The Roku Channel is breaking out their wreaths. The streaming platform announced two new holiday projects to their lineup.
“How to Fall in Love by the Holidays,” led by Teri Hatcher, follows a writer-turned-ceo who must write a column about love in time for the holidays. Things become more complicated, thanks to the handsome photographer working alongside her.
The Reel One Entertainment film is executive produced by Tom Berry, Suzanne Chapman, Breanne Hartley, Louisa Cadywould, Sebastian Battro and Laurence Braun, written by Ansley Gordon and directed by Michael Kennedy. The movie streams on Friday, November 3.
The Holiday Shift
Roku will also debut a five-episode holiday series titled “The Holiday Shift,” from CBS Studios and Fulwell73. The show follows intersecting love stories of employees at a mall working during the holiday rush. Varun Saranga, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Devyn Nekoda, Nadine Bhabha, Brielle Robillard, Michael Delleva, Sarah Levy and Jon Dore star.
Tommy Johnagin,...
“How to Fall in Love by the Holidays,” led by Teri Hatcher, follows a writer-turned-ceo who must write a column about love in time for the holidays. Things become more complicated, thanks to the handsome photographer working alongside her.
The Reel One Entertainment film is executive produced by Tom Berry, Suzanne Chapman, Breanne Hartley, Louisa Cadywould, Sebastian Battro and Laurence Braun, written by Ansley Gordon and directed by Michael Kennedy. The movie streams on Friday, November 3.
The Holiday Shift
Roku will also debut a five-episode holiday series titled “The Holiday Shift,” from CBS Studios and Fulwell73. The show follows intersecting love stories of employees at a mall working during the holiday rush. Varun Saranga, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Devyn Nekoda, Nadine Bhabha, Brielle Robillard, Michael Delleva, Sarah Levy and Jon Dore star.
Tommy Johnagin,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Ilana Glazer is in talks to star in and executive produce a comedy series currently in the works at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.
The series is titled “The Suck” and hails from writer and executive producer Ally Israelson. The show asks the question “What if the last year on earth was the best year of your life?” It follows Lydia (Glazer) to London, in search of an other-worldly end. it is further described as the upside of apocalypse, because when the things that have always mattered cease to matter, how fun would that be?
Along with Israelson and Glazer, the series is executive produced by Fulwell 73’s Leo Pearlman, Jeff Grosvenor and Saskia Schuster, as well as Range Media Partner’s Susie Fox.
Glazer is best known for co-creating and co-starring in the hit Comedy Central series “Broad City.” The show aired for five seasons and was critically acclaimed throughout its run.
The series is titled “The Suck” and hails from writer and executive producer Ally Israelson. The show asks the question “What if the last year on earth was the best year of your life?” It follows Lydia (Glazer) to London, in search of an other-worldly end. it is further described as the upside of apocalypse, because when the things that have always mattered cease to matter, how fun would that be?
Along with Israelson and Glazer, the series is executive produced by Fulwell 73’s Leo Pearlman, Jeff Grosvenor and Saskia Schuster, as well as Range Media Partner’s Susie Fox.
Glazer is best known for co-creating and co-starring in the hit Comedy Central series “Broad City.” The show aired for five seasons and was critically acclaimed throughout its run.
- 4/20/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
There will be no second season for The Republic of Sarah.
The CW has canceled the series after one season. Executive producer Jeffrey Paul King announced the news Thursday on Instagram along with a cast photo.
“I’m sad to say the news is not good. The Republic of Sarah will come to an end on Monday with what will now be our Series Finale,” King wrote. “Thank you so much to everyone who watched and who let our little show into their lives. It means the world to us. Please tune in on Monday and help us say goodbye to Greylock.”
The CW confirmed the cancellation.
Network Primetime Scripted Series Cancellations 2020-21: Photo Gallery
Written by King, in The Republic of Sarah, faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high school history teacher Sarah Cooper (Stella Baker) utilizes an...
The CW has canceled the series after one season. Executive producer Jeffrey Paul King announced the news Thursday on Instagram along with a cast photo.
“I’m sad to say the news is not good. The Republic of Sarah will come to an end on Monday with what will now be our Series Finale,” King wrote. “Thank you so much to everyone who watched and who let our little show into their lives. It means the world to us. Please tune in on Monday and help us say goodbye to Greylock.”
The CW confirmed the cancellation.
Network Primetime Scripted Series Cancellations 2020-21: Photo Gallery
Written by King, in The Republic of Sarah, faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high school history teacher Sarah Cooper (Stella Baker) utilizes an...
- 9/2/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Republic of Sarah” has been canceled after one season at The CW.
In the series, a small town in New Hampshire discovers that there is a large vein of an incredibly valuable mineral underneath it. A mining company plans to take it all and destroy the town in the process. Local high school teacher Sarah Cooper comes up with a plan to have the town declare independence and become its own country.
The series starred Stella Baker as Sarah Cooper, Luke Mitchell as Danny Cooper, Hope Lauren as Corinne Dearborn, Nia Holloway as Amy “Aj” Johnson, Ian Duff as Grover Sims, Forrest Goodluck as Tyler Easterbrook, Landry Bender as Bella Whitmore, Izabella Alvarez as Maya Jimenez and Megan Follows as Ellen Cooper.
“The Republic of Sarah” was a production of CBS Television Studios in association with Fulwell 73 and Black Lamb, with executive producers Jeffrey Paul King, Marc Webb , Mark Martin,...
In the series, a small town in New Hampshire discovers that there is a large vein of an incredibly valuable mineral underneath it. A mining company plans to take it all and destroy the town in the process. Local high school teacher Sarah Cooper comes up with a plan to have the town declare independence and become its own country.
The series starred Stella Baker as Sarah Cooper, Luke Mitchell as Danny Cooper, Hope Lauren as Corinne Dearborn, Nia Holloway as Amy “Aj” Johnson, Ian Duff as Grover Sims, Forrest Goodluck as Tyler Easterbrook, Landry Bender as Bella Whitmore, Izabella Alvarez as Maya Jimenez and Megan Follows as Ellen Cooper.
“The Republic of Sarah” was a production of CBS Television Studios in association with Fulwell 73 and Black Lamb, with executive producers Jeffrey Paul King, Marc Webb , Mark Martin,...
- 9/2/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
CBS Studios is developing Broadmoor, a drama series intended for the UK/International premium and streaming market. The series, created by screenwriter/playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, is produced by Fulwell 73, which counts James Corden among its partners, in association with CBS Studios, where the company is based, and Miramax, in which ViacomCBS owns 49%.
Inspired by true events, Broadmoor is based on the famous British high-security psychiatric hospital, originally known as the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum. It features overlapping stories about the staff, the visitors and, of course, the patients that included maniacs, stranglers, slashers and serial killers. Set against the backdrop of a crumbling 1970s-80s Britain on the edge of violent social change, the series follows a young woman who goes to Broadmoor believing that murderous behavior can be understood, treated, even tamed, only to find she has entered a warehouse for England’s fears, the locked attic where its...
Inspired by true events, Broadmoor is based on the famous British high-security psychiatric hospital, originally known as the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum. It features overlapping stories about the staff, the visitors and, of course, the patients that included maniacs, stranglers, slashers and serial killers. Set against the backdrop of a crumbling 1970s-80s Britain on the edge of violent social change, the series follows a young woman who goes to Broadmoor believing that murderous behavior can be understood, treated, even tamed, only to find she has entered a warehouse for England’s fears, the locked attic where its...
- 8/26/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Aussie actor Luke Mitchell is back on U.S. television thanks to a drama set in a small New England town filmed near Montreal.
Welcome to the international world of TV.
Mitchell is starring in the new drama The Republic of Sarah, airing at 9 p.m. Mondays on The CW.
Sarah is fairly high-concept for The CW. A large vein of a valuable mineral used in electronics is discovered under the small town of Greylock, N.H. Sarah Cooper, a local history teacher, attempts to save the town using a legal loophole built on mapping errors from colonial times.
Mitchell found the show's concept intriguing.
“I was really drawn to the world,” he recalled in a Zoom interview from Sydney. “I really liked the small-town vibe and the fact that everyone knows everyone. There are cute, quirky, flawed characters that all have a past, all have their own challenges to work through.
Welcome to the international world of TV.
Mitchell is starring in the new drama The Republic of Sarah, airing at 9 p.m. Mondays on The CW.
Sarah is fairly high-concept for The CW. A large vein of a valuable mineral used in electronics is discovered under the small town of Greylock, N.H. Sarah Cooper, a local history teacher, attempts to save the town using a legal loophole built on mapping errors from colonial times.
Mitchell found the show's concept intriguing.
“I was really drawn to the world,” he recalled in a Zoom interview from Sydney. “I really liked the small-town vibe and the fact that everyone knows everyone. There are cute, quirky, flawed characters that all have a past, all have their own challenges to work through.
- 6/28/2021
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
The CW is declaring its independence from superheroes and reboots in TVLine’s exclusive teaser for the upcoming new drama The Republic of Sarah.
Premiering Monday, June 14 at 9/8c, the series is set in the town of Greylock, New Hampshire, which is upended after a valuable mineral resource is found under its land. When a mining company enters with big bulldozers to dig up the goods, history teacher Sarah Cooper (Tell Me Your Secrets‘ Stella Baker) comes up with an unconventional idea to help the residents save their beloved home: “Citing various historical maps, she explains that the land on...
Premiering Monday, June 14 at 9/8c, the series is set in the town of Greylock, New Hampshire, which is upended after a valuable mineral resource is found under its land. When a mining company enters with big bulldozers to dig up the goods, history teacher Sarah Cooper (Tell Me Your Secrets‘ Stella Baker) comes up with an unconventional idea to help the residents save their beloved home: “Citing various historical maps, she explains that the land on...
- 5/3/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
The cast of CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot The Three of Us, led by Oliver Hudson, Malin Akerman and Brent Morin, has been released. The options on the actors in two 2020 CBS comedy pilots, The Three Of Us and the single-camera Ghosts, were up today. They were not exercised on the CBS/CBS Studios’ The Three Of Us while Ghosts was picked up to series this afternoon.
While it no longer has a cast attached to it, The Three Of Us will be in consideration when CBS makes their 2021-22 schedule decision in May. If CBS ultimately passes, CBS Studios is expected to shop the pilot, according to sources.
Written by Frank Pines, The Three of Us follows adult siblings — played in the pilot by Hudson, Akerman and Morin — who are children of divorce and must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage.
While it no longer has a cast attached to it, The Three Of Us will be in consideration when CBS makes their 2021-22 schedule decision in May. If CBS ultimately passes, CBS Studios is expected to shop the pilot, according to sources.
Written by Frank Pines, The Three of Us follows adult siblings — played in the pilot by Hudson, Akerman and Morin — who are children of divorce and must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage.
- 4/1/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Three of Us,” a comedy pilot at CBS, has released its cast.
The multi-camera pilot was a holdover from CBS’ 2020 pilot crop, which was thrown into disarray due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It starred Oliver Hudson, Malin Akerman, Brent Morin, and Vanessa Lachey. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, CBS Studios plans to shop the series to other outlets if CBS ultimately passes on it.
The show focuses on adult siblings who are children of divorce. They must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage.
Frank Pines served as writer and executive producer on the pilot, with Ben Winston, Jeff Grosvenor, and James Corden of Fulwell 73 also executive producing. CBS Studios produced, with Fulwell 73 currently under an overall deal at the studio.
Given that so many pilots were put on hold last year, CBS...
The multi-camera pilot was a holdover from CBS’ 2020 pilot crop, which was thrown into disarray due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It starred Oliver Hudson, Malin Akerman, Brent Morin, and Vanessa Lachey. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, CBS Studios plans to shop the series to other outlets if CBS ultimately passes on it.
The show focuses on adult siblings who are children of divorce. They must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage.
Frank Pines served as writer and executive producer on the pilot, with Ben Winston, Jeff Grosvenor, and James Corden of Fulwell 73 also executive producing. CBS Studios produced, with Fulwell 73 currently under an overall deal at the studio.
Given that so many pilots were put on hold last year, CBS...
- 4/1/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The CW has made two addition series pick ups for the 2020-2021 season. Both a reboot of “Kung Fu” and “The Republic of Sarah” will air on the broadcaster next season.
The two shows join the previously announced straight-to-series orders for “Superman & Lois” starring Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch as well as “Walker,” a reboot of “Walker, Texas Ranger,” starring Jared Padalecki.
In “Kung Fu,” A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman (Olivia Liang) to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice…all while searching for the assassin who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her.
In addition to Liang, the series stars Kheng Hua Tan,...
The two shows join the previously announced straight-to-series orders for “Superman & Lois” starring Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch as well as “Walker,” a reboot of “Walker, Texas Ranger,” starring Jared Padalecki.
In “Kung Fu,” A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman (Olivia Liang) to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice…all while searching for the assassin who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her.
In addition to Liang, the series stars Kheng Hua Tan,...
- 5/12/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The CW has given straight-to-series pickups to “Kung Fu” and “Republic of Sarah.”
The two projects will join the network’s 2020-21 season along with “Walker” starring Jared Padalecki and “Superman & Lois” starring Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch.
“Kung Fu,” a female-led reboot of the 1972 series starring David Carradine and created by Ed Spielman, moved to The CW from Fox in November. The series will star Olivia Liang (pictured above), Kheng Hua Tan, Shannon Dang, Jon Prasida, Eddie Liu, Gavin Stenhouse, Gwendoline Yeo and Tzi Ma.
Also Read: 'Tell Me a Story' Canceled at CBS All Access, The CW Acquires First 2 Seasons
Here is the logline: “A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her...
The two projects will join the network’s 2020-21 season along with “Walker” starring Jared Padalecki and “Superman & Lois” starring Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch.
“Kung Fu,” a female-led reboot of the 1972 series starring David Carradine and created by Ed Spielman, moved to The CW from Fox in November. The series will star Olivia Liang (pictured above), Kheng Hua Tan, Shannon Dang, Jon Prasida, Eddie Liu, Gavin Stenhouse, Gwendoline Yeo and Tzi Ma.
Also Read: 'Tell Me a Story' Canceled at CBS All Access, The CW Acquires First 2 Seasons
Here is the logline: “A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her...
- 5/12/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
The CW has given straight-to-series orders to dramas Kung Fu, starring Olivia Liang, and The Republic Of Sarah, headlined by Stella Baker. The reboot of the 1970s David Carradine-starring TV series and the small town drama join Superman & Lois and Walker, which already received series orders in January. Emerging from a pilot season decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, the CW is heading into the 2020-21 broadcast season with the most straight-to-series orders of any network so far, four. Two of them come from the CW’s most prolific producer, Greg Berlanti (Kung Fu and Superman & Lois)
The remaining two traditional CW pilots, The Lost Boys and Maverick are being rolled. This adds another turn in the long journey to the CW schedule for Rob Thomas’ The Lost Boys reboot, which started during the 2016-17 development season and has included several incarnations and two pilot orders.
Along with Kung Fu,...
The remaining two traditional CW pilots, The Lost Boys and Maverick are being rolled. This adds another turn in the long journey to the CW schedule for Rob Thomas’ The Lost Boys reboot, which started during the 2016-17 development season and has included several incarnations and two pilot orders.
Along with Kung Fu,...
- 5/12/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Izabella Alvarez (Westworld), Nia Holloway (Hawaii Five-o) and Hope Lauren (Supergirl) are set as series regulars opposite Luke Mitchell and Stella Baker in the CW drama pilot The Republic of Sarah, from Jeffrey Paul King, Marc Webb, CBS TV Studios and studio-based Fulwell 73. Additionally, Kat Candler is set to direct and executive produce the pilot.
Written by King, in The Republic of Sarah, faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high school history teacher Sarah Cooper (Baker) utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch.
Alvarez will play Maya. After her mother’s imprisonment in Los Angeles, Maya is sent to Greylock to live with her estranged father. She struggles to adapt to life in rural New England at first,...
Written by King, in The Republic of Sarah, faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high school history teacher Sarah Cooper (Baker) utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch.
Alvarez will play Maya. After her mother’s imprisonment in Los Angeles, Maya is sent to Greylock to live with her estranged father. She struggles to adapt to life in rural New England at first,...
- 3/3/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Republic of Sarah” pilot at the CW is continuing to take shape.
Three new players have been added to the cast, namely Izabella Alvarez, Nia Holloway and Hope Lauren, joining previously announced leads Stella Baker and Luke Mitchell. In addition, Kat Candler, whose directorial credits include “13 Reasons Why” and “Queen Sugar,” has been tapped to helm and executive produce the pilot.
“The Republic of Sarah” centers around rebellious high school teacher Sarah Cooper (Baker) who utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence when faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company. Now, Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch.
Lauren will play the role of Corinne, Sarah’s devoted best friend. She is best known for her part on the CW’s “Supergirl,” and is represented by Rothman Andrés...
Three new players have been added to the cast, namely Izabella Alvarez, Nia Holloway and Hope Lauren, joining previously announced leads Stella Baker and Luke Mitchell. In addition, Kat Candler, whose directorial credits include “13 Reasons Why” and “Queen Sugar,” has been tapped to helm and executive produce the pilot.
“The Republic of Sarah” centers around rebellious high school teacher Sarah Cooper (Baker) who utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence when faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company. Now, Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch.
Lauren will play the role of Corinne, Sarah’s devoted best friend. She is best known for her part on the CW’s “Supergirl,” and is represented by Rothman Andrés...
- 3/3/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Luke Mitchell has signed on to the CW pilot “Republic of Sarah,” Variety has learned.
He joins previously announced series lead Stella Baker. In the show, rebellious high school teacher Sarah Cooper (Baker) utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence when faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch.
Mitchell will star as Danny, Sarah’s brother. After enduring a difficult childhood at the hands of his mother, Danny returns to his hometown as the harbinger of its demise. A brilliant young lawyer representing the mining company that wishes to destroy Greylock, Danny must confront his own deep emotional scars as his trip home brings him face to face with the ghosts of his past.
Mitchell previously starred in the NBC series “Blindspot...
He joins previously announced series lead Stella Baker. In the show, rebellious high school teacher Sarah Cooper (Baker) utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence when faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch.
Mitchell will star as Danny, Sarah’s brother. After enduring a difficult childhood at the hands of his mother, Danny returns to his hometown as the harbinger of its demise. A brilliant young lawyer representing the mining company that wishes to destroy Greylock, Danny must confront his own deep emotional scars as his trip home brings him face to face with the ghosts of his past.
Mitchell previously starred in the NBC series “Blindspot...
- 3/3/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The Code star Luke Mitchell is set as the male lead opposite Stella Baker in the CW drama pilot The Republic of Sarah, from Jeffrey Paul King, Marc Webb, CBS TV Studios and studio-based Fulwell 73.
Written by King, in The Republic of Sarah, faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high school history teacher Sarah Cooper (Baker) utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch.
Mitchell will play Sarah’s brother Danny. After enduring a difficult childhood at the hands of his mother, Danny returns to his hometown as the harbinger of its demise. A brilliant young lawyer representing the mining company that wishes to destroy Greylock, Danny must confront his own deep emotional scars as his trip home brings him...
Written by King, in The Republic of Sarah, faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high school history teacher Sarah Cooper (Baker) utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch.
Mitchell will play Sarah’s brother Danny. After enduring a difficult childhood at the hands of his mother, Danny returns to his hometown as the harbinger of its demise. A brilliant young lawyer representing the mining company that wishes to destroy Greylock, Danny must confront his own deep emotional scars as his trip home brings him...
- 3/3/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Writer-executive producer Frank Pines has signed with Apa for representation.
Pines is currently in pre-production on his CBS comedy pilot The Three of Us, starring Malin Akerman and Oliver Hudson. Written by Pines, The Three of Us follows adult siblings — two of them played by Hudson and Akerman — who are children of divorce and must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage. Pines executive produces with Fulwell 73’s Ben Winston and Jeff Grosvenor. CBS Television Studios produces in association with Fulwell 73.
Last season, Pines’ Kerry Washington-produced autobiographical comedy Man of the House received a pilot order at ABC. He also wrote The Folks, a multi-cam comedy which previously sold to CBS/CBS TV Studios. He served as consulting producer on All About the Washingtons, which aired for one season on Netflix, and he worked on...
Pines is currently in pre-production on his CBS comedy pilot The Three of Us, starring Malin Akerman and Oliver Hudson. Written by Pines, The Three of Us follows adult siblings — two of them played by Hudson and Akerman — who are children of divorce and must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage. Pines executive produces with Fulwell 73’s Ben Winston and Jeff Grosvenor. CBS Television Studios produces in association with Fulwell 73.
Last season, Pines’ Kerry Washington-produced autobiographical comedy Man of the House received a pilot order at ABC. He also wrote The Folks, a multi-cam comedy which previously sold to CBS/CBS TV Studios. He served as consulting producer on All About the Washingtons, which aired for one season on Netflix, and he worked on...
- 2/28/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Stella Baker (Tell Me Your Secrets) is set as the titular lead in the CW drama pilot The Republic of Sarah, from writer-producer Jeffrey Paul King, Marc Webb, CBS TV Studios and studio-based Fulwell 73.
Baker landed her first starring role after testing for the part alongside several other young actresses. The project was redeveloped by the CW this season after going to pilot at CBS last season with Sarah Drew as the title character.
Almost immediately following her 2018 graduation from the Yale School of Drama, Baker was cast as a series regular on TNT’s drama Tell Me Your Secrets, fka Deadlier Than the Male. That series is yet to air on TNT — or HBO Max — and its future is unclear. The cast of the project, which was picked up to series two years ago, has been released, and The Republic of Sarah has Baker in first position.
Written by King,...
Baker landed her first starring role after testing for the part alongside several other young actresses. The project was redeveloped by the CW this season after going to pilot at CBS last season with Sarah Drew as the title character.
Almost immediately following her 2018 graduation from the Yale School of Drama, Baker was cast as a series regular on TNT’s drama Tell Me Your Secrets, fka Deadlier Than the Male. That series is yet to air on TNT — or HBO Max — and its future is unclear. The cast of the project, which was picked up to series two years ago, has been released, and The Republic of Sarah has Baker in first position.
Written by King,...
- 2/25/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Newcomer Stella Baker has been cast in the title role in The CW’s “The Republic of Sarah” pilot, Variety
In the pilot, faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high school teacher Sarah Cooper (Baker) utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch.
Sarah is further described as a history teacher with a rebellious side. She is a quintessential New Hampshirite: friendly, fiercely loyal, and always willing to lend a hand. Though hesitant to be in the spotlight at first, Sarah finds the courage to step up and fight back against an external force that threatens to destroy her beloved community.
Baker is a recent graduate of the Yale School of Drama. She was recently cast in the TNT series “Tell Me Your Secrets...
In the pilot, faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high school teacher Sarah Cooper (Baker) utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch.
Sarah is further described as a history teacher with a rebellious side. She is a quintessential New Hampshirite: friendly, fiercely loyal, and always willing to lend a hand. Though hesitant to be in the spotlight at first, Sarah finds the courage to step up and fight back against an external force that threatens to destroy her beloved community.
Baker is a recent graduate of the Yale School of Drama. She was recently cast in the TNT series “Tell Me Your Secrets...
- 2/25/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Oliver Hudson and Malin Akerman have been cast in two of the lead roles in the CBS comedy pilot “The Three of Us,” Variety has learned.
The multi-camera comedy follows adult siblings who are children of divorce who must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage.
Hudson will star as Will. Described as the worrier in the family, Will has always been protective of his little brother (not yet cast) and sister, Ally (Malin Akerman). Clever and perceptive, Will has a problematic need to help “father” everyone around him, so when his sister’s husband dumps her, his instincts kick in and moves her into his house.
Akerman’s Ally is said to be smart and resilient. She is the middle sibling to two brothers. She is thought of as the most “normal” and sensible one in the family,...
The multi-camera comedy follows adult siblings who are children of divorce who must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage.
Hudson will star as Will. Described as the worrier in the family, Will has always been protective of his little brother (not yet cast) and sister, Ally (Malin Akerman). Clever and perceptive, Will has a problematic need to help “father” everyone around him, so when his sister’s husband dumps her, his instincts kick in and moves her into his house.
Akerman’s Ally is said to be smart and resilient. She is the middle sibling to two brothers. She is thought of as the most “normal” and sensible one in the family,...
- 2/24/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Oliver Hudson (Splitting Up Together) and Malin Akerman (Billions) are set to star in CBS comedy pilot, The Three of Us, from writer Frank Pines, Fulwell 73 and CBS TV Studios.
Written by Pines, The Three of Us follows adult siblings — two of them played by Hudson and Akerman — who are children of divorce and must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage.
Hudson will play Will, the worrier in the family, He always has been protective of his little brother (Tbd) and sister, Ally (Akerman). Clever and perceptive, Will has a problematic need to help “father” everyone around him, so when his sister’s husband dumps her, his instincts kick in and he moves her into his house.
Akerman’s Ally is the smart and resilient middle sibling to two brothers. She is thought of as the most...
Written by Pines, The Three of Us follows adult siblings — two of them played by Hudson and Akerman — who are children of divorce and must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage.
Hudson will play Will, the worrier in the family, He always has been protective of his little brother (Tbd) and sister, Ally (Akerman). Clever and perceptive, Will has a problematic need to help “father” everyone around him, so when his sister’s husband dumps her, his instincts kick in and he moves her into his house.
Akerman’s Ally is the smart and resilient middle sibling to two brothers. She is thought of as the most...
- 2/24/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS Orders 4 Comedy Pilots From Corinne Kingsbury, Frank Pines, Kohan & Mutchnick And Port & Wiseman
CBS made the bulk of its comedy pilot orders Tuesday with nods to four projects from established writers and producers. That includes a multi-camera mother-daughter project from Fam and In the Dark creator Corinne Kingsbury and Spider-Man: Homecoming writers John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein, Trill TV and Kapital Entertainment; multi-camera Please Hold For Frankie Wolfe, from Will & Grace creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan; multi-camera siblings comedy The Three of Us, from writer Frank Pines (The New Adventures of Old Christine) and Fulwell 73; as well as single-camera Ghosts from New Girl alums Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, an adaptation of the British series.
Of the four two, the Kingsbury/Daley/Goldstein project and The Three of Us are produced by CBS TV Studios. Ghosts, which was developed by Lionsgate through its deal with BBC Studios and was sold to CBS as a co-production with CBS TV Studios, will now...
Of the four two, the Kingsbury/Daley/Goldstein project and The Three of Us are produced by CBS TV Studios. Ghosts, which was developed by Lionsgate through its deal with BBC Studios and was sold to CBS as a co-production with CBS TV Studios, will now...
- 2/5/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has picked up three more multi-camera pilots and one single-camera comedy pilot for the 2020-2021 season.
The first hails from writers and executive producers Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, the co-creators of “Will & Grace.” Their CBS pilot is titled “Please Hold for Frankie Wolfe.” Wolfe is described as an unfiltered, irreverent, powerful businesswoman with no personal life. When Frankie’s impossibly fragile and neurotic sister, Tommie, abandons Quincy – an incredibly bright inner-city child who Tommie attempted to foster – Frankie is faced with the choice of taking him in or casting him back out. Universal Television will produce the project.
The next pilot is an untitled comedy from executive producers and writers Corinne Kingsbury, John Francis Daley, and Jonathan Goldstein. Kingsbury most recently created the CW series “In the Dark,” while Daley and Goldstein are best known for writing the screenplay for the blockbuster Marvel film “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”
In the pilot,...
The first hails from writers and executive producers Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, the co-creators of “Will & Grace.” Their CBS pilot is titled “Please Hold for Frankie Wolfe.” Wolfe is described as an unfiltered, irreverent, powerful businesswoman with no personal life. When Frankie’s impossibly fragile and neurotic sister, Tommie, abandons Quincy – an incredibly bright inner-city child who Tommie attempted to foster – Frankie is faced with the choice of taking him in or casting him back out. Universal Television will produce the project.
The next pilot is an untitled comedy from executive producers and writers Corinne Kingsbury, John Francis Daley, and Jonathan Goldstein. Kingsbury most recently created the CW series “In the Dark,” while Daley and Goldstein are best known for writing the screenplay for the blockbuster Marvel film “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”
In the pilot,...
- 2/5/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The CW is getting ready for some new programming during the 2020-21 TV season, and has given pilot orders to The Republic of Sarah and a Kung-Fu reboot featuring female leads.
But there's also bad news about The Game revival which was recently announced as in-the-works.
The network has decided against ordering a pilot for the series, according to Deadline.
The Game's third chance at life was supposed to come in the form of a one-hour followup to the 2006 half-hour comedy and was coming from original creator Mara Brock Akil and Devon Gregory.
Deadline reports that the network was interested in developing the series with Akil, but she decided against going solo on the project because she and Gregory had already worked on her vision of what the new incarnation would look like.
The series was to move the action to a Baltimore setting and to mix new cast members with returning ones.
But there's also bad news about The Game revival which was recently announced as in-the-works.
The network has decided against ordering a pilot for the series, according to Deadline.
The Game's third chance at life was supposed to come in the form of a one-hour followup to the 2006 half-hour comedy and was coming from original creator Mara Brock Akil and Devon Gregory.
Deadline reports that the network was interested in developing the series with Akil, but she decided against going solo on the project because she and Gregory had already worked on her vision of what the new incarnation would look like.
The series was to move the action to a Baltimore setting and to mix new cast members with returning ones.
- 1/31/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The CW has ordered pilots for the dramas “Kung Fu” and “The Republic of Sarah.” Both projects were previously set up at different networks prior to coming to CW.
“Kung Fu” is a reboot of the original series created by Ed Spielman. In the new version, a quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice, all while searching for the assassin who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her.
The project was previously set up at Fox with a put pilot order. Christina M. Kim will write and executive produce. Martin Gero will executive produce via Quinn’s House along with...
“Kung Fu” is a reboot of the original series created by Ed Spielman. In the new version, a quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice, all while searching for the assassin who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her.
The project was previously set up at Fox with a put pilot order. Christina M. Kim will write and executive produce. Martin Gero will executive produce via Quinn’s House along with...
- 1/31/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The CW has not shied away from picking up projects originally developed at other networks — Fox or siblings CBS and Showtime — a move that has resulted in such signature CW series as Riverdale, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and the underrated Ringer. The CW is doing it again this year with pilot orders to Kung Fu, a reimagining with a female lead of the 1970s David Carradine-starring TV series, from Greg Berlanti, and small-town drama with a female lead The Republic of Sarah, from Marc Webb. The projects had been originally developed at Fox and CBS, respectively, and both were redeveloped for the CW this cycle.
As per the framework of the CW’s setup as a co-venture between Warner Bros. and CBS, which calls for parity in pilot orders, one of the two newly picked up pilots comes from Warner Bros. TV (Kung Fu) and one from CBS...
As per the framework of the CW’s setup as a co-venture between Warner Bros. and CBS, which calls for parity in pilot orders, one of the two newly picked up pilots comes from Warner Bros. TV (Kung Fu) and one from CBS...
- 1/31/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Having already ordered Superman & Lois and its Walker, Texas Ranger reboot straight to series for the 2020-21 TV season, The CW has ordered pilots for a Kung Fu reboot and The Republic of Sarah, a series that was originally developed a year ago at CBS.
Penned by Blindspot Ep and former Lost scribe Christina M. Kim, Kung Fu tells the story of how a quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption,...
Penned by Blindspot Ep and former Lost scribe Christina M. Kim, Kung Fu tells the story of how a quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption,...
- 1/31/2020
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Amazon has put in development Nobody’s Princess, a musical comedy, which puts a contemporary spin on classic fairytale princesses. The project hails from writer Nicole Delaney, Life Sentence creators Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith, songwriters/screenwriters Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (First Date musical), Fulwell 73 (Late Late Show with James Corden) and CBS TV Studios, where Fulwell 73 is under a deal.
Written and executive produced by Delaney, Cardillo, Keith, Zachary and Weiner, Noboby’s Princess is an irreverent musical comedy that reimagines the stories of four classic fairy tale princesses for today’s generation. Instead of being set “once upon a time, in a land far away” where princesses were waiting around for true love to find them, the time is now, the setting is New York City, and the princesses are a group of friends in their twenties who are setting out to create their own happily-ever-afters...
Written and executive produced by Delaney, Cardillo, Keith, Zachary and Weiner, Noboby’s Princess is an irreverent musical comedy that reimagines the stories of four classic fairy tale princesses for today’s generation. Instead of being set “once upon a time, in a land far away” where princesses were waiting around for true love to find them, the time is now, the setting is New York City, and the princesses are a group of friends in their twenties who are setting out to create their own happily-ever-afters...
- 1/10/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: NBC has put in development Private Dickersons, a single-camera couples comedy from writer David Young (Carpool Karaoke); Late Late Show with James Corden and Carpool Karaoke producer Fulwell 73; and CBS Television Studios, where Fulwell 73 is under a deal.
In Private Dickersons, written by Young, in order to inject some excitement and spontaneity back into their marriage, a bored couple who spends every night watching true-crime shows such as Dateline NBC and 48 Hours decide to take matters into their own hands and try solving local unsolved crimes.
Young executive produces with James Corden, Ben Winston and Jeff Grosvenor for Fulwell 73, which is producing. CBS Television Studios is the studio.
Young is the head writer and co-executive producer of the Emmy-winning series Carpool Karaoke for Apple, which is also produced by Fulwell 73. Young also was previously nominated for an Emmy for his work as a writer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
In Private Dickersons, written by Young, in order to inject some excitement and spontaneity back into their marriage, a bored couple who spends every night watching true-crime shows such as Dateline NBC and 48 Hours decide to take matters into their own hands and try solving local unsolved crimes.
Young executive produces with James Corden, Ben Winston and Jeff Grosvenor for Fulwell 73, which is producing. CBS Television Studios is the studio.
Young is the head writer and co-executive producer of the Emmy-winning series Carpool Karaoke for Apple, which is also produced by Fulwell 73. Young also was previously nominated for an Emmy for his work as a writer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
- 11/19/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: CBS has put in development The Three of Us, a multi-camera comedy from writer Frank Pines; Late Late Show with James Corden producer Fulwell 73; and CBS Television Studios, where Fulwell 73 is under a deal.
Written by Pines, The Three of Us follows adult siblings who are children of divorce and must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage.
Pines executive produces with Fulwell 73’s Ben Winston and Jeff Grosvenor. CBS Television Studios produces in association with Fulwell 73.
Pines last year sold multi-cam comedy Man of the House, which received a pilot order at ABC. He also wrote The Folks, a multi-cam comedy that was in development last season with CBS and CBS Television Studios. Pines began his TV career as a writer on hit CBS comedies Everybody Loves Raymond...
Written by Pines, The Three of Us follows adult siblings who are children of divorce and must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage.
Pines executive produces with Fulwell 73’s Ben Winston and Jeff Grosvenor. CBS Television Studios produces in association with Fulwell 73.
Pines last year sold multi-cam comedy Man of the House, which received a pilot order at ABC. He also wrote The Folks, a multi-cam comedy that was in development last season with CBS and CBS Television Studios. Pines began his TV career as a writer on hit CBS comedies Everybody Loves Raymond...
- 10/16/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: CBS has put in development Soul Survivor, an hourlong drama with supernatural elements from NCIS: New Orleans’ Ep/showrunner Christopher Silber, Ben Winston and James Corden’s Fulwell73 and CBS TV Studios, where Silber is under a deal.
Written by Silber, in Soul Survivor, after a private investigator with a shady past is the lone survivor of a plane crash, his new lease on life is complicated by the fact that his seat mate, a dogged former Da and perennially optimistic do-gooder, becomes his de facto partner pushing him to take on clients with nowhere else to turn. To further complicate matters, she’s dead — a ghost that only he can see and who is always by his side.
Silber executive produces with Leo Pearlman and Jeff Grosvenor for Fulwell73. CBS Television Studios is the studio.
Silber is executive producer/showrunner of crime drama NCIS: New Orleans, which...
Written by Silber, in Soul Survivor, after a private investigator with a shady past is the lone survivor of a plane crash, his new lease on life is complicated by the fact that his seat mate, a dogged former Da and perennially optimistic do-gooder, becomes his de facto partner pushing him to take on clients with nowhere else to turn. To further complicate matters, she’s dead — a ghost that only he can see and who is always by his side.
Silber executive produces with Leo Pearlman and Jeff Grosvenor for Fulwell73. CBS Television Studios is the studio.
Silber is executive producer/showrunner of crime drama NCIS: New Orleans, which...
- 9/30/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: CBS has put into development The Last Happy Couple, a comedy based on the United Studios of Israel series La Famiglia, from Liz Astrof (2 Broke Girls), original series creators Ran Dovrat, Avi Belkin and Ohad Perach, Ben Winston and James Corden’s Fulwell73, Anonymous Content and CBS TV Studios.
Written by Astrof, The Last Happy Couple follows a perfectly normal suburban couple who decides to go to therapy to avoid becoming another divorce statistic.
Astrof executive produces with Fulwell73’s Winston and Jeff Grosvenor, Robyn Meisinger for Anonymous Content, Dovrat, Belkin, Perach, Efrat Dror, Zivit Davidovitch and Avi Armoza. CBS Television Studios produces in association with Fulwell73 and Anonymous Content.
Astrof was one of the key writer-producers behind the Wbtv-produced 2 Broke Girls, which aired on CBS for six seasons, serving as co-executive producer for seasons 3-6 and then executive producer. Astrof most recently served as co-executive producer on...
Written by Astrof, The Last Happy Couple follows a perfectly normal suburban couple who decides to go to therapy to avoid becoming another divorce statistic.
Astrof executive produces with Fulwell73’s Winston and Jeff Grosvenor, Robyn Meisinger for Anonymous Content, Dovrat, Belkin, Perach, Efrat Dror, Zivit Davidovitch and Avi Armoza. CBS Television Studios produces in association with Fulwell73 and Anonymous Content.
Astrof was one of the key writer-producers behind the Wbtv-produced 2 Broke Girls, which aired on CBS for six seasons, serving as co-executive producer for seasons 3-6 and then executive producer. Astrof most recently served as co-executive producer on...
- 9/27/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox has put into development an animated buddy comedy from James Corden, TheWrap has learned.
The project, titled “Dead Henry,” is described by Fox as taking place “in the limitless but strangely familiar world of heaven, where Henry searches for the meaning of life in the afterlife.”
Corden has a story credit on the series, with Sam Leifer and Ben Turner serving as writers and executive producers.
Also Read: Brad Pitt-Produced 'Lego Masters' Reality Competition Gets Series Order From Fox
“Dead Henry” hails from CBS Television Studios, Corden’s Fulwell 73, Rise Films and Fox Entertainment. Corden and Jeff Grosvenor of Fulwell 73 banner will also executive produce the project alongside Teddy Leifer of Rise Films.
The project falls under Corden’s overall deal with CBS TV Studios.
Variety first reported the news.
Read original story Animated Comedy ‘Dead Henry’ From James Corden in the Works at Fox At TheWrap...
The project, titled “Dead Henry,” is described by Fox as taking place “in the limitless but strangely familiar world of heaven, where Henry searches for the meaning of life in the afterlife.”
Corden has a story credit on the series, with Sam Leifer and Ben Turner serving as writers and executive producers.
Also Read: Brad Pitt-Produced 'Lego Masters' Reality Competition Gets Series Order From Fox
“Dead Henry” hails from CBS Television Studios, Corden’s Fulwell 73, Rise Films and Fox Entertainment. Corden and Jeff Grosvenor of Fulwell 73 banner will also executive produce the project alongside Teddy Leifer of Rise Films.
The project falls under Corden’s overall deal with CBS TV Studios.
Variety first reported the news.
Read original story Animated Comedy ‘Dead Henry’ From James Corden in the Works at Fox At TheWrap...
- 7/19/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
In one of the first deals this development season, James Corden has set up an animated comedy project at Fox.
Titled “Dead Henry,” it is described as a buddy comedy set in the limitless but strangely familiar world of heaven, where Henry searches for the meaning of life in the afterlife.
Corden is credited as an executive producer and for the story of the potential series. Sam Leifer and Ben Turner will serve as writers and executive producers. Corden will executive produce under his Fulwell 73 banner along with Fulwell’s Jeff Grosvenor. Teddy Leifer of Rise Films will also executive produce. “Dead Henry” will be a co-production between CBS Television Studios — where Corden and Fulwell are under an overall deal — as well as Fulwell 73, Rise Films, and Fox Entertainment.
Fox has a long history of animated comedies, with the network’s Animation Domination lineup on Sundays anchored by longtime favorites “The Simpsons,...
Titled “Dead Henry,” it is described as a buddy comedy set in the limitless but strangely familiar world of heaven, where Henry searches for the meaning of life in the afterlife.
Corden is credited as an executive producer and for the story of the potential series. Sam Leifer and Ben Turner will serve as writers and executive producers. Corden will executive produce under his Fulwell 73 banner along with Fulwell’s Jeff Grosvenor. Teddy Leifer of Rise Films will also executive produce. “Dead Henry” will be a co-production between CBS Television Studios — where Corden and Fulwell are under an overall deal — as well as Fulwell 73, Rise Films, and Fox Entertainment.
Fox has a long history of animated comedies, with the network’s Animation Domination lineup on Sundays anchored by longtime favorites “The Simpsons,...
- 7/19/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Instinct’s Daniel Ings and Annie Funke (Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders) are set as series regulars opposite Sarah Drew in The Republic of Sarah, CBS’ drama pilot from Fulwell 73, Black Lamb and CBS TV Studios.
Written by Jeffrey Paul King and directed by Marc Webb, The Republic of Sarah is said to have a Northern Exposure feel. It centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor, Sarah Cooper (Drew) and her Cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.
Ings will play Danny. After enduring a difficult childhood at the hands of his mother, Danny returns to his hometown as the harbinger of its demise. A mining company lawyer tasked with negotiating the acquisition...
Written by Jeffrey Paul King and directed by Marc Webb, The Republic of Sarah is said to have a Northern Exposure feel. It centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor, Sarah Cooper (Drew) and her Cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.
Ings will play Danny. After enduring a difficult childhood at the hands of his mother, Danny returns to his hometown as the harbinger of its demise. A mining company lawyer tasked with negotiating the acquisition...
- 3/13/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Kimberly Guerrero (Longmire) is set as a lead opposite Sarah Drew in The Republic of Sarah, CBS’ drama pilot from Fulwell 73 and CBS TV Studios.
Written by Jeffrey Paul King and directed by Marc Webb, The Republic of Sarah is said to have a Northern Exposure feel. It centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor, Sarah Cooper (Drew) and her Cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.
Guerrero will play Mary, a self-reliant badass whose steady support has made her the strong maternal figure in Sarah’s life that Sarah always wished her own mother would be. When Morrisville declares its independence, Mary becomes part of the group that governs the new nation,...
Written by Jeffrey Paul King and directed by Marc Webb, The Republic of Sarah is said to have a Northern Exposure feel. It centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor, Sarah Cooper (Drew) and her Cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.
Guerrero will play Mary, a self-reliant badass whose steady support has made her the strong maternal figure in Sarah’s life that Sarah always wished her own mother would be. When Morrisville declares its independence, Mary becomes part of the group that governs the new nation,...
- 3/8/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Kirsten Nelson (This is Us) and James Lesure (Men at Work) are set as series regulars opposite Sarah Drew in The Republic of Sarah, CBS’ drama pilot from Fulwell 73 and CBS TV Studios.
Written by Jeffrey Paul King and directed by Marc Webb, The Republic of Sarah is said to have a Northern Exposure feel. It centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor, Sarah Cooper (Drew) and her Cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.
Nelson will play Francine, Morrisville’s sheriff. Unflappable and resolute, Francine lives her life according to old-school principles of honor and duty and isn’t afraid to speak her mind when she feels those principles are being ignored.
Written by Jeffrey Paul King and directed by Marc Webb, The Republic of Sarah is said to have a Northern Exposure feel. It centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor, Sarah Cooper (Drew) and her Cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.
Nelson will play Francine, Morrisville’s sheriff. Unflappable and resolute, Francine lives her life according to old-school principles of honor and duty and isn’t afraid to speak her mind when she feels those principles are being ignored.
- 3/7/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Grey’s Anatomy alumna Sarah Drew has been cast as the title character in The Republic of Sarah, CBS’ drama pilot from Fulwell 73 and CBS TV Studios.
Written by Jeffrey Paul King and directed by Marc Webb, The Republic of Sarah is said to have a Northern Exposure feel. It centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor, Sarah Cooper (Drew) and her cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.
Drew’s Sarah Cooper is described as the titular beating heart of The Republic of Sarah. She’s a quintessential New Englander: sharply intelligent, fiercely loyal, and always willing to lend a hand. She’s hesitant to step into the spotlight at first,...
Written by Jeffrey Paul King and directed by Marc Webb, The Republic of Sarah is said to have a Northern Exposure feel. It centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor, Sarah Cooper (Drew) and her cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.
Drew’s Sarah Cooper is described as the titular beating heart of The Republic of Sarah. She’s a quintessential New Englander: sharply intelligent, fiercely loyal, and always willing to lend a hand. She’s hesitant to step into the spotlight at first,...
- 3/5/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Carlos Leal (Better Call Saul) and Dr. Ken alum Jonathan Slavin are set as series regulars in CBS drama pilot Republic of Sarah, from writer Jeffrey Paul King (Elementary), James Corden’s Fulwell 73, Marc Webb and CBS TV Studios.
Written by King, Republic of Sarah is said to have a Northern Exposure feel. It centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor and her cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.
Leal will play Luis, an artist who moved to Morrisville from Miami to find a quiet place to paint. He had settled into rural life nicely — before his world was turned upside down by the arrival of his 14-year-old daughter, Maya (Tbd...
Written by King, Republic of Sarah is said to have a Northern Exposure feel. It centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor and her cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.
Leal will play Luis, an artist who moved to Morrisville from Miami to find a quiet place to paint. He had settled into rural life nicely — before his world was turned upside down by the arrival of his 14-year-old daughter, Maya (Tbd...
- 3/5/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has ordered three more drama pilots for the 2019-2020 season.
Among the orders is “Frankenstein” from writer and executive producer Jason Tracey. In the series, a San Francisco homicide detective is mysteriously brought back to life after being killed in the line of duty, but as he resumes his old life and he and his wife realize he isn’t the same person he used to be, they zero in on the strange man behind his resurrection – Dr. Victor Frankenstein.
Rob Doherty will executive produce along with Tracey, with CBS Television Studios producing.
Next is “Republic of Sarah,” in which a small New Hampshire town is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation. That sets the unlikely young mayor and her cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand new country.
Among the orders is “Frankenstein” from writer and executive producer Jason Tracey. In the series, a San Francisco homicide detective is mysteriously brought back to life after being killed in the line of duty, but as he resumes his old life and he and his wife realize he isn’t the same person he used to be, they zero in on the strange man behind his resurrection – Dr. Victor Frankenstein.
Rob Doherty will executive produce along with Tracey, with CBS Television Studios producing.
Next is “Republic of Sarah,” in which a small New Hampshire town is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation. That sets the unlikely young mayor and her cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand new country.
- 1/31/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
CBS has ordered three more drama pilots: Republic of Sarah from writer Jeffrey Paul King (Elementary), James Corden’s Fulwell 73, Marc Webb and CBS TV Studios; legal drama Courthouse from writer Greg Spottiswood (Remedy) and Warner Bros. TV; and Frankenstein from writer Jason Tracey, Elementary creator Rob Doherty and CBS TV Studios.
Written by King, Republic of Sarah is said to have a Northern Exposure feel. It centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor and her cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.
King executive produces with Fulwell 73’s Leo Pearlman and Jeff Grosvenor, and Marc Webb, as part of his deal with studio CBS TV Studios.
Legal drama Courthouse is written...
Written by King, Republic of Sarah is said to have a Northern Exposure feel. It centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor and her cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.
King executive produces with Fulwell 73’s Leo Pearlman and Jeff Grosvenor, and Marc Webb, as part of his deal with studio CBS TV Studios.
Legal drama Courthouse is written...
- 1/31/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS is developing a drama series that hails from James Corden’s production company, Fulwell 73, Variety has learned exclusively.
The series is titled “Embody.” In the series, after a mission gone wrong renders her permanently blind, a special agent volunteers for an experimental government program that can temporarily transfer her consciousness into someone else’s body, giving her the ability to see through their eyes as she infiltrates high-stakes situations and takes down criminals from within.
Chai Hecht is the writer on the series and will also co-executive produce. Leo Pearlman and Jeff Grosvenor of Fulwell will executive produce. CBS Television Studios, where Fulwell is set up under an overall deal, will produce.
In addition to “The Late late Show with James Corden,” Fulwell currently produces the CBS sitcom “Happy Together,” which is loosely inspired by the real life relationship between Fulwell’s Ben Winston and musician Harry Styles, as...
The series is titled “Embody.” In the series, after a mission gone wrong renders her permanently blind, a special agent volunteers for an experimental government program that can temporarily transfer her consciousness into someone else’s body, giving her the ability to see through their eyes as she infiltrates high-stakes situations and takes down criminals from within.
Chai Hecht is the writer on the series and will also co-executive produce. Leo Pearlman and Jeff Grosvenor of Fulwell will executive produce. CBS Television Studios, where Fulwell is set up under an overall deal, will produce.
In addition to “The Late late Show with James Corden,” Fulwell currently produces the CBS sitcom “Happy Together,” which is loosely inspired by the real life relationship between Fulwell’s Ben Winston and musician Harry Styles, as...
- 12/14/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: As Crazy Ex Girlfriend is coming to an end, the CW is setting its sights on a new musical comedy series, which puts a contemporary spin on classic fairytale princesses. The network has put in development Nobody’s Princess, from Life Sentence creators Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith, songwriters/screenwriters Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (First Date musical), Fulwell 73 (Late Late Show with James Corden) and CBS TV Studios where Fulwell 73 is under a deal.
Written and executive produced by Cardillo, Keith, Zachary and Weiner, Nobody’s Princess is a musical comedy that reimagines the stories of four classic fairy tale princesses for today’s generation. Instead of being set “once upon a time, in a land far away” where princesses were waiting around for true love to find them, the time is now, the setting is New York City, and the princesses are a group of friends in...
Written and executive produced by Cardillo, Keith, Zachary and Weiner, Nobody’s Princess is a musical comedy that reimagines the stories of four classic fairy tale princesses for today’s generation. Instead of being set “once upon a time, in a land far away” where princesses were waiting around for true love to find them, the time is now, the setting is New York City, and the princesses are a group of friends in...
- 11/15/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has bought Be Here Now, a multi-camera comedy from comedian-writer Tommy Johnagin (Man with a Plan), Fulwell 73 and CBS TV Studios where Fulwell 73 has a deal.
Penned by Johnagin, Be Here Now centers on a young widower who decides to move his life and kids from Los Angeles to a small town in Illinois to be closer to his wife’s large family.
Johnagin executive produces with Fulwell 73’s James Corden, Ben Winston and Jeff Grosvenor.
Johnagin has been performing standup since he was 18. He has appeared on a number of programs, including CBS’ Late Late Show, produced by Fulwell and hosted by Corden. As a writer-producer he has been working on CBS/CBS TV Studios’ multi-camera comedy Man With a Plan.
In May, Fulwell 73 landed its first scripted series order for comedy Happy Together on CBS, which debuted this fall.
Penned by Johnagin, Be Here Now centers on a young widower who decides to move his life and kids from Los Angeles to a small town in Illinois to be closer to his wife’s large family.
Johnagin executive produces with Fulwell 73’s James Corden, Ben Winston and Jeff Grosvenor.
Johnagin has been performing standup since he was 18. He has appeared on a number of programs, including CBS’ Late Late Show, produced by Fulwell and hosted by Corden. As a writer-producer he has been working on CBS/CBS TV Studios’ multi-camera comedy Man With a Plan.
In May, Fulwell 73 landed its first scripted series order for comedy Happy Together on CBS, which debuted this fall.
- 11/2/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
On the heels of recent big commitments for Fulwell73’s scripted comedy series Happy Together at CBS and The Wrong Mans at Showtime, the company has brought in Warner Bros. TV development executive Jeff Grosvenor as head of Us Scripted Development.
As Fulwell73’s first dedicated scripted executive in the U.S., Grosvenor is being tasked with expanding Fulwell’s existing scripted slate. Starting effective immediately, Grosvenor will report to Fulwell partners Ben Winston and Leo Pearlman.
Fulwell 73, which is behind such series as Carpool Karaoke, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Drop the Mic, Sounds Like Friday Night and Seatbelt Psychic, was founded in 2005 by lifelong friends Ben Winston, Leo Pearlman, Ben Turner and Gabe Turner, with James Corden joining in 2017 as a fifth full partner. The company has a development deal at CBS TV Studios.
In the past two months, Fulwell’s comedy pilot Happy Together starring...
As Fulwell73’s first dedicated scripted executive in the U.S., Grosvenor is being tasked with expanding Fulwell’s existing scripted slate. Starting effective immediately, Grosvenor will report to Fulwell partners Ben Winston and Leo Pearlman.
Fulwell 73, which is behind such series as Carpool Karaoke, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Drop the Mic, Sounds Like Friday Night and Seatbelt Psychic, was founded in 2005 by lifelong friends Ben Winston, Leo Pearlman, Ben Turner and Gabe Turner, with James Corden joining in 2017 as a fifth full partner. The company has a development deal at CBS TV Studios.
In the past two months, Fulwell’s comedy pilot Happy Together starring...
- 6/4/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rashida Jones and Will McCormack‘s first year as producers through their Warner Bros. TV-based Le Train Train shingle already yielded several broadcast sales, including put pilot commitments at NBC and Fox. Now the duo is expanding to cable with a single-camera half-hour project at HBO. The pay cable network has put in development Claws, described as a midnight-dark workplace dramedy-noir about a nail salon in Florida and the strange, dangerous women who work there. Eliot Laurence (The Big Gay Sketch Show) will write and co-executive produce, with Le Train Train’s Jones, McCormack exec producing and Jeff Grosvenor producing for Warner Bros. TV. Laurence, repped by UTA and 3 Arts wrote the feature Welcome To Me starring Kristen Wiig. Jones and McCormack are with UTA.
- 12/21/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Comedy Toplined By Susan Sarandon & Daughter Eva Amurri Martino Gets NBC Pilot Production Commitment
Mother and daughter duo Susan Sarandon and Eva Amurri Martino are set to play one on TV in a single-camera comedy project, which has received a pilot production commitment by NBC. Written by Martino and Will McCormack based on an original idea from Martino, Growing Ivy is about Type A+ Ivy Davis (Martino) who craves the stability she lacked in her childhood and, as a result, has thrown herself into her career at the expense of her personal life. In an attempt to restore balance and potentially find love, she invites her freewheeling, eccentric mom, Franckie (Sarandon), to move in with her and work on their relationship. Warner Bros. TV and McCormack and Rashida Jones’ studio-based Le Train Train are producing, with McCormack and Jones executive producing, Oscar winner Sarandon and Martino co-executive producing and Jeff Grosvenor producing. Martino, who recurred on Californication, is with Paradigm, Underground and Abel Lezcano,...
- 10/14/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: ABC has put in development the half-hour single-camera sitcom Girls Without Boys from Warner Bros Television. Emily Goldwyn & Sasha Spielberg will write the project, and Caroline Williams will be the showrunner and executive produce along with Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. Jeff Grosvenor of Jones and McCormack’s Le Train Train will produce. The premise: Three brilliant but socially challenged girls navigate the world outside of single sex education with the help of their eccentric teachers and parents. The show was hatched by Goldwyn and Spielberg, who are the daughters of John Goldwyn and Steven Spielberg, respectively. They based the concept loosely on their own shared experiences of attending the prestige Marlborough school, located in Los Angeles near a co-ed school. Marlborough may have given them a first-class education, but not about things like being able to talk to boys. Goldwyn was an assistant to Up All Night co-exec producer Williams,...
- 9/26/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: ABC has put in development the half-hour single-camera sitcom Girls Without Boys from Warner Bros Television. Emily Goldwyn & Sasha Spielberg will write the project, and Caroline Williams will be the showrunner and executive produce along with Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. Jeff Grosvenor of Jones and McCormack’s Le Train Train will produce. The premise: Three brilliant but socially challenged girls navigate the world outside of single sex education with the help of their eccentric teachers and parents. The show was hatched by Goldwyn and Spielberg, who are the daughters of John Goldwyn and Steven Spielberg, respectively. They based the concept loosely on their own shared experiences of attending the prestige Marlborough school, located in Los Angeles near a co-ed school. Marlborough may have given them a first-class education, but not about things like being able to talk to boys. Goldwyn was an assistant to Up All Night co-exec producer Williams,...
- 9/26/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Rashida Jones and Will McCormack‘s recently launched production company is making a big entrance with a put pilot commitment at Fox. The network has bought Stuck, a single-camera comedy that teams Parks & Recreation co-star Jones and co-executive producer Alexandra Rushfield. The project is produced by Jones and McCormack’s Le Train Train in association with Warner Bros. Television where the company inked a pod deal in January. Penned by Rushfield, Stuck centers on a “stuck in a rut” middle-aged woman who works at a bank and gets her “stuck in childhood” daughter a job there. Within a day, the daughter is the mother’s boss. While working and living together, they help each other to get “unstuck.” Jones, who has no plans to star, executive produces with McCormack and Rushfield. Jones is an original cast member on NBC’s Parks & Recreations, which she is set to depart after the first 13 episodes this season.
- 8/7/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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