TV Plots

TV Pilots 2015: The Complete Guide to What Lives, Dies and Still Has a Pulse

From left: Ryan Murphy (Fox's 'Scream Queens'), Erica Messer (CBS' 'Criminal Minds' spinoff) and Silvio Horta (NBC's 'The Curse of the Fuentes Women')

ABC

Comedy

Chevy* (previously Chev & Bev)
Logline: A comedy starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo as two baby boomers who are fun, relevant and living a selfish retirement when their world is turned upside down and they are suddenly left to raise their grandchildren.
Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Ed Oxenbould, Cooper Friedman, Aly Michalka, Maulik Pancholy, Grace Kaufman
Team: W/EP Brad Copeland; Aaron Kaplan; D/EP Ben Taylor
Studio: ABC Studios, Kapital Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Delores & Jermaine*
Logline: Based on the life of comedian Jermaine Fowler, who stars as a millennial with big ideas, but very little drive who moves in with his estranged grandmother (Whoopi Goldberg) — a strict, football-loving, former D.C. cop who needs his youthful enthusiasm in her life as much as he needs her old-school parenting.
Cast: Jermaine Fowler, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennia Fredrique, Roy Wood Jr., Gary Perez, Christina Moore
Team: W/EP Danny Chun (The Office), Jermaine Fowler; EP Michael Rotenberg, Avi Gilbert; EP Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Leonardis; D/EP Beth McCarthy Miller
Studio: ABC Studios, 3 Arts
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles (pilot) and New York (series to accomodate Goldberg's View commitment)

Dr. Ken*Logline: Ken Jeong stars in the semi-autobiographical comedy as a frustrated HMO doctor juggling medicine, marriage and parenting — and succeeding at none of them. 
Cast: Ken Jeong (Community), Albert Tsai (Trophy Wife), Dave Foley, Suzy Nakamura, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Jonathan Slavin, Krista Marie Yu
Team: W/EP: Jared Stern; W/co-EP: Mike O'Connell, Ken Jeong; EP John Davis, John Fox, Mike Sikowitz; D Scott Ellis
Studio: Sony Pictures Television, ABC Studios, Davis Entertainment
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Family Fortune*
Logline: A popular gym teacher in North Carolina comes out of the closet to her close-knit group of family and friends. What she doesn't realize is that she will also have to deal with her bickering and happily divorced parents also "coming out" that they are sleeping together again. Based on comedian Fortune Feimster's life. 
Cast: Fortune Feimster, Annie Potts, John Carroll Lynch, Parker Young, Lacey Chabert, Chris Redd
Team: W/co-EP Fortune Feimster; W/EP Matt Hubbard; EP Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, David Miner
Studio: Universal Television, 3 Arts
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

The Real O'Neals* (aka untitled Dan Savage, Family of the Year)
Logline: Dan Savage's semi-autobiographical revolves around a picture-perfect family turned upside down when the youngest son (Noah Galvin) comes out of the closet. What seems like the end of their idyllic life turns out to be the beginning of a bright new chapter when everyone stops pretending to be perfect and actually starts being real.
Cast: Martha Plimpton, Noah Galvin, Jay R. Ferguson, Bebe Wood, Mathew Shively, Mary Hollis Inboden
Team: W/EP David Windsor, Casey Johnson; P Dan Savage, Brian Pines, Dan McDermott; D Todd Holland
Studio: ABC Studios, Hypomania Content, DiBonaventura Pictures Television
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

The 46 Percenters*
Logline:An anti-romantic, romantic comedy about the 46 percent of the population who choose to stay married. Told through the point of view of three couples.
Cast: Angela Kinsey, Ian Gomez, Jason Antoon, Nazneen Contractor, Malcolm Barrett
Team: W/EP Sherry Bilsing-Graham (Friends, The New Adventures of Old Christine), Ellen Kreamer (The New Adventures of Old Christine); D/EP Andy Ackerman
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Gavin&Roxie&Hap Productions
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Irreversible — rolled from 2014-15 (pilot order hinges on finding a female lead)
Logline: Based on the Israeli series Bilti Hafich, the comedy centers on Andy and Sarah, a somewhat eccentric, self-absorbed couple, and their trials and tribulations, many of which they bring on themselves. The original ranks as the No. 1 original comedy on Israeli broadcast TV.
Cast: Justin Long
Team: W/EP/D Segahl Avin (Bilti); EP Peter Tolan, Michael Wimer
Studio: Reshet TV (Divorce: A Love Story), Sony Pictures Television, Fedora Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: New York

The King of 7B*
Logline: An agoraphobic recluse ventures outside for the first time in 20 years when he spies what could be his soul mate moving into the building across the street. Prentiss Porter will embark on an incredible journey of discovery right outside his front door in this ensemble comedy.
Cast: Craig Ferguson, Carla Jiminez, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Amir Talai, Marin Hinkle, Ione Sky (guest)
Team: W/EP Howard Franklin (The Big year); EP Dan Fogelman; D/EP David Frankel (Entourage); EP/showrunner Ben Karlin (Modern Family, Daily Show)
Studio: ABC Studios, Rhode Island Ave. Productions
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

The Muppets (pilot presentation)Logline: Acontemporary, documentary-style show that — for the first time ever — will explore the Muppets' personal lives and relationships, both at home and at work, as well as romances, break-ups, achievements, disappointments, wants and desires; a more adult Muppet show, for kids of all ages.
Team: W/EP Bill Prady (Big Bang Theory), Bob Kushell; EP/D Randall Einhorn
Studio: ABC Studios, The Muppet Studios
Location: Los Angeles 

Uncle Buck*
Logline: Based on John Hughes' 1989 movie about a childish man (MIke Epps) who learns how to be an adult by taking care of his brother's kids in a very childish way.
Cast: Mike Epps, Nia Long, James Lesure, Aalyrah Caldwell, Sayeed Shahidi, Iman Benson
Team: W/EP Steven Cragg, Brian Bradley (Happy Endings, MadTV); EP Will Packer; D/EP Phil Traill
Studio: ABC Studios, Universal Television, Will Packer Productions
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Untitled Johnny Knoxville
Logline: Narrated by Johnny Knoxville and based on his life, the family comedy follows the exploits of 12-year-old Johnny (Brandon Spink) navigating the "outlaw culture" of his family and small hometown of Knoxville, Tenn., and documents the childhood experiences that inspired him to become one of the greatest pranksters of a generation.
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Brad Carter, Julie Ann Emery, Brittany Beery, Brandon Spink
Team: W/EP Victor Fresco (My Name Is Earl); EP Johnny Knoxville, Michael Rotenberg, Dave Becky; D Michael Fresco
Studio: ABC Studios, 3 Arts
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Untitled Judah Miller project*
Logline: When a Tony-winning mother (Smash's Megan Hilty) and a risk averse, cerebral father (Greg Grunberg) are blessed with a son who is a natural born competitive athlete, they are forced outside their parental comfort zones and into the high-octane world of youth sports.
Cast: Greg Grunberg, Megan Hilty (Smash), Mary Lynn Rajskub, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Efren Ramirez, Tony Rock, Matthew McCann
Team: W/EP Judah Miller (American Dad); EP Tom Lassally, Jonathan Berry; D Alex Hardcastle
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, 3 Arts
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Untitled Molyneux project* (formerly The Brainy Bunch)
Logline: Through a combination of genetics and dynamic home schooling, Kip and Mona Lisa Mitchell find themselves raising extraordinarily intelligent kids. When Kip returns home from the military to be a stay at home dad, he experiences firsthand the challenges of parenting kids who have genius IQs, but limited life and social skills. Inspired by the book of the same title by Kip and Mona Lisa Harding. Melanie Griffith stars as Monia Lisa's mother.
Cast: Melanie Griffith, James Roday, Raphael Alejandro, Katherine Reis, Majandra Delfino, Zoe Colletti, Spencer Tomich, Harrison Holzer, Raphael Alejandro
Team: W/EP Wendy and Lizzie Molyneux (Bob's Burgers); EP Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, Imagine TV
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Untitled NBA project*
Logline: A buddy comedy set in the world of the NBA about a rookie who doesn't speak English and a translator (Pitch Perfect's Skylar Astin) who doesn't speak basketball.
Cast: Blondy Baruti, Skylar Astin, Jami Gertz, Laura Steinel, Ving Rhames, Matthew Glave
Team: W/EP David Windsor, Casey Johnson (Trophy Wife); EP Dan Fogelman, Mike Tollin, Peter Gruber, Aaron Kaplan; D John Fortenberry
Studio: ABC Studios, Rhode Island Ave. Productions; Mandalay Sports Media, Kapital Entertainment, NBA
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles, Oakland

Drama

The Adversaries*
Logline: When the patriarch (Lost's Terry O'Quinn) of a New York legal dynasty becomes embroiled in a trial of his own, his federal prosecutor daughter (Being Human's Kristen Hager) must decide which side she will fight on.
Cast: Kristen Hager (Being Human), Terry O'Quinn, Christine Lahti, Lenny Platt, Enuka Okuma, Christine Evangelista
Team: W/EP David Zabel (ER)
Studio: ABC Studios
Location: Los Angeles

The Advocate*
Logline:Tough, resourceful and at the top of her game, a type-A businesswoman (24's Kim Raver) has a medical scare, only to be dangerously misdiagnosed. She experiences firsthand the hazards of the healthcare system. Shocking her friends and family, she leaves her career behind, becoming instead a brilliant and relentless advocate for anyone caught in the chaotic and ever-changing maze that is modern medicine. Inspired by the life of writer Sheldon Turner's former agent, Byrdie Lifson-Pompan.
Cast: Kim Raver, Joy Bryant, Elliot Knight, Coby Bell, Freddie Thorpe
Team: W/EP Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air); EP Jennifer Klein; consulting producers Clear Health Advisors' Dr. Valerie Ulene and Byrdie Lifson-Pompan; D/EP Michael M. Robin
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Vendetta Productions
Location: Vancouver (and L.A.)

Boom*
Logline: The biggest oil discovery in American history (bigger than Texas and as big as Saudi Arabia) has triggered a geopolitical shift and an economic boom in North Dakota on a scale not seen since the American 1849 Gold Rush. The drama tracks the epic pilgrimage of a young, ambitious couple (Chase Crawford) to the oil fields of the Bakken seeking their fortune and a better life — a classic tale with modern twists. As viewers follow their trials and tribulations in a modern-day "Wild West," they negotiate a colorful ensemble of roughnecks, grifters, oil barons (Don Johnson), criminals and fellow prospectors against a stark and beautiful backdrop.
Cast: Chase Crawford, Don Johnson, Delroy Lindo, Amber Valletta, Scott Michael Foster (Once Upon a Time), Rebecca Rittenhouse, India De Beaufort, Caitlin Carver, Yani Gellman
Team: W Josh Pate (Moonlight), Rodes Fishburne; EP Tony Krantz; D Josh Pate; co-EP Rodes Fishburne
Studio: ABC Studios (via ABC Signature)
Location: Northern Utah

Broad Squad*
Logline: Inspired by true stories, the drama follows the first four women to graduate from Boston’s Police Academy in 1978.
Cast: Lauren Ambrose, Rutina Wesley, Charlotte Spencer, Cody Horn, Michael Gaston, Kenneth Mitchell, Alberto Frezza, Morgan Spector
Team: W/EP Bess Wohl; EP Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz, Len Goldstein, Aaron Kaplan; P Alexandra Lyndon; D/EP Coky Geirdroyc
Studio: ABC Studios, Fake Empire, Kapital Entertainment
Location: Boston

The Catch* (formerly Smoke and Mirrors)
Logline: Centers on a gutsy female forensic accountant (The Killing's Mireille Enos) who exposes fraud for a living and has finally found fulfillment both at work and in love until a case comes along that threatens to turn her world upside down.
Cast: Mireille Enos, Damon Dayoub, Jacky Ido, Jay Hayden, Elvy Yost, Alimi Ballard, Rose Rollins, Bethany Joy Lenz
Team: W/EP Jennifer Schur; EP Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers; co-EP Helen Gregory, Kate Atkinson; EP/D JulieAnne Robinson
Studio: ABC Studios, Shondaland
Location: Austin

The Kingmakers
Logline: When his sister is found dead during her freshman year at an elite Ivy League university, a young man adopts a new identity to infiltrate the school and its century-old secret society — consisting of privileged students, ambitious faculty and high-profile alums — in order to investigate her death.
Cast: Parminder Nagra, Adrian Pasdar, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Tracey Fairaway, Colm Feore, Khary Payton, Megan West, Nick Eversman, Gus Halper, Michael Trevino (1st position to The Vampire Diaries)
Team: W/EP Sallie Patrick (Revenge, Life Unexpected); D James Strong; EP/showrunners Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie 
Studio: ABC Studios
Location: Atlanta

L.A. Crime*Logline: A character-driven, true-crime procedural anthology that explores sex, politics and popular culture across various noteworthy eras in L.A. history. Season one focuses on two LA cops in search for a Bonnie & Clyde-esque serial killing team amid the rock-and-roll, coke-infused revelry of the 1980s Sunset Strip.
Cast: Gabriel Luna, Ed Westwick, Adam Rothenberg (Ripper Street), Erika Christensen (one-year deal), Taissa Farmiga (one-year deal), Darrell Britt-Gibson, Karolina Wydra, Holley Fain, Anne Winters
Team: W/EP Steven Baigelman; EP David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Laurie Zaks; D/EP Tom Shankland
Studio: ABC Studios, Mandeville Television
Location: Los Angeles

Mix* 
Logline: A one-hour dramedy that explores the realities of modern-day families — multicultural, multigenerational, built through divorces, affairs and adoptions — set against the backdrop of a revered family restaurant at a crossroads.
Cast: Camille Guaty, Myles Caldwell, Walter Perez, Blake Lee, Yobdee, Joaquim de Almeida, Britne Oldford, Sam Page, Sharon Lawrence
Team: W/EP Jennifer Cecil (Private Practice); EP Rashida Jones, Will McCormack; D Daniel Barnz
Studio: Warner Bros Television, Le Train Train
Location: Vancouver

Kings and Prophets (formerly Of Kings and Prophets)
Logline: An epic Biblical saga of faith, ambition and betrayal as told through the eyes of a battle-weary king (Ray Winstone), a powerful and resentful prophet and a resourceful young shepherd on a collision course with destiny.
Cast: Ray Winstone, Oliver Rix, Simone Kessell, Haaz Sleiman, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, James Floyd, Mohammad Bakri
Team: W/EP Adam Cooper, Bill Collage (Exodus); EP Jason Reed, Reza Aslan, Mahyad Tousi; D Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Studio: ABC Studios
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Original Sin* (previously Flesh and Blood)
Logline: The return of a local politician's (Joan Allen) young son (The Way, Way Back's Liam James), formerly presumed dead after disappearing more than a decade earlier, sendsshockwaves through his tight knit family. But as the mysterious young man is welcomed back into his community, the neighbor (Andrew McCarthy) sitting in jail for his murder is released and the cop responsible is forced to re-examine what truly happened so many years ago.
Cast: Joan Allen, Alison Pill, Zach Gilford, Andrew McCarthy, Liam James, Margot Bingham, Floriana Lima, Madeleine Arthur, Rarmian Newton, Rupert Graves
Team: W/EP Jenna Bans (Scandal); EP David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Laurie Zaks; D Paul McGuigan
Studio: ABC Studios, Mandeville Television
Location: Vancouver

Quantico*
Logline: A group of young FBI recruits, all with specific reasons for joining, battle their way through training at the Quantico base in Virginia. As we intercut between their hidden pasts and their present training, we also flash-forward to the near future, where one of the recruits will turn out to be a sleeper terrorist responsible for the most devastating terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Aunjanue Ellis, Dougray Scott, Tate Ellington, Graham Rogers, Johanna Braddy, Yasmine Al Massri, Jake McLaughlin
Team: W/EP Josh Safran (Gossip Girl), EP Mark Gordon, Nick Pepper; D Marc Munden
Studio: ABC Studios, Mark Gordon Co.
Location: Atlanta  

Runner* — originally developed by Fox and rolled from 2014-15
Logline: Based on the Turkish series Son, Lauren Marks (Paula Patton) believes she is leading a perfect life. A woman’s perfect life is ripped apart by one simple twist of fate; to uncover the truth she must follow a trail of lies that take her into the world of cartels and the illegal gun trade between the U.S. and Mexico.
Cast: Paula Patton, Adam Rodriguez, Brent Sexton, Vondie Curtis Hall, Megan Dodds, Matthew Le Nevez, Chris J. Johnson
Team: W/EP Michael Cooney (Identity); EP Peter Horton, Ian Sander, Kim Moses; EP/showrunner Jon Cowan; D/EP Michael Offer
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/ABC Studios
Location: Chicago

CBS

Comedy

Angel From Hell
Logline: When Amy (Glee's Jane Lynch) enters Allison's (Maggie Lawson) life and claims to be her guardian angel, they form an unlikely friendship and Allison can’t be sure if Amy is an angel or just nuts.
Cast: Jane Lynch, Maggie Lawson, Kyle Bornheimer, Kevin Pollak
Team: W/EP Tad Quill (Samantha Who); D/EP Don Scardino
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Format: TBD
Location: Los Angeles

The Half of ItLogline: Newly divorced dad (Jon Dore) revels in the fact that he now gets to keep half his stuff, which is more than he ever had when he was married.
Cast: Andrea Anders (guest star, 2nd position to NBC's How We Live), Jon Dore, Christine Ko, Morgan Krantz
Team: W/EP: Mike Gibbons (The Late Show With James Corden)
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los AngelesTh

Happy Life (formerly Joe Time)
Logline: Joe is a family man (Wings' Steven Weber) who struggles with the fact that everyone around him is pursuing their dreams and enjoying their lives more than he is.
Cast: Steven Weber, Minnie Driver (2nd position to About a Boy) Duane Martin (All of Us), Eric Petersen (Kirstie), Rita Moreno, Alli Kinzel, Noland Ammon, Bill Smitrovich
Team: W/EP Bill Wrubel (Modern Family); D/EP James Burrows
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Here Comes Scrappy
Format: Multicamera 
Location: Los Angeles

Life in Pieces
Logline: A comedy, written on spec, about one family told through separate stories of its different family members.
Cast: James Brolin, Colin Hanks, Betsy Brandt, Dianne Wiest, Zoe Lister Jones, Thomas Sadoski, Angelique Cabral, Dan Bakkedahl, Giselle Eisenberg, Holly Barrett, Niall Cunningham
Team: W/EP Justin Adler (Better Off Ted); EP Aaron Kaplan; D/EP Jason Winer
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, Kapital Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

The Mistake — rolled from 2014-15
Logline: A couple who just "finished" raising their kids discover they are pregnant.
Cast: Julliana Guill
Team: W/EP: Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Scott Silveri (Friends), David Mandel (Seinfeld); EP/D: Andy Ackerman
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Silver and Gold Productions, Woltz International Pictures
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Super Clyde — redeveloped from 2013
Logline: A meek, unassuming fast-food worker finds his calling.
Cast: Charlie McDermott (The Middle), Diane Guerro, Mark Addy
Team: W/EP Greg Garcia (The Millers)
Studio: CBS Television Studios, Amigos de Garcia
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Taxi-22 — previously developed for HBO; rolled from 2014-15
Logline: The series centers on a misanthropic and politically incorrect NYC cab driver, and is based on the French-Canadian hit series of the same title.
Cast: John Leguizamo, Lenny Venito (The Neighbors), Sahr Ngaujah, Jennifer Esposito, Rebecca Creskoff, F. Murray Abraham, Christopher Nicholas Smith
Team: EP/W Tad Quill; EP Francois Flamand & Patrick Huard (rights holders), Nancy Sanders, Mark Armstrong, Dennis Erdman & Clark Peterson, James Gandolfini; co-EP John Leguizamo, Jeff Golenberg, Sam Maydew
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Format: Single-camera
Location: Toronto

Untitled O'Shannon/Warren comedy
Logline: A group of friends and family at three different times in their lives.
Cast: Adam Brody, Tracy Spiridakos (Revolution), Tyler Labine, Kelly O'Sullivan
Team: W/EP Dan O'Shannon (Modern Family); W/SP Peter Warren; EP Dennis Erdman, Clark Peterson; EP Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum; D/EP Pam Fryman
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Format: TBD
Location: Los Angeles

Untitled Tommy Johnagin comedy
Logline: A standup comic raising a family in the small Midwestern town where he grew up. Inspired by the life of comedian Tommy Johnagin.
Cast: Tommy Johnagin, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Talia Tabin, Kevin Nealon, Jane Kaczmarek
Team: W Tommy Johnagin, Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker; EP Bill Lawrence, Jeff Ingold, Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker; co-EP Tommy Johnagin
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Doozer
Format: Multicamera
Location: Los Angeles

Drama

Code Black
Logline: A medical drama set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation (formerly L.A. County) where the extraordinary staff confronts a broken system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most. Based on the feature documentary produced and directed by Ryan McGarry.
Cast: Maggie Grace, Marcia Gay Harden, Bonnie Somerville, Melanie Kannokada, Luis Guzman, Raza Jaffrey, Ben Hollingsworth
Team: W/EP Michael Seitzman (Intelligence); EP/D David Semel; EP Marti Noxon, Linda Goldstein-Knowlton, Ryan McGarry; P Maggie Grace
Studio: ABC Studios, CBS Television Studios
Location: Los Angeles

Criminal Minds spinoff — airs as backdoor pilot in mid-February
Logline: Focuses on a division of the FBI that helps American citizens who find themselves in trouble abroad.a
Cast: Gary Sinise, Anna Gunn, Tyler James Williams (The Walking Dead), Daniel Henney
Team: W/EP Erica Messer; EP Mark Gordon, Nick Pepper
Studio: ABC Studios, CBS Television Studios, Mark Gordon Co.
Location: Los Angeles

Doubt
Logline: A smart, chic, successful defense lawyer (Private Practice's KaDee Strickland) at a boutique firm shockingly gets romantically involved with one of her clients who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime. 
Cast: KaDee Strickland, Teddy Sears, Dule Hill (Psych), Laverne Cox, Kobi Libii, Elliott Gould, Dreama Walker
Team: W/EP Tony Phelan, Joan Rater (Grey's Anatomy); EP: Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly
Studio: CBS Television Studio
Location: New York

For Justice
Logline: An FBI agent who works in the criminal section of the Department of Civil Rights Division finds herself caught between the radical family she was born into and the professional family she has chosen. Based on James Patterson's debut novel The Thomas Berryman Number.
Cast: Shawn  Hatosy, Anika Noni Rose, Phylicia Rashad, Rachel Boston, Mario Van Peebles, Leonardo Nam
Team: W/EP Rene Balcer (Law & Order); EP Robert DeNiro, Jane Rosenthal, James Patterson, Bill Robinson, Leopoldo Gout; co-EP Berry Welsh; D/EP Ava DuVernay (Selma)
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Location: New York

LFE
Logline: A high-octane medical procedural centering on second-year residents at New York City's top hospital as they attempt to balance their god complexes with their humanity.
Cast: Melissa Leo, Daniel Sharman, Ana Kayne, Annie Funke, Andy Mientus
Team: W/co-EP Paul Downs Colaizzo; EP Dan Jinks; D/EP David Slade; EP/showrunner David Marshall Grant
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Location: New York

Limitless
Logline: Follows Brian Sinclair (Jake McDorman) as he discovers the power of the mysterious drug NZT, and is coerced into using his newfound drug-enhanced abilities to solve weekly cases for the FBI.
Cast: Jake McDorman (Shameless, Manhattan Love Story), Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter), Hill Harper, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Team: W/EP Craig Sweeny (Elementary, Medium); EP/D Neil Berger; EP Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Heather Kadin; Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley, Tom Forman; co-EP Andrew Marcus, Ray Ricord; P Leslie Dixon, Scott Kroopf; D/EP Marc Webb
Studio: CBS Television Studios, K/O Paper Products, Relativity Media
Location: New York

Rush HourLogline: Based on the New Line feature film trilogy, a stoic, by-the-book Hong Kong police officer (Jon Foo) is assigned to a case in Los Angeles where he's forced to work with a cocky African-American LAPD officer who has no interest in a partner.
Cast: Justin Hires (21 Jump Street), Jon Foo (Tekken), Aimee Garcia, Jessika Van, Page Kennedy (guest star with series option, 2nd position to Fox's Backstrom)
Team: W/EP Bill Lawrence, Blake McCormick; EP Arthur Sarkissian, Brett Ratner, Jeff Ingold; D/EP Jon Turteltaub
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Doozer
Location: Los Angeles

Sneaky Pete
Logline: Upon leaving prison, a 30-something con man takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of a cellmate. "Sneaky Pete" then hides out from his debtors while working for his new "family's" bail bond business. There, he uses his considerable charm and criminal prowess to take down bad guys far worse than himself, partnering with a very attractive female "cousin" who has her suspicions about his real motives.
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Marin Ireland, Margo Martindale, Peter Gerety, Libe Barer, Shane Mcrae
Team: W/EP David Shore (Battle Creek, House); EP/co-writer (story) Bryan Cranston; EP James Degus; co-EP Erin Gunn
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Location: Stamford, CT

Supergirl — series commitment
Logline: Born on the planet Krypton, Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist) escaped amid its destruction years ago. Since arriving on Earth, she has been hiding the powers she shares with her famous cousin. But now at age 24, she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Based on characters from DC Comics.
Cast: Melissa Benoist (Glee), Calista Flockhart, Mehcad Brooks (True Blood), David Harewood (Homeland),Chyler Leigh (Grey's Anatomy), Laura Benanti (recurring), Dean Cain (guest), Helen Slater (guest), Jeremy Jordan (guest); Malina Weissman (guest)
Team: W/EP Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti; EP Sarah Schechter
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions
Location: Los Angeles
 

FOX

Comedy

Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life
Logline: Celebrates the mistakes and misadventures people make during the years after college before settling down.
Cast: Jack Cutmore-Scott, Meaghan Rath (Being Human), James Earl, Charlie Saxton, Maureen Sebastian
Team: W/EP Jay Lacopo; EP Gail Berman
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, The Jackal Group
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Detour
Logline: Inspired by the real life story of Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo, a rock star (Ben Aldridge) who made the unexpected choice at the age of 30 to quit his band and go back to college.
Cast: Ben Aldridge, Peter Gallagher, Olivia Thirlby, Joey Morgan, Affion Crockett, Alice Lee, Affion Crockett
Team: W/EP Steve Franks; EP Willie Mercer, Chris Henze, Rivers Cuomo, Dan Field; D/EP Jeremy Garelick
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles

Fantasy Life
Logline: When a hard-working guy (Kevin Connolly) lands his ultimate dream job hosting a fantasy football show, he's forced to navigate office politics while becoming the star he never thought he could be. Based on ESPN analyst Matthew Berry's best-selling book Fantasy Life.
Cast: Kevin Connolly, Vanessa Williams, James Caan Chris McDonald, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kimberly Crossman, Chaz Shepherd, Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Team: W/EP Tim McAuliffe; EP Michael Rotenberg, Jonathan Berry, Greg Walter, Troy Zien, Kevin Connolly, Matthew Berry; D/EP Mark Cendrowski
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, 3 Arts
Format: Multicamera hybrid
Location: Los Angeles