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David E. Kelley
Alexander Skarsgard has signed on to join Nicole Kidman in Big Little Lies, an HBO limited series based on the best-selling Liane Moriarty book. Skarsgard will play Perry, husband to Kidman’s Celeste.
Billy Bob Thornton has signed on for the lead in Amazon first straight-to-series pick up The Trial, created by TV veteran David E. Kelley. Kelley co-wrote the script with Jonathan Shapiro, and both will executive produce on the series.
“Boston Legal” creator David E. Kelley to take a stab at a Stephen King adaptation for TV.
A round-up of the week’s TV News!
Logline: Tells the story of three mothers of kindergarten children whose perfect lives get out of control to the point of murder.
CAA signs the “The Crazy Ones” creator.
A look back at the TV news of the week!
CBS orders pilots for a copper and a laugher, Fox adds two more laughers to their order, and one tentpole-type actioner, while MTV adds some summer camp fun, NBC opens their wallets and greenlights four new pilots with some very familiar names, and TBS smashes two John Cusack films for one new series!
ABC picks up two laughers and a mini, HBO hands out a series order, while two shows receive expected returns, and two more suddenly find themselves homeless.
40+ TV Sales, Attachments, Renewals, Cancellations, Attachments, and Greenlights!