With a writers strike averted, the broadcast TV business’ attention — which had been divided for the past month between pilot production and WGA negotiations — is focusing squarely on the ongoing pilot season, now in its final stage heading into the May 15-18 upfronts. Pilots are being screened this week, followed by pickup and scheduling decisions that will be made over the next 10 days. Here is the latest edition of Deadline’s Pilot Buzz on where I hear the various pilots stand:
ABC’s needs may have changed significantly since it ordered 23 pilots — the most of any broadcast network — in January and early February. In the past few weeks, the network went aggressively after American Idol and is in final negotiations for a reboot, which would take up a lot of real estate on the midseason schedule, and it also is negotiating for the upcoming revival of the classic ABC sitcom Roseanne.
ABC’s needs may have changed significantly since it ordered 23 pilots — the most of any broadcast network — in January and early February. In the past few weeks, the network went aggressively after American Idol and is in final negotiations for a reboot, which would take up a lot of real estate on the midseason schedule, and it also is negotiating for the upcoming revival of the classic ABC sitcom Roseanne.
- 5/5/2017
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Witches of East End alum Eric Winter has signed on a series regular in Las Reinas, ABC's drama pilot from feature writer Dean Georgaris, ABC Studios and the Mark Gordon Co. Written by Georgaris and directed by Liz Friedlander, Las Reinas centers on Detective Alex De La Reina (Daniella Alonso), who is forced to confront her past when a case compels her to reconnect with her estranged family – the most powerful criminal outfit in Miami. Thrust back into the world she…...
- 3/15/2017
- Deadline TV
ABC introduced us to yet another American Crime on Sunday night, as the anthology drama returned with its third season. Having previously tackled such issues as rape culture, racial prejudice in the justice system and homophobia, series creator John Ridley is putting a spotlight on other timely subjects in Season 3: immigration, sex trafficking and drug addiction, among others.
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- 3/13/2017
- TVLine.com
As The Vampire Diaries prepares to sign off this Friday, Matt Davis is already plotting his TV return.
The Tvd actor has joined the cast of ABC’s drama pilot Las Reinas, starring Daniella Alonso (Animal Kingdom, Revolution), our sister site Deadline reports.
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The Tvd actor has joined the cast of ABC’s drama pilot Las Reinas, starring Daniella Alonso (Animal Kingdom, Revolution), our sister site Deadline reports.
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- 3/7/2017
- TVLine.com
As The Vampire Diaries is nearing its end, co-star Matthew Davis has been set as a lead opposite Daniella Alonso and John Corbett in ABC‘s drama pilot Las Reinas. Also cast in the project, from feature writer Dean Georgaris, ABC Studios and the Mark Gordon Co., is The Leftovers alumna Amanda Warren. Written by Georgaris and directed by Liz Friedlander, Las Reinas centers on Detective Alex De La Reina (Alonso) who is forced to confront her past when a case compels her to…...
- 3/7/2017
- Deadline TV
Stay in the loop on industry and casting news with our weekly write-up on who’s been slated for recent film and television roles! “Las Reinas”Just say no to crime—even if it’s in your blood. ABC is taking on “Las Reinas,” a pilot about a woman who was born into a family at the center of a crime syndicate. But before she can take on the family business, the woman shifts gears and disowns them, becoming a member of the organization actively trying to halt their operations: Miami’s Criminal Investigation Division. Talk about a tense Thanksgiving. The drama that will actually shoot in Miami currently has Daniella Alonso on as its lead, John Corbett, and Sonia Braga as the crime boss, attached to star. The women over at Creative Casting, however, are bulking up the cast list just in time for the mid-March shoot. “Godzilla 2/Godzilla:...
- 3/3/2017
- backstage.com
Stay in the loop on industry and casting news with our weekly write-up on who’s been slated for recent film and television roles! “Las Reinas”Just say no to crime—even if it’s in your blood. ABC is taking on “Las Reinas,” a pilot about a woman who was born into a family at the center of a crime syndicate. But before she can take on the family business, the woman shifts gears and disowns them, becoming a member of the organization actively trying to halt their operations: Miami’s Criminal Investigation Division. Talk about a tense Thanksgiving. The drama that will actually shoot in Miami currently has Daniella Alonso on as its lead, John Corbett, and Sonia Braga as the crime boss, attached to star. The women over at Creative Casting, however, are bulking up the cast list just in time for the mid-March shoot. “Godzilla 2/Godzilla:...
- 3/3/2017
- backstage.com
John Corbett is set to co-star opposite Daniella Alonso in Las Reinas, ABC's drama pilot from feature writer Dean Georgaris, ABC Studios and the Mark Gordon Co. Written by Georgaris and directed by Liz Friedlander, Las Reinas centers on Detective Alex De La Reina (Alonso) who is forced to confront her past when a case compels her to reconnect with her estranged family – the most powerful criminal outfit in Miami. Thrust back into the world she thought she had left behind…...
- 3/3/2017
- Deadline TV
Daniella Alonso (Animal Kingdom) has been cast as the lead in Las Reinas, ABC’s drama pilot from feature writer Dean Georgaris, ABC Studios and the Mark Gordon Co. Written by Georgaris and directed by Liz Friedlander, Las Reinas centers on Detective Alex De La Reina (Alonso) who is forced to confront her past when a case compels her to reconnect with her estranged family – the most powerful criminal outfit in Miami. Thrust back into the world she thought she had left…...
- 3/2/2017
- Deadline TV
Las Reinas, ABC’s drama pilot from feature writer Dean Georgaris, ABC Studios and the Mark Gordon Co., has cast Sonia Braga (American Family) in a co-starring role. Additionally, Narcos co-creator Chris Brancato has joined the pilot as executive producer/showrunner under his overall deal at ABC Studios. And Liz Friedlander has been tapped to direct it after co-creating, executive producing and directing the pilot for the Mark Gordon Co./ABC Studios freshman ABC drama…...
- 2/17/2017
- Deadline TV
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