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[04/17/13 - 10:07 AM]
AMC Announces Series Pick-Up, Projects in Development, Overall Deal, Programming Premiere Dates and Series Renewals on Day of Network Upfront
"Breaking Bad" to return Sunday, August 11 followed by the series premiere of "Low Winter Sun."
[04/03/13 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, April 3
Updates include: Emma Rigby boards ABC's "Once Upon a Time" spin-off; USA eyes "Happy Endings" renewal; and three tapped as series regulars on AMC's "The Walking Dead."






GEEK OUT (AMC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
4/3/13 - 4/17/13
STATUS:
previously in development (2013-2014 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
DESCRIPTION:
(from AMC's press release, April 2013) This news comes on the heels of AMC's recent greenlight for the pilot of "Geek Out," an unscripted project that takes the ultimate super-fan of a specific film, comic book, author, actor, athlete, musician, video game, or television series on an adventure that emotionally connects them to their obsession. Ernest Cline, best-selling author, screenwriter and fanboy aficionado co-hosts and serves as executive producer with ThinkFactory Media's ("Gene Simmons Family Jewels," "Hatfields & McCoys") Leslie Greif, Adam Freeman, Adam Reed and Dan Farah under his Farah Films banner.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ernest Cline as Host
CREW INFORMATION:
· Adam Freeman as EP
· Adam Reed as EP
· Dan Farah as EP
· Ernest Cline as EP
· Leslie Greif as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Farah Films
· Thinkfactory Media