30 skills to solve mysteries as he contends with his own fractured family. Production Team: Ben H. Winters, Justin Hartley, Ken Olin Prod Co: 20th TV, CBS, AfterPortsmouth Prods, Change Up Prods International Distribution: TBD FOX (Animated Comedy) Krapopolis An animated comedy set in mythical ancient Greece, centered on a flawed family of humans, gods, and monsters that tries to run one of the world’s first cities without killing each other Production Team: Dan Harmon, Jordan Young Prod. Co: Bento Box Entertainment, Fox Entertainment International Distribution: Fox Entertainment Global Universal Basic Guys/The Hoagie Bros. (ordered straight-to-series for 2024) Brothers Mark and Hank Hoagies suddenly find themselves with no jobs when the Glantontown Hot Dog factory switches over to automation. Lucky for them, the town started a radical Universal Basic Income pilot program, giving all Glantontown residents $3,000 per month. Now, Mark, Hank and the rest of their buddies are overflowing with the perilous combo of free time and stupid ideas Production Team: Adam Malamut, Craig Malamut Prod Co: Fox Entertainment, Bento Box Entertainment, Sony Pictures TV, Sony Pictures Animation International Distribution: Sony Pictures TV FOX (Comedy) Jenny Is a Weapon (possible straight-toseries order) A sheltered Maryland housewife who, at the moment her marriage falls apart discovers she has special psychic powers, is recruited by a secret government agency where she will have to juggle her broken family and save the world. Production Team: Marc Cherry, Joshua Michael Stern, Ryan McPartlin, Travis Lively, Mindy Schultheis, Michael Hanel International Distribution: Fox Entertainment Global FOX (Drama) Doc (straight-to-series order) After a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she’s treated, colleagues she’s crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves, and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a nine-year-old, and a handful of friends, as she struggles to continue practicing medicine. Based on Italian show Doc – Nelle tue mani. Production Team: Barbie Kligman, Hank Steinberg, Erwin Stoff Prod Co: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Fox Entertainment International Distribution: Sony Pictures TV Rescue: HI-Surf (Ordered straight to series) Set on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii, the drama follows the professional and personal lives of the adrenaline-driven lifeguards who rescue lives and patrol Hawaii’s Seven Mile Miracle. Production Team: John Wells, Erin Jontows, Matt Kester Prod Co: John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television, Fox Entertainment International Distribution: WB Worldwide Television Distribution NBC (Comedy) Non-Evil Twin A woman is forced to step into her sister’s role as the leader of a Fortune 500 company despite knowing little about business and even less about the way her sister has been running the corporation. Production Team: Amber Ruffin, Kenny Smith, Jenny Hagel, Olivia Morris Prod Co: Universal TV International Distribution: NBCUniversal Global Distribution St. Denis Medical A mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity. Production Team: Justin Spitzer, Eric Ledgin, Simon Heuer Prod Co: Universal TV International Distribution: NBCUniversal Global Distribution Untitled Mike O’Malley Project (ordered to series) Centers on former marrieds Jim (Jon Cryer) and Julia (Abigail Spencer). After an amicable divorce, the exes decide to continue to raise their kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them. Things get more complicated for Jim when the owner of his favorite sports team (Donald Faison) enters the picture and wins Julia’s heart. Production Team: Mike O’Malley, Jon Cryer Prod Co: Lionsgate, Universal TV International Distribution: NBCUniversal Global Distribution (Int’l & Canada) NBC (Drama) Found (ordered to series) In any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. More than half that number are people of color that the country seems to forget about. A public relations specialist — who was once herself one of those forgotten ones — makes sure there is always someone looking out for the forgotten missing people. But unbeknownst to anyone, this everyday hero is hiding a chilling secret of her own. Production Team: Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, David Madden, Lindsay Dunn Prod Co: Berlanti Productions, Rock My Soul Productions, Warner Bros. TV, Universal Television International Distribution: WB Worldwide Television Distribution The Irrational (ordered to series) A world-renowned professor of behavioral science lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, law enforcement, and corporations. Based on Dan Ariely’s book Predictably Irrational. Stars Jesse L. Martin (pictured below). Production Team: Arika Lisanne Mittman, Mark Goffman, Samuel Baum, David Frankel, Jesse L. Martin Prod Co: Universal TV International Distribution: NBCUniversal Global Distribution Murder by the Book A big city Instafamous book reviewer takes a page from the murder mystery books she reviews and becomes an unlikely detective to uncover the shocking truths about an eccentric seaside town. Production Team: Jenna Bans, Bill Krebs, Casey Kyber, Retta Prod Co: Universal TV, Minnesota Logging Co. International Distribution: NBCUniversal Global Distribution Wolf Inspired by Oliver Sacks’ extraordinary life and work, the drama follows a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier, the human mind, while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health Production Team: Michael Grassi, Lee Toland Krieger, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, Henrik Bastin, Melissa Aouate, Jonathan Cavendish, Andy Serkis, Will Tennant Prod Co: WB. TV, Berlanti Prods, Fabel Ent, The Imaginarium International Distribution: WB Worldwide Television Distribution May 2023 (Continued from Page 28) U.S. Broadcast TV Season
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