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[10/11/12 - 11:09 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, October 11
Updates include: TNT cancels "The Great Escape"; Michael Bolton to star in potential ABC comedy; and Carlton Cuse to develop "The Sixth Gun" at NBC.

[10/11/11 - 10:58 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 11
Updates include: "Harry's Law" gets six more scripts from NBC; Courteney Cox, David Arquette book "10 Years" at NBC; and Craig Zadan, Neil Meron to redo "Steel Magnolias" at Lifetime.

[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.

[12/11/09 - 03:12 PM]
NBC Universal Renews Development Deal with Bermanbraun for Three More Years
Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun are behind the network's "Mercy" as well as the pilots "Alphas" at Syfy and "Rex Is not Your Lawyer" at NBC.

[12/07/09 - 06:32 PM]
Development Update: Monday, December 7
Updates include: NBC trims "100 Questions"; Cynthia Cidre to shepherd TNT's "Dallas" revival; and Jerry O'Connell replaces Sendhil Ramamurthy on NBC's "Rex."

[12/01/09 - 06:12 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, December 1
Updates include: FOX orders "Bob's Burgers" to series; Sendhil, Jane Curtin joins NBC's "Rex"; and Nicole Richie to topline a new comedy at ABC.

[11/17/09 - 06:22 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, November 17
Updates include: Lorraine Bracco joins TNT's "Rizzoli"; Debmar-Mercury clears "Wendy Williams" through 2012; and Abigail Spencer joins NBC's "Rex" pilot.

[11/13/09 - 06:23 PM]
Development Update: Friday, November 13
Updates include: Josh Friedman to lead "Charlie's Angels" revival at ABC; Jeffrey Tambor joins NBC's "Rex"; and Hayden Panettiere to produce "HMS" at The CW.

[11/03/09 - 06:05 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, November 3
Updates include: Tom Papa to host NBC's "Marriage Ref"; David Tennant to star in "Rex" for NBC; and Mark Mylod to helm Showtime's "Shameless" import.

[08/24/09 - 06:22 PM]
Development Update: Monday, August 24
Updates include: "The Game" still a possibility at BET; A&E sues over "Steven Seagal"; and Jayma Mays to return to NBC's "Heroes."







REX IS NOT YOUR LAWYER (NBC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
8/24/09 - 10/11/12
STATUS:
previously in development (2010-2011 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
DESCRIPTION:
drama about a lawyer who suffers panic attacks and takes up coaching clients to represent themselves in court
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Abigail Spencer as Lindsey Steers
· Cleo King as Mabel Howard
· David Tennant as Rex Alexander
· Jane Curtin as Ellen Alexander
· Jeffrey Tambor as Dr. Barry Cohen
· Jerry O'Connell as Bruce Sweet
· Lindsay Kraft as Sophia Kraft
· Sendhil Ramamurthy as Bruce Sweet (Originally Cast)
CREW INFORMATION:
· Andrew Leeds as CRTR/EP
· Barry Schindel as EP
· David Lampson as CRTR/EP
· David Semel as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Gail Berman as EP
· Lloyd Braun as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· BermanBraun
· Universal Television