Development News - January 27, 2020
CBS' The Equalizer & The United States of Al; and HBO Max's Delilah.
CBS' THE UNITED STATES OF AL
- Kelli Goss and Elizabeth Alderfer will co-star on the comedy pilot starring Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young. Goss appeared in a major recurring role on Netflix's The Ranch. Alderfer starred in Netflix's one-season comedy Disjointed and has recurred on NBC's A.P. Bio.
- Goss will play Vanessa, Riley's (Young) soon-to-be ex-wife and the fiercely protective mother of their young daughter. She tries her best to co-parent with her undependable ex, despite her frustration with his hard-partying, adrenaline-junkie lifestyle.
- Alderfer will play Lizzie, Riley's arty younger sister who lives at home and works for her father, Art (Dean Norris). She's adrift since the loss of her fiancé, killed in the line of duty. She copes by throwing herself into booze and Burning Man, which makes her both an ally for her brother, an enabler for his more self-destructive tendencies, and like no woman Al (Kalyan) ever met in Afghanistan.
CBS NEW PILOT ORDER
- THE EQUALIZER (Drama) - Reboot of the CBS drama that aired from 1985-89. Starring Queen Latifah. Written by Castle and Take Two showrunners Andrew Marlowe and Terri Miller. Executive produced by Marlowe, Miller, Queen Latifah, John Davis, John Fox, Debra Martin Chase, Richard Lindheim and Shakim Compere. Produced by CBS Television Studios, Universal Television, Davis Entertainment, Martin Chase Productions and Flavor Unit. Logline: An enigmatic figure (Queen Latifah) uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.
HBO MAX PILOT PASSED ON
- DELILAH (Comedy, Single Camera) - Written by Kirker Butler. Directed by James Griffiths. Executive produced by Butler, Jessica Rothe, Sharon Horgan, Aisling Bea, Clelia Mountford, Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor. Produced by Kapital Entertainment and Merman. Starring Jessica Rothe, Nat Faxon, Arturo Castro, Nicole Byer, Casey Wilson, Blake Lee and Michael McKean.
