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Claudia Lonow Workplace Comedy About Frenemies in the Works at ABC
Claudia Lonow has another series inspired by her life in the works at ABC. The “How To Live With Your Parents (For The Rest Of Your Life)” creator’s latest project, single camera...
Dana Calvo Tapped as Showrunner for ABC Detective Drama “Avalon”
The creator behind “Good Girls Revolt” is shifting her gaze from the newsroom to crime scenes. Dana Calvo has signed on to serve as showrunner and exec producer on ABC detective drama...
“Abbott Elementary” Renewed For Season 2
“Abbott Elementary,” Quinta Brunson’s tribute to overworked and underfunded public school teachers, has been renewed for a second season by ABC. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the...
Grace Parra Janney Developing Mexican-American Family Comedy for ABC, Eva Longoria to Direct Pilot
Eva Longoria and writer-comedian Grace Parra Janney are collaborating on an ABC comedy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Parra Janney is writing a family comedy “inspired by her own Mexican...
Tina Mabry, Julie Dash, & Kasi Lemmons Join Gina Prince-Bythewood on ABC’s “Women of the Movement”
“Women of the Movement” is assembling an all-star directing roster. Deadline reports that Tina Mabry, Julie Dash, and Kasi Lemmons are joining Gina Prince-Bythewood as directors on the...
Felicity Huffman Will Star in ABC Baseball Comedy
Still mourning the cancellation of “Pitch” and hoping against hope for a revival? There’s no update on the future of the dearly departed Fox drama, but a new female-led baseball...
D.C. Bar-Set Comedy from “A Black Lady Sketch Show’s” Akilah Green in Development at ABC
Akilah Green, of “A Black Lady Sketch Show” and “Perfect Harmony,” is heading to “Nate’s.” She is writing and executive producing a half-hour multi-cam...
Quinta Brunson Has a Teacher Comedy in the Works at ABC
Quinta Brunson is shining a spotlight on the trials and tribulations of our nation’s educators. The “A Black Lady Sketch Show” star has received a put pilot commitment for a...
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’s” Kristen Bartlett Has “Big Wishes” Comedy Series in the Works at ABC
“Full Frontal with Samatha Bee’s” Kristen Bartlett explores what happens when folks age out of Make-a-Wish and other charities dedicated to making sick kids’ dreams come true...
Natalie Chaidez and Eva Longoria Team Up for “Chicano,” a Family Drama in the Works at ABC
Natalie Chaidez and Eva Longoria are joining forces for a multi-generational story about a Mexican-American family. Deadline reports that “Chicano” is in development at ABC. Penned by...
Lucy Liu to Topline and Produce ABC Comedy Pilot from Shana Goldberg-Meehan
Lucy Liu has lined up another TV project. She’ll star as a career woman entering uncharted territory — motherhood — in a multi-camera ABC comedy pilot from Shana Goldberg-Meehan...
Kyra Sedgwick to Star in Kari Lizer’s ABC Comedy Pilot “My Village”
Kyra Sedgwick and Kari Lizer are returning to television. The Emmy-winning star of “The Closer” and the creator of “The New Adventures of Old Christine” are teaming up on ABC...
Danai Gurira Signs Two-Year Overall Deal with ABC Studios
Danai Gurira may be leaving “The Walking Dead,” but she’ll be sticking around the small screen. Variety confirms the “Black Panther” actress has entered into a two-year...
Nahnatchka Khan & Niki Schwartz-Wright’s “Valley Trash” Snags Put Pilot Commitment at ABC
“Fresh Off the Boat” is coming to an end, but creator Nahnatchka Khan has another project in the works at ABC. She and “Speechless” writer-producer Niki Schwartz-Wright are...
Naomi Ekperigin’s Family Comedy “The Turners” Lands Script Commitment at ABC
Naomi Ekperigin is bringing the Turner Family’s story to the small screen. She is writing “The Turners,” a half-hour single-camera comedy inspired by the real-life family of...
Female Obama White House Staffers’ Book “Yes She Can” Being Adapted as ABC Drama
The stories of 10 female Obama White House staffers will serve as the basis for an ABC drama. According to Variety, the network is developing a women-driven, D.C.-set political series based on the...
We May Be Getting a Latinx-Driven “Revenge” Reboot
ABC is still seeking “Revenge.” The network is developing a follow-up series to the 2010s hit, Deadline reports. This time, the person hellbent on vengeance will be a young Latinx...
ABC Is Developing a Legal Drama from “Scandal’s” Raamla Mohamed and Kerry Washington
“Scandal” wrapped its seventh and final season in 2018, but the political thriller was just the beginning for star Kerry Washington and writer and producer Raamla Mohamed’s...
Sarah Hyland and Emily V. Gordon Team Up for ABC Comedy
“Modern Family’s” Sarah Hyland is joining forces with the Oscar-nominated co-writer of “The Big Sick.” Hyland will collaborate with Emily V. Gordon on a...
Trailer Watch: “Black-ish’s” Rainbow Johnson Tells the Story of Her Childhood in “Mixed-ish”
In the summer of 1985, “Black-ish” matriarch Rainbow Johnson was 12 years old and living on a commune with her parents and two younger siblings. It was an idyllic, welcoming environment...
Phoebe Robinson Signs Multi-Year Overall Deal with ABC Studios
Maybe everything’s not trash, after all. According to Deadline, comedian, writer, and podcaster Phoebe Robinson has inked a multi-year overall deal with ABC Studios. Under the agreement, the...
Susannah Grant to Direct “Until the Wedding” Pilot for ABC
Oscar-nominated “Erin Brockovich” scribe Susannah Grant has another small screen project in the works. In addition to her upcoming Netflix limited series “Unbelievable,” Grant...
Zoe Lister Jones to Helm “Woman Up” Pilot at ABC
Already set to write and star in “Woman Up,” Zoe Lister-Jones is now signed on to direct the comedy following its pilot order at ABC. Deadline confirmed the news. The single-camera...
“Grey’s Anatomy” Showrunner Krista Vernoff Signs Overall Deal with ABC Studios
Krista Vernoff is sticking with ABC and “Grey’s Anatomy.” The Hollywood Reporter confirms the “Grey’s” showrunner has inked a multi-year overall deal with ABC...
“Grown-ish” Exec Producer Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry Signs Overall Deal with ABC
We’re going to be seeing more from Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry. As Deadline reports, the “Grown-ish” executive producer has inked an overall deal with ABC Studios. The pact will see...
Heather Graham to Topline ABC Adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s “The Hypnotist’s Love Story”
Yet another novel from “Big Little Lies” author Liane Moriarty could be making its way to the screen. Following a “competitive situation,” ABC secured rights to an adaptation...
Comedy About Undocumented Immigrants from Sara Saedi in the Works at ABC, Reese Witherspoon to EP
Reese Witherspoon is aiming to take Sara Saedi’s memoir about growing up in a family of undocumented immigrants to the small screen. ABC has handed out a script order to...
Tig Notaro Has a Dramedy in the Works at ABC
“One Mississippi” was cancelled earlier this year, but the Amazon series’ co-creator and star has kept a high profile since. Tig Notaro released a new Netflix special in May, lined...
Felicia D. Henderson-Penned “PANK” Series Receives Script Commitment at ABC
Felicia D. Henderson is taking to ABC to give PANKs (Professional Auntie No Kids) their due. Deadline reports the network has given the Henderson-written “PANK” a script commitment with...
Series About Marvel’s Female Superheroes in the Works at ABC
“Wonder Woman’s” scribe is hoping to bring more stories about female superheroes to the screen. This time, Allan Heinberg will bring caped crusaders to TV: he, Marvel Television,...
Lisa Takeuchi Cullen Writing Drama About Hawaiian Women for ABC, Viola Davis Producing
“Crazy Rich Asians” is breaking down barriers at the box office and on the small screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the commercial and critical hit directly influenced...
Frankie Shaw Signs Overall Deal with ABC Signature Studios
Bridgette Bird isn’t destined for the WNBA and her acting career leaves much to be desired, but “SMILF” creator and and star Frankie Shaw’s own profile continues to rise. The...
“The Middle’s” Eden Sher Might Be Getting Her Own Spinoff
It’s finally Sue Heck’s moment to shine. The hyper-enthusiastic middle child of ABC’s “The Middle,” played by Eden Sher, could be getting her very own show. According...