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[07/09/12 - 08:12 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "The Brain Trust" (TBS)

[05/11/11 - 10:55 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, May 11
Updates include: Seth Gabel upped to regular on FOX's "Fringe"; Shemar Moore to continue on CBS's "Criminal Minds"; and FOX to bump "Bob's Burgers" for "Allen Gregory" this fall.

[12/08/10 - 06:42 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, December 8
Updates include: HBO passes on "All Signs of Death"; Warren Kole to topline USA's "Common Law"; and John Grisham brings "Ford County" to NBC.

[12/01/10 - 06:34 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, December 1
Updates include: Rodney Rothman to redevelop "Early Bird" at NBC; Al Madrigal is "Family Owned" for ABC; and Steve Carell to pen "The Post-Graduate Project" for NBC.

[11/29/10 - 06:38 PM]
Development Update: Monday, November 29
Updates include: Eliza Dushku joins TNT's "Bird Dog"; D.B. Sweeney to lead "Brain Trust" at TBS; and "Life Unexpected's" Kristoffer Polaha inks talent deal with CBS.

[09/08/10 - 11:02 AM]
TNT and TBS Order Pilots for Four Potential Series
Said offerings include DALLAS, PERCEPTION (aka PROOF), BRAIN TRUST and UNTITLED ALLAN LOEB PROJECT (aka THE RABBIT FACTORY).

[05/19/10 - 06:02 AM]
Top Talent Chooses TNT and Tbs
Conan O'Brien's talk show to launch November 8 on TBS, TNT's Steven Spielberg-produced alien invasion drama dubbed FALLEN SKIES.







BRAIN TRUST (TBS)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
5/19/10 - 7/9/12
STATUS:
previously in development (2011-2012 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
DESCRIPTION:
(from Turner's press release, September 2010) Dean Devlin, executive producer of TNT's hit series Leverage, is teaming up with Marco Schnabel (TNT's The Librarian movie trilogy) for this pilot about Detective Billy Doyle, whose career and life have hit rock bottom after he accidentally ends his partner's career. Doyle's life gets turned around, however, when a recent murder case gets unexpected and unconventional help from three hyper-smart geniuses from a private think tank. If Doyle can survive the chaos and keep these new partners in line, they just may be the antidote to resurrect his career and, ultimately, his life. BRAIN TRUST (working title) is being produced for TBS by Devlin's Electric Entertainment.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· D.B Sweeney as Billy Doyle
· Jed Rees as Nelson Kirby
· Kadeem Hardison as TBA
· Lindy Booth as Monica Ashton
· Michael Urie as Franklin Gordon
CREW INFORMATION:
· ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Dean Devlin as CRTR/EP
· Marco Schnabel as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Electric Entertainment