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[02/08/10 - 06:52 PM]
Development Update: Monday, February 8
Updates include: "Friday Night Lights" alums land pilots; Michael Chiklis to be part of ABC's "No Ordinary Family"; and Daniel Dae Kim stays in "Hawaii" for CBS.

[11/18/09 - 06:31 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, November 18
Updates include: Gretchen Mol to recur on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire"; "The Listener" to continue in Canada; and Amaury Nolasco joins A&E's "Quickening."

[11/06/09 - 06:02 PM]
Development Update: Friday, November 6
Updates include: "Dr. Phil" lands a long-term renewal; Mandeville Films books post-"Monk" plans; and Matt Passmore to topline A&E's "Sugarloaf."

[10/13/09 - 06:47 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 13
Updates include: Benjamin Bratt to visit "Modern Family"; Radha Mitchell to topline A&E's "Quickening"; and Thomas Lennon lands a comedy at NBC.

[05/12/09 - 11:06 AM]
A&E Network Expands on Industry-Leading Original Programming Slate
Reality projects featuring Tony Danza, Bob Saget, Russell Simmons and Shaquille O'Neal are among the network's upcoming plans.







QUICKENING, THE (A&E)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
5/12/09 - 2/8/10
STATUS:
previously in development (2010-2011 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
DESCRIPTION:
(from A&E's press release, May 2009) A bi-polar LAPD detective must wrestle with the fact that the medication she has been prescribed makes her "normal" but her disorder, with all the paranoia and risks it comes with, makes her extraordinary. "The Quickening" was written by Jennifer Salt ("Nip/Tuck", Eat, Pray, Love).
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Amaury Nolasco as Det. Billy Swan
· Jeffrey Nordling as Gabe Desiderio
· John Heard as Lt. Ed Erlich
· Michael Arden as Dr. Noah Brachman
· Radha Mitchell as Maggie Bird
CREW INFORMATION:
· Jennifer Salt as CRTR/EP
· Mark Piznarski as DIR (Pilot)
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Fox Television Studios