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Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen Producing Hilary Winston Comedy Pilot “25” for CBS
Winston, a writer and consulting producer on ABC’s Dr. Ken, will write and exec. produce the pilot about a 25-year-old guy who goes to Austin to confess his love to a friend from camp.
Two projects are in development between CBS and Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s production company. One based on Ben Schwartz and Laura Moses’s upcoming book Things You Should Know About Dating, You F*ing Idiot was just picked up by CBS, while the other comedy is being developed for Isla Fisher.
Jerry Bruckheimer Television has signed a three-year overall deal with CBS TV Studios. The move comes more than a year after the super-producer ended a 15-year contract at Warner Bros. TV.
Muppets writer Bob Kushell has signed on to write the pilot for the latest TV reboot, The Honeymooners, at CBS. The original series debuted in 1955 and was based on a recurring sketch from Cavalcade of Stars.
CBS is jumping into the ring (well, running onto the field) of sports to develop The Whole Nine with Calais Campbell, a starting defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals. The series will be inspired by his own life.
Hawaii Five-0 star Daniel Dae Kim is sticking with CBS as he teams up with Alexi Hawley and Ben Silverman to develop Exhibit A at the network. The series is a legal drama based on the South Korean series My Lawyer, Mr. Jo.
