TV-Recaps-Reviews: NBC - Pilots Currently in Development

(W: Writer, D: Director, EP: Executive Producer, Co-EP: Co-Executive Producer, P: Producer, SR: Showrunner)

NEWLYWEDS

Genre: Comedy (Multi-Camera)
Logline: A later-in-life love story about a free-spirited woman and a buttoned-up professor who marry impetuously after a whirlwind courtship.
Cast: Téa Leoni, Tim Daly
Team: W/EP Gail Lerner; EP Jamie Lee Curtis, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Scott Schwartz; D/EP Pamela Fryman
Studio: Universal Television, Lionsgate Television, The Tannenbaum Company
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PROTECTION

Genre: Drama
Logline: When a U.S. Marshal falls in the line of duty, a seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy as a family of law enforcement agents become the target of a mysterious assassin. Bridging personal differences and crossing professional boundaries, the Thornhill family must use the expertise from a lifetime of protecting civilians and politicians to protect one another and bring the killer to justice... even if it means betraying their sworn code.
Cast: Peter Krause, Hope Davis
Team: W/EP Josh Safran; EP Jenna Bush Hager, Ben Spector
Studio: Universal Television, Thousand Voices
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PUZZLED

Genre: Drama
Logline: After barely escaping a tragic fire, once-promising college athlete Mike Brink is transformed by a traumatic brain injury that gives him the unique ability to see the world in an unexpected way and helps him solve crimes with local police.
Cast: Damon Wayans Jr.
Team: W/EP Joey Falco; EP Jordan Cerf; P Danielle Trussoni
Studio: Universal Television
Notes: Based on the novel by Danielle Trussoni.

THE ROCKFORD FILES

Genre: Drama
Logline: Newly paroled after doing time for a crime he didn't commit, James Rockford returns to his life as a private investigator using his charm and wit to solve cases around Los Angeles. It doesn't take long for his quest for legitimacy to land him squarely in the crosshairs of both local police and organized crime.
Cast: David Boreanaz, Michaela McManus
Team: W/EP Mike Daniels; EP Carl Beverly, Sarah Timberman; Co-EP Chris Leanza; D/EP Greg Mottola
Studio: Universal Television, Timberman/Beverly Productions
Notes: Based on the NBC drama that aired for six seasons from 1974-80.

UNTITLED DEAN GEORGARIS & JOHN FOX PROJECT

Genre: Drama
Logline: Professor Georgia Ryan is a trailblazing psychologist who challenges the field of criminology by shifting the investigative focus to the victim rather than just the perpetrator in order to uncover the crucial clues that more traditional methods leave behind. Alongside her team, this pioneering expert consults with the FBI to solve the most baffling and elusive cases.
Cast: Emily Deschanel, An-Li Bogan
Team: W/EP Dean Georgaris, John Fox; EP John Davis
Studio: Universal Television, Davis Entertainment
Notes: Inspired by the work of expert profiler and author Dr. Ann Burgess.

UNTITLED DAN GOOR & LUKE DEL TREDICI PROJECT

UNTITLED KARI LIZER PROJECT

Genre: Comedy (Multi-Camera)
Logline: Best friends and therapists Ginger and Jill have always been a team as opposites that work best together. As they sort their past and look toward their future, they'll discover that in spite of it all, they wouldn't change a thing.
Cast: Katey Sagal, Jane Lynch
Team: W/EP Kari Lizer; EP Katey Sagal, Jane Lynch, Krista Vernoff, Andrew Stearn, Alexandre Schmitt
Studio: Paramount Television Studios, Trip the Light Productions
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WHAT THE DEAD KNOW

Genre: Drama
Logline: Death investigator Ava Ledger is really good with dead bodies. It's the living that give her trouble as she teams with the NYPD to solve their toughest cases.
Cast: Taylor Schilling
Team: W/EP Beth Rinehart; EP Dick Wolf, Tom Thayer, Peter Jankowski, Anastasia Puglisi; Co-EP Kevin Plunkett, Rebecca McGill, Barbara Butcher
Studio: Universal Television, Wolf Entertainment
Notes: Based on the memoir by Barbara Butcher.