With the network screenings wrapping up, we are heading into the final stage of pilot season when network executives take the pilots that had screened the best/tested the highest and see which of them fit into their schedules for next season. With ABC’s order Thursday of Black-ish‘s young Rainbow-centered prequel Mixed-ish kicking off the new series pickups, here is our final pilot buzz list.
The field of leading ABC drama contenders has narrowed down a bit. Staying strong after the screenings are early standouts Pi drama Stumptown starring Cobie Smulders, the soapy, John Mayer song-inspired Heart of Life, the new NYPD Blue and the untitled Hank Steinberg /50 Cent legal drama. NY Undercover also has supporters; I hear its fate might be tied to that of bubble drama The Rookie as ABC is unlikely to go for three cop dramas in these two and NYPD Blue. I...
The field of leading ABC drama contenders has narrowed down a bit. Staying strong after the screenings are early standouts Pi drama Stumptown starring Cobie Smulders, the soapy, John Mayer song-inspired Heart of Life, the new NYPD Blue and the untitled Hank Steinberg /50 Cent legal drama. NY Undercover also has supporters; I hear its fate might be tied to that of bubble drama The Rookie as ABC is unlikely to go for three cop dramas in these two and NYPD Blue. I...
- 5/4/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s late April. Normally at this time TV business’ attention is focused almost squarely on the broadcast pilot season as it is heading into its final stages — network pilot screenings followed by new series pickups. But this is not a normal time. With the WGA-Ata standoff completely dominating the Hollywood conversation following the mass firing of agents by writers, it has been hard for anyone to focus on pilot season. Here is what I hear is hot at the networks. Keep in mind that the information is still incomplete as not all pilots have been delivered to the networks. We will have a fuller picture at the end of next week when most of the pilots will have screened.
Pi drama Bad Alibi (fka Stumptown) starring Cobie Smulders and the untitled Hank Steinberg /50 Cent legal drama continue to be getting strong buzz, with ABC authorizing all...
Pi drama Bad Alibi (fka Stumptown) starring Cobie Smulders and the untitled Hank Steinberg /50 Cent legal drama continue to be getting strong buzz, with ABC authorizing all...
- 4/27/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios said on Monday it has acquired the 2018 Sundance film “All Rise,” starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson.
The film, which was titled “Monster” while in competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, is based on the award-winning and New York Times-bestselling novel of the same name by Walter Dean Myers, which received the Coretta Scott King Award that recognizes outstanding books for young adults and children by African Americans that reflect the African American experience.
“All Rise” tells the story of Steve Harmon (Harrison), a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder. The film follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likeable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could leave him spending the rest of his life in prison.
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The film, which was titled “Monster” while in competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, is based on the award-winning and New York Times-bestselling novel of the same name by Walter Dean Myers, which received the Coretta Scott King Award that recognizes outstanding books for young adults and children by African Americans that reflect the African American experience.
“All Rise” tells the story of Steve Harmon (Harrison), a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder. The film follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likeable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could leave him spending the rest of his life in prison.
Also Read: Bethany Hamilton Doc...
- 4/22/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to All Rise, the drama written and directed by Anthony Mandler that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival as Monster. The pic based on Walter Dean Myers’ New York Times-bestselling novel of that name is now headed for a fall 2019 domestic theatrical release.
Jennifer Hudson, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Ehle, A$AP Rocky, Nas, Tim Blake Nelson, Paul Ben-Victor and John David Washington co-star in in commercial and music video director Mandler’s feature film debut, which premiere in Competition in Park City.
The plot centers on Steve Harmon (Kelvin Harrison Jr), a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down when he is charged with felony murder. The film follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likeable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could leave him spending the rest of his life in prison.
Jennifer Hudson, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Ehle, A$AP Rocky, Nas, Tim Blake Nelson, Paul Ben-Victor and John David Washington co-star in in commercial and music video director Mandler’s feature film debut, which premiere in Competition in Park City.
The plot centers on Steve Harmon (Kelvin Harrison Jr), a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down when he is charged with felony murder. The film follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likeable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could leave him spending the rest of his life in prison.
- 4/22/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios has nabbed U.S. rights to the legal drama All Rise, which stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. as a straight-arrow Harlem youth arrested for his peripheral involvement in a deadly crime.
The first feature from music video and commercial director Anthony Mandler bowed in competition at Sundance as Monster. Harrison plays Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder. The pic follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could ...
The first feature from music video and commercial director Anthony Mandler bowed in competition at Sundance as Monster. Harrison plays Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder. The pic follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could ...
- 4/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios has nabbed U.S. rights to the legal drama All Rise, which stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. as a straight-arrow Harlem youth arrested for his peripheral involvement in a deadly crime.
The first feature from music video and commercial director Anthony Mandler bowed in competition at Sundance as Monster. Harrison plays Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder. The pic follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could ...
The first feature from music video and commercial director Anthony Mandler bowed in competition at Sundance as Monster. Harrison plays Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder. The pic follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could ...
- 4/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
According to Deadline, Tony winners Lindsay Mendez and Ruthie Ann Miles have both signed on to join the new drama pilot Courthouse on CBS. Both are series regulars. Deadline shares that 'Mendez will play Sara, an ebullient, optimistic court reporter who has surprising hidden talents. A close friend to Emily, Sara hosts the Courthouse poker games and is a reliable source for gossip and courthouse intel. Miles will portray Sherri. As Lola's Judicial Assistant, Sherri is The Gatekeeper she controls the schedule, the witness lists, the flow of paperwork everything. She can make defendants sit in the lockup and wait all day for the next appearance, or she can find a way to get them in and out before her morning coffee gets cold. Efficient, pragmatic and armed with wickedly dry sense of humor, Sherri isn't thrilled she has to train Lola Simone Missick a rookie judge.'...
- 3/25/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Exclusive: Tony winners Lindsay Mendez (Carousel) and Ruthie Ann Miles (The King & I) have joined the series regular cast of CBS’ legal drama pilot Courthouse, from Warner Bros. TV.
Written by Greg Spottiswood and directed by Mike Robin, Courthouse pulls back the curtain on the court system. It follows the dedicated, chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of the judges, assistant district attorneys and public defenders as they work with bailiffs, clerks, cops and jurors to bring justice to the people of Los Angeles.
Mendez will play Sara, an ebullient, optimistic court reporter who has surprising hidden talents. A close friend to Emily, Sara hosts the Courthouse poker games and is a reliable source for gossip and courthouse intel.
Miles will portray Sherri. As Lola’s Judicial Assistant, Sherri is The Gatekeeper; she controls the schedule, the witness lists, the flow of paperwork — everything. She can make defendants sit in...
Written by Greg Spottiswood and directed by Mike Robin, Courthouse pulls back the curtain on the court system. It follows the dedicated, chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of the judges, assistant district attorneys and public defenders as they work with bailiffs, clerks, cops and jurors to bring justice to the people of Los Angeles.
Mendez will play Sara, an ebullient, optimistic court reporter who has surprising hidden talents. A close friend to Emily, Sara hosts the Courthouse poker games and is a reliable source for gossip and courthouse intel.
Miles will portray Sherri. As Lola’s Judicial Assistant, Sherri is The Gatekeeper; she controls the schedule, the witness lists, the flow of paperwork — everything. She can make defendants sit in...
- 3/25/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Jennifer Morrison is returning to the world of medicine for her latest role.
The former House and Once Upon a Time star has landed the lead role on CBS pilot Under the Bridge, according to THR.
"When a scandal rocks the medical practice she runs with her husband and their friends, a surgeon rises to the occasion and takes the lead in trying to mend both the practice and her own marriage," according to the logline from Deadline.
Morrison is attached to play the role of Caitlin Lancaster, a surgeon who is forced to return to her job early after taking a sabbatical when her husband is voted out of the medical practice they helped create with their friends.
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It's a perfect set-up for a series, and with Morrison leading the cast, the script would have to come in...
The former House and Once Upon a Time star has landed the lead role on CBS pilot Under the Bridge, according to THR.
"When a scandal rocks the medical practice she runs with her husband and their friends, a surgeon rises to the occasion and takes the lead in trying to mend both the practice and her own marriage," according to the logline from Deadline.
Morrison is attached to play the role of Caitlin Lancaster, a surgeon who is forced to return to her job early after taking a sabbatical when her husband is voted out of the medical practice they helped create with their friends.
Related: Once Upon a Time Canceled After Seven Seasons at ABC
It's a perfect set-up for a series, and with Morrison leading the cast, the script would have to come in...
- 3/7/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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