Friday, January 8, 2021

Development News - Skye P. Marshall to Co-Star on 'Good Sam'; The CW Passes on 'Arrow' Spinoff; Plus 1 More Update!

Development News - January 8, 2021

ABC's Harlem's Kitchen; CBS' Good Sam; and The CW's Green Arrow and the Canaries.





CBS' GOOD SAM
  • Skye P. Marshall will co-star on the drama pilot starring Sophia Bush and Jason Isaacs. She previously recurred on The CW's Black Lightning and Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
  • She will play Dr. Lex Trulie, an ambitious and capable surgeon who has achieved success despite the lack of support of her family. Lex and Sam (Bush) share a bond as the only women in their department, though Lex's loyalty to Sam's father (Isaacs) drives a wedge between the friend when Sam replaces him as chief of surgery.
THE CW PILOT PASSED OVER
  • GREEN ARROW AND THE CANARIES (Drama) - Spinoff of The CW's Arrow, which aired as a backdoor pilot in the drama's eighth and final season. Written by Beth Schwartz, Marc Guggenheim, Jill Blankenship and Oscar Balderrama. Directed by Tara Miele. Executive produced by Schwartz, Guggenheim, Blankenship, Balderrama, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter. Produced by Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions. Starring Katherine McNamara, Katie Cassidy and Juliana Harkavy.
ABC PILOT PASSED OVER
  • HARLEM'S KITCHEN (Drama) - Written by Zahir McGhee. Directed by Stephen Williams. Executive produced by McGhee, Williams, Marcus Samuelsson, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Laurie Zaks. Produced by ABC Signature and Mandeville Television. Starring Delroy Lindo, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Miguel Gomez, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Adrianna Mitchell and Pepi Sonuga.