We have the first new drama series commissioned by MTV‘s new programming team under president Susanne Daniels. The network has picked up hourlong pilot Finding Carter to series with a 12-episode order in the kind of success story that inspires young writers. Up-and-coming scribe Emily Silver, a story editor on Bones, originally penned Finding Carter as a writing sample, which was sent to ABC Family and MTV in 2012. When Mina Lefevre moved from ABC Family to MTV to head scripted development in January 2013, she put the project on a fast track. Veteran Terri Minsky (Sex And The City) was brought in as executive producer and, following a quick rewrite, the script landed a pilot order, which has now been followed by a series green light.
Finding Carter, directed by Scott Speer is about teenage girl Carter (Kathryn Prescott) who seemingly has the perfect life with fun-loving single mom Lori (Milena Govich), until she discovers Lori abducted her as a toddler. Now Carter must return to the family who thought they had lost her. As she navigates brand new parents (Cynthia Watros, Alexis Denisof), a twin sister (Anna Jacoby-Heron), high school and boys, she vows to find Lori before the only mom she’s ever known is gone forever.
Finding Carter, directed by Scott Speer is about teenage girl Carter (Kathryn Prescott) who seemingly has the perfect life with fun-loving single mom Lori (Milena Govich), until she discovers Lori abducted her as a toddler. Now Carter must return to the family who thought they had lost her. As she navigates brand new parents (Cynthia Watros, Alexis Denisof), a twin sister (Anna Jacoby-Heron), high school and boys, she vows to find Lori before the only mom she’s ever known is gone forever.
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Yes, Alexis Denisof is back on my TV full time again! I'm so excited about that and will be watching.
ReplyDeleteAlexis Denisof. Say no more, I'll watch
ReplyDelete"until she discovers Lori abducted her as a toddler. "
ReplyDeleteinteresting premise....but yikes!
Not in the press release but Denisof plays a novelist with only one successful book, a true crime novel about the disappearance of his daughter.
ReplyDeleteWhat's interesting is that Kathryn Prescott has an identical twin sister, who is also an actress, but they still went the "fraternal twin" route.
ReplyDeleteSeems like the premise of the show is where do I belong, with my birth parents who the girl does not know or the woman who stole her, who she views as her mother. If the sister was identical than there would be a visual component that tells the audience, yes she belongs here in this house with this family.
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