FOX picks up a father/son dating comedy, HBO gets documental with the Tropic Thunder gang, NBC gets into drug trouble, girl trouble and aging trouble, while USA hands out pilot commitments to a trio of new shows, and Community gets a few more episodes thanks to that spectacular Halloween episode!
ABC Americanizes two foreign hits & wins a bidding war for one hell of an actioner, FX looks for The Hurt in the worst hospital in America, HBO looks to Molly Shannon’s ex-nunnery, while CW and CBS keep a tight watch on two shows on the fence.
ABC looks into adoption drama, CBS picks up a comedy starring the man, the myth, the brows, FOX looks to Jack Black for a few Little Bitches, HBO gets into political comedy, NBC picks up something new from the man behind Spin City, and Jane has a new director!
ABC looks back at the Angels, TNT finds a Bird Dog, CBS and SyFy kill a few shows, HBO promises more of a few others, and guess what Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi are doing next?
HBO looks to Dexter for some political thriller action, while NBC looks to the race track for the guys version of “Parenthood”, and to the Happiness Project for Kristin Davis.
Fox gets two second chances; SyFy is readying to take to the seas with Sinbad; HBO eyes fashion with Tea Leoni; ABC orders more of a rookie, an up-and-comer, and a veteran, and while they’re at it, look to bring back a little someone green to the mix!
The return of D’Onofrio to CI, the Empire expands at HBO, “The Lost Girls” are found by Bruckheimer, Baywatch creator sets up another beach series, and CBS finds a Second Wind and an Untitled Goldstein Sitcom.
HBO has snatched up the UNTITLED LENA DUNHAM PROJECT which will be produced by Judd Apatow, and Lena Dunham, who will also star, as well as writer and direct, along the way. Series will center on “the assorted humiliations and rare triumphs of a group of girls in their early twenties.â€
Take a look at the trailer for Lena Dunham’s previous work in her award-winning film “Tiny Furniture.”
