It’s pilot season — when broadcast networks decide which of dozens of prospective shows should become full-fledged series.
TheWrap’s complete network pilot guide will keep you up to speed on the status of every project under consideration by ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC. In cases where they’ve already ordered a show to series, we’ll say so.
Check back often for regular updates.
ABC: Comedy / Drama
CBS: Comedy / Drama
The CW: Drama
Fox: Comedy / Drama
NBC: Comedy / Drama
ABC COMEDY
HAPPY ACCIDENT
Writer(s): Jon Pollack, Abraham Higginbotham
Director: Kat Coiro
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/ABC Studios
Logline: Two Pittsburgh families — a father with three adult daughters, and a hotel lounge singer with her med student son — are forced together after a decades-old secret is revealed. (Single camera)
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ABC DRAMA
THE HYPNOTIST’S LOVE STORY
Writer(s): Katie Wech
Producer(s): Heather Graham; David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Laurie Zaks of Mandeville Television; Liane Moriarty
Studio: ABC Studios
Logline: After a string of failed romances, successful hypnotherapist Ellen is optimistic about her current boyfriend. But then he reveals a disturbing truth: a stalker ex-girlfriend (Graham) has been following him for years. Ellen finds herself intrigued – and oddly thrilled by the stalker, entirely unaware that they’ve already met. Based on the bestselling book by Liane Moriarty (Big Little Lies).
Cast: Heather Graham
NYPD BLUE
Writer(s): Matt Olmstead, Nick Wootton
Producer(s): Dayna Bocho
Director: Jesse Bocho
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/ABC Studios
Logline: The return of NYPD Blue follows Andy Sipowicz’s son, Theo, as he tries to earn his detective shield and work in the 15th squad while investigating his father’s murder.
Cast: Alona Tai, Kim Delaney, Bill Brochtrup
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CBS COMEDY
BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA
Writer(s): Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, Al Higgins, Gina Yashere
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Logline: After having a heart attack, a man falls in love with his Nigerian nurse and sets his sights on getting her to give him a chance. (Multi-camera)
Cast: Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, Christine Ebersole, Maribeth Monroe, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Matt Jones
THE STORY OF US
Writer(s): Mike Royce
Producer(s): Nick Stoller, Conor Welch
Studio: Sony Pictures Television/CBS Television Studios
Logline: A story told through interviews and vignettes spanning 10 years, about how an unlikely couple becomes an unlikely family. (Hybrid)
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CBS DRAMA
EVIL
Writer(s): Robert King & Michelle King
Producer(s): Liz Glotzer
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Logline: A series about the battle between science and religion, EVIL focuses on a skeptical female clinical psychologist who joins a priest-in-training and a blue-collar contractor as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there’s a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.
SURVEILLANCE
Writer(s): David C. White
Producer(s): Matt Reeves
Director: Patricia Riggen
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/CBS Television Studios.
Logline: A spy thriller about around the head of communications for the NSA, a charming operative who finds her loyalties torn between protecting the government’s secrets and her own.
Cast: Sophia Bush, Dennis Haysbert, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Matthew Modine, Allen Leech, Raphael Acloque
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CW Drama
BATWOMAN
Writer(s): Caroline Dries
Producer(s): Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Geoff Johns
Director: David Nutter
Studio: Warner Bros. Television
Logline: Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence. But don’t call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope.
Cast: Ruby Rose
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FOX COMEDY
BLESS THE HARTS — ordered straight-to-series
Writer(s): Emily Spivey
Producer(s): Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Seth Cohen, Kristen Wiig
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Logline: BLESS THE HARTS follows a group of Southerners who are always broke as a joke, and struggling for the American dream of status and wealth. What they don’t realize is that they’re already rich, in friends, family and laughter. (Animated)
Cast: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, Ike Barinholtz
DUNCANVILLE — ordered straight-to-series
Writer(s): Mike Scully & Julie Scully
Producer(s): Amy Poehler, Dave Becky
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/Universal Television
Logline: DUNCANVILLE follows Duncan, a spectacularly average 15-year-old boy, along with his friends and family. His high-strung mom, Annie, constantly is trying to prevent her son from ruining his life.
VOICES: Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Wiz Khalifa
HAPPY ACCIDENT
Writer(s): Jon Pollack, Abraham Higginbotham
Director: Kat Coiro
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/ABC Studios
Logline: Two Pittsburgh families — a father with three adult daughters, and a hotel lounge singer with her med student son — are forced together after a decades-old secret is revealed. (Single camera)
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FOX DRAMA
FILTHY RICH
Writer/Director: Tate Taylor
Producer(s): Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, John Norris
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Logline: A Southern Gothic dramedy revolving around two strong, sharp women who will go to any length to protect their loved ones and get their due. When the wealthy CEO of the world’s largest Christian network dies in a plane crash, his wife and adult children are stunned to discover he has grown, illegitimate kids who are also in his will. When the steel azalea matriarch of the family tries to pay them to go away, these newly legitimized heirs have very different ideas and insist on not only staying in town, but becoming part of the family empire.
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NBC COMEDY
LIKE MAGIC
Writer(s): Bridget Kyle & Vicky Luu
Producer(s): Matt Hubbard, Kelly Pancho
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Studio: Universal Television
Logline: A workplace comedy that follows an optimistic young woman pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace. (Single camera)
SAVING KENAN
Writer(s): Jackie Clarke
Producer(s): Kenan Thompson, Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer
Studio: Universal Television
Logline: Kenan Thompson stars as a newly widowed dad determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law become more involved in their lives. (Single camera)
Cast: Kenan Thompson
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NBC DRAMA
BLUFF CITY LAW (W.T.)
Writer(s): Dean Georgaris
Producer(s): David Janollari, Michael Aguliar
Studio: Universal Television
Logline: A character-driven legal drama that follows the lawyers of an elite Memphis law firm that specializes in the most controversial landmark civil rights cases. Led by legendary lawyer Elijah Strait and his brilliant daughter, Sydney Keller, they take on the toughest David-and-Goliath cases while navigating their complicated relationship.
COUNCIL OF DADS
Writer(s): Tony Phelan & Joan Rater
Producer(s): Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed, James Oh, Bruce Feiler
Studio: Universal Television
Logline: Based on Bruce Feiler’s memoir of the same name, the drama revolves around a father whose life is thrown into upheaval when he is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Facing his morality, he and his wife assemble a group of friends to support his family and guide them through life’s challenges.
EMERGENCE
Writer(s): Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters
Producer(s): Robert Atwood
Director: Paul McGuigan
Studio: ABC Studios
Logline: A character-driven genre thriller that centers around a sheriff who takes in a young child that she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child’s identity is at the center of it all.
LAW & ORDER: HATE CRIMES — ordered straight-to-series
Producer(s): Dick Wolf, Warren Leight, Peter Jankowski, Arthur Forney, Michael Chernuchin, Julie Martin, Mariska Hargitay, Alex Chapple
Studio: Universal Television
Logline: Based on the real-life Hate Crimes Task Force within the New York Police Department. The unit works under the Special Victims Unit (the basis for SVU) within the department and often borrows SVU detectives for help with investigations.
LINCOLN
Writer(s): VJ Boyd, Mark Bianculli
Producer(s): Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan
Studio: Sony Pictures Television/Universal Television
Logline: Based on the internationally bestselling book series, “Lincoln” follows legendary forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme, who was seriously injured during his hunt for the diabolic serial killer known as the Bone Collector. Called back into action when the killer re-emerges, Lincoln forms a unique partnership with Amelia Sachs, a young beat cop who helps him hunt the deadly mastermind while also taking on the most high-profile cases in the NYPD.
PRISM
Writer/Director: Daniel Barnz
Producer(s): Carol Mendelsohn, Julie Weitz, Ben Barnz
Studio: Universal Television
Logline: A provocative exploration of a murder trial in which every episode is told through the perspective of a different key person involved. Each new version of the facts ratchets up the mystery and the suspense, calling into question everything we have seen so far and asking is the right person on trial? Driven by an ensemble of complicated characters, the show lets the audience ask if truth matters less than who can tell the most compelling story.
ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST
Writer(s): Austin Winsberg
Producer(s): Jesse Henderson, Kim Tannenbaum, Eric Tannenbaum, Jason Wang
Director: Paul Feig
Logline: An innovative musical dramedy about a whip-smart but socially awkward girl in her late 20s who is suddenly able to hear the innermost thoughts of people around her as songs and even big musical numbers that they perform just for her. With this new ability at her disposal, she is able to use her “gift” to not only help herself understand people in her life, but also to help others around her.
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