Monday, September 25, 2017

Development News - HBO Orders Pilot for Comedy 'Avenue 5' from 'Veep' Creator Armando Iannucci; Plus 1 More Update!

Development News - September 25, 2017

Freeform's Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists and HBO's Avenue 5.






FREEFORM NEW PILOT ORDER
  • PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: THE PERFECTIONISTS (Drama) - A spinoff of veteran drama Pretty Little Liars. Written by I. Marlene King. Executive produced by King, Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo. Produced by Warner Horizon Television, Alloy Entertainment and Long Lake Media. Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish are set to reprise their roles as Alison DiLaurentis and Mona Vanderwaal, respectively. Logline: "Everything about the town of Beacon Heights seems perfect, from their top-tier college to their overachieving residents. But nothing in Beacon Heights is as it appears to be. The stress of needing to be perfect leads to the town's first murder. Behind every Perfectionist is a secret, a lie and a needed alibi."
HBO NEW PILOT ORDER
  • AVENUE 5 (Comedy, Single Camera) - Written by Veep creator Armando Iannucci, with the premium cable network also ordering backup scripts in preparation for a series order. The comedy is only described as being set in the future and mostly in space.