TV Pilots 2011-2012: Showtime
- CORKSCREW
DESCRIPTION:
drama billed as a black comic look at marriage
CREW INFORMATION:
· Bryan Furst as EP
· Richard Shepard as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Sean Furst as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Olé Productions - GIGOLOS
DESCRIPTION:
reality series about a group of guys who are male escorts in las vegas
CREW INFORMATION:
· no information is available
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available - HAPPILY EVER AFTER
DESCRIPTION:
drama about a michigan factory worker who quits his job to pursue music
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Jeff Daniels
CREW INFORMATION:
· Jeff Daniels as CRTR/EP
· Timothy Busfield as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available - HEAVY & ROLLING
DESCRIPTION:
comedy about a towncar driver in manhattan who assumes different identities as he teeters on the brink of madness
CREW INFORMATION:
· Breckin Meyer as EP
· Dan Cohn as CRTR/EP
· Dave Schiff as EP
· Jeremy Miller as CRTR/EP
· Ryan Phillippe as EP
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available - HOMELAND
DESCRIPTION:
(from Showtime’s press release, November 2010) Emmy(R) Award winner Claire Danes (Temple Grandin) has just signed on to star in HOMELAND, a new one-hour drama pilot from the Emmy(R) Award winning executive producers of 24, it was announced by Showtime President of Entertainment David Nevins. A production of FOX 21, the series is loosely based on Gideon Raff’s Israeli television series “Prisoners of War.” Set to begin production in January of 2011, the pilot will be executive produced by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa (24, X-Files). Michael Cuesta (DEXTER) is set to direct. Casting for the role of Sergeant Scott Brody, the male lead, will be announced shortly.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Claire Danes as Carrie Anderson
· Damian Lewis as Scott Brody
· David Harewood as David Estes
· Diego Klattenhoff as Mike Faber
· Laura Fraser as Jessica Brody
· Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson
CREW INFORMATION:
· Alex Gansa as CRTR/EP
· Avi Nir as EP
· Gideon Raff as CRTR/EP
· Howard Gordon as CRTR/EP
· Michael Cuesta as DIR (Pilot)
· Ron Telem as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Fox 21
· Keshet Broadcasting Group - HOUSE OF LIES
DESCRIPTION:
(from Showtime’s press release, December 2010) Academy Award(R)-nominated nominated actor Don Cheadle (Iron Man 2) has signed on to star in the pilot for HOUSE OF LIES, a half-hour, dark comedy created and written by Matthew Carnahan (Dirt) from the hit tell-all book House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Tell You the Time by Martin Kihn, which will go into production in February 2011 in Los Angeles, CA. Jessica Borsicsky (Flash Forward) will serve as executive producer, and Emmy(R) winner Stephen Hopkins (Californication, 24) will direct.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ben Schwartz as Clyde Oberholt
· Dawn Olivieri as Monica
· Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan
· Donis Leonard Jr. as Roscoe Kaan
· Glynn Turman as Jeremiah Kaan
· Josh Lawson as Doug Guggenheim
· Kristen Bell as Jeannie Van Der Hooven
CREW INFORMATION:
· Jessika Borsiczky as EP
· Martin Kihn as BOOK
· Matt Carnahan as CRTR/EP
· Stephen Hopkins as DIR (Pilot)
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available - I’M BOY CRAZY
DESCRIPTION:
comedy based on the blog of the same name, about a girl looking for love, purpose, and the meaning of her life, one dude at a time
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alexi Wasser
CREW INFORMATION:
· Alan Rautbort as EP
· Alexi Wasser as CRTR/EP
· Daisy Gardner as CRTR/EP
· Dave Becky as EP
· Lynda Obst as EP
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 3 Arts Entertainment - UNTITLED DAVIDOFF & BRENNAN PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
improv series in which sketches illustrate the conversation between the two comedians
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Dov Davidoff
· Neal Brennan
CREW INFORMATION:
· Dov Davidoff as CRTR/EP
· Katherine Pope as EP
· Neal Brennan as CRTR/EP
· Peter Chernin as EP
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (improv/sketch)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Chernin Entertainment
· Fox 21 - UNTITLED EDWARDS & RUFFALO PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
drama set in the morally ambiguous world of media crisis management and centered on two partners running such a firm
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Anthony Edwards
· Mark Ruffalo
CREW INFORMATION:
· Anthony Edwards as EP
· Cheryl Dollins as EP
· Mark Ruffalo as EP
· Roberto Benabib as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Television Studios - WHALES
DESCRIPTION:
comedy about a group of brilliant and quirky young people, some of them harvard and MIT graduates, who move to las vegas to live in a lavish apartment while pursuing the $10 million prize at the world series of poker
CREW INFORMATION:
· Jenji Kohan as CRTR/EP
· Matthew Salsberg as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Lionsgate Television - THE WISHBONES
DESCRIPTION:
drama about a group of guys who form a wedding band in their small town but aspire to rock ‘n’ roll greatness
CREW INFORMATION:
· Andrew Stearn as PROD
· John Wells as EP
· Robin Budd as PROD
· Tom Perrotta as CRTR/EP/BOOK
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· John Wells Productions
· Warner Bros. Television


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