Development News - May 17, 2017
ABC's Raised by Wolves & Untitled Goldbergs Spinoff; CBS' The Get, Hannah Royce's Questionable Choices & Mission Control; The CW's Insatiable; FOX's Amy's Brother; and TNT's Highland & Snowpiercer.
TNT's SNOWPIERCER
- Tony winner Daveed Diggs (Hamilton, black-ish) has been cast on the drama pilot based on the film of the same name. Furthermore, Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange) has signed on to direct. Diggs will play Layton Well, a prisoner barely surviving the harsh conditions in the tail end of the train. A quiet thinker who spends his days sniffing the industrial-waste-turned-drug Chronole and tending to his cage full of rats. He becomes a reluctant participant in a struggle that could upend life on the train.
TNT's HIGHLAND
- The cable network has ordered a pilot for comedic drama Highland starring Margaret Cho (Drop Dead Diva). The pilot was written by Liz Sarnoff. They executive produce with Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements. Studio T and Tomorrow Studios produce. Inspired by Cho's personal history with substance abuse, the project will chronicle what happens when two extended, dysfunctional Korean-American families who share the same patriarch must come together after tragedy strikes. As it turns out, the most reliable person in both families is the one who just got out of rehab.
ABC PILOTS PASSED ON
- RAISED BY WOLVES (Comedy) - Written by Diablo Cody; Directed by Ben Taylor; Starring Georgia King, Craig T. Nelson, Lulu Wilson, Izabella Alvarez, Talia Jackson, Cooper Friedman and Mia & Ella Allan. Being Shopped to Other Outlets.
- UNTITLED THE GOLDBERGS SPINOFF (Comedy) - Written by Adam F. Goldberg and Marc Firek; Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar; Starring Bryan Callen, Tim Meadows, Nia Long, Rachel Crow, Summer Parker, Missi Pyle and Ana Gasteyer.
CBS PILOTS PASSED ON
- THE GET (Drama) - Written by Bridget Carpenter; Directed by James Strong; Starring Amy Brenneman, Brad Garrett, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Jeananne Goossen, Alex Fitzalan and Michael Rady.
- HANNAH ROYCE'S QUESTIONABLE CHOICES (Comedy) - Written by Matt Tarses; Directed by Steve Pink; Starring Alice Eve, James Earl, Kyle Howard and Tyler Labine.
- MISSION CONTROL (Drama) - Written by Andy Weir; Directed by Jeremy Podeswa; Starring David Giuntoli, Poppy Montgomery, Ricardo Chavira, Peyton List, Levi Fiehler and Wunmi Mosaku.
THE CW PILOT PASSED ON
- INSATIABLE (Drama) - Written by Lauren Gussis; Directed by Andrew Fleming; Starring Debby Ryan, Dallas Roberts, Sarah Colonna, Erinn Westbrook, Michael Provost, Kimmy Shields, Irene Choi, Christopher Gorham and Alyssa Milano.
FOX PILOT PASSED ON
- AMY'S BROTHER (Comedy) - Written by Jim Cashman and Mitch Silpa; Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller; Starring Annie Mumolo, Michael Urie, Ursula Parker, Sawyer Barth, Miguel Pinzon and Sharif Atkins.
