There was, most understandably, a precise moment where it hit Lesley-Ann Brandt, “Oh s–t…. I’m on The Walking Dead.”
Fans of the prolific franchise will get to experience Brandt’s arrival in this walker-riddled universe when The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live debuts this Sunday, Feb. 25 at 9/8c on AMC and AMC+.
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- 2/23/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
In what may be the first of many big delays in this dual-strike era, ABC has decided to hold High Potential, its new, Kaitlin Olson-led detective drama, for fall of next year.
In the wake of the WGA strike being settled but SAG-AFTRA still at the hypothetical bargaining table, there has been speculation that the broadcast networks may opt to forego fast-tracking abbreviated seasons of 13 (or far fewer episodes) that dribble out in late winter/spring and instead sit tight and launch full, robust seasons next fall.
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In the wake of the WGA strike being settled but SAG-AFTRA still at the hypothetical bargaining table, there has been speculation that the broadcast networks may opt to forego fast-tracking abbreviated seasons of 13 (or far fewer episodes) that dribble out in late winter/spring and instead sit tight and launch full, robust seasons next fall.
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- 9/29/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
“Home Economics” has been canceled at ABC after three seasons.
The comedy series, which is based on the life of writer and executive producer Michael Colton, revolved around the heartwarming yet super uncomfortable and sometimes frustrating relationship between three adult siblings: one who’s in the one percent, one who’s middle class and one who’s barely holding on.
The series starred Topher Grace, Caitlin McGee, Jimmy Tatro, Karla Souza and Sasheer Zamata and featured Shiloh Bearman, Jordyn Curet, Chloe Jo Rountree and JeCobi Swain. Grace also executive produced alongside Eric and Kim Tannenbaum of The Tannenbaum Company. Jason Wang also served as a coexecutive producer.
“Home Economics” is a coproduction between Lionsgate and ABC Signature.
In addition, ABC will shift the premiere of its upcoming drama series “High Potential” to fall 2024.
The Kaitlin Olson-led detective series, which is based on French series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (Hpi),” centers...
The comedy series, which is based on the life of writer and executive producer Michael Colton, revolved around the heartwarming yet super uncomfortable and sometimes frustrating relationship between three adult siblings: one who’s in the one percent, one who’s middle class and one who’s barely holding on.
The series starred Topher Grace, Caitlin McGee, Jimmy Tatro, Karla Souza and Sasheer Zamata and featured Shiloh Bearman, Jordyn Curet, Chloe Jo Rountree and JeCobi Swain. Grace also executive produced alongside Eric and Kim Tannenbaum of The Tannenbaum Company. Jason Wang also served as a coexecutive producer.
“Home Economics” is a coproduction between Lionsgate and ABC Signature.
In addition, ABC will shift the premiere of its upcoming drama series “High Potential” to fall 2024.
The Kaitlin Olson-led detective series, which is based on French series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (Hpi),” centers...
- 9/29/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
ABC is making some changes to its lineup following the resolution of the writers strike.
Comedy Home Economics has been canceled after three seasons, and new drama High Potential has been moved to fall 2024.
ABC still has to make decisions on a renewal for The Rookie: Feds and the status of The Good Lawyer, a backdoor-pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor. It passed on four of its pilots in June: Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
Home Economics, which stars Topher Grace and comes from Michael Colton and John Aboud, ran from 2021-23 on ABC. It was on the bubble for a renewal and there had been some hope that it could return after the...
Comedy Home Economics has been canceled after three seasons, and new drama High Potential has been moved to fall 2024.
ABC still has to make decisions on a renewal for The Rookie: Feds and the status of The Good Lawyer, a backdoor-pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor. It passed on four of its pilots in June: Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
Home Economics, which stars Topher Grace and comes from Michael Colton and John Aboud, ran from 2021-23 on ABC. It was on the bubble for a renewal and there had been some hope that it could return after the...
- 9/29/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Can it really be 20 years since “The O.C.” premiered on Fox? The young actors of the series, Benjamin McKenzie, Adam Brody, Mischa Barton and Rachel Bilson quickly became in-demand stars and the theme song “California” by Phantom Planet became a top ten hit in several countries while also reaching 35 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart.
The bagel-centric series also introduced us to “Chrismukkah” and showcased bands from The Killers to Modest Mouse.
Several members of the cast went on to lead their own series and films and others have popped up on hit shows from “How I Met Your Mother” to “Grey’s Anatomy.” Here’s what they’ve been up to since “The O.C.” signed off in February 2007.
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Benjamin McKenzie, who played O.C. newbie Ryan Atwood, went on to star as an LA cop on TNT’s “Southland” and as James Gordon on Fox’s Batman prequel series “Gotham.
The bagel-centric series also introduced us to “Chrismukkah” and showcased bands from The Killers to Modest Mouse.
Several members of the cast went on to lead their own series and films and others have popped up on hit shows from “How I Met Your Mother” to “Grey’s Anatomy.” Here’s what they’ve been up to since “The O.C.” signed off in February 2007.
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Benjamin McKenzie, who played O.C. newbie Ryan Atwood, went on to star as an LA cop on TNT’s “Southland” and as James Gordon on Fox’s Batman prequel series “Gotham.
- 8/5/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
With the Writers Guild strike showing no sign of slowing down, ABC has revealed more about its plans for the 2023-24 season.
The network on Friday confirmed comedies Public Defenders and Keeping it Together and dramas The Hurt Unit and Judgement would not be moving on at the network.
All four had landed pilot orders, but ABC initially delayed decisions on pickups.
Deadline reports that ABC Signature plans to shop the Ben McKenzie vehicle The Hurt Unit, while 20th Television is looking to find new homes for both Public Defenders and Judgement.
The decision is likely in response to the writers' strike, with ABC already making the controversial decision to hold off bringing back its scripted slate until 2024.
The Disney-owned network went public in May with an all-reality schedule because production on scripted shows is not expected to get underway for quite a while.
The sole ABC pilot still in contention is The Good Lawyer,...
The network on Friday confirmed comedies Public Defenders and Keeping it Together and dramas The Hurt Unit and Judgement would not be moving on at the network.
All four had landed pilot orders, but ABC initially delayed decisions on pickups.
Deadline reports that ABC Signature plans to shop the Ben McKenzie vehicle The Hurt Unit, while 20th Television is looking to find new homes for both Public Defenders and Judgement.
The decision is likely in response to the writers' strike, with ABC already making the controversial decision to hold off bringing back its scripted slate until 2024.
The Disney-owned network went public in May with an all-reality schedule because production on scripted shows is not expected to get underway for quite a while.
The sole ABC pilot still in contention is The Good Lawyer,...
- 6/12/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
ABC has opted not to give series orders to four pilots, including legal drama “Public Defenders” starring Anthony Anderson, but will decide the fate of three other pilots, including “The Good Doctor” spinoff “The Good Lawyer,” at a later date, the network confirmed Friday.
The other pilots that won’t move forward to series include the medical drama “The Hurt Unit,” starring Benjamin McKenzie and Melissa George, the Ellie Kemper-led comedy “Keeping It Together” and “Judgement” with “Sex/Life” star Sarah Shahi.
ABC Signature will shop “The Hurt Unit” to other platforms and 20th Television will try to find new homes for “Public Defenders” and “Judgement,” Deadline reported.
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The other pilots that won’t move forward to series include the medical drama “The Hurt Unit,” starring Benjamin McKenzie and Melissa George, the Ellie Kemper-led comedy “Keeping It Together” and “Judgement” with “Sex/Life” star Sarah Shahi.
ABC Signature will shop “The Hurt Unit” to other platforms and 20th Television will try to find new homes for “Public Defenders” and “Judgement,” Deadline reported.
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- 6/9/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
ABC is cutting bait on four pilots, including the Ben McKenzie-fronted medical drama The Hurt Unit and the Anthony Anderson-led legal comedy Public Defenders.
The Ellie Kemper-Judy Greer working moms sitcom Keeping It Together (fka Drop-Off) and the Sarah Shahi political drama Judgement round out the ill-fated quartet.
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The Ellie Kemper-Judy Greer working moms sitcom Keeping It Together (fka Drop-Off) and the Sarah Shahi political drama Judgement round out the ill-fated quartet.
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- 6/9/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Pilots for “The Hurt Unit,” “Public Defenders,” “Judgement” and “Keeping It Together” (which was formerly titled “Drop-Off”) are no longer moving forward at ABC.
The news comes amid the ongoing writers strike taking hold of Hollywood. The Writers Guild of America decided to strike on May 2 after failing to reach an agreement on issues like wages and protections against AI.
The medical procedural drama was ordered in December and starred Ben McKenzie. Per the official logline, the show is “a cutting-edge medical drama about a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.”
Matt Lopez and John Glenn co-wrote the pilot for “The Hurt Unit,” with both serving as executive producers.
The news comes amid the ongoing writers strike taking hold of Hollywood. The Writers Guild of America decided to strike on May 2 after failing to reach an agreement on issues like wages and protections against AI.
The medical procedural drama was ordered in December and starred Ben McKenzie. Per the official logline, the show is “a cutting-edge medical drama about a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.”
Matt Lopez and John Glenn co-wrote the pilot for “The Hurt Unit,” with both serving as executive producers.
- 6/9/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
ABC still has some decisions to make on its scripted slate.
The network has yet to make final calls on renewals for comedy Home Economics and The Rookie: Feds as well as The Good Lawyer, a backdoor pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor.
It comes after ABC passed on four of its pilots: Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
Deadline understands that ABC is unlikely to make all of these decisions until the writers strike is over and the future of the fall season is clearer. A decision on Home Economics may come first out of the three.
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Part of this lies in the fact that cast options for broadcast...
The network has yet to make final calls on renewals for comedy Home Economics and The Rookie: Feds as well as The Good Lawyer, a backdoor pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor.
It comes after ABC passed on four of its pilots: Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
Deadline understands that ABC is unlikely to make all of these decisions until the writers strike is over and the future of the fall season is clearer. A decision on Home Economics may come first out of the three.
Related: 2023 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
Part of this lies in the fact that cast options for broadcast...
- 6/9/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC is passing on its pilots.
The network has passed on Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
ABC Signature is, however, planning to shop The Hurt Unit to other networks and platforms, while 20th Television will be shopping Public Defenders and Judgement.
The move comes as it still has decisions to make on series Home Economics and The Rookie: Feds as well as The Good Lawyer, which was a backdoor pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor.
Last month, ABC handed a series order to Drew Goddard’s pilot High Potential, starring Kaitlin Olson. The project, which is based on the popular French detective series Hip, was the clear front-runner all development season.
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The network has passed on Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
ABC Signature is, however, planning to shop The Hurt Unit to other networks and platforms, while 20th Television will be shopping Public Defenders and Judgement.
The move comes as it still has decisions to make on series Home Economics and The Rookie: Feds as well as The Good Lawyer, which was a backdoor pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor.
Last month, ABC handed a series order to Drew Goddard’s pilot High Potential, starring Kaitlin Olson. The project, which is based on the popular French detective series Hip, was the clear front-runner all development season.
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- 6/9/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Hours after NBC made decisions on the bulk of its bubble comedy fare, ABC has passed on nearly all of its remaining pilots.
The Disney-backed broadcaster has passed on dramas The Hurt Unit and Judgment as well as comedies Keeping It Together (formerly Drop-Off) and Public Defenders, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Of the four drama and two comedy pilots that ABC developed this season, only the Good Doctor spinoff, The Good Lawyer, remains in contention. (Kaitlin Olson drama High Potential was previously ordered to series.)
Also remaining on the bubble are comedy Home Economics (awaiting word on a fourth season) and The Rookie spinoff, Feds (awaiting word on season two). Sources say producers ABC Signature is expected to shop medical drama The Hurt Unit, which counts Ben McKenzie and Michelle Ortiz among its cast.
Reps for ABC declined comment.
The decisions come as options on the cast for pilots...
The Disney-backed broadcaster has passed on dramas The Hurt Unit and Judgment as well as comedies Keeping It Together (formerly Drop-Off) and Public Defenders, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Of the four drama and two comedy pilots that ABC developed this season, only the Good Doctor spinoff, The Good Lawyer, remains in contention. (Kaitlin Olson drama High Potential was previously ordered to series.)
Also remaining on the bubble are comedy Home Economics (awaiting word on a fourth season) and The Rookie spinoff, Feds (awaiting word on season two). Sources say producers ABC Signature is expected to shop medical drama The Hurt Unit, which counts Ben McKenzie and Michelle Ortiz among its cast.
Reps for ABC declined comment.
The decisions come as options on the cast for pilots...
- 6/9/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As upfronts week comes to a close, the broadcast networks have announced many of their new series pickups for next season, although, amid a pull away from the traditional pilot cycle and the writers strike, pickup decisions on several pilots are still pending. Additionally, there are more reality series and acquisitions among the 2023-24 freshman class due to evolving business models as well as the work stoppage.
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The new series picks include dramas The Irrational and Found, as well as comedy Extended Family for NBC, Kaitlin Olson fronted drama High Potential and Bachelor spinoff The Golden Bachelor at ABC, medical drama Doc and action-drama Rescue: Hi-Surf, from executive producer John Wells at Fox, a reboot of the classic series Matlock and The Good Wife spinoff Elsbeth, along with Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. comedy Poppa’s House at CBS. The...
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The new series picks include dramas The Irrational and Found, as well as comedy Extended Family for NBC, Kaitlin Olson fronted drama High Potential and Bachelor spinoff The Golden Bachelor at ABC, medical drama Doc and action-drama Rescue: Hi-Surf, from executive producer John Wells at Fox, a reboot of the classic series Matlock and The Good Wife spinoff Elsbeth, along with Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. comedy Poppa’s House at CBS. The...
- 5/18/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Production is underway on a new ESPN docuseries centered on tennis star Serena Williams.
The network announced the news at the Walt Disney Company Upfront on Tuesday. The project will feature firsthand perspective from Williams, who has dominated the sport for over two decades and won 23 Grand Slams.
The multi-part series, titled “In the Arena: Serena Williams,” will provide the most complete, intimate, and compelling account of Williams’ legendary career and also spotlight input from key figures throughout her life. The series juxtaposes her on-court achievements and cultural impact with dramatic personal challenges, examining decisive matches, formative moments, heartbreak and glory along the way.
“In the Arena: Serena Williams” is directed by Gotham Chopra and co-produced by ESPN, Religion of Sports, Tom Brady’s 199 Productions, and Williams and Caroline Currier’s Nine Two Six Productions.
Additional details about the project, which does not yet have a release date, will...
The network announced the news at the Walt Disney Company Upfront on Tuesday. The project will feature firsthand perspective from Williams, who has dominated the sport for over two decades and won 23 Grand Slams.
The multi-part series, titled “In the Arena: Serena Williams,” will provide the most complete, intimate, and compelling account of Williams’ legendary career and also spotlight input from key figures throughout her life. The series juxtaposes her on-court achievements and cultural impact with dramatic personal challenges, examining decisive matches, formative moments, heartbreak and glory along the way.
“In the Arena: Serena Williams” is directed by Gotham Chopra and co-produced by ESPN, Religion of Sports, Tom Brady’s 199 Productions, and Williams and Caroline Currier’s Nine Two Six Productions.
Additional details about the project, which does not yet have a release date, will...
- 5/16/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
ABC is on the case: The Alphabet network has handed a series order to High Potential, starring Kaitlin Olson as a single mom who moonlights as a private eye, TVLine has learned.
Based on a popular French series, High Potential stars Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Mick) as Morgan, “a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective,” per the official description. Daniel Sunjata (Graceland) plays Karadec, the aforementioned seasoned detective. Javicia Leslie (Batwoman), Judy Reyes (Claws), Deniz Akdeniz (The Flight Attendant...
Based on a popular French series, High Potential stars Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Mick) as Morgan, “a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective,” per the official description. Daniel Sunjata (Graceland) plays Karadec, the aforementioned seasoned detective. Javicia Leslie (Batwoman), Judy Reyes (Claws), Deniz Akdeniz (The Flight Attendant...
- 5/16/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
ABC has ordered the drama “High Potential” starring Kaitlin Olson to series.
The announcement was made ahead of the Disney upfront presentation in New York on Tuesday afternoon. The series order represents the first such order to come from ABC’s pilot crop this season. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, the network’s other five pilots remain in contention at this time.
The project now known as “High Potential” was originally ordered to pilot at ABC in September 2022, with Olson boarding the show in February. It is based on the French series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (Hpi).”
The official logline states: “’High Potential’ follows a single mom with an exceptional mind (Olson), whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective (Daniel Sunjata).”
Along with Olson and Sunjata, the cast includes Javicia Leslie as Daphne, Deniz Akdeniz as Lev “Oz” Osman,...
The announcement was made ahead of the Disney upfront presentation in New York on Tuesday afternoon. The series order represents the first such order to come from ABC’s pilot crop this season. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, the network’s other five pilots remain in contention at this time.
The project now known as “High Potential” was originally ordered to pilot at ABC in September 2022, with Olson boarding the show in February. It is based on the French series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (Hpi).”
The official logline states: “’High Potential’ follows a single mom with an exceptional mind (Olson), whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective (Daniel Sunjata).”
Along with Olson and Sunjata, the cast includes Javicia Leslie as Daphne, Deniz Akdeniz as Lev “Oz” Osman,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
ABC is moving forward with one of its six pilots — with more a possibility at a later date.
The Disney-owned network has handed out a series order to its Drew Goddard drama, which now has a title: High Potential. The drama starring Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) is one of six pilots that ABC ordered this season, with decisions on the other five coming at a later date as broadcast networks continue to shift to a year-round development model.
Based on the French series Haut Potentiel Intellectuel, High Potential revolves around a single mom (Olson) with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective (Daniel Sunjata). Javicia Leslie (Batwoman), Deniz Akdeniz, Amirah J, Matthew Lamb and Judy Reyes round out the cast of the series from ABC Signature. Goddard (The Good Place, The Martian) wrote...
The Disney-owned network has handed out a series order to its Drew Goddard drama, which now has a title: High Potential. The drama starring Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) is one of six pilots that ABC ordered this season, with decisions on the other five coming at a later date as broadcast networks continue to shift to a year-round development model.
Based on the French series Haut Potentiel Intellectuel, High Potential revolves around a single mom (Olson) with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective (Daniel Sunjata). Javicia Leslie (Batwoman), Deniz Akdeniz, Amirah J, Matthew Lamb and Judy Reyes round out the cast of the series from ABC Signature. Goddard (The Good Place, The Martian) wrote...
- 5/16/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Roseanne” sequel series “The Conners” and the Gina Rodriguez-led comedy “Not Dead Yet” will both be returning to ABC next season, the network announced Tuesday.
Alongside “The Conners” and “Not Dead Yet,” which will return for their sixth and second installments, respectively, ABC also renewed several unscripted shows, including “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” which returns for Season 34, “American Idol,” which will mark its seventh season on ABC and its 22nd season overall, “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” “Celebrity Jeopardy!” and “Shark Tank.” Bachelor nation will also continue its reign at ABC with “The Bachelor” coming back for Season 28 and “Bachelor in Paradise” returning for a ninth season.
In addition to the renewals, the network has picked up a new detective series starring Kaitlin Olson, titled “High Potential.” Based on French series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (Hpi),” the series centers on “a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for...
Alongside “The Conners” and “Not Dead Yet,” which will return for their sixth and second installments, respectively, ABC also renewed several unscripted shows, including “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” which returns for Season 34, “American Idol,” which will mark its seventh season on ABC and its 22nd season overall, “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” “Celebrity Jeopardy!” and “Shark Tank.” Bachelor nation will also continue its reign at ABC with “The Bachelor” coming back for Season 28 and “Bachelor in Paradise” returning for a ninth season.
In addition to the renewals, the network has picked up a new detective series starring Kaitlin Olson, titled “High Potential.” Based on French series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (Hpi),” the series centers on “a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for...
- 5/16/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
ABC has handed Drew Goddard’s pilot High Potential, starring Kaitlin Olson, a series order.
The pickup is not surprising; the drama, based on the popular French detective series Hip (High Intellectual Potential) has been the clear frontrunner among ABC’s crop of 2023 pilots.
It is the only pilot ABC is making a decision ahead of its upfront. The remaining five, dramas The Good Lawyer, The Hurt Unit and Judgment, and comedies Keeping it Together (fka Drop-Off) and Public Defenders, remain in contention.
Networks already have been shifting toward year-round development and have not been doing all of their pilot decisions before upfronts. With the writers strike this year, they are even more cautious, taking a wait-and-see approach given the financial commitment and logistical issues associated with a new series order if the work stoppage stretches over several months. ABC has awhile before the pilot casts’ options are up, and...
The pickup is not surprising; the drama, based on the popular French detective series Hip (High Intellectual Potential) has been the clear frontrunner among ABC’s crop of 2023 pilots.
It is the only pilot ABC is making a decision ahead of its upfront. The remaining five, dramas The Good Lawyer, The Hurt Unit and Judgment, and comedies Keeping it Together (fka Drop-Off) and Public Defenders, remain in contention.
Networks already have been shifting toward year-round development and have not been doing all of their pilot decisions before upfronts. With the writers strike this year, they are even more cautious, taking a wait-and-see approach given the financial commitment and logistical issues associated with a new series order if the work stoppage stretches over several months. ABC has awhile before the pilot casts’ options are up, and...
- 5/16/2023
- by Rosy Cordero and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
For the second time in three years, the final stage of the broadcast pilot season has been upended by an extraordinary event. In 2020, it was a global pandemic. This year, it is a writers strike. The work stoppage, which started May 2, did not impact pilots, which all had been completed before WGA’s contract with the studios expired May 1, I hear.
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But it is expected to affect pickup decisions as the networks are faced with the possibility that no newly ordered or renewed scripted series could go into production for months if the impasse between the writers guild and the studios does not get resolved quickly — which appears unlikely.
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These decisions are getting fewer and fewer as pilot season volume has declined sharply since the pandemic,...
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But it is expected to affect pickup decisions as the networks are faced with the possibility that no newly ordered or renewed scripted series could go into production for months if the impasse between the writers guild and the studios does not get resolved quickly — which appears unlikely.
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These decisions are getting fewer and fewer as pilot season volume has declined sharply since the pandemic,...
- 5/5/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Fourth in a series on status of broadcast network series renewals. Amid Disney companywide cutbacks, which include the elimination of 7,000 jobs, ABC is taking a measured approach to its scripted series renewals. Only one show, award-winning sophomore comedy Abbott Elementary, received a very early Season 3 pickup in January. It was joined on Friday by drama stalwart Grey’s Anatomy, which was renewed for Season 20. That leaves the majority of the network’s scripted roster in a holding pattern — all except the two already renewed as well as The Goldbergs and A Million Little Things, which are ending their runs this spring.
With four drama pilots (including The Good Doctor planted spinoff) and two comedy pilots — the most for a broadcast network this season and all headlined by big-name stars — ABC is expected to take longer than usual on most renewals. It would use the time to evaluate a number of the...
With four drama pilots (including The Good Doctor planted spinoff) and two comedy pilots — the most for a broadcast network this season and all headlined by big-name stars — ABC is expected to take longer than usual on most renewals. It would use the time to evaluate a number of the...
- 3/28/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ashley Romans (Y: The Last Man) has been cast as a series regular opposite Ben McKenzie, Melissa George, Michelle Ortiz and Augustus Prew in ABC’s medical drama pilot The Hurt Unit. She replaces Bull alumna Jaime Lee Kirchner who had been originally cast in the pilot, written by Matt Lopez and John Glenn and to be directed by Marc Webb.
According to sources, Kirchner exited over creative differences during production. Her scenes will be reshot with Romans. While unfortunate, recastings are relatively common and a part of the pilot process.
The Hurt Unit follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses led by Danny (McKenzie), a self-made surgeon, who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
According to sources, Kirchner exited over creative differences during production. Her scenes will be reshot with Romans. While unfortunate, recastings are relatively common and a part of the pilot process.
The Hurt Unit follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses led by Danny (McKenzie), a self-made surgeon, who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
- 2/25/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Emily in Paris standout Ashley Park is moving into the building.
The actress will play a recurring role in Season 3 of Hulu’s comedy-mystery series Only Murders in the Building, our sister site Deadline reports. Her character, Kimber, is a Broadway ingenue.
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Park — who plays Emily in Paris‘ Bff Mindy — is the fourth major addition to the ensemble,...
The actress will play a recurring role in Season 3 of Hulu’s comedy-mystery series Only Murders in the Building, our sister site Deadline reports. Her character, Kimber, is a Broadway ingenue.
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Park — who plays Emily in Paris‘ Bff Mindy — is the fourth major addition to the ensemble,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Erianne Lewis
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Melissa George has been tapped as the female lead opposite Ben McKenzie in ABC’s medical drama pilot The Hurt Unit, written by Matt Lopez and John Glenn and to be directed by Marc Webb.
The Hurt Unit follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses led by Danny (McKenzie), a self-made surgeon, who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
George will play Dr. Ashcroft, the Head of Psychiatry and Deputy Chief of Administration at Nashville’s City South Hospital. In that latter capacity she gets into frequent and epic clashes with Dr. Danny Marsh (MxKenzie). A brilliant and intuitive psychotherapist, Rachel plays a crucial role in the ongoing care of...
The Hurt Unit follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses led by Danny (McKenzie), a self-made surgeon, who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
George will play Dr. Ashcroft, the Head of Psychiatry and Deputy Chief of Administration at Nashville’s City South Hospital. In that latter capacity she gets into frequent and epic clashes with Dr. Danny Marsh (MxKenzie). A brilliant and intuitive psychotherapist, Rachel plays a crucial role in the ongoing care of...
- 2/22/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ayesha Harris (Daisy Jones & The Six) has signed on to star alongside Rainn Wilson, Lil Rel Howery and more in the forthcoming buddy action-comedy Code 3, helmed by Christopher Leone.
The film from Wayfarer Studios and Circle of Confusion, which we were first to report on, follows a day-in-the-life of two overworked, underpaid and nearly burnt-out paramedics. One Emt is so burnt-out by the job that he is forcing himself to resign, though he first must embark on one last 24-hour shift to train his replacement. Everything that could happen on the job, from the mundane to the extreme, then happens on this final, exhilarating day.
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The film from Wayfarer Studios and Circle of Confusion, which we were first to report on, follows a day-in-the-life of two overworked, underpaid and nearly burnt-out paramedics. One Emt is so burnt-out by the job that he is forcing himself to resign, though he first must embark on one last 24-hour shift to train his replacement. Everything that could happen on the job, from the mundane to the extreme, then happens on this final, exhilarating day.
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- 2/17/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Bull alumna Jaime Lee Kirchner has been cast as a series regular opposite Ben McKenzie, Michelle Ortiz and Augustus Prew in ABC’s medical drama pilot The Hurt Unit, written by Matt Lopez and John Glenn and to be directed by Marc Webb.
The Hurt Unit follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses led by Danny (McKenzie), a self-made surgeon, who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
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Kirchner will play Nora,...
The Hurt Unit follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses led by Danny (McKenzie), a self-made surgeon, who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
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Kirchner will play Nora,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has added Augustus Prew to “The Hurt Unit” pilot’s cast, the network confirmed to TheWrap.
Prew will play Gus, a member of the Hurt Unit team who weighs his aspiration to become a surgeon after recently being accepted into medical school with the high stakes job. As his job throws him into the depths of peril, Gus must decide if he truly wants to continue this line of work for the rest of his life.
The news comes just a day after “Gotham” actor Ben McKenzie was announced to star in the pilot as as Danny, a surgeon whose heroic yet perilous risk-taking tendencies tend to come with some serious consequences.
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The official logline for the pilot is as follows: “‘The Hurt Unit’ is a cutting-edge medical drama about a highly skilled team of trauma...
Prew will play Gus, a member of the Hurt Unit team who weighs his aspiration to become a surgeon after recently being accepted into medical school with the high stakes job. As his job throws him into the depths of peril, Gus must decide if he truly wants to continue this line of work for the rest of his life.
The news comes just a day after “Gotham” actor Ben McKenzie was announced to star in the pilot as as Danny, a surgeon whose heroic yet perilous risk-taking tendencies tend to come with some serious consequences.
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Ben McKenzie to Star in ABC’s ‘The Hurt Unit’ Pilot
The official logline for the pilot is as follows: “‘The Hurt Unit’ is a cutting-edge medical drama about a highly skilled team of trauma...
- 2/16/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Augustus Prew has been cast as a series regular opposite Ben McKenzie and Michelle Ortiz in ABC’s medical drama pilot The Hurt Unit, written by Matt Lopez and John Glenn and to be directed by Marc Webb.
The Hurt Unit follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses led by Danny (McKenzie), a self-made surgeon, who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
Prew will play Gus, a member of the Hurt Unit team, who has just been accepted into medical school and has his sights set on becoming a surgeon. When faced with the life-and-death stakes that come with being a member of the Hurt Unit, Gus must decide whether...
The Hurt Unit follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses led by Danny (McKenzie), a self-made surgeon, who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
Prew will play Gus, a member of the Hurt Unit team, who has just been accepted into medical school and has his sights set on becoming a surgeon. When faced with the life-and-death stakes that come with being a member of the Hurt Unit, Gus must decide whether...
- 2/16/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Look, I’m not saying that A Million Little Things‘ Gary meant to serve as a contributing factor in getting Maggie maybe/sorta/potentially removed from her radio talk show. But that’s what certainly seems to be in the works by the end of this week’s episode.
The hour, titled “Think Twice,” is a rough one for the mom-to-be. She’s suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, aka morning sickness that is also afternoon sickness and evening sickness and which causes expectant mothers near-constant nausea and vomiting. She’s also dreading talking to her new boss, Colton (played by About a Boy...
The hour, titled “Think Twice,” is a rough one for the mom-to-be. She’s suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, aka morning sickness that is also afternoon sickness and evening sickness and which causes expectant mothers near-constant nausea and vomiting. She’s also dreading talking to her new boss, Colton (played by About a Boy...
- 2/16/2023
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Michelle Ortiz (This Fool) has been cast as a series regular opposite Ben McKenzie in ABC’s medical drama pilot The Hurt Unit, written by Matt Lopez and John Glenn and to be directed by Marc Webb.
The Hurt Unit follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses led by Danny (McKenzie), a self-made surgeon, who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
Ortiz will play Ruth, a trauma nurse on the Hurt Unit, helping Dr. Danny Marsh (McKenzie) perform surgeries in the most dangerous situations imaginable. A veteran nurse who has seen it all, Ruth combines a bone-dry wit with the ability to remain unfazed under pressure. If Danny is the leader of the team,...
The Hurt Unit follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses led by Danny (McKenzie), a self-made surgeon, who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
Ortiz will play Ruth, a trauma nurse on the Hurt Unit, helping Dr. Danny Marsh (McKenzie) perform surgeries in the most dangerous situations imaginable. A veteran nurse who has seen it all, Ruth combines a bone-dry wit with the ability to remain unfazed under pressure. If Danny is the leader of the team,...
- 2/15/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The beginning of the back half of Grey’s Anatomy Season 19 will also be the end of an era. The long-running ABC drama’s winter premiere, airing Thursday, Feb. 23, at 9/8c), marks original cast member Ellen Pompeo‘s final episode as a series regular. And as you’ll see in the first-look photos that have just been added to the gallery below, glasses are raised right and left to her character, who is set to relocate to Boston with her family.
Per the series’ official logline, “On Meredith’s last day at Grey Sloan, the doctors plan a goodbye surprise and...
Per the series’ official logline, “On Meredith’s last day at Grey Sloan, the doctors plan a goodbye surprise and...
- 2/15/2023
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Ben McKenzie is this close to making a full-time return to the small screen.
The actor is attached to headline the ABC drama pilot The Hurt Unit.
According to Deadline, the potential series "follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won't make it to the hospital in time."
"When the sick and the injured can't get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them."
McKenzie is set to play Danny, "a self-made surgeon and head of the elite Hurt Unit."
"He must make split-second decisions in the most harrowing circumstances, often at risk to his own life."
"While unquestionably a hero, Danny is also a pathological risk-taker who seems headed for a serious comeuppance."
"His deepest bond is with his teammates — first-class professionals who share his passion, some would say obsession,...
The actor is attached to headline the ABC drama pilot The Hurt Unit.
According to Deadline, the potential series "follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won't make it to the hospital in time."
"When the sick and the injured can't get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them."
McKenzie is set to play Danny, "a self-made surgeon and head of the elite Hurt Unit."
"He must make split-second decisions in the most harrowing circumstances, often at risk to his own life."
"While unquestionably a hero, Danny is also a pathological risk-taker who seems headed for a serious comeuppance."
"His deepest bond is with his teammates — first-class professionals who share his passion, some would say obsession,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Ben McKenzie has been announced as the lead role in ABC‘s upcoming medical drama pilot, The Hurt Unit. The series was initially ordered to pilot by the network in December 2022, and according to reports, McKenzie will star as Danny, the head of the Hurt Unit. The show is “a cutting-edge medical drama about a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time,” according to the official logline. “When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.” Danny has been described as a “self-made surgeon who must make split-second decisions in the most harrowing circumstances, often at risk to his own life. While unquestionably a hero, Danny is also a pathological risk-taker who seems headed for a serious comeuppance.
- 2/14/2023
- TV Insider
TV vet Ben McKenzie (The O.C., Southland, Gotham) is plotting a TV comeback via the ABC medical drama pilot The Hurt Unit, TVLine has confirmed.
From Promised Land creator Matt Lopez and ex-Seal Team showrunner John Glenn, the potential series is described as a “cutting-edge medical drama about a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
From Promised Land creator Matt Lopez and ex-Seal Team showrunner John Glenn, the potential series is described as a “cutting-edge medical drama about a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
- 2/14/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Ben McKenzie will star in ABC’s “The Hurt Unit” pilot, ABC confirmed to TheWrap.
The “Gotham” actor will star as Danny, a surgeon whose heroic yet perilous risk-taking tendencies tend to come with some serious consequences.
The news comes months after ABC announced it had given a pilot order to “The Hurt Unit,” the medical drama pilot that follows trauma surgeons and nurses who are determined to save lives in the most treacherous of conditions.
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Serving as head of the Hurt Unit, Danny has adjusted to make split second decisions in the most extreme circumstances, valuing his mission even if it puts his own life at risk. Working alongside his teammates, he shares a deep bond and loyalty with those professionals who share the same passion for service.
The official logline for the pilot is as follows: “‘The Hurt Unit...
The “Gotham” actor will star as Danny, a surgeon whose heroic yet perilous risk-taking tendencies tend to come with some serious consequences.
The news comes months after ABC announced it had given a pilot order to “The Hurt Unit,” the medical drama pilot that follows trauma surgeons and nurses who are determined to save lives in the most treacherous of conditions.
Also Read:
Searchlight Pictures Acquires Jonathan Majors’ Sundance Award-Winning ‘Magazine Dreams’
Serving as head of the Hurt Unit, Danny has adjusted to make split second decisions in the most extreme circumstances, valuing his mission even if it puts his own life at risk. Working alongside his teammates, he shares a deep bond and loyalty with those professionals who share the same passion for service.
The official logline for the pilot is as follows: “‘The Hurt Unit...
- 2/14/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Ben McKenzie has been cast in the lead role in the ABC drama pilot “The Hurt Unit,” Variety has learned.
The project was first ordered to pilot at ABC back in December. Per the official logline, the show is “a cutting-edge medical drama about a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.”
McKenzie will star as Danny, who is the head of the Hurt Unit. The character is further described as “a self-made surgeon who must make split second decisions in the most harrowing circumstances, often at risk to his own life. While unquestionably a hero, Danny is also a pathological risk-taker who seems headed for a serious comeuppance.
The project was first ordered to pilot at ABC back in December. Per the official logline, the show is “a cutting-edge medical drama about a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.”
McKenzie will star as Danny, who is the head of the Hurt Unit. The character is further described as “a self-made surgeon who must make split second decisions in the most harrowing circumstances, often at risk to his own life. While unquestionably a hero, Danny is also a pathological risk-taker who seems headed for a serious comeuppance.
- 2/14/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Gotham star Ben McKenzie is returning to broadcast television as the lead of ABC’s medical drama pilot The Hurt Unit, written by Promised Land creator Matt Lopez and former Seal Team showrunner John Glenn and to be directed by The Amazing Spider-Man‘s Marc Webb.
The Hurt Unit follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
Related: 2023 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
McKenzie will play Danny, a self-made surgeon and head of the elite Hurt Unit. He must make split-second decisions in the most harrowing circumstances, often at risk to his own life. While unquestionably a hero, Danny is also a pathological risk-taker who seems headed for a serious comeuppance.
The Hurt Unit follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.
Related: 2023 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
McKenzie will play Danny, a self-made surgeon and head of the elite Hurt Unit. He must make split-second decisions in the most harrowing circumstances, often at risk to his own life. While unquestionably a hero, Danny is also a pathological risk-taker who seems headed for a serious comeuppance.
- 2/14/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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