TV SALES
NBC has picked up new ensemble comedy PARTY PEOPLE from writer David Bickel, and fellow exec producer Ben Silverman.
ABC has picked up the UNTITLED VALDERRAMA COMEDY PROJECT from writers/exec producers/showrunners Judah Miller and Murray Miller. Wilmer Valderrama will produce and star in the pilot, which while light on details, is said to be a musical comedy that will see Akiva Schaffer direct.
BBC has picked up TV rights to Philip K. Dick’s sci-fi classic THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, and has set Howard Brenton to turn the novel into a 4-hour mini. Ridley Scott will produce.
MTV has ordered a pilot presentation for PATITO FEO, the 1/2-hour Americanized adaptation of the Argentinian series of the same name. American series, which will follow a Mexican teenager who moves to Florida with her mother only to discover that the reality of American high schools are nothing like what she expected, will be written and exec produced by Bert V. Royal, and directed by Andy Fickman.
OXYGEN has greenlit the new docu-reality series TORI & DEAN: STORIBOOK WEDDINGS, which will be the second series for Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott on the network.
TV RENEWALS
SyFy has renewed new series HAVEN for a second season.
FX has renewed hit series SONS OF ANARCHY for a fourth season.
OXYGEN has renewed TORI & DEAN: HOME SWEET HOLLYWOOD for a sixth season.
