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[07/30/15 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, July 30
Updates include: Max Martini, Ryan Kwanten bound for Amazon's "Edge"; Wyatt Cenac to lead "The Group" for TBS; and Rhys Ifans cast in Epix's "Berlin Station."

[07/16/15 - 11:34 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, July 16
Updates include: TLC formally pulls the plug on "19 Kids and Counting"; Joy Osmanski cast in ABC Family's "Gorgeous Morons"; and Jason Dohring to recur on The CW's "The Originals."

[07/08/15 - 11:36 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, July 8
Updates include: Susan Sarandon to star opposite Nick Nolte in Epix's "Graves"; Joshua Zetumer's "The Infamous" lands pilot order at A&E; Netflix renews "Between" for a second season.

[07/01/15 - 11:20 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, July 1
Updates include: FOX eyes feature "Fatal Attraction" as a limited series; Lilah Richcreek to lead ABC Family's "Gorgeous Morons"; and Kevin Alejandro joins the cast of FOX's "Lucifer."

[06/25/15 - 10:31 AM]
ABC Family Greenlights Drama Pilot "Guilt"
"Guilt" is an edgy, soapy thriller that revolves around an American in London who becomes the prime suspect in the savage murder of her roommate.

[06/11/15 - 01:01 PM]
ABC Family Greenlights Scripted Drama Pilot "Stay"
"Stay" is an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a recently widowed police detective and his two daughters who are stranded at a foreboding hotel and must unravel the hotel's mysteries to escape.

[04/14/15 - 01:01 PM]
ABC Family Doubles Down on the Life Stage that Has Made It the #1 Network with W18-34, W18-49, F12-34, and a Top 5 Network Among Adults
Plus: the cable channel sets premieres dates for this summer and beyond.

[04/10/15 - 10:00 AM]
ABC Family Greenlights Comedy "Gorgeous Morons" and Supernatural Drama "Beyond"
These two pilot greenlights come hot off the heels of the network picking up saga series "Shadowhunters" and single camera comedy "Kevin From Work" to series.

[08/12/13 - 11:18 PM]
Development Update: Monday, August 12
Updates include: David Bickel is "Gifted" for NBC; DirecTV eyes "Navy St." series order; and Cinemax's "The Knick" casts quartet.







GORGEOUS MORONS (ABC FAMILY)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
8/12/13 - 7/30/15
STATUS:
previously in development (2016-2017 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
DESCRIPTION:
(from ABC Family's press release, April 2015) From ABC Signature Studios, "Gorgeous Morons" is a half-hour multi-cam comedy that focuses on two stunningly handsome but ridiculously simple brothers - one is a model, the other a personal trainer - who find their lives rocked by their brainy new roommate, a female literature PhD whose looks are, by their standards, in desperate need of help. "Gorgeous Morons" is co-created and executive produced by Emmy(R) Award-nominated Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupnitsky ("The Office," "Bad Teacher," "Hello Ladies," "Trophy Wife"), alongside former "The Office" head writer Danny Chun ("Happy Endings," "The Office," "The Simpsons"). Chun is penning the script.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Christopher Russell as Madison
· Dylan Playfair as AJ
· Federico Dordei as Adriano
· Joy Osmanski as Mary
· Lilah Richcreek as Jane
CREW INFORMATION:
· ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Danny Chun as CRTR/EP
· Gene Stupnitsky as EP
· Lee Eisenberg as EP
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· ABC Signature