Daniel Rappaport

When a talented hacker is recruited by the mysterious Cicada 3301, she gets wrapped up in a plot that threatens to destroy the entire world. Based on the real organization.

On a Chinese holiday that celebrates those who are not in relationships by encouraging pampering, shopping and partying, lives intersect across Shanghai. From Americans on a journey of self-discovery to old flames reconnecting, to an elderly woman reminiscing on the good old days, seemingly disconnected people will come together in moving, funny and surprising ways.

Story follows a New York stock broker who enlists the help of his girlfriend’s eccentric father to pull off the engagement of a lifetime — but quickly realizes the alliance could ruin everything.

After approximately 148 years on air, the fat lady has finally sung for American Idol, leaving a giant gaping 2-hour hole in Fox’s weekly schedule. This could be a boon for comedy showrunners, drama showrunners, or both. Let’s find out what’s in the pipeline with our preview of Fox’s 2016 Comedy Pilots.

Comedic actor Rob Corddry has joined the rapidly growing cast of Office Christmas Party. Actors Oliver Cooper and Andrew Leeds have also joined the guest list for the DreamWorks feature.

An older couple take advantage of their freshman son’s parents weekend, and try to have the crazy college experiences that they missed out on while they were in school.

Logline: Kept under wraps but pitched in the vein of “The Fast and the Furious” only set in the world of fast boats that the DEA uses to thwart drug smugglers on the high seas.

Logline: Pitched as being in the vein of 48 Hours and Lethal Weapon, story centers on a heist gone wrong.

Logline: In the vein of “Fatal Attraction,” story follows a rising executive who, despite being engaged, enjoys flirting online until his virtual relationship turns into a dark, deadly reality.

Logline: After the unknown and surprising death of his father, a complacent and uninspiring math teacher inherits a rundown countryside carnival and its out-of-this-world attractions, including a mysterious house of horrors.

Logline: After the unknown and surprising death of his father, a complacent and uninspiring math teacher inherits a rundown countryside carnival and its out-of-this-world attractions, including a mysterious house of horrors.

Logline: Kept under wraps, but pitched as “Hangover” at a Christmas office party.