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Joss Whedon is taking his talents back to the small screen. The “Avengers” director and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator is set to executive produce a half-hour comedy series at Freeform, a spokesperson for the Disney-owned network tells TheWrap.
The project, currently in development, has the working title of “Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective” and comes from creators Siobhan Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale. It is a dark comedy that centers around the titular Pippa Smith, a 20-something who played a former kid sleuth on TV, as she deals with relationships, addiction and being too dang old for the detecting game.
In every episode, Pippa solves a new case, while unraveling a larger mystery and attempting to navigate her messy personal life.
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Drysdale and Thompson penned the script. Whedon, the”Justice League” reshoot director, and Drysdale will executive produce, with Thompson serving as co-executive producer. Drew Buckley, Jillian Vogel and Sam Reich will also executive produce under Electus’ Big Breakfast banner.
Back in February, Whedon stepped down as the director on Warner Bros. and DC Films’ upcoming “Batgirl,” after realizing he “didn’t have a story” for the flick.
“Batgirl is such an exciting project, and Warners/DC such collaborative and supportive partners, that it took me months to realize I really didn’t have a story,” Whedon told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement. Whedon added, “I’m grateful to Geoff and Toby and everyone who was so welcoming when I arrived, and so understanding when I… uh, is there a sexier word for ‘failed’?”
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Whedon has served as a core creative force behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe as director of “The Avengers” and its 2015 sequel, “Age of Ultron.” He also had a hand in Marvel’s expansion to television by co-creating the ABC series “Agents of SHIELD” in 2013.
His other TV credits include “Firefly,” “Angel” and “Dollhouse.”
Variety first reported the news.
Summer TV Premiere Dates: Every New and Returning Show (Photos)
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Find out when the most hotly anticipated new shows and your old favorites return this summer. We'll keep updating this gallery as more shows are announced.
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Showtime
"I'm Dying Up Here" (Showtime) Sunday, May 6 at 10 p.m.
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Starz
"Sweetbitter" (Starz) Sunday, May 6 at 8:30 p.m.
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Starz
"Vida" (Starz) Sunday, May 6 at 8 p.m.
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Netflix
"Safe" (Netflix) Thursday, May 10
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Hulu
"All Night" (Hulu) Friday, May 11
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Showtime
"Patrick Melrose" (Showtime) Saturday, May 12 at 9 p.m.
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PBS
"Little Women" (PBS) Sunday, May 13 at 8 p.m.
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Netflix
"13 Reasons Why" (Netflix) Friday, May 18
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Netflix
"Fauda" (Netflix) Thursday, May 24
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Amazon
"Picnic at Hanging Rock" (Amazon) Friday, May 25
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ABC
"The Bachelorette" (ABC) Monday, May 28 at 8 p.m.
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History
"Six" (History) Monday, May 28 at 10 p.m.
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WGN America
"100 Code" (WGN America) Tuesday, May 19 at 10 p.m.
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NBC
"America's Got Talent" (NBC) Tuesday, May 29 at 8 p.m.
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TNT
"Animal Kingdom" (TNT) Tuesday, May 29 at 9 p.m.
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Fox
"Beat Shazam" (Fox) Tuesday, May 29 at 8 p.m.
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Fox
"Love Connection" (Fox) Tuesday, May 29 at 9 p.m.
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OWN
"Queen Sugar" (OWN) Tuesday, May 29 at 10 p.m.
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NBC
"World of Dance" (NBC) Tuesday, May 29 at 10 p.m.
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NBC
"American Ninja Warrior" (NBC) Wednesday, May 30 at 8 p.m.
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Fox
"MasterChef" (Fox) Wednesday, May 30 at 10 p.m.
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NBC
"Reverie" (NBC) Wednesday, May 30 at 10 p.m.
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Netflix
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) Wednesday, May 30
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FX
"Pose" (FX) Sunday, June 3 at 9 p.m.
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HBO
"Succession" (HBO) Sunday, June 3 at 10 p.m.
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AMC
"Dietland" (AMC) Monday, June 4 at 9 p.m.
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Fox
"So You Think You Can Dance" (Fox) Monday, June 4 at 8 p.m.
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CW
"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (CW) Monday, June 4 at 9 p.m.
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AMC
"Humans" (AMC) Tuesday, June 5 at 10 p.m.
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TV Land
"Teachers" (TV Land) Tuesday, June 5 at 10:30 p.m.
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TV Land
"Younger" (TV Land) Tuesday, June 5 at 10 p.m.
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Audience Network
"Condor" (Audience) Wednesday, June 6 at 10 p.m.
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Paramount Network
"American Woman" (Paramount) Thursday, June 7 at 10 p.m.
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Fox
"The Four" (Fox) Thursday, June 7 at 8 p.m.
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Freeform
"Marvel's Cloak & Dagger" (Freeform) Thursday, June 7 at 8 p.m.
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CMT
"Nashville" (CMT) Thursday, June 7 at 9 p.m.
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Disney
"Big Hero 6: The Series" (Disney) Saturday, June 9 at 9 a.m.
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ABC
"The $100,000 Pyramid" (ABC) Sunday, June 10 at 9 p.m.
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ABC
"Celebrity Family Feud" (ABC) Sunday, June 10 at 8 p.m.
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TNT
"Claws" (TNT) Sunday, June 10 at 9 p.m.
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ABC
"To Tell the Truth" (ABC) Sunday, June 10 at 10 p.m.
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Freeform
"The Bold Type" (Freeform) Tuesday, June 12
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"Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back" (Fox) Wednesday, June 13 at 9 p.m.
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Bravo
"Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" (Bravo) Thursday, June 14 at 10 p.m.
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NBC
"Marlon" (NBC) Thursday, June 14 at 9 p.m.
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CBS All Access
"Strange Angel" (CBS All Access) Thursday, June 14
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Amazon
"Goliath" (Amazon) Friday, June 15
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Showtime
"The Affair" (Showtime) Sunday, June 17 at 9 p.m.
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Epix
"Deep State" (Epix) Sunday, June 17 at 9 p.m.
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NBC
"Shades of Blue" (NBC) Sunday, June 17 at 10 p.m.
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Comedy Central
"Drunk History" (Comedy Central) Tuesday, June 19 at 10 p.m.
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Paramount Network
"Yellowstone" (Paramount) Wednesday, June 20 at 9 p.m.
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Freeform
"Young & Hungry" (Freeform) Wedneday, June 20 at 8 p.m.
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Comedy Central
"Detroiters" (Comedy Central) Thursday, June 21 at 10 p.m.
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ABC
"The Gong Show" (ABC) Thursday, June 21 at 8 p.m.
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USA
"Queen of the South" (USA) Thursday, June 21 at 9 p.m.
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USA
"Shooter" (USA) Thursday, June 21 at 10 p.m.
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Netflix
"Marvel's Luke Cage" (Netflix) Friday, June 22
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AMC
"Preacher" (AMC) Sunday, June 24 at 10 p.m.
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CW
"Penn & Teller: Fool Us" (CW) Monday, June 25 at 8 p.m.
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Netflix
"GLOW" (Netflix) Friday, June 29
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CW
"Masters of Illusion" (CW) Friday, June 29 at 8 p.m.
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Starz
"Power" (Starz) Sunday, July 1 at 9 p.m.
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Netflix
"Sacred Games" (Netflix) Friday, July 6
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Paramount Network
"Heathers" (Paramount) Tuesday, July 10 at 10 p.m.
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"The Outpost" (CW) Tuesday, July 10 at 8 p.m.
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"Burden of Truth" (CW) Wednesday, July 11 at 8 p.m.
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Hulu
"Harlots" (Hulu) Wednesday, July 11
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"The HollywoodPuppet Show" (Fuse) Tuesday, July 17 at 10:30 p.m.Fuse
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USA
"Suits" (USA) Wednesday, July 18 at 9 p.m.
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FX
"Snowfall" (FX) Thursday, July 19 at 10 p.m.
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NBC
"Trial & Error: Lady, Killer" (NBC) Thursday, July 19 at 9 p.m.
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Syfy
"Wynonna Earp" (Syfy) Friday, July 20 at 9 p.m.
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Syfy
"Killjoys" (Syfy) Friday, July 20 at 10 p.m.
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Cinemax
"Outcast" (Cinemax) Friday, July 20 at 10 p.m.
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Hulu
"Castle Rock" (Hulu) Wednesday, July 25
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Pop TV
"Swedish Dicks" (Pop) Thursday, July 26
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Hulu
"Casual" (Hulu) Tuesday, July 31
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USA
"The Sinner" (USA) Wednesday, August 1
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Audience Network
"Mr. Mercedes" (Audience) Wedneday, August 22 at 10 p.m.
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Netflix
"The Innocents" (Netflix) Friday, August 24
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Amazon
"Jack Ryan" (Amazon) Friday, August 31
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