Guillermo del Toro would direct, co-write and executive-produce the project based on his trilogy of novels

  

'House' Creator David Shore's Legal Pilot Lands at ABC

September 18, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 39 weeks ago

New project from David Shore revolves around a low-rent but street-savvy lawyer

  

'Cloverfield' Director Matt Reeves Signs Overall Deal With 20th TV

September 18, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 39 weeks ago

Under new agreement, Matt Reeves will write and create his own projects, plus supervise other drama projects

  

'Homeland' EP Howard Gordon Sells Superhero Script to Fox

September 17, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 39 weeks ago

Project will center around a young woman who develops a vigilante persona after her detective father is coerced into working for a corrupt head of Internal Affairs

  

'The Master': What Critics Are Saying About Paul Thomas Anderson's Drama

September 14, 2012 By Brent Lang 39 weeks ago

"The Master," a film about a religion with a strong whiff of Scientology, is finding supports from the critics

  

Toronto Film Fest: Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' Goes to Lionsgate

September 11, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 40 weeks ago

Joss Whedon, who directed the blockbuster hit "The Avengers," retells the Shakespeare classic in black and white

  

Michael Bay Occult Crime Drama Gets Pilot Order From A&E

September 11, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 40 weeks ago

Pilot will revolve around a damaged FBI agent and his partner solving cases for occult crimes unit

  

Angela Bassett Legal Drama Gets Commitment From NBC

September 7, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 40 weeks ago

Bassett is attached to star in project about two female attorneys in a powerful New York law firm

  

Jerry Bruckheimer Pilot, Two Others Picked Up by TNT

September 7, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 40 weeks ago

Jerry Bruckheimer's "Trooper" is joined by "King and Maxwell" and "Legends" in trio of pilot pickups

  

Jon Favreau Lands Divorce Comedy Script With NBC

September 7, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 40 weeks ago

"Iron Man" director Jon Favreau will executive-produce project about newly single father re-adjusting to the dating world

  

Ryan Reynolds Gambling Comedy Gets Pilot Deal at Fox

September 6, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 40 weeks ago

"Green Arrow" star Ryan Reynolds will executive-produce "All In" through his DarkFire TV company

  

'Fringe' Producer in Talks for Futuristic Cop Drama for Fox

September 5, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 40 weeks ago

Joel Wyman will write and executive produce pilot about human-android police partners; J.J. Abrams will also executive-produce

  

Chuck Lorre Signs New Deal With WB That Includes Features

September 5, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 40 weeks ago

"Two and a Half Men" boss will expand to the big screen under four-year agreement

  

Dick Wolf Adapting British Series 'Injustice' for NBC

September 4, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 41 weeks ago

"Injustice," which will be written by "Friday Night Lights" alum David Hudgins, centers on a conflicted defense attorney

  

'Beverly Hills Cop' Pilot Lands at CBS

September 4, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 41 weeks ago

Eddie Murphy will appear in the drama pilot based on his "Beverly Hills" movies, with "The Shield" creator Shawn Ryan writing and serving as showrunner

  

'The Good Wife' Creators Developing Military Drama With Showtime

August 29, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 41 weeks ago

The drama, which will be executive-produced by Ridley Scott, centers on a pair of sisters from L.A. who move to Israel

  

Vera Farmiga Joins A&E's 'Psycho' Prequel

August 27, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 42 weeks ago

"Up in the Air" star Vera Farmiga will play the mother of young Norman Bates

  
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