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When fans of FOX's popular mid-'90s police drama New York Undercover were hit with the news that ABC had given a formal pilot order for a contemporary reboot/restart/reimagining/re??? in late January 2019, questions arose about whether the series would be a fresh start or exist within the original show's "universe." Some of those questions were answered[...]

So we've got a "good news/bad news" scenario for Rick and Morty fans: Good News! Executive story editor and Emmy-winning writer of "Pickle Rick" Jessica Gao received a pilot order for her untitled single-camera comedy series, developed in conjunction with Imagine Television Studios, ABC Studios, and CBS TV Studios. Credit: Jessica Gao Written by Gao (Robot Chicken, Silicon Valley),[...]

Aaron Eckhart's Harvey Dent said it best in The Dark Knight: "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself the villain." Actress Rachel Skarsten (Reign, Lost Girl) is living that adage profesionally: originally starring as Dinah Lance in the WB's (pre-CW) 2002 series Birds of Prey, Skarsten is set to star[...]

With an amazing cover of “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” performed by Karen O igniting the action, here's a look at the newest teaser for Amazon Prime's Hanna

The network isn't looking to change that philosophy with the pilot for Ruby Rose-starrer Batwoman, with Teen Wolf's Meagan Tandy, Camrus Johnson (Luke Cage), and Nicole Kang (You) joining the DC drama pilot from Greg Berlanti's Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros Television. https://youtu.be/KxaNQFXbk5k Written by series showrunner Caroline Dries and based on the DC characters, the David Nutter[...]

Now that ABC has found its next generation of Sipowicz in Fabien Frankel (Last Christmas), its rounding out the squad of their NYPD Blue pilot with the casting of 24: Legacy's Ashley Thomas and Rick Gomez (The Crossing) The proposed revival centers on Theo Sipowicz (Frankel) – son of original series' Detective Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) – who works to earn his[...]

Then there's Maria (María Gabriela de Faría), Chico's ex-girlfriend who may or may not be using Marcus for some nefarious plan. DEADLY CLASS — "Reagan Youth" Episode 100 — Pictured: Maria Gabriela de Faria as Maria — (Photo by: Allen Fraser/Syfy) Everything about the pilot episode "Reagan Youth" screams '80s, with the show bleeding a retro pastiche–fashion,[...]

With the CW's Roswell reboot ready to "come in peace" on Tuesday, January 15, the network is offering a closer look at what viewers can expect from the series premiere of Roswell, New Mexico with the official synopsis of the first episode (following the most recent teaser "Risk"). CW Based on Melinda Metz's book Roswell High, the series[...]

Alona Tal (SEAL Team, Hand of God) is getting a transfer to ABC's 15th Precinct, with the actress set to join the network's revival pilot for NYPD Blue Tal will play Detective Nicole Lazarus, one of the detectives working out of the famed precinct Nicole has a tangled personal life: as her soon-to-be-ex-husband divorces her[...]

Originally premiering at the 2018 Tribeca TV Festival – where it was one of Bleeding Cool's top pilot picks of the festival (see below) – the series focuses on the lives of dominatrixes in the BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism, and masochism) industry Williams writes, directs, and produces; and stars alongside Conor Leslie, Paulina Singer, Frances Fisher, Jake[...]

Reports have surfaced that the network has ordered a pilot for an updated, modern version of the award-winning crime drama that would focus on Theo Sipowicz, son of famed series homicide detective Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and attorney Sylvia Costas-Sipowicz (Sharon Lawrence). So what about that killing mentioned earlier? Here's the storyline twist reported by TV Line[...]

It has some things to smooth out…but a little "tough love" for fans of the original Charmed who are having issues dealing with this series? It's a better pilot than the original's, and does the three things we needed it to do: introduced characters we want to give a crap about, gave us a solid[...]

I've had conversations with Damon, and I've read the screenplay for the pilot I don't think it's my place to say too much about it, other than I found Damon's approach to be really refreshing and exciting and unexpected I don't think it's gonna be what people think it's going to be It certainly wasn't[...]

Now comes word that Leah Remini (Kevin Can Wait) will star in an untitled midseason pilot written and executive-produced by McElhenney and Sunny executive prodcuer Rob Rosell; with Howerton, Day, and Sunny executive producer Nick Frenkel also serving as executive producers on the pilot. With an overview that will most likely grab attention from all sides of[...]

Credit: Patrick McElhenney / FX Further proof that life can be "sunny" in more places than just Philly. Deadline Hollywood is reporting that It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-creator Rob McElhenney, Rob Rosell (New Girl), and 20th Century Fox TV have received a pilot order from Fox for their half-hour, as-yet-untitled comedy series. Written and executive produced by McElhenney and[...]

Bleeding Cool was lucky enough to screen the first episode of Eric Wald and Dean White's mermaid fantasy-action drama; but before we get to that, a quick sneak preview and synopsis of the pilot from your friends at Freeform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZVLtc6TAHUVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Siren | Season 1, Episode 1 Sneak Peek: We[...]

Bleeding Cool was lucky enough to sit down with actress Eline Powell (Ryn) to break bread on the upcoming series. Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Powell's previous work includes the Dustin Hoffman-directed film Quartet; director Guy Ritchie's Knights of the Roundtable; a recurring role on HBO's Game of Thrones; and[...]

Less than a week after it was announced that Grey's Anatomy star Sarah Drew would not be returning the show's expected 15th season, the actress has been tapped to join Michelle Hurd (Blindspot) as co-leads in CBS' reboot pilot for police drama Cagney & Lacey. Writer Bridget Carpenter and director Rosemary Rodriguez will also executive produce[...]

Currently in the pilot stage, Urman is set to executive produce alongside Ben Silverman; writers Jessica O'Toole and Amy Rardin; and pilot director Brad Silberling. Gillespie will play Brian, Madison's (Sarah Jeffery) high school boyfriend who still carries a torch for her Tamaki's Nico is a detective on the Hilltowne police force whose romantic relationship with one of the sisters complicates[...]

We also had the opportunity to be part of a series of roundtable interviews with some of the cast and crew — all banking on being able to pull a rabbit out of their hat impressive enough to make a second season pickup appear out of thin air. Credit: ABC So over the next four days, we'll[...]

Those same sources also say that contrary to initial reporting, Cohan is not seeking an equal pay rate to male co-stars Andrew Lincoln (Rick) and Norman Reedus (Daryl), and the actress is not using the ABC drama pilot Whiskey Cavalier (to which she recently signed on) as a negotiating tactic The ABC dramedy pilot also[...]

Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Rupert Evans (The Man in the High Castle) looks to be taking on a very important role in the CW's Charmed reboot pilot from Jane the Virgin creator/showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman His character Harry is described as "a professor, handsome, grandiose, a raconteur with an infuriating charm and a mysterious interest in[...]

Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com ABC has found Christie Love (Kylie Bunbury) a best friend and ally in Daytime Divas' Camille Guaty, who is set to join the cast of the remake pilot for action-drama series Get Christie Love. Written and developed by Power's Courtney Kemp, the series is inspired by the cult 1974 "blaxploitation" television movie Get Christie[...]

Credit: BET The Quad director/executive producer Rob Hardy is set to direct the CW's still-untitled drama pilot inspired by the life of football player Spencer Paysinger. April Blair (Spencer) will write and executive produce the project, which centers on a rising high school football player from South Central L.A recruited to play for Beverly Hills High[...]

First? Cue the pointless speculation in 5…4…3… While the actress continues negotiating with AMC to return for The Walking Dead's ninth season, Lauren Cohan is trading walkers for wiretaps with her lead role in the ABC dramedy pilot Whiskey Cavalier Written and executive produced by Dave Hemingson, Cohan will star opposite Scandal's Scott Foley; with Bill Lawrence and[...]

Except that Danny Goldman is about to learn quickly how something as simple as a handshake can turn every aspect of his life upside down in NBC pilot Suspicion Created/written by The Path creator Jessica Goldberg and based on the novel by Joseph Finder, here's NBC's official take on the pilot: Suspicion is described as a Hitchcockian thriller[...]

Credit (left): Featureflash Photo Agency / Credit (right): Debby Wong – Shutterstock.com The medical staff at NBC's Bellevue is about to add two more names to the rotation schedule, as Doctor Who's Freema Agyeman and The Family Man's Anupam Kher are joining the rotation at the network's new hour-long hospital drama pilot from David Schulner (Emerald[...]

Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Looks like actor Christopher Lloyd is trading flux capacitors and taxi cabs for warm milk, leg blankets and Murder, She Wrote reruns — the Back to the Future actor is set to join previously announced leads Hector Elizondo (Last Man Standing) and Holland Taylor (Two and a Half Men) in NBC's new[...]

Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com CBS is now one step closer to solving a murder — well, more specifically, closer to solving their Murder — with Survivor's Remorse star Teyonah Parris cast as the female lead in The Eye Network's new drama pilot Produced by Dan Lin (It, The LEGO Movie) and written by Lethal Weapon's Amanda[...]

Credit: Heffernan Lemme The firehouse in Tacoma FD is about to get a little more crowded, with Kirby Bliss-Blanton (The Green Inferno), Marcus Henderson (Get Out), Eugene Cordero (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), and Gabriel Hogan (Condor) set to join Broken Lizard vets and series co-creators Kevin Heffernan (above, left) and Steve Lemme (Super Troopers, Club Dread) in the truTV comedy[...]