ABC intends to shoot five pilots once production can safely resume and is rolling three projects to its next pilot cycle.
The network is picking up the cast options for the five projects that it has committed to producing this year through to September 30.
This includes dramas Rebel, starring Katey Sagal and Andy Garcia and Delroy Lindo’s Harlem’s Kitchen, as well as comedies Bossy, which was formerly known as Kids Matter Now, Topher Grace’s Home Economics and Work Wife.
Rolled over into its ‘second cycle’ development are Adopted, National Parks Service, which was formerly known as Isb and Triage.
That leaves Prospect, Wreckage and the Untitled Kapnek/Holland Project, which was formerly known as Wild Child.
This comes as it has also decided not to move forward with the reboot of Thirtysomething, Valley Trash and Brides.
Last month, it picked up two new projects, straight-to-series, David E. Kelley...
The network is picking up the cast options for the five projects that it has committed to producing this year through to September 30.
This includes dramas Rebel, starring Katey Sagal and Andy Garcia and Delroy Lindo’s Harlem’s Kitchen, as well as comedies Bossy, which was formerly known as Kids Matter Now, Topher Grace’s Home Economics and Work Wife.
Rolled over into its ‘second cycle’ development are Adopted, National Parks Service, which was formerly known as Isb and Triage.
That leaves Prospect, Wreckage and the Untitled Kapnek/Holland Project, which was formerly known as Wild Child.
This comes as it has also decided not to move forward with the reboot of Thirtysomething, Valley Trash and Brides.
Last month, it picked up two new projects, straight-to-series, David E. Kelley...
- 6/29/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC’s drama pilot “Harlem’s Kitchen” has cast Clare-Hope Ashitey, Adrianna Mitchell, and Pepi Sonuga, Variety has learned.
The series is described as an ensemble family drama set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem. They join previously announced cast member Delroy Lindo, who will play Ellis Rice, the head chef at the restaurant at the heart of the series.
Ashitey will play Zadie, the eldest Rice daughter. Ivy League educated, Zadie could work anywhere she wants but her perpetual sense of responsibility brought her back to Rice as the front-of-house manager. She never wants to disappoint her parents. But all of the pressure has led Zadie into a third-life crisis that could jeopardize everything she has achieved. It may also work to set her free.
Ashitey’s recently joined the upcoming third season of the Sky original “Riviera.” Her other TV credits include “Seven Seconds,” “Doctor Who,” “The Feed,...
The series is described as an ensemble family drama set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem. They join previously announced cast member Delroy Lindo, who will play Ellis Rice, the head chef at the restaurant at the heart of the series.
Ashitey will play Zadie, the eldest Rice daughter. Ivy League educated, Zadie could work anywhere she wants but her perpetual sense of responsibility brought her back to Rice as the front-of-house manager. She never wants to disappoint her parents. But all of the pressure has led Zadie into a third-life crisis that could jeopardize everything she has achieved. It may also work to set her free.
Ashitey’s recently joined the upcoming third season of the Sky original “Riviera.” Her other TV credits include “Seven Seconds,” “Doctor Who,” “The Feed,...
- 3/10/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Clare-Hope Ashitey (Seven Seconds), Adrianna Mitchell (The Good Fight) and Pepi Sonuga (Into the Dark) are set as series regulars opposite Delroy Lindo in ABC’s family restaurant drama pilot Harlem’s Kitchen, from Zahir McGhee, Mandeville Television and ABC Studios.
Written by McGhee and to be directed by Stephen Williams, Harlem’s Kitchen is set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem and centers on Ellis Rice (Lindo), Executive Chef and patriarch, who runs a successful restaurant with his wife Cc (Sheryl Lee Ralph) and three daughters. But an unexpected death thrusts the family into turmoil and puts the restaurant’s future in jeopardy as long-buried secrets are revealed.
Ashitey’s Zadie is perfect. Perfect life. Perfect little baby. Perfect husband. Ivy League educated, Zadie could work anywhere she wants, but her perpetual sense of responsibility brought her back to Rice as the front-of-house manager. The eldest daughter of Ellis and Cc,...
Written by McGhee and to be directed by Stephen Williams, Harlem’s Kitchen is set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem and centers on Ellis Rice (Lindo), Executive Chef and patriarch, who runs a successful restaurant with his wife Cc (Sheryl Lee Ralph) and three daughters. But an unexpected death thrusts the family into turmoil and puts the restaurant’s future in jeopardy as long-buried secrets are revealed.
Ashitey’s Zadie is perfect. Perfect life. Perfect little baby. Perfect husband. Ivy League educated, Zadie could work anywhere she wants, but her perpetual sense of responsibility brought her back to Rice as the front-of-house manager. The eldest daughter of Ellis and Cc,...
- 3/10/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sheryl Lee Ralph (Ray Donovan) and Miguel Gomez (The Strain) are set as leads opposite Delroy Lindo in ABC’s family restaurant drama pilot Harlem’s Kitchen, from Zahir McGhee, Mandeville Television and ABC Studios.
Written by McGhee and to be directed by Stephen Williams, Harlem’s Kitchen is set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem and centers on Ellis Rice (Lindo), Executive Chef and patriarch, who runs a successful restaurant with his wife Cc (Ralph) and three daughters. But an unexpected death thrusts the family into turmoil and puts the restaurant’s future in jeopardy as long-buried secrets are revealed.
Ralph’s Cecilia Cc Rice is the Rice family matriarch. Devoted wife of Ellis. Caring mother of their three daughters, and a world-class pastry chef. Cc is a strong, traditional black woman who is secretly the driving force behind her husband’s success. Cc has patience in spades, and...
Written by McGhee and to be directed by Stephen Williams, Harlem’s Kitchen is set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem and centers on Ellis Rice (Lindo), Executive Chef and patriarch, who runs a successful restaurant with his wife Cc (Ralph) and three daughters. But an unexpected death thrusts the family into turmoil and puts the restaurant’s future in jeopardy as long-buried secrets are revealed.
Ralph’s Cecilia Cc Rice is the Rice family matriarch. Devoted wife of Ellis. Caring mother of their three daughters, and a world-class pastry chef. Cc is a strong, traditional black woman who is secretly the driving force behind her husband’s success. Cc has patience in spades, and...
- 3/6/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Delroy Lindo has officially signed on for a starring role in the ABC pilot “Harlem’s Kitchen.”
It was previously reported that Lindo was bowing out of the CBS All Access series “The Good Fight” as he negotiated a leading role in the drama project, which is described as an ensemble family drama set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem. He has been a series regular on “The Good Fight” since it began, but will exit the show after the upcoming fourth season.
In “Harlem’s Kitchen,” Lindo will play Ellis Rice, a renowned African American chef who adds his infinite swag to fine dining at his iconic Harlem restaurant, Rice. Ellis’s kitchen is Harlem’s Kitchen, and everyone who walks through those doors is family — as long as they play by Ellis’s rules. A native of Alabama, Ellis landed in Harlem with nothing, and worked his way up through...
It was previously reported that Lindo was bowing out of the CBS All Access series “The Good Fight” as he negotiated a leading role in the drama project, which is described as an ensemble family drama set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem. He has been a series regular on “The Good Fight” since it began, but will exit the show after the upcoming fourth season.
In “Harlem’s Kitchen,” Lindo will play Ellis Rice, a renowned African American chef who adds his infinite swag to fine dining at his iconic Harlem restaurant, Rice. Ellis’s kitchen is Harlem’s Kitchen, and everyone who walks through those doors is family — as long as they play by Ellis’s rules. A native of Alabama, Ellis landed in Harlem with nothing, and worked his way up through...
- 3/5/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The Good Fight co-star Delroy Lindo has closed a deal to play the lead in Harlem’s Kitchen, ABC’s Harlem family restaurant drama pilot from Zahir McGhee, Mandeville Television and ABC Studios.
As Deadline revealed last month when Lindo started negotiations for the role, his interest in the ABC pilot led to his decision to leave the CBS All Access legal drama The Good Fight as a series regular after the upcoming fourth season when his contract is up.
Written by McGhee and to be directed by Stephen Williams, Harlem’s Kitchen is set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem and centers on Ellis Rice (Lindo), Executive Chef and patriarch, who runs a successful restaurant with his wife and three daughters. But an unexpected death thrusts the family into turmoil and puts the restaurant’s future in jeopardy as long-buried secrets are revealed.
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Lindo’s Ellis...
As Deadline revealed last month when Lindo started negotiations for the role, his interest in the ABC pilot led to his decision to leave the CBS All Access legal drama The Good Fight as a series regular after the upcoming fourth season when his contract is up.
Written by McGhee and to be directed by Stephen Williams, Harlem’s Kitchen is set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem and centers on Ellis Rice (Lindo), Executive Chef and patriarch, who runs a successful restaurant with his wife and three daughters. But an unexpected death thrusts the family into turmoil and puts the restaurant’s future in jeopardy as long-buried secrets are revealed.
Stephen WilliamsShutterstock Zahir McGheeUTA
Lindo’s Ellis...
- 3/5/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Good Fight co-star Delroy Lindo is in negotiations to headline Harlem’s Kitchen, ABC’s Harlem family restaurant drama pilot from writer Zahir McGhee, Mandeville Television and ABC Studios. As a result, he will be leaving the CBS All Access legal drama The Good Fight as a series regular after the upcoming fourth season, which debuts April 9.
Lindo’s contract for The good Wife spinoff The Good Fight, where he plays Adrian Boseman, a name partner at Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart, is up after Season 4. According to sources, he was offered a new deal to stay and may have taken it as he loves being on the show but Harlem’s Kitchen came along, a project he became passionate about. I hear the possibility of him doing both series was explored but the potential production overlap was too great to overcome. However, The Goof Fight creators/showrunners Robert and Michelle King are leaving the door open,...
Lindo’s contract for The good Wife spinoff The Good Fight, where he plays Adrian Boseman, a name partner at Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart, is up after Season 4. According to sources, he was offered a new deal to stay and may have taken it as he loves being on the show but Harlem’s Kitchen came along, a project he became passionate about. I hear the possibility of him doing both series was explored but the potential production overlap was too great to overcome. However, The Goof Fight creators/showrunners Robert and Michelle King are leaving the door open,...
- 2/20/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has given a pilot order to Harlem’s Kitchen, a drama from writer Zahir McGhee (For the People), Mandeville Television and ABC Studios where both McGhee and Mandeville TV are under overall deals.
Courtesy of ABC Studios
Harlem’s Kitchen (fka Untitled Zahir McGee Project aka Rice), written by McGhee, is an ensemble family drama set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem. Ellis Rice, Executive Chef and patriarch, runs a successful restaurant with his wife and three daughters. But an unexpected death thrusts the family into turmoil and puts the restaurant’s future in jeopardy as long-buried secrets are revealed.
Marcus Samuelsson, famed head chef of Red Rooster in Harlem, New York, executive produces the drama, alongside McGhee and Mandeville’s Laurie Zaks, Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman.
This marks the first pilot for McGhee, who is a homegrown talent, having come out of the Disney writers workshop.
Courtesy of ABC Studios
Harlem’s Kitchen (fka Untitled Zahir McGee Project aka Rice), written by McGhee, is an ensemble family drama set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem. Ellis Rice, Executive Chef and patriarch, runs a successful restaurant with his wife and three daughters. But an unexpected death thrusts the family into turmoil and puts the restaurant’s future in jeopardy as long-buried secrets are revealed.
Marcus Samuelsson, famed head chef of Red Rooster in Harlem, New York, executive produces the drama, alongside McGhee and Mandeville’s Laurie Zaks, Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman.
This marks the first pilot for McGhee, who is a homegrown talent, having come out of the Disney writers workshop.
- 1/22/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has made their third drama pilot pick up and fourth pilot pick up overall for the 2020-2021 season.
The broadcaster has ordered the drama pilot “Harlem’s Kitchen.” It is described as an ensemble family drama set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem. Ellis Rice, Executive Chef and patriarch, runs a successful restaurant with his wife and three daughters. But an unexpected death thrusts the family into turmoil and puts the restaurant’s future in jeopardy as long-buried secrets are revealed.
The series hails from writer and executive producer Zahir McGhee. David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, and Laurie Zaks of Mandeville Films will also executive produce along with Marcus Samuelsson. ABC Studios will produce. Both McGhee and Mandeville are currently under overall deals with the studio.
McGhee has most recently worked as a writer and co-executive/consulting producer on the current ABC series “Stumptown.” His other credits include “For The People,...
The broadcaster has ordered the drama pilot “Harlem’s Kitchen.” It is described as an ensemble family drama set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem. Ellis Rice, Executive Chef and patriarch, runs a successful restaurant with his wife and three daughters. But an unexpected death thrusts the family into turmoil and puts the restaurant’s future in jeopardy as long-buried secrets are revealed.
The series hails from writer and executive producer Zahir McGhee. David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, and Laurie Zaks of Mandeville Films will also executive produce along with Marcus Samuelsson. ABC Studios will produce. Both McGhee and Mandeville are currently under overall deals with the studio.
McGhee has most recently worked as a writer and co-executive/consulting producer on the current ABC series “Stumptown.” His other credits include “For The People,...
- 1/22/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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