Videoage International May 2019

L.A. Screenings 2019 May 2019 V I D E O A G E COMEDY Friends-in-Law (redeveloped from last season) Brian and Jake are opposites who must learn how to co-exist when their respective best friends decide to get married. The Kenan Show (formerly Saving Kenan ) A newly widowed father (Kenan Thompson) tries to be everything for his kids. Like Magic This workplace comedy centers on a woman pursuing her dream of becoming a headlining magician. Perfect Harmony (formerly Untitled Church Choir Project/Untitled Lesley Wake Webster/All Together Now ) A rural church choir gets a new director — an Ivy League music professor played by Bradley Whitford. Sunnyside (formerly Untitled Kal Penn and Matt Murray Project ) A former New York City councilman helps immigrants in search of the American Dream. Uninsured Dave and Rebecca, a young couple with kids, learn that they have to take care of Dave’s parents, who have mismanaged their finances for years. Village Gazette (presentation) Amber, the editor of her hometown paper, loves to run fluff pieces that show how idyllic that hometown is. But the newspaper’s owners hire a reporter looking for a juicy story about the town. THE CW DRAMA Batwoman Revolves around Kate Kane, who protects the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter. Glamorous A gender non-conforming high school grad gets an internship at a cosmetics company whose products they slammed on YouTube. The Haunting of Nancy Drew (formerly Untitled Nancy Drew Project ) Eighteen-year-old Nancy Drew was all set to leave her hometown for college until she finds herself entangled in a ghostly murder investigation. Jane the Novela This telenovela anthology series is similar to Jane the Virgin. But instead of following the same characters, each season will feature stories by Virgin ’s protagonist, Jane Villanueva, who will narrate the series. Katy Keene This Riverdale spin-off — and musical dramedy — follows the lives of four iconic Archie Comics characters, including fashionista Katy Keene, as they follow their hearts to New York City. The Lost Boys After the sudden death of their father, two brothers move to their mother’s hometown to start over. But they’re soon drawn into the town’s secret underworld of vampires. * List current as of press time. A complete list of picked-up series will be published in VideoAge ’s May 18 issue. Duncanville (animated straight-to-series order) About a 15-year-old boy named Duncan, and his friends and family, including his overprotective mom, Annie. Geniuses A blue-collar couple in South Jersey raise four kids — three of whom are certified geniuses. Patty’s Auto About an auto repair shop with all-female mechanics. Richard Lovely A children’s book author who isn’t particularly fond of kids becomes involved in a publicity fiasco involving a savvy nine-year-old. NBC DRAMA Bluff City Law A legal drama about the attorneys at an elite Memphis law firm that specializes in controversial civil rights cases. Council of Dads Based on Bruce Feiler’s memoir, this drama centers on a father who is diagnosed with a terminal illness, who assembles a group of friends to support his family during this most challenging time. Emergence Focuses on a sheriff who takes in a young child that she finds near the site of a mysterious accident, who has no memory of what happened. Law & Order: Hate Crimes (delayed) Based on the real-life Hate Crimes Task Force within the New York Police Department. Lincoln Based on the bestselling Bone Collector book series, the drama revolves around a forensic criminologist named Lincoln Rhyme, who was injured while hunting for a serial killer known as the Bone Collector. When the killer resurfaces, he’s called back into action. Prism A unique look at a murder trial with each episode showing the perspective of a different key person involved. Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist A musical dramedy about a smart, but socially awkward twenty-something who finds herself suddenly able to hear the innermost thoughts of the people around her as songs and big musical numbers that they perform just for her. From Riches (formerly Broke ) When a trust-fund baby is cut off by his dad, he and his wife move in with his estranged sister. Our House Bridget would love to be a chill parent like her therapist husband, but finds herself reverting to her own parents’ old-school style…especially now that she’s moved back into her childhood home. Super Simple Love Story (formerly The Us Project, The Story of Us ) Shows how an unlikely couple got together through interviews and vignettes. The Unicorn A widower realizes that he’s unprepared both to raise his two daughters and to reenter the dating world. To Whom It May Concern Evan and his twenty-something friends set out to get through a list of challenges that he wrote for himself years ago in order to turn his boring life around. FOX DRAMA Deputy A career lawman becomes acting sheriff of Los Angeles county. The series is produced with the cooperation of the L.A. Sheriff’s Department. Filthy Rich When the CEO of a Christian network dies in a plane crash, his wife and adult children are shocked to discover that he has grown illegitimate kids who are also in his will. Lovestruck (formerly Untitled Tom Kapinos Project ) The first season of this series takes place over the course of a single night at a wedding. Next About a brilliant yet paranoid former tech CEO who joins a Homeland Cybersecurity agent and her team to stop the world’s first artificial intelligence crisis. Prodigal Son Focuses on Malcolm Bright, a criminal psychologist and son of a notorious serial killer called The Surgeon, who uses his skills to help the NYPD stop killers. Sisters (formerly Untitled AnnieWeisman/Jason Katims Project ) An only child’s life is turned upside down when she learns that her fertility doctor dad used his own sperm to conceive dozens of kids over the course of his career. COMEDY Adam & Eve Based on a French-Canadian format, this comedy follows one couple over three different stages of their development — young and passionate, middle-aged with kids, and retirement. Bless the Harts (animated straight-to-series order) Constantly-broke Southerners struggle to achieve the American dream. 16 (Continued from Page 14)