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[06/30/14 - 11:32 PM]
Development Update: Monday, June 30
Updates include: FOX rescinds series order for "Hieroglyph"; Zendaya bows out of Lifetime's biopic "Aaliyah: Princess of R&B"; and Laurie Holden cast in TNT's potential "Major Crimes" spin-off.

[05/12/14 - 02:34 PM]
Video: FOX 2014 Programming Presentation - Official Trailers
Get your first look at "Backstrom," "Empire," "Gracepoint," "Mulaney," "Utopia," "Wayward Pines" and more!

[05/12/14 - 05:00 AM]
FOX Announces Fall 2014 Schedule and New Portfolio of Content
"Our portfolio of content this year reflects the biggest investment in programming we've ever made," said Kevin Reilly.

[05/05/14 - 06:36 AM]
FOX Gives Fans a Front Row Seat at Second Annual "Fanfront" on New York City Monday, May 12
Andy Samberg, Mindy Kaling, Zooey Deschanel, Jane Lynch, Will Forte, David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel are among those slated to appear.

[03/19/14 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 19
Updates include: Sony Pictures Television to revive "Powers" for PlayStation Network; Maggie Q to lead Kevin Williamson's drama at CBS; and Sharon Gless joins ABC's "Saint Francis."

[02/28/14 - 11:41 PM]
Development Update: Friday, February 28
Updates include: Dylan McDermott to lead Kevin Williamson's drama pilot at CBS; Max Brown to topline FOX's "Hieroglyph"; and Dean Winters among the latest bound for CBS's "Battle Creek."

[02/26/14 - 11:58 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, February 26
Update include: Taraji P. Henson boards FOX's "Empire"; Michael Rosenbaum heads to "Mission Control" at NBC; and John Rhys-Davies is the latest cast in FOX's "Hieroglyph."

[02/18/14 - 11:52 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, February 18
Updates include: CBS eyes "CSI" spin-off focusing on cyber crimes; Karen Gillan to star in ABC's "Selfie"; and Christine Woods lands female lead in NBC's "Two to Go."

[01/15/14 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, January 15
Updates include: NBC adds three comedies to pilot roster; Natasha Leggero, Riki Lindhome team for Comedy Central project; and Kendrick Sampson boards FOX's "Gracepoint."

[01/13/14 - 11:34 PM]
Development Update: Monday, January 13
Updates include: NBC gives pilot orders to "Constantine," "The Mysteries of Laura"; Condola Rashad joins FOX's "Hieroglyph"; and Bill Paxton lands arc on ABC's "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD."

[01/13/14 - 01:18 PM]
FOX at TCA: Reilly Declares End of Pilot Season
Plus: the FOX chief on the future of "Bones," "The Mindy Project" and "The X Factor" as well as more on its Batman origin story "Gotham."

[12/20/13 - 11:13 PM]
Development Update: Friday, December 20
Updates include: Reece Ritchie first to board FOX's "Hieroglyph"; Adam Goldberg cast in CBS's "Gaffigan"; and Scott Eastwood, Tania Raymonde exit NBC's "Chicago PD."

[10/17/13 - 03:31 PM]
FOX Gives Series Order to New Action-Adventure Drama "Hieroglyph"
The period drama follows a notorious thief who is plucked from prison to serve the Pharoah, navigating palace intrigue, seductive concubines, criminal underbellies and even a few divine sorcerers.

[01/27/12 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Friday, January 27
Updates include: ABC gets busy with five pilot orders; CBS likewise adds three comedies; and McG to direct FOX's "Guilty."







HIEROGLYPH (FOX)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
1/27/12 - 6/30/14
STATUS:
previously in development (2014-2015 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
series order rescinded
DESCRIPTION:
(from FOX's press release, May 2014) The world of ancient Egypt - a time of magic, Pharaohs, gods and thieves - lives again in HIEROGLYPH, an exciting action-adventure series from creator/executive producer Travis Beacham ("Pacific Rim," "Clash of the Titans"). When a dangerous scroll, The Book of Thresholds, is stolen from Egypt's most secure vault, master thief AMBROSE (Max Brown, "Beauty and the Beast," "MI-5") is plucked from prison to track down the perpetrator. Having spent the past five years in the darkest of pits, Ambrose quickly learns that his prison cell might be safer than the dangerous new world in which he finds himself: Atum, the empire's capital. Ambrose must answer to Pharaoh SHAI KANAKHT (Reece Ritchie, "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time"), a god in the flesh, a young ruler with a cool charm and a violent, frightening temper. The question for Ambrose is not whether he can trust his new boss, but whether he can trust anyone. Also stalking the halls of the palace is NEFERTARI KANAKHT (Condola Rashad, "Smash," "Steel Magnolias"), half-sister to the Pharaoh, whose relationship with Shai's closest advisor, MAGISTER BEK (guest star Hal Ozsan, "90210"), masks her own designs for power. Finding few leads in the palace, Ambrose's investigation takes him to the doorstep of his long-lost love, PESHET (Caroline Ford, "Lake Placid: The Final Chapter"), a magic-wielding adoratrice, a type of homespun priestess who uses her femininity as a portal to the gods... for the right price. Peshet was the keystone in Ambrose's merry band of thieves, an impressionable youth with great knowledge of magic, a woman who never saw a lock for which she didn't have an unlocking charm. Five years later, Peshet has left her old life behind in a pious pursuit of divine contact. Ambrose's journey also leads him to old friends, such as VOCIFER (John Rhys-Davies, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings," "Raiders of the Lost Ark"), a peddler of mystical wares and Ambrose's mentor. But he also comes face-to-face with foes both old and new, from RAWSER (Antony Bunsee, "EastEnders," "Sex and the City 2"), the Pharoah's captain of the guard, who imprisoned him five years ago; to LOTUS TENRY (Kelsey Chow, "One Tree Hill"), a palace concubine and spy for a rival kingdom. As Ambrose unravels the mystery of The Book of Thresholds, he begins to see the extent to which sorcery has seeped into the halls of power in ancient Egypt, and how close it is to causing this great civilization's downfall. HIEROGLYPH is produced by Chernin Entertainment in association with 20th Century Fox Television. The series is created and written by Travis Beacham. The series is executive-produced by Beacham, Peter Chernin (NEW GIRL, "Touch"), Katherine Pope (NEW GIRL, "Touch") and Anna Fricke ("Being Human," "Men in Trees"). Miguel Sapochnik ("Mind Games," "Repo Men") also serves as an executive producer and directed the pilot.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Antony Bunsee as Rawser
· Caroline Ford as Peshet
· Condola Rashad as Nefertari Kanahkt
· John Rhys-Davies as Vocifer
· Kelsey Chow as Lotus
· Max Brown as Ambrose
· Reece Ritchie as Pharaoh Shai Kanahkt
CREW INFORMATION:
· Anna Fricke as EP
· Katherine Pope as EP
· Miguel Sapochnik as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Peter Chernin as EP
· Travis Beacham as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Chernin Entertainment