| series |
date
start/end |
updated |
network |
commitment |
status |
| DAISY DOOLEY DOES DIVORCE |
10/19/05
|
10/19/05 |
ABC |
script |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· ABC Studios
· Katalyst Films
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Anna Pasternack as WRTR/EP
· Ashton Kutcher as EP
· Ben Wexler as WRTR/EP
· Jason Goldberg as EP
· John Peters as EP
· Karey Burke as EP
· Michael Engler as DIR/EP
| [what's it about?]
dramedy about the post-divorce love lives of an ensemble cast; based on a series of columns from the u.k. newspaper "the mail" |
| DAISY HOOPER: CEO |
11/26/03
|
11/26/03 |
WB |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Bender-Brown Productions
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· marisa coughland
| [who's making it?]
· Jay Kogen
· Kevin Kelly Brown
· Lawrence Bender
| [what's it about?]
no details are available other than it is a comedy |
| DAKOTA DIGGS |
12/1/02
-
3/17/03
|
3/17/03 |
USA |
script |
previously in development
(2003-2004 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· vivica a. fox
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
· Sheldon Turner
| [what's it about?]
vivica a. fox stars in a sexy cop drama series in the vein of pam grier's "foxy brown" and the '70s abc drama "get christie love" |
| DALLAS IN WONDERLAND |
1/13/05
-
4/14/05
|
4/14/05 |
SYFY |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Actual Reality Pictures
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· dallas campbell
| [who's making it?]
· R.J. Cutler as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Sci Fi's press release) This one-of-a-kind half-hour reality series, hosted by the irrepressibly vivacious British television star Dallas Campbell, follows one man's quest to achieve the impossible. Our determined host leaves no stone unturned ... [continued] |
| DAMAGED GOODS |
???
|
??? |
FOX |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2000-2001 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· Anel Gorham as Ruby
· Ben Indra as Wayne
· Brian Poth as Tommie
· Jodi Lea Webster as Layla
· Stephanie-Marie Baker as Carly
· Stuart Stone as Felix
· Walker Howard as Miles
| [who's making it?]
· Chuck Rosin as EP
· Elizabeth Heldens as CRTR/EP
· Jim Fall as DIR (Pilot)
| [what's it about?]
drama about the lives of seven twentysomethings who work in a mall |
| DAMAGES |
1/9/06
-
8/4/06
|
8/4/06 |
FOX |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· Adam Rothenberg as Evan Wexler
· Cole Hauser as Jack Shale
· Kristin Lehman as Susan Keever
· Sarah Shahi as Jennifer Carillo
| [who's making it?]
· Jon Amiel as DIR (Pilot)
· Jonathan Lisco as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
chicago-based drama about "the pathology and personal hazards" lawyers face in juggling their career and personal lives |
| DAMNATION |
10/13/06
|
10/13/06 |
FOX |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Last Straw Productions
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Anthony LaPaglia as EP
· J.J. Jamieson as EP
· Morris Panych as CRTR/EP
· Timothy Busfield as EP/DIR (Pilot)
| [what's it about?]
single-camera half-hour that revolves around a recently deceased young man who believes he's wrongly been sent to hell |
| DAN AKROYD'S OUT THERE |
1/3/02
-
4/3/02
|
4/3/02 |
SYFY |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2002-2003 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
N/A |
| DAN SHOW, THE |
12/6/02
-
4/2/03
|
4/2/03 |
ABC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2003-2004 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Mohawk Productions
· Warner Bros. Television
· Wonderland Sound and Vision
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Dan Finnerty as Dan
· Emily Deschanel as Sam
· Gerald McRaney as Ray
· Michael DeLuise as Patrick
· Miriam Shor as Mary Alice
· Rino Wilson as Henry
| [who's making it?]
· Bruce Helford as EP
· Bruce Rasmussen as CRTR/EP
· Deborah Oppenheimer as EP
· Emily Deschanel as CRTR
· John Pasquin as DIR (Pilot)
· Matt Ember as CRTR
· McG as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from ABC's press release) Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them... complete with back-up singers. Meet Dan, a moderately talented, deeply aspiring wannabe songwriter whose life has reached a crossroads... [continued] |
| DANA & JULIA SHOW, THE |
12/10/03
-
5/10/04
|
5/10/04 |
WB |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Happy Madison Productions
· Sony Pictures Television
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· dana goodman
· jason sklar
· julia wolov
· nick swardson
· randy sklar
| [who's making it?]
· Adam Sandler
· Jack Giarraputo
· Tom Brady
| [what's it about?]
buddy comedy likened to a modern-day "laverne & shirley" set in chicago with an "absolutely fabulous" sensibility to it |
| DANGER COAST |
11/4/09
|
11/4/09 |
CMT |
ordered to series
[10 half-hour episodes] |
currently in development
(2010-2011 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 2C Media
· ITV Studios
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Chris Sloan as EP
· Nicole Zien as EP (CMT)
| [what's it about?]
(from CMT's press release, November 2009) CMT dives into adventure with the announcement of two new series, DANGER COAST and GATOR 911 (working titles), designed to be the foundation of a new, branded evening of programming on the network. Scheduled ... [continued] |
| DANGER GAME |
7/20/08
|
7/20/08 |
SYFY |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Superfine Films
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
(from Sci Fi's press release) This series takes viewers behind the scenes at a secretive organization known as Modern Reality Adventures (MRA) that creates alternate reality experiences for select clients. Each episode of Danger game follows MRA as t... [continued] |
| DANGER GIRL |
11/21/02
|
11/21/02 |
UPN |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2003-2004 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Adrian Askarieh
· AnaLisa LaBianco
· Andy Hartnel as BOOK
· Charles Gordon
· J. Scott Campbell as BOOK
| [what's it about?]
drama based on the comic of the same name about an outlaw archeologist based out of san francisco |
| DANGEROUS AGE |
8/31/00
|
8/31/00 |
WB |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2000-2001 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
N/A |
| DANGEROUS COMPANY |
10/24/05
|
10/24/05 |
NBC |
script |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Universal Media Studios
· Weinstein Company, The
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Peter Bart as BOOK
| [what's it about?]
no details are available other than it is a drama |
| DANGERVILLE |
12/19/03
|
12/19/03 |
FOX |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· First Move Television
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Ira Ungerleider
· Susanne Daniels
| [what's it about?]
comedy loosely based on ungerleider's real-life experiences, is about an upper east side jewish family who wind up moving to rural louisiana |
| DANNY FRICKE |
7/27/07
-
12/18/08
|
12/18/08 |
A&E |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 25C Productions
· Sony Pictures Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· Connie Nielsen as Danny Fricke
· Melissa De Sousa as Valdez
· Michael Mosley
· Titus Welliver as Thomas Harrison
| [who's making it?]
· Carl Beverly as EP
· Cynthia Cidre as CRTR/EP
· Sarah Timberman as EP
| [what's it about?]
drama that revolves around a tough female detective who is sleeping with her boss, gets a big promotion and on her first case investigates a high-profile murder while trying to deal with the sexist and jealous team of old-school detectives who work f... [continued] |
| DANTE |
10/20/04
-
2/22/05
|
2/22/05 |
NBC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· j.p. manoux
· jennifer westfeldt
· kevin hart
· morris chestnut
· tony cox
| [who's making it?]
· John Immesoete as WRTR/EP
· Michael Spiller as DIR
· Steven Levitan as WRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
(from NBC's press release) Steve Levitan ("Frasier," "Just Shoot Me") creates a "Frasier"-esque show focusing on an arrogant, self-absorbed NFL superstar (much like Cuba Gooding Jr.'s character in "Jerry Maguire"), who's secretly nervous that the end... [continued] |
| DARIUS |
6/15/07
-
12/21/07
|
12/21/07 |
MTV |
script |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Flame Ventures
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Michael S. Chernuchin as CRTR/EP
· Tony Krantz as EP
| [what's it about?]
thriller from about the dark, secret life of an all-american teenager |
| DARK AGE OF CAMELOT |
6/1/01
-
12/8/02
|
12/8/02 |
SYNDICATION |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2001-2002 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
based on the multiplayer online game from mythic entertainment, the television drama will take place in the years before the formation of king arthur's round table, focusing on the exploits of young arthur, guinevere, lancelot, merlin and the enchant... [continued] |
| DARK SHADOWS |
11/11/03
-
7/29/04
|
7/29/04 |
WB |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· John Wells Productions
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· Alec Newman
· Alexander Gould
· Alexis Thorpe
· Blair Brown
· ivana milicevic
· jason shaw
· jenna dewan
· jessica chastain
· kelly hu
· marley shelton
· martin donovan
· matt czuchry
· michael d. roberts
| [who's making it?]
· Dan Curtis
· John Wells
· Mark Verheiden
· P.J. Hogan
| [what's it about?]
a new incarnation of the legendary 1966-71 abc vampire soap |
| DARK, THE |
10/27/04
-
3/1/05
|
3/1/05 |
TNT |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Stephen J. Cannell Productions
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· Andre Ware
· Billy Burke
· colleen porch
· eric jenson
· fred ward
· michelle hurd
| [who's making it?]
· Paul Guyot as WRTR/EP
· Stephen J. Cannell as WRTR/EP
· Walter Hill as DIR
| [what's it about?]
(from TNT's press release) Based on an actual FBI team, THE DARK follows a group of men and women called upon to investigate the most disturbing and baffling serial criminals. Working from the basement of Quantico, the team is responsible for getting... [continued] |
| DARKSIDE |
12/3/04
-
8/10/05
|
8/10/05 |
FOX |
script |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Roundtable Ink
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Brandon Beckner as CRTR
· Gina Matthews as EP
· Grant Scharbo as EP
· Michael Dinner as DIR
· Richard Hatem as WRTR/EP
· Scott Sampila as CRTR
| [what's it about?]
a new high-concept drama about a group of astronauts who go missing after tracing an s.o.s. signal to the dark side of the moon where they discover a mysterious compound |
| DARLENE |
4/19/06
-
7/28/06
|
7/28/06 |
NICK AT NITE |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Darlene Westgor as Darlene
| [who's making it?]
· Carol Leifer as WRTR/EP
· Gil Junger as DIR
· Sal Maniaci as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Nick at Nite's press release) Set in the Minneapolis suburbs, "Darlene" focuses on the ins and outs of Westgor's life as a single parent raising two teenagers while managing her job at an Urgent Care Center. Darlene responds to these everyday s... [continued] |
| DARWIN'S BLADE |
10/26/01
|
10/26/01 |
ABC |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2002-2003 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Jan de Bont
· Jessika Borsiczky
· John Pogue
| [what's it about?]
centers on a former ntsb investigator who now works for an insurance company using science and instinct to reconstruct car accidents and verify whether they were indeed accidental; based on dan simmons' novel of the same name |
| DASH 4 CASH |
2/15/07
-
9/26/08
|
9/26/08 |
CW |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· CBS Television Studios
· Grammnet Productions
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Ananda Lewis as Host
· Ben Falcone as Gerry
· Bert Belasco as Durkin
· Brianna Brown as Noelle
· Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Meredith
· Janina Gavankar as Melanie
· Johann Urb as Rick
· Jud Tylor as Dottie
· Kevin Christy as Ronnie
· Kyle Bornheimer as Nick
· Maulik Pancholy as Ikbal
· Rick Hall as Calvin
· Robert Hoffman as Michael
| [who's making it?]
· Betty Thomas as DIR (Pilot)
· Boyce Bugliari as CRTR/CO-EP
· Jamie McLaughlin as CRTR/CO-EP
· Kelsey Grammer as EP
· Steve Stark as EP
| [what's it about?]
single-camera comedy that follows six teams participating in a racing reality competition that tests their mettle and brings out the best and worst in each of them |
| DATING GAME, THE |
3/4/03
-
5/12/03
|
5/12/03 |
NBC |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2003-2004 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Sony Pictures Television
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
revival of the 1960s classic series |
| DATING IS HELL |
2/20/03
|
2/20/03 |
FOX |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2003-2004 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Bix Skahill
· David Garfinkle
· Jay Renfroe
| [what's it about?]
comedy follows six characters who go on bad dates every week |
| DAVEY GEE SHOW, THE |
6/30/04
-
4/14/05
|
4/14/05 |
FOX |
ordered to pilot
[7-10 minute presentation] |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Fox 21
· Jackhole Industries
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (improv/sketch)
| [who's in it?]
· David Alan Grier
· Tim Hightower
| [who's making it?]
· ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Daniel Kellison as EP
· David Alan Grier as CRTR/EP
· Tim Hightower as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
no details are available other than it is a sketch comedy |
| DAVID'S SITUATION |
3/21/08
|
3/21/08 |
HBO |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· David Cross
· Matt Besser
· Mo Collins
| [who's making it?]
· Bob Odenkirk as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· David Cross as CRTR/EP
· Dionne Kirschner as PROD
· Stu Smiley as EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy featuring cross as himself as he leaves hollywood to move into a suburban, gated community where he has two roommates, a right-wing conservative and a liberal hippie |
| DAYLIGHT ROBBERY |
1/19/01
-
4/26/01
|
4/26/01 |
USA |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2001-2002 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
N/A |
| DEAD CHANNEL |
8/4/06
-
11/13/06
|
11/13/06 |
AMC |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Warren Ellis as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
a sci-fi half-hour about a fictional entertainment industry |
| DEAD LAWYERS |
4/1/03
-
7/15/07
|
7/15/07 |
SYFY |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Sony Pictures Television
· Universal Cable Productions
· Zanuck Company, The
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· f. murray abraham
· sean patrick flanery
| [who's making it?]
· Andy Lieberman
· Christopher Murphey
· Lili Fini Zanuck
· Paris Barclay
· Richard D. Zanuck
| [what's it about?]
drama about a law firm on earth composed of other dead lawyers, all trying to right miscarriages of justice in order to redeem themselves |
| DEAD MAN |
12/20/01
|
12/20/01 |
TNT |
script |
previously in development
(2002-2003 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
based on the dc comic of the same name featuring a murdered man who comes back to life but only as a spirit who can inhabit dead bodies |
| DEAD MAN RUNNING |
8/15/08
|
8/15/08 |
MYNETWORKTV |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· Michael Madsen
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
a scripted drama starring michael madsen from the producers of "the shield" |
| DEAD RINGERS |
11/14/05
|
11/14/05 |
HBO |
script |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Morgan Creek Productions
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Carol Baum as EP
· David Cronenberg as DIR/EP
· Wesley Strick as WRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
small screen version of the 1998 feature, about twin gynecologists (both played by jeremy irons) who go insane after becoming romantically involved with the same woman |
| DEADBEAT DADS |
4/24/08
-
4/21/09
|
4/21/09 |
LIFETIME |
unspecified
[] |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 3 Ball Productions
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· Jim Durham
| [who's making it?]
· JD Roth as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Lifetime's press release, April 2009) Unscripted series in development at Lifetime include Camping with the In-Laws, a one-hour, closed-ended format that pits engaged couples and their respective future in-laws against each other through hilari... [continued] |
| DEADLINE |
10/6/06
|
10/6/06 |
NBC |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Film 44
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Chad Thumann as CRTR/CO-EP
· John Cameron as EP
· Larry Malkin as CRTR/CO-EP
· Peter Berg as EP
· Sarah Aubrey as EP
| [what's it about?]
drama about a "24"-like conspiracy thriller, but with the story told in reverse (a la "memento") |
| DEADS, THE |
7/27/07
|
7/27/07 |
ABC FAMILY |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Scout Productions
[related genres]
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· comedy (all)
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Bill Masters as CRTR/EP
· David Collins as EP
· Michael Williams as EP
· Tim Griffin as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy about a 300-year-old family of witches who return from the dead and move into a modern-day suburb that's a lot like the puritanical society they left behind |
| DEAL |
10/20/04
-
9/23/05
|
9/23/05 |
NBC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Is or Isn't Entertainment
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· colby paul
· courtney burness
· currie graham
· geoff pierson
· jackie debatin
· janeane garofalo
| [who's making it?]
· Barnet Kellman as DIR
· Dan Bucatinsky as EP
· Dave Rath as PROD
· Jack Burditt as WRTR/EP
· Janeane Garofalo as PROD
· Kara Welker as PROD
· Lisa Kudrow as EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy, which is based on the life of annie duke (janeane garofalo) - a world poker champion, tracks a single mom who's a whiz around the poker table, but who could use some of those same smarts in raising her kids |
| DEBUTANTES: ROAD TO THE BALL |
1/27/04
|
1/27/04 |
VH1 |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 7 Ponies Productions
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Samantha Lane
· Sergio Myers
· Susanna Griffith
| [what's it about?]
half-hour reality series about the day-to-day life and drama involved in preparing for a cotillion |
| DECLASSIFIED |
9/28/07
|
9/28/07 |
SPIKE TV |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 44 Blue Productions
· Tom DeSanto Productions
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Rasha Drachkovitch as EP
· Tom DeSanto as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Spike TV's press release) From U.S. Navy Seals to Green Berets to Delta Force, these highly trained special operation American military teams conduct "top secret" missions in the most hostile environments imaginable. These missions have been cl... [continued] |
| DEDICATED |
6/7/04
|
6/7/04 |
MTV |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Audrey Morrissey
· Ivan Dudynsky
· Paul Harrison
| [what's it about?]
(from MTV's press release) Features viewer music video dedications with an added tale. Hosted by the hot music artist Omarion, each show will feature 3 to 4 dedications shown as mini reality bios that tell the story behind the dedication. |
| DEEP |
1/7/01
-
1/8/01
|
1/8/01 |
WB |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2001-2002 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
N/A |
| DEEP |
12/15/04
|
12/15/04 |
CBS |
script |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· CBS Television Studios
· Valhalla Motion Pictures
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Gale Anne Hurd as EP
· Ronnie Christensen as WRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
action-adventure drama set in the world of deep-sea divers |
| DEEP END, THE (2008 VERSION) |
8/31/07
-
3/31/09
|
3/31/09 |
ABC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· ??? as Hart Sterling
· ??? as Tanya
· Ben Lawson as Liam Priory
· Gail O'Grady as Susan Oppenhiem
· Jonathan Adams as Robert Craft
· Matt Long as Dylan Hewitt
· Morena Baccarin as Beth Bancroft
· Norbert Leo Butz as Rowdy Kaiser
· Roger Bart as Cliff Huddle
· Tina Majorino as Addy Fisher
| [who's making it?]
· David Hemingson as CRTR/EP
· Dean Parisot as DIR (Pilot)
| [what's it about?]
(from ABC's press release) In the cutthroat legal profession, Dylan Hewitt is a real rarity: a nice guy. Against his better instincts, he's taken his first job out of law school at L.A.'s toughest firm: Sterling, Huddle, Oppenheim, and Craft—the kind... [continued] |
| DEERINGS, THE |
1/13/04
-
2/2/05
|
2/2/05 |
FOX |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· A.J. Trauth as Schaeffer
· D.W. Moffett as Jack
· Josh Henderson as Kyle
· Katherine LaNasa as Trisha
· Kaylee DeFer as Lexi
· Mackenzie Hannigan as Henry
· Noelle Beck as Ellie
· Taylor Korsak as Candace
| [who's making it?]
· Aaron Harberts as CRTR/EP
· Gretchen Berg as CRTR/EP
· Michael Lehmann as DIR (Pilot)
· Shawn Levy as EP
| [what's it about?]
an irreverent dramedy about a man (d.w. moffet) who falls in love with and marries his wife's best friend (noelle beck), and now must blend their families together; previously titled "one big happy" |
| DELTA |
12/10/02
|
12/10/02 |
UPN |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2003-2004 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Cam Jones
· Gus Gustawes
· John Milius
· Mike Newell
| [what's it about?]
drama about a military special ops team that joins forces with the c.i.a. to thwart terrorists of all stripes |
| DELTA BLUES |
5/14/08
-
11/18/09
|
11/18/09 |
TNT |
ordered to pilot |
currently in development
(2010-2011 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Smokehouse Productions
· Warner Horizon Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· Jason Lee as Dwight Hendricks
· Leonard Howz
· Robyn Lively as Charlene
· Sam Hennings as Whitehead
| [who's making it?]
· Abby Wolf-Weiss as CO-EP
· Clark Johnson as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· George Clooney as EP
· Grant Heslov as EP
· Henry Bronchtein as CO-EP
· Joshua Harto as CRTR/EP
· Liz Garcia as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
(from TNT's press release, November 2009) Jason Lee, who starred for four seasons in the critically acclaimed comedy My Name Is Earl, has been cast in the lead role of the TNT pilot DELTA BLUES. He will play Dwight Hendricks, a Memphis police officer... [continued] |
| DELUSIONS |
12/15/02
|
12/15/02 |
FX |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2003-2004 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Daniel Loflin
· Dave Bartis
· Doug Liman
· Lowell Mate
| [what's it about?]
revolves around a man who realizes he's become the world's biggest jerk and decides to quit his new york job and move home to alabama to figure out where he went wrong |
| DEMARCO AFFAIRS |
1/16/04
-
11/3/06
|
11/3/06 |
ABC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· David E. Kelley Productions
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· Chris Diamantopolous as Ernesto
· Chris William Martin as Copeland
· Jonathan Silverman as Eddie Rosen
· Lara Cox as Erika
· Lindsay Sloane as Samantha "Sammy" DeMarco
· Sabrina Lloyd as Jessica DeMarco
· Selma Blair as Kate DeMarco
| [who's making it?]
· David E. Kelley as EP
· Jason Katims as CRTR/EP
· Jonathan Pontell as EP
· Michael Dinner as DIR (Pilot)
| [what's it about?]
(from ABC's press release) A wedding is the most important day of a woman's life. Unless you're a wedding planner doing three a day. Then it's an endless opportunity for disaster – professional, personal and financial. Equal partners – though Sammy s... [continued] |
| DEMONOLOGIST |
10/6/03
-
12/2/03
|
12/2/03 |
NBC |
script |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Clive Barker
· Teddy Tenenbaum
| [what's it about?]
a new comic drama about a married couple who fight demons, but are more scared of their 15-year-old daughter |
| DEMONS |
8/18/06
-
6/15/07
|
6/15/07 |
CBS |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Barbara Hall Productions
· CBS Television Studios
· Joe Roth Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· David Clayton Rogers as Conrad
· Harold Perrineau as Mitch
· Jaime Murray as Rebecca
· Ron Eldard as Gus
| [who's making it?]
· Barbara Hall as CRTR/EP
· Bob Larson as CONS
· Joe Roth as EP
· Mick Jackson as DIR (Pilot)
· Nina Lederman as CO-EP
| [what's it about?]
drama about an ex-jesuit priest/psychologist who performs exorcisms |
| DEN OF THIEVES |
10/6/03
|
10/6/03 |
NBC |
script |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Benderspink
· New Line Television
· Original Film
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Chris Bender
· Christian Gudegast
· Dawn Olmstead
· Glen Morgan
· J.C. Spink
· James Wong
· Marty Adelstein
· Neal H. Moritz
· Paul T. Scheuring
| [what's it about?]
drama follows one giant "italian job"-esque heist over the course of a season (a la "24") with various mini-heists taking place in every episode |
| DENNIS, THE |
2/2/05
-
3/9/06
|
3/9/06 |
NBC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Adelstein-Parouse Productions
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· christine dunford
· donal logue
· fred willard
· jeremy howard
| [who's making it?]
· Adam Bernstein as DIR
· Dawn Olmstead as EP
· Emily Kapnek as WRTR/EP
· Marty Adelstein as EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy about a man (jeremy howard) who decides to fend for himself - with the help of a life coach (donal logue) - after working all of his life in the family hot dog stand |
| DEPARTMENT STORE, THE |
4/14/08
|
4/14/08 |
LIFETIME |
script |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
· Mark Gordon Company, The
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Mark Gordon as EP
| [what's it about?]
no details are available other than it is a drama |
| DEPUTIZED |
3/18/08
|
3/18/08 |
SYFY |
script
[two-hour backdoor pilot] |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Joe Gazzam as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Sci Fi's press release) Written by Joe Gazzam, Deputized is a dramedy in which an "average Joe" suddenly finds himself possessing special abilities after being accidentally fitted with an alien exoskeleton that cannot be removed. As a result, h... [continued] |
| DEREK & SIMON SHOW, THE |
7/16/05
|
7/16/05 |
HBO |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Brillstein Entertainment Partners
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Derek Waters
· Simon Helberg
| [who's making it?]
· Bernie Brillstein as EP
· Bob Odenkirk as WRTR/EP
· Naomi Odenkirk as EP
· Tim Sarkes as EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy about two average guys trying to hook up with women in and around los angeles |
| DESIGN SIXX |
4/14/09
|
4/14/09 |
BRAVO |
ordered to series |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Left/Right Productions
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· Cortney Novogratz
· Robert Novogratz
| [who's making it?]
· Banks Tarver as EP
· Ken Druckerman as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Bravo's press release, April 2009) Husband and wife design team Cortney and Robert Novogratz have made it their business to seek out abandoned buildings across Manhattan. Their company, Sixx Design, has established an international reputation b... [continued] |
| DESTINATION SPACE |
8/29/00
-
7/20/01
|
7/20/01 |
NBC |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2001-2002 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
N/A |
| DESTINY |
3/14/01
-
3/20/01
|
3/20/01 |
CBS |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2001-2002 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
N/A |
| DESTROY ALL HUMANS! |
10/26/05
|
10/26/05 |
FOX |
script |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (animated)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Jim Dauterive as WRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
based on the videogame of the same name, a spoof of '50s hollywood b-movies, which tracks crypto 137, a bulbous gray head alien who has landed on earth and is intent on destroying it |
| DEVELOPMENT UPDATE |
1/2/07
-
10/16/09
|
10/16/09 |
TFC |
ordered to series |
currently in development
(2010-2011 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· N/A
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
a weekly digest of all the latest casting and development news |
| DEVIL DOCS |
12/16/03
|
12/16/03 |
ABC |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
a new drama which focuses on physicians in war zones |
| DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE |
10/13/06
|
10/13/06 |
FOX |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Fox Television Studios
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Robin Schiff as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
small screen take on the book-turned-feature, about the relationship between a tough-as-nails fashion magazine editor and her novice assistant |
| DEVIL'S ADVOCATE |
7/13/06
|
7/13/06 |
SYFY |
script |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· DreamWorks Television
· Mark Burnett Productions
· Universal Cable Productions
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Darryl Frank as EP
· Jonas McCord as WRTR/EP
· Justin Falvey as EP
· Mark Burnett as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Sci Fi's press release) From Executive Producer Mark Burnett and Dreamworks Television comes Devil's Advocate, a one-hour conspiracy thriller from EP/Writer Jonas McCord (Earth: Final Conflict) about a theology professor who is thrust into the ... [continued] |
| DEXTER PREP |
11/14/01
-
3/15/02
|
3/15/02 |
ABC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2002-2003 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· Andrew Bilgore
· ed kerr
· melanie deanne moore
· nicole sullivan
· stephen root
| [who's making it?]
· James Burrows
· Paul Simms
| [what's it about?]
revolves around a group of teachers at an all-boys boarding school |
| DIAMOND HEAD |
10/1/01
-
1/3/02
|
1/3/02 |
CBS |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2002-2003 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· scott glenn
| [who's making it?]
· Jerry Bruckheimer
| [what's it about?]
a mystery action drama based on charles knief's series of books about retired navy seal john caine (glenn), who moves to hawaii and sets up his own private-eye business |
| DIARY OF A MANHATTAN CALL GIRL |
10/19/07
-
3/6/09
|
3/6/09 |
HBO |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Darren Star Productions
· Sony Pictures Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Darren Star as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas as EP
· Tracy Quan as BOOK
| [what's it about?]
comedy will track how power, sex and money collide through the eyes of a group of manhattan's highest-paid escorts forced to juggle their johns, jobs and relationships |
| DIME |
10/6/06
|
10/6/06 |
FOX |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Original Film
· Sony Pictures Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Neal H. Moritz as EP
· Toni Graphia as CRTR/EP
· Vivian Cannon as EP
| [what's it about?]
drama about a female ex-con who's working in a d.a.'s office |
| DINNER PARTY, THE |
12/2/03
|
12/2/03 |
FOX |
script |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Is or Isn't Entertainment
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Dan Bucatinsky
· Lisa Kudrow
· Sandy Isaac
| [what's it about?]
drama which revolves around a manhattan dinner party that takes place over the course of 24 episodes |
| DINNERLADIES |
10/20/03
|
10/20/03 |
CBS |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
based on the popular victoria wood-penned british comedy about a group of women who work in the cafeteria of a major corporation |
| DIRT SQUIRREL |
5/12/05
-
11/22/05
|
11/22/05 |
MTV |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Coquette Productions
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (animated)
| [who's in it?]
· Brittany Renee Finamore
· David Arquette
· Jeff Braine
| [who's making it?]
· Courteney Cox as EP
· David Arquette as EP
| [what's it about?]
live-action/animated comedy that stars arquette as a crime-fighting superhero named dirt squirrel, who takes on neighborhood villains with his own martial-arts style while spewing snappy one-liners |
| DIRTBAGS |
2/24/05
-
5/11/05
|
5/11/05 |
FOX |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Balthazar Getty as Scott
· Ian Reed Kessler as Garrigan
· Laura Bell Bundy as Meg
· Melissa Joan Hart as Katie
· Michael Mantenuto as Shafe
· Stephanie Lemelin as Missy
| [who's making it?]
· Doug Segal as CRTR/EP
· James Widdoes as DIR (Pilot)
· Matt Boren as CRTR/EP
· Will Gluck as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from FOX's press release) Life will never be the same for Kate Garbarino (Melissa Joan Hart) and the "wicked awesome" group of friends she grew up with when and old rivalry moves back to their suburban Boston town and stirs things up in the new half... [continued] |
| DIRTY |
12/15/04
-
4/15/05
|
4/15/05 |
LIFETIME |
script |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Valhalla Motion Pictures
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Gale Anne Hurd as EP
· J. Paul Higgins as WRTR/CO-EP
| [what's it about?]
dark comedy about a larger-than-life woman who runs a cosmetic company and tries to kill her husband after a dispute cripples the family business |
| DIRTY BIRDS |
10/6/06
|
10/6/06 |
ABC |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Original Film
· Sony Pictures Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Neal H. Moritz as EP
· Susan McMartin as CRTR/EP
· Vivian Cannon as EP
| [what's it about?]
single-camera comedy at about three women in their sexual prime |
| DIRTY LAUNDRY |
1/21/04
|
1/21/04 |
SYNDICATION |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· CBS Television Distribution
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
series based in an actual laundromat in the chelsea section of new york city where people could enter a "confessional" similar to those used in "the real world" and "big brother" to share secrets and problems in their lives |
| DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS |
4/20/07
-
3/14/08
|
3/14/08 |
NBC |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Beacon Television
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· Christian Slater as John Manners
| [who's making it?]
· Armyan Bernstein as EP
· Dee Johnson as CRTR/EP
· Laurie Zaks as EP
· Mark Cullen as CRTR/EP
· Robb Cullen as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
drama about "a journalistic investigator who pushes the envelope" |
| DISAPPEARED |
4/2/09
|
4/2/09 |
ID |
ordered to series
[] |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
(from ID's press release, April 2009) DISAPPEARED follows the unpredictable twists of missing person cases, tracking investigations aimed at solving how and why people simply vanish. While some of the resolutions are heartwarming and others tragic, m... [continued] |
| DISHING |
12/5/05
|
12/5/05 |
BRAVO |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Picture This Productions
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Bryan Scott as EP
· Marcia Mulé as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Bravo's press release) This weekly talk show tackles up-to-the-minute pop culture, stand-out entertainment moments of the week and a mirthful response to current events that you won't want to miss, from a sharp, savvy, smart perspective. The sh... [continued] |
| DIVE FOR TREASURE |
9/28/07
|
9/28/07 |
SPIKE TV |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Shed Media
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Nick Emerson as EP
· Nick Powell as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Spike TV's press release) Greed and obsession collide as a rag-tag crew of treasure hunters hit the open ocean in search of their riches, with former Marines as escorts. |
| DIVIDE, THE |
4/1/03
|
4/1/03 |
SYFY |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2003-2004 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Lionsgate Television
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Dean White
· Frank Military
· Stanley M. Brooks
| [what's it about?]
oddball drama in which a latenight dj, his dead twin sister, and the local coroner solve crimes |
| DIVORCE STORIES |
???
|
??? |
FOX |
unspecified
[casting was completed in october (click here for more information)] |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
(from FOX's web site) Casting for divorced men, over 21 years of age who have been divorced in the last 5 years. If you have a story to tell about your divorce, you could win money! |
| DO YOU TRUST ME? |
3/14/07
-
11/6/07
|
11/6/07 |
CBS |
ordered to series
[six episodes] |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Gurin Company, The
[related genres]
· game show
| [who's in it?]
· Tucker Carlson as Host
| [who's making it?]
· David Floyd as CO-EP
· Jeff Margolis as DIR (Pilot)
· Phil Gurin as EP
· Ray Giuliani as CO-EP
| [what's it about?]
(from CBS's web site, September 2008) DO YOU TRUST ME?--a new game show for all types of personalities who are competitive and have interesting life stories. Hosted by Tucker Carlson, DO YOU TRUST ME? is a game show built entirely upon trust…or a lac... [continued] |
| DOC & CHAINS |
10/12/05
|
10/12/05 |
COMEDY CENTRAL |
script |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Comedy Central
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Curtis Gwinn as WRTR/EP
· John Gemberling as WRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Comedy Central's press release) Written by John Gemberling and Curtis Gwinn ("The Man Show"), "Doc & Chains" brings to the small screen television's first "zombie-com" -- a farcical comedy about a scientist and a biker who are forced to live in... [continued] |
| DOCTORS BLOOM, THE |
1/18/02
|
1/18/02 |
NBC |
script |
previously in development
(2002-2003 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Jennifer Flackett
· Mark Levin
| [what's it about?]
a drama revolving around a family of physicians |
| DODGE |
11/10/06
|
11/10/06 |
CW |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Benderspink
· Fox 21
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Brian Lynch
· Charlie Gogolak
· Chris Bender
· J.C. Spink
| [what's it about?]
drama about an immortal man who battles evil |
| DOG DAYS |
6/16/00
-
3/7/01
|
3/7/01 |
ABC |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2001-2002 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
N/A |
| DOG ROBBERS |
10/6/03
|
10/6/03 |
NBC |
script |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Anonymous Content
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· David Kanter
· Patrick Sheane Duncan
| [what's it about?]
a new dramedy that takes a "m*a*s*h"-like look at the wheeler-dealer personal assistants assigned to every general in the military |
| DOMESTIC GODDESS |
4/24/03
-
8/19/03
|
8/19/03 |
ABC FAMILY |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2003-2004 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Actual Reality Pictures
[related genres]
· talk show
| [who's in it?]
· roseanne
| [who's making it?]
· R.J. Cutler as EP
| [what's it about?]
a new cooking/talk show hosted by "the domestic goddess" herself, roseanne barr |
| DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS |
12/18/02
|
12/18/02 |
SHOWTIME |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2003-2004 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Christopher May
· Jason Alexander
· Jennifer Birchfield-Eick
· Julie Sayres
| [what's it about?]
series will focus on a woman who had a passionate, spontaneous marriage that ended when her roguish but charming husband died unexpectedly; after a period of mourning, she begins a relationship with a kind but less exciting man -- and winds up wishin... [continued] |
| DONATELLA |
4/15/08
|
4/15/08 |
BRAVO |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· Donatella Arpaia
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
(from Bravo's press release) Donatella Arpaia is one of the most successful restaurateurs in New York, operating a number of renowned establishments in Manhattan, while constantly expanding her business. Crowned "the Hostess with the Mostest" by Zaga... [continued] |
| DON'T ASK |
2/16/05
-
9/14/05
|
9/14/05 |
FOX |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Phase Two Productions
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Alan Ruck as Howard
· Gage Golightly as Ivy
· Harry Van Gorkum as Garret
· Kenny Baumann as Calvin
· Kristen Johnston as Suzanne
| [who's making it?]
· Lev L. Spiro as DIR (Pilot)
· Nicky Silver as CRTR/EP
· Paul Shapiro as EP
· Sandy Grushow as EP
· Tim Doyle as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from FOX's press release) After Dad announces he's gay, things get out of hand in the Collins household in the new half-hour comedy DON'T ASK. |
| DON'T BOMB KUALA LUMPUR |
4/13/09
|
4/13/09 |
SUNDANCE |
ordered to series
[] |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Mark Burnett Productions
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Mark Burnett as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Sundance's press release, April 2009) Produced by Emmy Award winner Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Apprentice), each episode of this anthropological comedy series features a pair of up-and-coming stand-up comedians who descend upon a brand-new cit... [continued] |
| DON'T BRING FRANK |
10/19/07
-
4/15/08
|
4/15/08 |
FOX |
script
[pilot order rescinded] |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· BBC Worldwide Productions
· Sony Pictures Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· ??? as Betty Spencer
· ??? as Frank Spencer
| [who's making it?]
· ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Ian Moffitt as EP
· Paul Telegdy as EP
· Phil Stark as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy about a man who seems to always be surrounded by disaster |
| DON'T DO THIS, DON'T DO THAT |
7/30/08
|
7/30/08 |
ABC |
script |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Promofilm US
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Bob Kushell as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
a documentary-style look at the lives of two families |
| DON'T TRUST THE BITCH AT APT 23 |
1/14/09
|
1/14/09 |
FOX |
script |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (unspecified)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· David Hemingson as CRTR/EP
· Nahnatchka Khan as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
no details are available other than it is a comedy |
| DOOMSDAY |
???
|
??? |
UPN |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2001-2002 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
N/A |
| DOOR TO THE THRONE |
10/13/04
-
5/26/05
|
5/26/05 |
ABC FAMILY |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
· Tollin-Robbins Productions
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Brian Robbins as EP
· Gil Junger as DIR
· Joe Davola as EP
· Kenny Schwartz as WRTR/EP
· Michael Tollin as EP
· Rick Wiener as WRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy which revolves around twins who move in with their widowed father and discover a basement trapdoor leading to alternate universes |
| DOORMAN, THE |
12/2/03
|
12/2/03 |
HBO |
script |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· nick turturro
| [who's making it?]
· John Turturro
· Nicholas Turturro
| [what's it about?]
half-hour comedy loosely based on nick turturro's real-life experience as a doorman in new york city |
| DOPE |
1/25/01
-
8/27/02
|
8/27/02 |
FX |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2001-2002 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
N/A |
| DOROTHY GALE |
4/6/09
|
4/6/09 |
NBC |
script |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Bridget Carpenter as CRTR/EP
· Jason Katims as EP
· Meryl Poster as EP
| [what's it about?]
a millennial update of "the wizard of oz" about a girl from kansas who tries to tackle modern-day manhattan (her version of the emerald city) where she works in the art world and must deal with a wicked boss |
| DOTS |
2/11/04
-
5/10/04
|
5/10/04 |
NBC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Pariah Television
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· davenia mcfadden
· khary payton
· stephen dunham
· steve hytner
| [who's making it?]
· Gavin Polone
· Robert Cohen
· Todd J. Greenwald
| [what's it about?]
comedy set in the world of meter maids |
| DOUBLE EXPOSURE |
10/30/08
-
4/14/09
|
4/14/09 |
BRAVO |
ordered to series |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Juma Entertainment
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· Indrani
· Markus Klinko
| [who's making it?]
· Bob Horowitz as EP
· Lewis Fenton as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Bravo's press release, April 2009) "Double Exposure" (working title) follows photographers Markus Klinko and Indrani, along with high-end stylist GK Reid, giving viewers a taste of the fast-paced world of high fashion and celebrity photography.... [continued] |
| DOUBLE OR NOTHING |
7/9/04
-
1/5/06
|
1/5/06 |
FOX REALITY |
ordered to pilot
[two episodes] |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· LMNO Productions
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Bill Paolantonio as EP
· Eric Schotz as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Fox Reality's web site) Have you ever dreamed about making that one bet that could change your life forever? DOUBLE OR NOTHING, is a new two-hour special for Fox Reality, that follows one incredible risk-taker who plans the gamble of a lifetime... [continued] |
| DOUBTING THOMAS |
7/13/07
|
7/13/07 |
SHOWTIME |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Smokehouse Productions
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· George Clooney as EP
· Grant Heslov as EP
· Peter Spears as CRTR/EP
· Tom C. Smith as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
drama about a black sheep who returns home to run his family's televangelist business after his father suffers a stroke |
| DOUG: A STANDUP GUY |
10/29/03
|
10/29/03 |
HBO |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· doug williams
| [who's making it?]
· Doug Williams
| [what's it about?]
a darkly comic series about a relationship rocked by domestic violence |
| DOWNTOWN GIRLS |
8/11/09
|
8/11/09 |
MTV |
ordered to series |
currently in development
(2010-2011 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Crossroads Television
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Brooke Posch as EP
· Conan Smith as EP
· Dan Lindau as EP
· Rico Martinez as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from MTV's press release, August 2009) "Downtown Girls" follows the real-life exploits of five funny, sexy, smart, 20-somethings in New York City: a whip-smart vlogger/blogger, an aspiring lawyer, a chic boutique owner, a hip music executive and a b... [continued] |
| DR. LAURA BERMAN |
4/2/09
|
4/2/09 |
OWN |
ordered to series
[] |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Harpo Productions
[related genres]
· talk show
| [who's in it?]
· Laura Berman as Host
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
(from OWN's press release, April 2009) DR. LAURA BERMAN (working title), sex therapist, relationship expert, bestselling author, and Sirius XM radio show host - will lead a one-hour talk show based in Chicago. This show is from Harpo Productions. |
| DR. NERUDA'S CURE FOR EVIL |
12/12/01
|
12/12/01 |
HBO |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2002-2003 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Rafael Yglesias
| [what's it about?]
concerns a world-famous psychiatrist who, after the baffling suicide of a 15-year patient, meets the people who had been in the patient's life and concludes that evil exits in the world and sets about trying to devise a cure |
| DRAGANS OF NEW YORK, THE |
2/10/02
-
3/19/02
|
3/19/02 |
CBS |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2002-2003 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· hugh laurie
· liz vassey
| [who's making it?]
· Alex Taub
| [what's it about?]
one-hour dramedy about a husband-and-wife private eye team (hugh laurie, liz vassey) a la "hart to hart" |
| DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN |
2/7/01
-
3/29/01
|
3/29/01 |
WB |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2001-2002 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
N/A |
| DREAM HOUSE |
4/11/07
|
4/11/07 |
ABC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Warner Horizon Television
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
(from Warner Horizon Television's press release) We are looking for colorful and diverse couples of all backgrounds who are recently married and want to move into their dream home. Couples will compete in challenges that are both mental and physical ... [continued] |
| DRIFT |
1/17/06
-
6/16/06
|
6/16/06 |
ABC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
· Brancato-Salke Productions
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· Amy Carlson as Lauren
· Chazz Palminteri as Joseph DiCaro
· Jason O'Mara as Ray Hakansovich
· Marcia Gay Harden as Cheryl
· Naelee Rae as Maddie
· Vanessa Ferlito as Georgia Fields
| [who's making it?]
· Bert Salke as EP
· Chris Brancato as EP
· John Glenn as CRTR/EP
· Paul W.S. Anderson as EP/DIR (Pilot)
| [what's it about?]
(from ABC's press release) The human mind is a complex mystery. It allows us to feel emotions, to process everyday life, to think, and to dream. It also determines how we deal with extremes situations...such as the extreme grief felt by the loss of a... [continued] |
| DRIVING AROUND WITH JONI |
3/11/08
|
3/11/08 |
HBO |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Jhoni Marchinko as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy chronicles the life of a woman who spends her days driving around los angeles with her french bulldog, looking for meaning in her life after the sudden death of her husband |
| DRIVING ME MAD |
3/3/08
|
3/3/08 |
TRUTV |
ordered to series |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· RDF USA
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· Pete Hosmer as Host
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
(from truTV's press release, March 2008) Bad driving can cause extreme conflict between loved ones, especially if drivers don't realize how bad they are on the road. In each episode of this relatable series, people will undergo rigid coaching from Pe... [continued] |
| DRY RIVER |
1/9/07
|
1/9/07 |
A&E |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Silver Pictures Television
· Warner Horizon Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Joel Silver as EP
· Michael Frost Beckner as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
(from A&E's press release) DRY RIVER is a crime drama set in a wealthy Texas border community and focusing on the local sheriff and the Federal agent newly assigned to the city who, clashing over vastly different crime-fighting agendas, carry the ext... [continued] |
| DUBAI PROJECT, THE |
10/30/08
|
10/30/08 |
BRAVO |
unspecified |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· World of Wonder
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Fenton Bailey as EP
· Randy Barbato as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Bravo's press release) "The Dubai Project" (working title) welcomes viewers to the fastest-growing city on earth, a place that is literally rising out of the desert and surrounding sea, with its man-made beaches, thriving culture, businesses an... [continued] |
| DUSTIN AND JUSTIN SHOW, THE |
5/1/01
-
7/7/03
|
7/7/03 |
MTV |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2001-2002 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
N/A |
