| series |
date
start/end |
updated |
network |
commitment |
status |
| WACKO |
12/14/05
|
12/14/05 |
FOX |
script |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Phase Two Productions
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Barry Safchik as WRTR/EP
· Michael Platt as WRTR/EP
· Sandy Grushow as EP
| [what's it about?]
hybrid comedy about platt's true-to-life experience keeping the peace between his mother and sister after his father leaves the entire family fortune in the hands of their certifiably insane mom |
| WAITING TO DIE |
2/6/09
-
4/20/09
|
4/20/09 |
CBS |
ordered to pilot
[pilot films friday, april 17] |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Sony Pictures Television
· Tantamount
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· B.J. Bales as Donald
· Josh Gad as Simon
· Josh Lawson as Jeff
· Sarah Wright as Brandi
· T.J. Miller as Lonnie
| [who's making it?]
· Chad Kultgen as CRTR/EP
· Eric Tannenbaum as EP
· Kim Tannenbaum as EP
· Mitch Hurwitz as EP
· Ted Wass as DIR (Pilot)
· Will Sasso as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy about two simple guys who are happy with their lives - no matter how bad it might look from the outside |
| WALKING DEAD, THE |
8/12/09
|
8/12/09 |
AMC |
script |
currently in development
(2010-2011 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Circle of Confusion
· Valhalla Motion Pictures
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Frank Darabont as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Gale Anne Hurd as EP
· Robert Kirkman as EP/BOOK
| [what's it about?]
(from AMC's press release, August 2009) In one of the largest development deals AMC has ever closed, the network announced today it has secured the rights to "The Walking Dead" as a new series in development. Based on the comic book series, written b... [continued] |
| WALORSKY |
1/14/09
-
3/20/09
|
3/20/09 |
FOX |
script
[pilot order rescinded] |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· American Work
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Alessandro Tanaka as CRTR/CO-EP
· Brian Gatewood as CRTR/CO-EP
· Ravi Nandan as EP
· Scot Armstrong as EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy centers on a lazy ex-cop-turned-security guard patrolling a mall in buffalo, new york, who is forced to grudgingly step it up after he is assigned an idiot partner |
| WANTED |
12/8/04
|
12/8/04 |
ABC |
script (with penalty) |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· John Eisendrath as WRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
drama about the agents who track down the dangerous criminals on the f.b.i.'s most wanted list |
| WANTED |
9/12/03
-
5/10/04
|
5/10/04 |
CBS |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 25C Productions
· CBS Television Studios
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· jason gedrick
· louise lombard
· scott glenn
· Yancey Arias
| [who's making it?]
· Carl Beverly
· Cynthia Cidre
· Robert Crais
· Sarah Timberman
· Thomas Carter
| [what's it about?]
a suspense thriller set in the fugitive department of the los angeles police department |
| WANTED |
6/22/00
-
6/24/01
|
6/24/01 |
FOX |
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 |
| WANTING, THE |
3/16/07
|
3/16/07 |
FX |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· David Eick Productions
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· David Eick as CRTR/EP
· Will Strouse as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
drama about a stalker and his prey and how, in a twisted way, they need each other |
| WAR OF THE ROSES, THE |
9/22/06
|
9/22/06 |
MYNETWORKTV |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Twentieth Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
u.s. version of the telenovela "la guerra de las rosas" |
| WAR, THE |
10/13/03
-
1/28/04
|
1/28/04 |
ABC |
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?]
· Michael Bay
· Shane Salerno
| [what's it about?]
a sort of a 21st century "untouchables" which will focus on an ultra-moral u.s. attorney who aims to take down a ruthless crime boss he's known since both were kids |
| WARD, THE |
10/23/00
-
1/6/01
|
1/6/01 |
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 |
| WARREN THE APE |
6/23/09
-
9/16/09
|
9/16/09 |
MTV |
ordered to series |
currently in development
(2010-2011 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Freestyle
· Picture Shack Entertainment
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Dan Milano as Warren The Ape
| [who's making it?]
· Betsy Schechter as EP
· Brent Haynes as EIP (MTV)
· Dan Milano as CRTR/EP
· Francesca Silvestri as EP
· George McTeague as EIP (MTV)
· George Plamondon as EP
· Kevin Chinoy as EP
· Liz Gateley as EIP (MTV)
· Sean Baker as CRTR/EP
· Spencer Chinoy as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
(from MTV's press release, September 2009) "Warren The Ape," a scripted comedy set within a fictional reality show, chronicles the trials and tribulations of a D-grade celebrity puppet. A brash, cantankerous, out-of-work actor, Warren 'The Ape' Demon... [continued] |
| WARRENS, THE |
2/12/03
|
2/12/03 |
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?]
· Ben Silverman
· Doug Ellin
· Tim Story
| [what's it about?]
comedy revolves around an upper-middle-class african-fmerican family |
| WASHINGTON FIELD |
8/12/08
-
6/10/09
|
6/10/09 |
CBS |
ordered to pilot |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· CBS Television Studios
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· ??? as Guy Claroni
· ??? as Rasha Hamali
· Adam Jamal Craig as Dean Jameson
· Cole Hauser as Ric Stone
· Eddie Cibrian as Tommy O'Donnell
· Gina Torres as Jackie Palmer
· Matthew Yang King as Pham Nguyen
· Teri Polo as Amanda O'Donnell
| [who's making it?]
· Edward Allen Bernero as CRTR/EP
· Jim Clemente as CRTR/PROD
· Jon Cassar as DIR (Pilot)
· Tim Clemente as CRTR/PROD
| [what's it about?]
crime drama about the national capital response squad, a unit of the fbi comprised of elite experts in different areas who travel around the world, responding to events that concern the u.s. national interest |
| WASHINGTON GENERAL |
9/2/02
-
9/3/02
|
9/3/02 |
CBS |
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?]
· John Masius
| [what's it about?]
a dark hospital drama set in washington, d.c. |
| WASHINGTON STREET |
2/12/04
-
2/2/05
|
2/2/05 |
CBS |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· CBS Television Studios
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· cynthia watros
· david eigenberg
· juliet goglia
· shawnee smith
| [who's making it?]
· Andrew D. Weyman as DIR
· Clay Graham as EP
· Julie Ann Larson as WRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy revolves around the tenants in a modest apartment building who form a family led by a nurturing single mom (cynthia watros) |
| WASHINGTONIENNE, THE |
3/15/06
-
4/22/09
|
4/22/09 |
HBO |
ordered to pilot |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Pretty Matches Productions
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Amanda Walsh as Laura
· Bitsie Tulloch as April
· David Furr as Tom
· Jason Dohring as Spencer
· Kate Burton as Joy
· Michael Kelly
· Rachael Taylor as Jackie
| [who's making it?]
· Alison Benson as EP
· Jessica Cutler as BOOK/CONS
· Joni Lefkowitz as CRTR/EP
· Mark Mylod as DIR (Pilot)
· Sarah Condon as EP
· Sarah Jessica Parker as EP
· Stacy Traub as EP
· Susanna Fogel as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
half-hour comedy based on cutler's experiences as a staffer for sen. mike dewine (r-ohio) who was fired after the popular political blog wonkette.com posted excerpts of her online sex diary, in which she talked of trysts with up to six different men |
| WATCH LIST, THE |
5/29/07
|
5/29/07 |
COMEDY CENTRAL |
ordered to pilot
[7-10 minute presentation] |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (improv/sketch)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Dean Obeidallah as CRTR/EP
· Max Brooks as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Comedy Central's press release) "The Watch List" is a sketch/variety show that features material from some of the funniest up-and-coming Middle Eastern-American comedians. The show fuses a unique worldview with political satire to create edgy, ... [continued] |
| WATERLOO |
7/29/09
|
7/29/09 |
STARZ |
script |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Starz Media
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Dan Etheridge as EP
· Danielle Stokdyk as EP
· Jennifer Gwartz as EP
· Rob Thomas as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Starz's press release, July 2009) "Waterloo" an hour-long dramedy project from Rob Thomas (executive producer and co-creator of Starz's hit comedy "Party Down" as well as "Veronica Mars"), it's a coming of age story about a young rock band, bas... [continued] |
| WAY DOWNTOWN |
3/12/02
-
3/17/02
|
3/17/02 |
WB |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2002-2003 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· mike damus
· tori spelling
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
a female ensemble comedy featuring tori spelling |
| WAY OUT |
12/11/08
|
12/11/08 |
SHOWTIME |
ordered to pilot
[14-20 minute presentation] |
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?]
· Bryn Freedman as EP
· Evan Weiss as EP
| [what's it about?]
reality series in which closeted individual reveal their true sexual orientation during a group meeting |
| WAY, THE |
1/26/06
-
3/24/06
|
3/24/06 |
CBS |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Sony Pictures Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· Andrew McCarthy as Henry Warden
· Jane Alexander as Helen Warden
· Jason Behr as Michael Warden
· Julia Ormond as Barbara
· Peter Strauss as Raymond Hutchins
· Riley Smith as Karl Boswick
· Will Patton as George
| [who's making it?]
· Adam Kulakow as WRTR/CO-EP
· Michael De Luca as EP
· Rod Holcomb as DIR
| [what's it about?]
drama about a new england family that copes with the death of the powerful clan's matriarch by using witchcraft to hurt their rivals and build a successful business empire |
| WE ARE FAMILY |
1/30/04
-
8/31/04
|
8/31/04 |
ABC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Annie Potts as Jenny
· Missi Pyle as Misti
· Nicole Sullivan as Linda Nash
· Tom Everett Scott as Tom Nash
· William Devane as Kip
| [who's making it?]
· Dan Staley as CRTR/EP
· Rob Long as CRTR/EP
· Ted Wass as DIR (Pilot)
· Timothy Fall as CRTR/CO-EP
| [what's it about?]
(from ABC's press release) One look tells you Professor Tom Nash is a new dad. Despite his compulsion to baby-proof the world, he's also obsessed with giving his newborn son, Dexter, a normal childhood. But his chances aren't looking too good. For st... [continued] |
| WE NEED GIRLFRIENDS |
11/2/07
-
9/8/08
|
9/8/08 |
CBS |
script |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Darren Star Productions
· Sony Pictures Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Evan Bass as Rod
· Patrick Cohen as Tom
· Seth Kirschner as Henry
| [who's making it?]
· Angel Acevedo as CRTR/EP
· Bill Martin as EP
· Brian Amyot as CRTR/EP
· Clark Peterson as CO-EP
· Darren Star as EP
· Dennis R. Erdman as CO-EP
· Mike Schiff as EP
· Steven Tsapelas as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy about recent college graduates struggling to understand the complex world of the new york dating scene after they are simultaneously dumped by their long-term college girlfriends |
| WE, THE JURY |
9/29/06
|
9/29/06 |
FOX |
put pilot |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· David E. Kelley Prodcutions
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Bryan Behar as CRTR/EP
· David E. Kelley as EP
· Marty Adelstein as EP
· Steve Baldikoski as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy about a group of jurors on a high-profile trial who are sequestered in a motel |
| WEBSTER REPORT, THE |
9/12/03
-
8/25/04
|
8/25/04 |
CBS |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 25C Productions
· CBS Television Studios
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· Ben Gazzara
· Bobby Cannavale
· kari matchett
· stanley tucci
| [who's making it?]
· Barry Sonnenfeld
· Carl Beverly
· Sarah Timberman
· Theresa Rebeck
| [what's it about?]
drama about an offbeat new york private investigator (stanley tucci) |
| WEDDING ALBUM, THE |
2/22/06
-
11/3/06
|
11/3/06 |
FOX |
ordered to pilot
[series order rescinded] |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Fox Television Studios
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· Ashlie Atkinson as Gwen
· Bruno Campos as Tony Zutto
· Connie Stevens
· Eva Pigford as Gretchen
· Jayce Bartok as Bruno
· Ptolemy Slocum as Peter
· Tara Summers as Milla Cavendish
· Tony Lo Bianco as Danny
| [who's making it?]
· Aaron Harberts as EP
· Andy Tennant as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Gretchen Berg as EP
· Wink Mordaunt as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
(from FOX's press release) From executive producers Andy Tennant and Wink Mordaunt (“Hitch,” “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Ever After”) comes a series that captures the ups and downs of tying the knot through the eyes of the second-most important man in the... [continued] |
| WEDDING IN A WEEK |
9/23/05
-
1/30/06
|
1/30/06 |
SYNDICATION |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Disney-ABC Domestic Television
· Lighthearted Entertainment
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Howard Schultz
| [what's it about?]
(from Buena Vista Television's press release) - What happens when you pick up the tab for a couple’s wedding – but give them just one week to plan the biggest day of their lives? This one-hour reality show captures the human drama between a couple, t... [continued] |
| WEDDING PLANNER, THE |
10/14/02
|
10/14/02 |
ABC |
script |
previously in development
(2003-2004 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Michael Ellis
· Pamela Falk
| [what's it about?]
series version of the 2001 feature about ambitious wedding planner who falls in love with the groom in a wedding she is organizing |
| WEDGE, THE |
10/23/00
-
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 |
| WEE HOURS |
5/20/09
|
5/20/09 |
TBS |
script |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (improv/sketch)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Lowell Mate as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Turner's press release, May 2009) From Second City TV and executive producer Lowell Mate, this slice-of-life sketch comedy employs the talents of the legendary Second City comedy troupe to tell stories of Chicagoans during the wee hours of midn... [continued] |
| WEE ON AMERICA |
10/12/05
|
10/12/05 |
COMEDY CENTRAL |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 3 Ball Productions
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· Jason Acuña
| [who's making it?]
· Chris Potocki as PROD
· J.D. Roth as EP
· John Foy as EP
· Todd Nelson as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Comedy Central's press release) It's time for the little man to finally strike back. The very little man. "Wee on America" is a half-hour of comedy and stunts that plays out across the country as viewers hit the road with "Jackass" star and lit... [continued] |
| WEEK THE WOMEN WENT, THE |
11/30/07
-
7/11/08
|
7/11/08 |
LIFETIME |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· BBC Worldwide Productions
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· John Hesling as EP
| [what's it about?]
reality series in which three neighbors who essentially go on strike leaving their lazy husbands to run the household and keep routines in check |
| WEEKEND |
11/16/05
|
11/16/05 |
CW |
script |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Fox 21
· Fox Television Studios
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Jorge A. Reyes as WRTR/EP
· Mikkel Bondesen as EP
| [what's it about?]
single-camera comedy about a group of friends trapped in minimum-wage jobs whose most important life events happen on saturdays and sundays |
| WEEKEND, THE |
4/14/05
-
9/16/05
|
9/16/05 |
NBC |
ordered to pilot
[7-10 minute presentation] |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Broadway Video Television
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Byrne Offutt
· eric beck
· fred goss
· jessica cushman
· keli daniels
· nancy sullivan
| [who's making it?]
· Fred Goss as WRTR/DIR/EP
· JoAnn Alfano as EP
· Lorne Michaels as EP
· Nick Holly as WRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
a partly improvized comedy about three distinct families living on a cul-de-sac |
| WEEKEND, THE |
2/6/06
-
3/28/06
|
3/28/06 |
CBS |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· CBS Television Studios
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· ??? as Charlotte
· Chris O'Dowd as Kevin
· Danielle Nicolet as Debbie
· Kevin Hart as Miles
· Oliver Hudson as Julian
| [who's making it?]
· Adam Tudhope as PROD
· Ed Roe as WRTR/CO-EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy about three male pals who focus their lives on the weekend |
| WEEKENDS |
2/10/04
-
5/10/04
|
5/10/04 |
NBC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Spyglass Entertainment
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· Benjamin King
· caitlin mowrey
· eddie kaye thomas
· rachael harris
· timm sharp
| [who's making it?]
· Craig Doyle
| [what's it about?]
comedy about an orange county couple (eddie kaye thomas, caitlin mowrey) with a kid who still long for the carefree days of their youth |
| WELCOME TO AMERICATOWN |
9/29/08
|
9/29/08 |
HBO |
script |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Kennedy-Marshall Company, The
· Levinson-Fontana Company, The
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Barry Levinson as EP
· Bradford Winters as CRTR/EP
· Frank Marshall as EP
· Kathleen Kennedy as EP
· Tom Fontana as EP
| [what's it about?]
drama set 25-40 years into the future when the precipitous decline of the u.s. leads to a mass exodus of its citizens |
| WELCOME TO BEDLAM |
3/22/07
-
8/2/07
|
8/2/07 |
AMC |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· David Semel as EP
· Kip Koenig as EP
| [what's it about?]
no details are available other than it is a drama |
| WELCOME TO CRUNKVILLE |
6/28/05
|
6/28/05 |
MTV |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Nash Entertainment
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· the ying yang twins
| [who's making it?]
· Bruce Nash as EP
· Yann Debonne as EP
| [what's it about?]
reality series has contestants moving in with atlanta-based hip-hop artists the ying yang twins with the chance to win the deed to their mansion |
| WELCOME TO HITCHCOCK |
10/16/09
|
10/16/09 |
NBC |
script |
currently in development
(2010-2011 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Universal Media Studios
· Yellow Brick Road
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Craig Van Sickle as CRTR/EP
· Steve Mitchell as CRTR/EP
· Teri Weinberg as EP
| [what's it about?]
drama about a skilled but restless police detective who, in search of his missing brother, relocates to the city of hitchcock where he soon discovers a world of half-truths, peculiar characters and unanswered questions lying beneath the town's sparkl... [continued] |
| WELCOME TO PARADISE |
11/16/05
|
11/16/05 |
FOX |
script |
previously in development
(2006-2007 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?]
· Greg Beeman as WRTR/EP
· Jordan Levin as EP
· Michael Rosenbaum as WRTR/EP
· Mike Karz as EP
· Pete Aronson as EP
| [what's it about?]
single-camera comedy about a 13-year-old boy whose eccentric family moves from new york to indiana |
| WELCOME TO THE FAMILY |
4/5/07
-
11/24/08
|
11/24/08 |
NBC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· MacMan Entertainment
· Reveille
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· Bernie Mac as Narrator (Voice)
| [who's making it?]
· Ben Silverman as EP
· Bernie Mac as EP
· Greg Johnston as EP
· H.T. Owens as EP
· Katy Wallin as EP
· Steven Greener as EP
| [what's it about?]
reality series which tracks the first meeting between an engaged couple's disparate families |
| WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE GYM |
9/23/05
-
4/12/06
|
4/12/06 |
CBS |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· ??? as Bill Bragen
· ??? as Michael
· ??? as Rosie
· Jennifer Aspen as Annabelle
· Nadia Dajani
· Teri Polo as Claire
| [who's making it?]
· Gabrielle Allan as WRTR/EP
· John Pasquin as DIR
| [what's it about?]
comedy about three best friends with young kids - all with very different attitudes toward marriage, motherhood and their careers |
| WE'RE IN THE BAND |
12/8/04
-
1/5/05
|
1/5/05 |
COMEDY CENTRAL |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Playtone
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Alanis Morissette
| [who's making it?]
· Alanis Morissette as EP
· Brian Blondell as EP
· Gary Goetzman as EP
· Jeff Rosenthal as EP
· Johanna Stein as EP
· Tom Hanks as EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy which tracks a fictional road crew that travels with morissette on tour with improv actors playing everything from her manager, tour manager, tech guys, security and wardrobe people |
| WET SUIT |
8/10/00
-
5/1/01
|
5/1/01 |
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 |
| WHAT CAN'T IT DO? |
7/15/07
|
7/15/07 |
SYFY |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Extra Credit Productions
· Tiger Aspect Productions
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Nicole Perry as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Sci Fi's press release) Do the everyday products we use really deliver on their promise? What Can't It Do? takes any and all types of products that we've come to rely on in our lives and puts them to the ultimate tests in some extreme scenarios... [continued] |
| WHAT IF |
9/7/05
-
7/20/08
|
7/20/08 |
SYFY |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· NBC Peacock Productions
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
(from Sci Fi's press release) In the pilot episode of What If?, a near collision with a comet triggers the on-set of Earth's second ice age. The life-changing global event unfolds in a hybrid of mixed media. 'Eyewitnesses' use cell phones, digital vi... [continued] |
| WHAT IT FEELS LIKE |
12/22/02
|
12/22/02 |
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?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
features first-person accounts of experiences such as being bitten by a shark or surviving an avalanche; based on esquire magazine's editorial feature |
| WHAT LEONARD COMES HOME TO |
3/1/02
-
5/10/02
|
5/10/02 |
ABC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2002-2003 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· david rasche
· elizabeth perkins
· griffin dunne
· jason kravits
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
a single-camera comedy that looks at marriage from the point of view of the husband (griffin dunne) |
| WHAT NEWS? |
8/24/05
-
9/29/06
|
9/29/06 |
TBS |
ordered to pilot
[7-10 minute presentation] |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Hazy Mills Productions
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Heather McDonald
· John Farley
· Kevin McDonald
| [who's making it?]
· Bruce McCoy as CRTR/EP
· Sean Hayes as EP
· Todd Milliner as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from TBS's press release) WHAT NEWS? is a newscast for a fictional small town, but the quirky news team from a reporter who never gets to the breaking story on time to a sports anchor who is still living the glory of being the high school track star... [continued] |
| WHAT THE BLANK |
5/10/04
|
5/10/04 |
FOX |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· FremantleMedia North America
[related genres]
· game show
| [who's in it?]
· fred willard
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
a new take on the classic 1970s "match game" format |
| WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? |
8/6/04
|
8/6/04 |
COMEDY CENTRAL |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Super Delicious Productions
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Adam Cohen as EP
· Cara Tapper as EP
· Joanna Vernetti as EP
| [what's it about?]
a semi-spoof of e!'s "true hollywood story" which explores recent pop culture moments, such as the ben affleck/jennifer lopez breakup, using campy reenactments of the how they think the event went down |
| WHAT WENT DOWN |
4/28/08
|
4/28/08 |
HISTORY |
ordered to series
[six episodes] |
previously in development
(2008-2009 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?]
(from History's press release, April 2008) A front-row-center seat for the most amazing unseen moments in history, meticulously rendered in high-definition CGI from the point of view of key witnesses who were in the center of the action. Premieres 20... [continued] |
| WHAT WOULD IT TAKE |
1/30/02
-
4/17/02
|
4/17/02 |
SPIKE TV |
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?]
a game show that tests how far people will go for large sums of money, based on scenarios from tv, movies and other pop culture references |
| WHATEVER |
10/12/00
|
10/12/00 |
SHOWTIME |
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 |
| WHATEVER |
3/16/01
|
3/16/01 |
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 |
| WHAT'S IN THE BOX? |
3/17/08
-
9/2/08
|
9/2/08 |
TV LAND |
ordered to pilot |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Bunim-Murray Productions
[related genres]
· game show
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Jon Murray as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from TV Land's press release, September 2008) TV Land PRIME's first game show pilot features individual contestants squaring off in the ultimate, fast-paced 20-question competition. Through a series of pointed yes or no answers to questions like, "D... [continued] |
| WHAT'S UP, PETER FUDDY? |
4/15/01
|
4/15/01 |
FOX |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2001-2002 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Brendon Ryan Barrett
· Craig Anton
· Dave Foley as Peter Fuddy
· David Pressman
· Jamie Denbo
· Kenny Johnson
· Mark Moses
| [who's making it?]
· David Steinberg as DIR (Pilot)
· Erik Moe as CRTR/CO-EP
· Jay Kogen as CRTR/CO-EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy about an insurance adjuster, whose life is examined through a television talk show |
| WHEN I WAS 17 |
4/3/03
|
4/3/03 |
MTV |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2003-2004 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Dave Sirulnick
| [what's it about?]
profiles celebrities waxing nostalgic about pivotal events in their teenage years |
| WHEN KIDS RULE |
4/25/02
|
4/25/02 |
FOX |
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?]
hybrid hidden-camera/reality show featuring child actors pulling hidden-camera stunts on unsuspecting adults and kids as well as children put in adult situations |
| WHEN WOMEN RULE THE WORLD |
1/17/07
-
9/15/08
|
9/15/08 |
FOX |
ordered to series
[11 episodes] |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Rocket Science Laboratories
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Charles Duncombe as EP
· Chris Cowan as EP
· Jean Michel-Michenaud as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from FOX's press release) Unscripted role-reversal series, WHEN WOMEN RULE THE WORLD (working title), will debut with a special two-hour premiere Monday, June 2 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Set in a primitive, remote location, the series explores w... [continued] |
| WHIPPED |
1/14/05
|
1/14/05 |
A&E |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· City Lights Television
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Nancy Dubuc as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from A&E's press release) First, we get your significant other out of the house...then we rig your home with cameras and microphones... Now, you’ll have 48 hours to get your spouse to do five things they would never do... finally answering the quest... [continued] |
| WHISTLEBLOWER |
4/5/07
|
4/5/07 |
BBC AMERICA |
ordered to series
[eight episodes] |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
(from BBC America's press release) "Crime Scene Friday" features the best in procedural crime, forensic and legal drama. BBC AMERICA co-production, "Whistleblower," centers on people who risk their careers and even their lives to expose dangerous sec... [continued] |
| WHITNEY |
9/1/06
-
2/12/07
|
2/12/07 |
HBO |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Ana Claudia Talancon as Whitney
| [who's making it?]
· Alex Gansa as EP
· Larry Kennar as EP
· Lisa Schraeger as CRTR/EP
· Sarah Condon as EP
| [what's it about?]
single-camera comedy described as exploring female sexual politics through four women "blazing" their way around miami |
| WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER? |
3/8/05
|
3/8/05 |
FOX |
ordered to series
[four episodes] |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Fox Television Studios
· Zig Zag Productions
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
makeover reality series that utilizes a team of doctors and the latest scientific evidence to help transform participants by changing those aspects of their lifestyle that may be subtracting years from their lives |
| WHOLE 19 YARDS, THE |
3/20/09
-
5/18/09
|
5/18/09 |
CBS |
ordered to pilot |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Endemol USA
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· Chris Hardwick as Host
| [who's making it?]
· Scott Einziger as EP
| [what's it about?]
reality series in which contestants race an intense obstacle course and then answer trivia questions |
| WHOLE TRUTH, THE |
11/29/05
|
11/29/05 |
NBC |
script |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Baer Bones
· Universal Media Studios
· Wolf Films
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Dick Wolf as EP
· Jonathan Greene
· Neal Baer as EP
| [what's it about?]
drama revolves around the world of an eccentric investigative tv news producer |
| WHOOPI GOLDBERG'S COLD CASES |
4/2/09
|
4/2/09 |
ID |
ordered to series
[] |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Whoop, Inc.
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Whoopi Goldberg as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from ID's press release, April 2009) Cold case victims are in danger of becoming forgotten by the public, but never by their loved ones. In this new series, produced by Whoopi Goldberg and her production company Whoop Inc, Investigation Discovery as... [continued] |
| WHO'S YOUR DADDY? |
3/11/09
|
3/11/09 |
MTV |
ordered to pilot |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (animated)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Les Firestein as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
animated comedy about the multicultural adopted kids of a celebrity couple |
| WHOT |
1/13/04
-
2/25/04
|
2/25/04 |
UPN |
script |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Flavor Unit Entertainment
· HBO Independent Productions
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Buddy Sheffield
· David Sheffield
· Queen Latifah
· Shakim Compere
· Yvette Lee Bowser
| [what's it about?]
comedy about a young white woman who gets hired as the station manager for a hip-hop radio station, whot |
| WHY BLITT |
6/16/03
-
9/18/03
|
9/18/03 |
FOX |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Bokeem Woodbine
· cameron diaz
· david koechner
· jim parsons
· ricky blitt
· shannon elizabeth
| [who's making it?]
· Bobby Farrelly as DIR/EP
· Bradley Thomas as PROD
· Peter Farrelly as DIR/EP
· Ricky Blitt as WRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
described as a younger version of "curb your enthusiasm" as the comedy focuses on ricky blitt (who plays himself), a thirtysomething hollywood telemarketer who finds showbiz success when a script he writes is picked up and turned into a hit tv show |
| WIFEY |
2/14/07
|
2/14/07 |
VH1 |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Flavor Unit
· Michael Elliot Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Byron Phillips as EP
· Dedra Tate as EP
· Maggie Malina as EP
· Michael Elliot as CRTR/EP
· Michael Hirschorn as EP
· Queen Latifah as EP
· Reginald Hudlin as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Shakim Compere as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from VH1's press release) "Wifey" is centered on the newly-widowed wife of a hip-hop mogul who must reassemble her life as she takes over her late husband's record label. Once there, she discovers that her family's fortunes were built upon lies and ... [continued] |
| WIGGERS |
1/17/01
|
1/17/01 |
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?]
· Francine Lefrak
· Victoria Wasniak
| [what's it about?]
the true story of a hip-hop-loving city teenager who moves to the country and finds himself persecuted by adults and teens |
| WILD BOYS |
8/8/08
-
1/14/09
|
1/14/09 |
FOX |
script (with penalty) |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Rat Entertainment
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Brett Ratner as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Carlos Coto as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
hourlong action comedy about ex-soldiers turned suburban dads |
| WILD PLANET: NORTH AMERICA |
5/12/09
|
5/12/09 |
DISCOVERY |
ordered to series
[seven episodes] |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Wild Horizons
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Keith Scholey as EP
· Paul Gasek as EP (Discovery)
| [what's it about?]
(from Discovery's press release, May 2009) Using the full power of cutting-edge film technology, Discovery Channel is teaming with Wild Horizons, Ltd. and Keith Scholey, formerly head of the BBC's Natural History Unit, in a multiyear production deal ... [continued] |
| WILDER |
3/20/01
-
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 |
| WILDLIFE |
1/19/07
-
3/30/07
|
3/30/07 |
NBC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Conaco Productions
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Brooke D'Orsay as Missy
· Christopher Sieber as Jim
· J.P. Walker as Dave
· Mo Collins as Margaret
· Philip Baker Hall as Arnie
· Tracy Vilar as Natalie
| [who's making it?]
· Conan O'Brien as EP
· David Israel as CRTR/EP
· David Kissinger as EP
· Jeff Ross as EP
· Jim O'Doherty as CRTR/EP
· Tucker Gates as DIR (Pilot)
| [what's it about?]
(from NBC's press release) Wildlife Park is home to hundreds of rare and exotic animal species, but it's the employees who steal the show. There's Jim, the head zookeeper, who's great with animals, but bad with people. And there's his brother Dave, w... [continued] |
| WILL, THE: FAMILY DIVIDED |
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) Often surprising and always telling the reading of a last will and testament is an illuminating moment in any family's history. THE WILL is a ten-part series that explores the family intrigue, legal wrangling and... [continued] |
| WILTON, THE |
12/8/06
|
12/8/06 |
CW |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· CBS Television Studios
· Mottola Company, The
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Ben Newmark as CRTR/CO-EP
· Dan Newmark as CRTR/CO-EP
· Jeb Ryan as EP
· Peter Lefcourt as EP
· Tommy Mottola as EP
| [what's it about?]
drama about a group of twentysomethings pursuing their dreams and living together in an old hollywood apartment building |
| WINDCATCHERS |
7/30/09
|
7/30/09 |
PLANET GREEN |
unspecified |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Luminaria
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
(from Planet Green's press release, July 2009) The wind industry is going through a metamorphosis as old "lattice" towers are all being torn down across the country to make room for new, state of the art, megawatt-producing turbines, a process that i... [continued] |
| WING MEN |
11/24/04
|
11/24/04 |
CW |
script |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Overbrook Entertainment
· Sony Pictures Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Jada Pinkett Smith as EP
· James Lassiter as EP
· Michael Soccio as WRTR/EP
· Will Smith as EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy described simply as a male buddy comedy |
| WINGMAN |
1/5/06
|
1/5/06 |
ABC |
script |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Chris Pappas as WRTR/EP
· Gil Junger as DIR/EP
· Kevin Misher as EP
· Mike Bernier as WRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy about two male best friends, one of whom is getting married and the other getting divorced |
| WINNER TAKE ALL |
2/17/03
|
2/17/03 |
ABC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2003-2004 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Reveille
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Andrew Hoegl
· Ben Silverman
· Jonathan Singer
| [what's it about?]
set at the hard rock hotel & casino in las vegas, the show pits pairs of contestants with preexisting relationships who are visiting sin city -- such as newlyweds, or brothers attending a bachelor party -- in a competition involving stunts |
| WINTERS |
10/20/06
-
3/30/07
|
3/30/07 |
NBC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Shore Z Productions
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· Barry Shabaka Henley as Bean
· Dorian Missick as Luis Nelson
· Famke Janssen as Christie Winters
· Sarah Clarke as Sarah
· Xander Berkeley as Lt. Molnar
| [who's making it?]
· David Shore as CRTR/EP
· Peter Blake as CRTR/EP
· Tony Goldwyn as DIR (Pilot)
| [what's it about?]
(from NBC's press release) Detective Christie Winters knows how to read people, and one thing she knows for sure...everybody lies. The suspects, the cops, even the victims. She's smart, sexy, tough-as-nails and willing to do whatever it takes to solv... [continued] |
| WITCH DOCTOR |
7/13/06
|
7/13/06 |
SYFY |
script |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Ben Edlund as WRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
(from Sci Fi's press release) From Ben Edlund, the creative force behind the comic book series The Tick, comes "Witch Doctor," a dramedy that mixes the worlds of medicine and the supernatural with warm human comedy. As David seeks alternative treatme... [continued] |
| WITCH SCHOOL |
1/12/07
|
1/12/07 |
SYFY |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Stick Figure Productions
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· Ed Hubbard
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
(from Sci Fi's press release) Harry Potter has nothing on this real-life Witch School! While resembling your typical classroom experience note passing, over-achievers, students who forget their homework, field trips and the dreaded pop-quiz some elem... [continued] |
| WITCHHUNTER ROBIN |
4/5/04
|
4/5/04 |
SYFY |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2004-2005 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Doug Davison
· Joe Menosky
· Roy Lee
| [what's it about?]
(from Sci Fi's press release) A live action adaptation of the popular Japanese anime series, Witchhunter Robin is a gritty urban tale of action and horror. A small, specialized team of cops set out to capture rogue "witches" who are abusing their pow... [continued] |
| WITCHRIGHT HALL |
10/20/00
-
5/10/01
|
5/10/01 |
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 |
| WITH YOU IN SPIRIT |
11/28/01
-
3/6/03
|
3/6/03 |
ABC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2002-2003 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
·
| [who's in it?]
· cheri oteri
· heather burns
· michael horse
· pat finn
· peter graves
· reid scott
| [who's making it?]
· Alan Freedland
· Alan R. Cohen
· Steven Levitan
| [what's it about?]
focuses on a recent college grad from chicago (reid scott) who ends up working as a tv reporter for a station in the new-age town of spirit, new mexico |
| WITHOUT BREASTS THERE IS NO PARADISE |
6/14/07
-
7/16/07
|
7/16/07 |
NBC |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Canal Caracol
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Gary Scott Thompson as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
(from NBC's press release) The provocatively-titled telenovela is based on a best-selling, true-to-life novel by the same name that tells the story of Catalina, a young woman seduced by a world of easy-money, who agonizes that her figure is a barrier... [continued] |
| WIZARD, THE |
4/17/07
|
4/17/07 |
CBS |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Green Mountain West
· Renegade 83 Entertainment
· Worldwide Pants
[related genres]
· game show
| [who's in it?]
· Craig Ferguson as Host
| [who's making it?]
· Craig Ferguson as EP
· David Garfinkle as EP
· David Letterman as EP
· Jay Renfroe as EP
· Tracey Pakosta as EP
| [what's it about?]
game show that will use elements of improv and sketch comedy |
| WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE |
2/13/06
-
5/23/06
|
5/23/06 |
ABC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
· Cabloom!
· Sachs-Judah Productions
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Brittany Robertson as Doria
· Heather Locklear as Barb
· Illeana Douglas as Sharon
· Peri Gilpin as Dianne
| [who's making it?]
· Allison Adler as CRTR/EP
· Arlene Sanford as DIR (Pilot)
· Gabe Sachs as EP
· Jeff Judah as EP
· Stu Bloomberg as EP
| [what's it about?]
(from ABC's press release) Is 40 really the new 30? Heather Locklear stars as Barb, a widowed mom whose friends keep telling her she needs to "get back out there." It's been over a year since Barb's husband has passed away, and for the first time, Ba... [continued] |
| WOMEN'S STUDIES |
4/15/09
|
4/15/09 |
HBO |
script |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Superego Industries
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Julie White
| [who's making it?]
· Ben Karlin as CRTR/EP
· Julie White as CRTR/PROD
· Theresa Rebeck as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy about a onetime famous author who, after a tumultuous period as a feminist "it" girl, is now a professor at a small liberal arts college in the northeast |
| WONDERFUL MALADYS, THE |
9/26/08
-
4/13/09
|
4/13/09 |
HBO |
ordered to pilot |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Brillstein Entertainment Partners
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Adam Scott
· Molly Parker as Mary
· Nate Corddry as Neil
· Sarah Michelle Gellar as Alice
· Zak Orth
| [who's making it?]
· Alan Taylor as DIR (Pilot)
· Charles Randolph as CRTR/EP
· Sarah Michelle Gellar as EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy about the dysfunctional lives of three adult siblings in new york who lost their parents at a young age |
| WORD, THE |
10/13/06
|
10/13/06 |
CBS |
script |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Last Straw Productions
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Alexander Cary as CRTR/SP
· Anthony LaPaglia as EP
· J.J. Jamieson as EP
· Lawrence Monoson as CRTR/SP
| [what's it about?]
action drama about a renegade team of whistle-blowers who expose coverups and conspiracies |
| WORK WIFE |
8/25/06
-
1/31/07
|
1/31/07 |
FOX |
cast-contingent |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Barbie Feldman Adler as CRTR/EP
· Brad Copeland as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
comedy about two newspaper columnists who work so closely together that they start interacting like spouses, affecting their home lives |
| WORKAHOLICS |
5/14/09
|
5/14/09 |
COMEDY CENTRAL |
ordered to pilot |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 5th Year
· Avalon Television
· Gigapix Studios
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Adam DeVine
· Anders Holm
· Blake Anderson
· Kyle Newacheck
| [who's making it?]
· Adam DeVine as CRTR/EP
· Anders Holm as CRTR/EP
· Blake Anderson as CRTR/EP
· Kyle Newacheck as CRTR/EP/DIR
| [what's it about?]
(from Comedy Central's press release, May 2009) Based on the Web series featured on 5thyear, "Workaholics" follows three friends living and working together after college. The sketch group, Mail Order Comedy, made up of Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine an... [continued] |
| WORLD ACCORDING TO BARNES, THE |
9/8/06
-
4/6/07
|
4/6/07 |
CW |
ordered to pilot
[14-20 minute presentation] |
previously in development
(2007-2008 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Class IV Productions
· Warner Bros. Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· Autumn Reeser as Sheri
· David Walton as Tyler
· Hank Harris as Ronald
· Ravi Patel as Nasser
· Ryan Devlin as Bobby Barnes
· Tim Matheson
| [who's making it?]
· Andrew Plotkin as EP
· Jason Ensler as DIR (Pilot)
· Steve Pearlman as EP
· Tom Wheeler as CRTR/EP
| [what's it about?]
comedic drama about two geeky princeton university students who use their inventive skills to help solve crimes |
| WORLD INSIDE, THE |
8/14/09
|
8/14/09 |
HBO |
script |
currently in development
(2010-2011 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Adam Rapp as CRTR/EP
· Carolyn Strauss as EP
· Frank Spotnitz as CRTR/EP
· Ralph Vicinanza as EP
· Vince Gerardis as EP
| [what's it about?]
drama about about a grim vision of the future where overpopulation has run amok, and people live in carefully controlled urban centers where frustration and anger are eliminated, sex is rampant and fertility is the most prized human attribute |
| WORLD OF TROUBLE |
1/18/05
-
3/22/05
|
3/22/05 |
NBC |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2005-2006 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· christian camargo
· idris elba
· orla brady
· vinessa shaw
| [who's making it?]
· Peter Noah as WRTR/EP
· Stephen Hopkins as DIR
| [what's it about?]
(from NBC's press release) A squad of U.S.-based FBI agents solve crimes committed against Americans (and U.S. interests) overseas. The series would be a driving, single story crime drama set on an international stage that combines high-end, intellig... [continued] |
| WORLD WITHOUT, THE |
4/2/09
|
4/2/09 |
SCIENCE |
ordered to series
[] |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· Ellie Harrison as Host
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
(from Science Channel's press release, April 2009) The premise is simple: what would the world be like if one key element we take for granted every day was removed? In this new series, hosted by geographer and ecologist Ellie Harrison, viewers will f... [continued] |
| WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS TOWNS |
4/2/09
|
4/2/09 |
ANIMAL PLANET |
ordered to series
[] |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· N/A
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· Dave Salmoni as Host
| [who's making it?]
· N/A
| [what's it about?]
(from Animal Planet's press release, April 2009) There are certain regions of the world where civilization and the wild overlap. As more and more humans encroach upon animal habitats, the lines between civilization and the wild are blurring. Increasi... [continued] |
| WORLDWIDE TRIBE |
3/23/09
|
3/23/09 |
TRAVEL |
ordered to series
[12 episodes] |
currently in development
(2009-2010 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Alchemy Reality
· Love Hate Productions
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· Ami James
· Chris Nunez
· Yoji Harada
| [who's making it?]
· Adena Chawke as EP
· Ami James as EP
· Chris Nunez as EP
· Craig Borders as EP
· Elizabeth Browde as EP
· Mike Beale as EP
| [what's it about?]
reality series about tattooing around the globe |
| WORST WEEK OF MY LIFE |
12/14/05
-
8/10/07
|
8/10/07 |
FOX |
ordered to pilot
[plus two additional scripts] |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Hat Trick Productions
· Regency Television
[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
| [who's in it?]
· Anna Galvin as Vanessa Thompson
· Charles Malik Whitfield as Wes
· David Ogden Stiers as Jensen Stratton
· Jaime King as Paige Hunter Stratton
· JoBeth Williams as Libby Stratton
· Stephanie Lemelin as Caroline Stratton
· Zachary Levi as Nick Ellis
| [who's making it?]
· Adam Shankman as DIR (Pilot)
· Ben Wexler as CRTR/EP
· Ed Decter as CRTR/EP (Original Pilot)
· John J. Strauss as CRTR/EP (Original Pilot)
| [what's it about?]
comedy about a young engaged couple's hellacious week leading up to their wedding |
| WORTHY |
9/1/09
-
10/13/09
|
10/13/09 |
FOX |
ordered to pilot |
currently in development
(2010-2011 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Davey Holmes as CRTR/EP
· Gavin Polone as EP
· Jake Kasdan as DIR (Pilot)
| [what's it about?]
drama about an arizona politician whose struggle to do the right thing takes a wrong turn after he is involved in a hit-and-run and gets blackmailed by a mob boss |
| WOULD YOU RATHER? |
4/18/08
|
4/18/08 |
NBC |
unspecified |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Alevy Productions
· Imagination Television
· Zobmondo Entertainment
[related genres]
· game show
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Howie Mandel as EP
· Mike Marks as EP
· Scott St. John as EP
| [what's it about?]
a game show in which people have to choose between two equally unappealing options |
| WRECKING BALL |
3/17/08
-
4/15/08
|
4/15/08 |
CW |
script
[pilot order rescinded] |
previously in development
(2008-2009 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Fox Television Studios
[related genres]
· drama
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Richard Hatem as CRTR/EP
· Ross Fineman as EP
| [what's it about?]
drama centers on a young lawyer and scion of a famous political family who joins a smart, working-class recent law school grad to form a small firm aimed at helping those who have no place else to turn |
| WRECKING HAVOC |
12/7/05
|
12/7/05 |
SPIKE TV |
ordered to pilot |
previously in development
(2006-2007 season) |
[who's behind it?]
· Liberal Media
[related genres]
· reality
| [who's in it?]
· N/A
| [who's making it?]
· Bruce Toms as EP
| [what's it about?]
docu-reality series about the misadventures of houston's real-life tow-truck wreckers, who compete for the town's newly totaled vehicles |
| WRITTEN IN STONE |
10/3/02
|
10/3/02 |
ABC |
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?]
· Chris Ciaffa
· David Seltzer
· Gavin Polone
· Mimi Rogers
| [what's it about?]
family drama centering on three brothers who are members of a clan that lives in a cave in the prehistoric pyrenees |
