Month: February 2023

By Denise Petski February 22, 2023 Kelly Park has been tapped to direct and executive produce CBS multi-camera comedy pilot JumpStart, based on Robb Armstrong’s long-running comic strip. Wayne Conley (The Best Man) penned the TV adaptation for the project, which hails from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, Wendi Trilling’s TrillTV and CBS Studios. Based on the popular comic strip that debuted in …

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By Peter White, Nellie Andreeva February 17, 2023 It’s pilot season, right? In the old world order, by mid-February, the broadcast networks would have whittled hundreds of pitches and dozens of scripts down to between 10 and 20 comedy and drama pilots each for the Big 4 and about half dozen for the CW. Pilot …

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By Peter White February 16, 2023 Rachel Hilson will star alongside Josh Holloway in J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan’s period drama Duster as HBO Max has finally handed the project an official series order. The project has been long in the works, it was first announced in April 2020, where it was seemingly given a …

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By Joe Otterson February 16, 2023 The David Oyelowo-led “Bass Reeves” series at Paramount+ from Taylor Sheridan has cast Barry Pepper in a series regular role, Variety has learned exclusively. Along with Oyelowo, Pepper joins a cast that also includes Dennis Quaid, Forrest Goodluck, and Lauren E. Banks. The series is based on the true …

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By Joe Otterson February 15, 2023 CBS has given a pilot order to a multi-cam comedy series based on the “JumpStart” comic strip, Variety has learned. The project hails from writer and executive producer Wayne Conley. Aaron Kaplan and Melanie Frankel of Kapital Entertainment also executive produce along with Bridget McMeel of Andrews McMeel Entertainment …

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By Nellie Andreeva February 15, 2023 CBS has handed a pilot order to JumpStart, a multi-camera comedy based on Robb Armstrong’s long-running comic strip. Wayne Conley (The Best Man) penned the TV adaptation. The project, from Aaron Kaplan’s KapitalEntertainment, Wendi Trilling’s TrillTV and CBS Studios, was among the first CBS buys for the 2023-24 season …

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Joe Otterson February 14, 2023 The “Bass Reeves” series from Taylor Sheridan starring David Oyelowo has added two new series regulars, Variety has learned exclusively. Forrest Goodluck and Lauren E. Banks are both set to star in the show alongside series lead Oyelowo and previously announced cast member Dennis Quaid. The series is based on …

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By Debbie Diamond Sarto February 9, 2023 Ahead of its February 24 Season 2 global release, Apple TV+ has dropped a trailer to treat fans to a look at what’s in store for Pretzel and the Puppies when it returns. The series stars the voice talents of Emmy Award winner Mark Duplass (The Morning Show) …

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By Valerie Complex February 7, 2023 MGM+ new original fantasy-adventure comedy The Portable Door will debut exclusively on MGM+ and come exclusively to the U.S. market in April. The comedy stars multi-time Golden Globe nominee Sam Neill (Peter Rabbit, Jurassic Park) and Patrick Gibson (The OA, Tolkien), joining two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, …

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