Thursday, April 5, 2018

Development News - FX Orders Pilot for 'Y: The Last Man' Adaptation; Paramount Picks Up 'First Wives Club' to Pilot

Development News - April 5, 2018

FX's Y: The Last Man and Paramount's First Wives Club.






FX NEW PILOT ORDER
  • Y: THE LAST MAN (Drama) - Written by Michael Green (American Gods, Kings) and Aida Mashaka Croal (Jessica Jones, Luke Cage) based on the comic book series of the same name. Directed by Melina Matsoukas (Insecure). Executive produced by Green, Croal, Matsoukas, Brian K. Vaughan, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. Produced by Color Force. Logline: All of the men are dead. But one. The series traverses a world of women - exploring gender, race, class and survival.
PARAMOUNT NEW PILOT ORDER
  • FIRST WIVES CLUB (Comedy, Single Camera) - Written by Tracy Oliver based on the 1996 film starring Diane Keaton, Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn. Executive produced by Oliver, Karen Rosenfeld and Scott Rudin. Produced by Paramount Television. Logline: Based in New York City, a group of women band together after their marriages fall apart and find strength in their sisterhood - and of course a little revenge.