And let's add drama "The Whispers" and comedy "Galavant" to ABC's slate. "Whispers" was a quiet one, hadn't heard much about it...
— Cynthia Littleton (@Variety_Cynthia) May 9, 2014THE WHISPERS
Parents have a soft spot for their children. In THE WHISPERS, an unseen alien force has figured this human weakness out. They have invaded earth and are using our most unlikely resource to achieve world domination – our children.
In the country’s center of political power, Washington DC, several kids have been talking about their imaginary friend, Drill. What the parents don’t know is this friend is not as imaginary as they assume. Drill is able to entice the kids to play very dangerous games with very real consequences.
FBI agent Claire Bennigan has been called in to investigate the case of a 6-year-old girl who almost killed her mother playing a game with her imaginary friend. She wonders if this girl is disturbed or is there something bigger at play.
Meanwhile, halfway across the world, the defense department just sent Wes Lawrence to the Sahara Desert, where he witnesses what looks like an alien spaceship and something else even more inexplicable. Someone needs to start putting the pieces together to save humanity. As the game clock counts down, and the children unwittingly help the aliens, it’s a suspenseful race against an unseen enemy. Amblin TV is co-producing with Dawn Olmstead’s Grady Girl.
Cast Listing -
Lily Rabe
Barry Sloane
Derek Webster
Milo Ventimiglia
Brianna Brown
Kylie Rogers
Kyle Harrison Breitkopf
Catalina Denis
Parents have a soft spot for their children. In THE WHISPERS, an unseen alien force has figured this human weakness out. They have invaded earth and are using our most unlikely resource to achieve world domination – our children.
In the country’s center of political power, Washington DC, several kids have been talking about their imaginary friend, Drill. What the parents don’t know is this friend is not as imaginary as they assume. Drill is able to entice the kids to play very dangerous games with very real consequences.
FBI agent Claire Bennigan has been called in to investigate the case of a 6-year-old girl who almost killed her mother playing a game with her imaginary friend. She wonders if this girl is disturbed or is there something bigger at play.
Meanwhile, halfway across the world, the defense department just sent Wes Lawrence to the Sahara Desert, where he witnesses what looks like an alien spaceship and something else even more inexplicable. Someone needs to start putting the pieces together to save humanity. As the game clock counts down, and the children unwittingly help the aliens, it’s a suspenseful race against an unseen enemy. Amblin TV is co-producing with Dawn Olmstead’s Grady Girl.
Cast Listing -
Lily Rabe
Barry Sloane
Derek Webster
Milo Ventimiglia
Brianna Brown
Kylie Rogers
Kyle Harrison Breitkopf
Catalina Denis
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GALAVANT
an Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love; Tangled; Cars) teams up with Broadway and Hollywood’s award-winning musical team — composer Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid; Beauty and the Beast) and lyricist Glenn Slater (The Little Mermaid; Tangled) — for a musical comedy fairytale of epic proportions.
Once upon a time, the dashing hero Galavant (Joshua Sasse) was a slayer of dragons, protector of the innocent, and defender of the less fortunate. But one day, the evil King Richard (Timothy Omundson) fell for Galavant’s ladylove Madalena and kidnapped her. On Madalena and King Richard’s wedding day, Galavant courageously fought his way back to the palace to rescue his love. And while this is where most fairytales end happily ever after, it’s where the tale of GALAVANT truly begins. Madalena stuns Galavant when she announces that she chooses fame, fortune, and the crown over Galavant and breaks his heart.
Five years later we rejoin Galavant, heartbroken and drowning his sorrows in drink. Having given up on heroics, he’s a bit out of shape and flat broke. But his faithful squire Sid sees a momentous opportunity when Princess Isabella of Valencia arrives in search of “The Great Galavant.” She asks him to save her kingdom from its evil invader… none other than King Richard himself. Galavant must get back in the saddle, literally and figuratively, to take revenge on his nemesis, win back Madalena, and restore his “happily ever after.” But our fallen hero doesn’t realize that Isabella might not be revealing the whole story…
Our hero’s quest for redemption will have many twists and turns along the way. And as one of the songs from Menken and Slater proclaims: “Huzzah And Tally-Ho! Sit Back And Here We Go!”
Cast Listing -
Joshua Sasse
Karen David
Timothy Omundson
Vinnie Jones
Mallory Jansen
Luke Youngblood
an Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love; Tangled; Cars) teams up with Broadway and Hollywood’s award-winning musical team — composer Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid; Beauty and the Beast) and lyricist Glenn Slater (The Little Mermaid; Tangled) — for a musical comedy fairytale of epic proportions.
Once upon a time, the dashing hero Galavant (Joshua Sasse) was a slayer of dragons, protector of the innocent, and defender of the less fortunate. But one day, the evil King Richard (Timothy Omundson) fell for Galavant’s ladylove Madalena and kidnapped her. On Madalena and King Richard’s wedding day, Galavant courageously fought his way back to the palace to rescue his love. And while this is where most fairytales end happily ever after, it’s where the tale of GALAVANT truly begins. Madalena stuns Galavant when she announces that she chooses fame, fortune, and the crown over Galavant and breaks his heart.
Five years later we rejoin Galavant, heartbroken and drowning his sorrows in drink. Having given up on heroics, he’s a bit out of shape and flat broke. But his faithful squire Sid sees a momentous opportunity when Princess Isabella of Valencia arrives in search of “The Great Galavant.” She asks him to save her kingdom from its evil invader… none other than King Richard himself. Galavant must get back in the saddle, literally and figuratively, to take revenge on his nemesis, win back Madalena, and restore his “happily ever after.” But our fallen hero doesn’t realize that Isabella might not be revealing the whole story…
Our hero’s quest for redemption will have many twists and turns along the way. And as one of the songs from Menken and Slater proclaims: “Huzzah And Tally-Ho! Sit Back And Here We Go!”
Cast Listing -
Joshua Sasse
Karen David
Timothy Omundson
Vinnie Jones
Mallory Jansen
Luke Youngblood
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Yes, two shows I'm really looking forward too!
ReplyDeleteYay for Galavant! Love anything Dan Foglman. WTH is The Whispers???
ReplyDeleteGalavant could be a great comedy if done well, I will definetely watch it.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure that means no more The Neighbors, which is a bummer !
FKA TheVisitors
ReplyDeletelol Galavan is treh musical one based on fairytales right? it sounds interesting
ReplyDeleteOHHHH okay. If that's the case OMG YES!!!! I love it!!!! Excited for this and I guess this means Aiden is the one who's going to die in the Revenge season finale
ReplyDeleteI hope it's Daniel maybe Aiden's fate won't be known 'till the season premiere.
ReplyDeleteYAY! Galavant is the one comedy pilot from ABC I was stoked about! It's one of those shows that will either be perfect for me or I'll think it's terrible, but The Neighbors is funny so I don't think I'll be disappointed. I just hope it doesn't get put on Fridays.
ReplyDeleteAnd The Whispers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This has been a very good pilot season, most of the pilots I am interested in seeing are being picked up.
yay The Whispers!! that's the one with Lily Rabe right? I guess they change the name because The Visitors will be too close to V, and we know how that one ended -_-;;
ReplyDeleteWell a lot of people are hoping it's Daniel but since Barry sloan is now top lining a series they can't have two major characters leave. I really think it's Aiden
ReplyDeleteYes.
ReplyDeleteGalavant has such a ridiculous premise that I have to at least check it out.
ReplyDeleteOh my God, Galavant sounds amazing. And I love Lily and am so here for The Whispers.
ReplyDeleteU read my mind, literally!
ReplyDeleteThe whispers sounds similar to the visitors
ReplyDeleteIt is The Visitors.
ReplyDeleteThe Whispers? Look like another dumb Spielberg-ish TV show!
ReplyDeleteYes! I Wanted This So Bad.
ReplyDeleteVIstors sounds interesting, not too sure about Galavant, but will definitely give it a sample
ReplyDeleteI am really happy about the whispers. I am a sucker for these shows and I really like Milo and Barry!
ReplyDeleteGuess Aiden is dying in Revenge then. Anyway Galavant could be really fun and The Whispers well I'm still waiting for a good alien invasion tv show this could be it or it could be another V
ReplyDeleteBoth sound really promising and have good casts.
ReplyDeleteSounds like Chocky to me (that John Wyndham novel / old UK series)
ReplyDeleteYay! I was kinda hoping for Galavant! And The Whispers sounds interesting, definitely will be checking it out when the trailers came out.
ReplyDeleteThe Whispers sounds incredible. Not so sure about Galavant, gonna have to check out the trailer first.
ReplyDeleteOoh both sound good,will be checking out!
ReplyDeleteI'll be checking out both shows though I'm still a bit on the fence about Cavalant.
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