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[05/12/22 - 02:20 PM]
CBS Orders Three Drama Pilots to Series
"Fire Country" (fka "Cal Fire"), "East New York" and "So Help Me Todd" (fka "Mother & Son Esq. & P.I. Pilot") are all on tap at the network.

[03/30/22 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 30
Updates include: ABC axes "The Ultimate Surfer"; Ella Purnell to topline Amazon's "Fallout" TV series; and Matt Walsh tapped for Apple's "Manhunt."

[03/25/22 - 11:38 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 25
Updates include: Wendi McLendon-Covey closes deal to continue on ABC's "The Goldbergs"; CBS sets principal cast of "Rust Belt News"; and Charlotte Ritchie tapped for Netflix's "You."

[02/16/22 - 11:55 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, February 16
Updates include: FOX eyes return of "So You Think You Can Dance" this summer; CBS orders comedy pilot "Rust Belt News"; and Casey Bloys gives massive status check on HBO and HBO Max series.







RUST BELT NEWS (CBS)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
2/16/22 - 5/12/22
STATUS:
previously in development (2022-2023 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
network passed on 5/12/22
DESCRIPTION:
single-camera comedy set in a small Ohio town where the local newspaper goes out of business, leaving the ambitious, angsty reporters of the high school newspaper as the only people left to report on scandals, dig up corruption, and generally polish the rust off this rust-belt community
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Angel Laketa Moore as Wendy
· Bailey Gavulic as Kelsey
· Bentley Green as Lucas
· Eric Edelstein as Joe
· Jayma Mays as Rachel
· Johnny Jay Lee as Eli
· Lauren Lindsey Donzis as Mack
· Ravi Patel as Dale
· Rich Sommer as Caleb
CREW INFORMATION:
· Gina Girolamo as EP
· Jeffrey Blitz as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Leslie Morgenstein as EP
· Matt Warburton as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Alloy Entertainment
· Warner Bros. Television