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The CW Orders Marc Cherry's, Cheerleader Death Squad Pilot

Feb 4, 2015

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The network has given a pilot green light to the project, from Desperate Housewives and Devious Maids creator/executive producer Marc Cherry, Under The Dome showrunner Neal Baer and Blue Bloods executive producer Dan Truly.

Written by the trio, Cheerleader Death Squad is described as “Heathers meets Alias“ and centers on a disgraced CIA agent-turned-teacher at an elite Washington D.C. prep school. When he realizes that his students have high-level access through personal connections, he trains a select few to be his eyes and ears into the world of international espionage and help him earn his way back into the agency.
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79 comments:

  1. CGSFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:26 AM

    I'm thinking so ludicrous it ends up being amazing.

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  2. RonFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:27 AM

    this could be really good or really really bad.

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  3. DarthLocke4February 4, 2015 at 1:35 AM

    Weird title, but could be a fun series...

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  4. SolFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:36 AM

    could be fun as long as they make it cheesy and light like Chuck was

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  5. Bruce_FFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:38 AM

    I think I'd like this crazy idea more if someone other than Marc Cherry was involved.

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  6. RonFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:51 AM

    i pictured something like this when i read the premise http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/22800000/screen-caps-totally-spies-22803126-768-576.jpg

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  7. Mr. EdmodoFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:52 AM

    It's likely some type of code name.

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  8. NicoleFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:54 AM

    Lol.. I dont even know what to think of this.

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  9. Aleana HarrisFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:56 AM

    This sound interesting who I like to see in this show
    Britt Robertson
    AnnaSophia Robb
    Mackenzie Rosman
    Kay Panabaker
    Abby Ross
    Kris Alderson
    Brittany Underwood
    Camille Winbush

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  10. parecFebruary 4, 2015 at 2:06 AM

    Britt Robertson yes please!

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  11. omabinFebruary 4, 2015 at 2:25 AM

    I could actually see this working. The CW is getting up in the big leagues with producers this year. Pedowitz is the best thing that ever happened to that network.

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  12. Bros4everFebruary 4, 2015 at 2:26 AM

    Interesting, I'lll watch anything Marc cherry does.

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  13. rob60990February 4, 2015 at 2:26 AM

    This sounds horrible. The title doesn't even seem to match what the show is about. Desperate Housewives will be Marc Cherry's only hit.

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  14. Mr. EdmodoFebruary 4, 2015 at 2:27 AM

    I actually like the title.

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  15. ...February 4, 2015 at 2:27 AM

    Devious Maids begs to differ.

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  16. NickFebruary 4, 2015 at 2:49 AM

    This could be soooooo bad... A teacher teaching a group of teen spyes? Yeah, sure... That doesn't bad at all.

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  17. Folie-lexFebruary 4, 2015 at 3:26 AM

    OMG I just posted pretty much the exact same thing!!!!

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  18. Folie-lexFebruary 4, 2015 at 3:26 AM

    He is undoubtedly an amazing exec and has really been the salvation for the network. And truth? He actually aims for good content... Not gonna lie... I kinda admire and respect the guy!

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  19. Folie-lexFebruary 4, 2015 at 3:27 AM

    I think there's some nice campy fun that can be had in this show. If it makes sure to have fun and not take itself too seriously...

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  20. PerryGoGrrrFebruary 4, 2015 at 3:50 AM

    I like her, but every CW show she plays in gets cancelled. :(

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  21. Anesu7February 4, 2015 at 4:03 AM

    I really admire and respect Pedowitz too he seems like a genuinely good guy who also knows how to do his job, the cw needs to thank this guy for saving them.
    The network managed to get its first golden globe win from his decisions , I love that Gina Rodriguez thanked him for taking a chance on her in her speech.
    Pedowitz has made history at the network.

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  22. Kristi HungerfordFebruary 4, 2015 at 4:26 AM

    Hmm this is a so Idk if im gonna watch but i hope it helps cw get known

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  23. *A*February 4, 2015 at 5:10 AM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LejVrhwYtec

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKDvH2qChj0

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  24. ehxaFebruary 4, 2015 at 5:25 AM

    Kinda sounds like Totally Spies...

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  25. O D AFebruary 4, 2015 at 5:37 AM

    I am not sure this would be good. Teenage spies? But what do I know. I slammed Jane the Virgin before it aired and it just got a Golden Globe and is critic's baby. I have faith in CW and its new contents. Mark Pedowitz is smart.

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  26. ragulFebruary 4, 2015 at 6:26 AM

    i gotta really know who is the one making this awful titles for a show?
    jane the virgin and now THIS.(not mocking the storyline just the titles)
    come on cw u r better than this.

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  27. KatyFebruary 4, 2015 at 6:27 AM

    Kay is a zoologist now.

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  28. Candice MFebruary 4, 2015 at 6:27 AM

    I'm tired of teenagers.

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  29. romanFebruary 4, 2015 at 6:50 AM

    Yes, yes, yes, exactly the pilot i wanted


    Now if they order Shakespeare's Sisters too i will be very happy

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  30. DanielFebruary 4, 2015 at 7:22 AM

    This sounds a bit like Nikita, which I loved! Will probably watch this if it gets to series.

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  31. CGSFebruary 4, 2015 at 7:26 AM

    I happen to adore Cherry's titling abilities. The only thing I have an issue with is the maids in DM aren't very devious at all. But still, great name for an over the top dramedy soap.

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  32. CGSFebruary 4, 2015 at 7:26 AM

    I dare you to think of a single more fitting and amazing title for it than Jane the Virgin.

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  33. romanFebruary 4, 2015 at 7:27 AM

    I really hope Emily Kinney (Beth from Walking Dead) could join this

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  34. *A*February 4, 2015 at 7:33 AM

    I'd like to see Naya ( Santana - Glee ) Rivera, Natalie ( Cassie - The Originals ) Dreyfuss, Emily ( Beth - The Walking Dead ) Kinney and Kylie Jenner get the lead roles.

    Also I'd like to see the "disgraced CIA agent-turned-teacher at an elite Washington D.C. prep school" be a woman insead of a man and be plaed b Sarah Michelle Gellar .. or .. Eliza Dushku

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  35. Gaia Di LorenzoFebruary 4, 2015 at 8:00 AM

    The CW keeps ordering same for ABC guess OUAT & TVD won't live much more. TVD got saved for this year but don't know about 2016... Praying for OUAT now.

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  36. DngnRdrFebruary 4, 2015 at 8:08 AM

    Bit like the movie D.E.B.S

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  37. Spindae2February 4, 2015 at 8:26 AM

    Got a feeling like they are going for the big producers instead of the good shows.
    Sounds even more like Gossip Girls meet Alias.

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  38. SGUFebruary 4, 2015 at 8:26 AM

    OUAT is going to be around for at least another 2 seasons, I wouldn't worry.

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  39. romanFebruary 4, 2015 at 8:27 AM

    I definitely agree with Sarah Gellar, Naya and mostly Emily Kinney !


    But not with Cassie from Originals, the actress is pretty bad

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  40. ehxaFebruary 4, 2015 at 8:27 AM

    Its the CW...

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  41. SGUFebruary 4, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    I was relying on The CW to give good pilot orders since the other networks let me down but they've been really disappointing :/ It doesn't look like I'll have any new shows next season.

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  42. ehxaFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:25 AM

    Yeah but teens are what they do. With their history they should have more right now.

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  43. Candice MFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:26 AM

    They have been focusing on people in their twenties and thirties more lately.

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  44. *A*February 4, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    I personally liked Cassie.

    I am talking more about her real life personally then the character she played on The Originals.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItsbHKxFGYc

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  45. cookieloverFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:43 AM

    Exactly the pilot I wanted! Now it needs a great cast!

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  46. Julia EasonFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:57 AM

    If it doesn't take itself too seriously (like Heathers didn't) then it could be good, if it does then it might be too cheesy to work.

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  47. resifan009February 4, 2015 at 10:14 AM

    YES. GIVE THEM MASSIVE CHAINSAWS TOO. OMG THIS COULD BE DA STUFF

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  48. resifan009February 4, 2015 at 10:15 AM

    Speak for yourself.

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  49. resifan009February 4, 2015 at 10:16 AM

    Ugh. Everyone realises that the top show of The CW/WB ever was Buffy which started as a teenage show?

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  50. *A*February 4, 2015 at 10:17 AM

    How man 'cheerleader' should be apar of he 'death squad ? Three, four, or five ?

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  51. BetoYorkFebruary 4, 2015 at 10:27 AM

    Marc Cherry, uhu uhu!

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  52. Aleana HarrisFebruary 4, 2015 at 11:19 AM

    I like it I didn't even think of them I was mainly naming actresses who I haven't seen on TV in a while

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  53. Folie-lexFebruary 4, 2015 at 11:23 AM

    Eh he is capable of doing campy fun well... And this show has campy fun written all over it.

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  54. Joy HaldarFebruary 4, 2015 at 11:27 AM

    The idea looks promising and i have faith in Marc cherry but TBH this type of show doesn't fit with CW at all.Let's wait for the casting.BTW,change this awful title ASAP.

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  55. romanFebruary 4, 2015 at 11:41 AM

    So i am probably the only one who loves the title ... i feel like it fits the premise very vell

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  56. Gwen E.February 4, 2015 at 12:21 PM

    What is with all the new shows? Does that mean next year they are cancelling a lot?

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  57. SGUFebruary 4, 2015 at 12:26 PM

    I did, that's why I said 'I'.

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  58. cookieloverFebruary 4, 2015 at 12:37 PM

    3-5!

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  59. Candice MFebruary 4, 2015 at 12:38 PM

    I'm sure that is a good show for most, but I only made it to the third episode. People have different taste.

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  60. *A*February 4, 2015 at 1:00 PM

    No, This is just a pilot so one episode is made to see if the heads of the CW are into turning it into a series.
    Since Arrow, Jane the Virgin, Reign, Supernatural, The 100, The Flash, The Originals, and The Vampire Diaries have been picked up already for next season that only leaves a few spots left ( Beauty and the Beast, Hart of Dixie, iZombie, and The Messengers ) for the pilots that are picked to go to series unless the CW is setting things up for their summer show 'campaign' for 2016 and then maybe 6 to 8 shows will be picked to go to series as summer shows..

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  61. Aleana HarrisFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:05 PM

    Yeah Sarah Michelle Gellar as the ex CIA agent and somehow get Alyson Hannigan on this show because I miss then on screen together

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  62. Pablo TroncosoFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:24 PM

    They gave up on sitcoms. Jane the Virgen is a comedy (and a golden globe winner in top of that)

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  63. *A*February 4, 2015 at 1:26 PM

    This show sounds like it could be a hit but they really need to make the ex CIA agent a female ( Sarah Michelle Gellar, Eliza Dushku, or Yvonne Strahovski ) instead of a male and change the 'prep school' to Washington State University.

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  64. Pablo TroncosoFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:26 PM

    I honestly don't like the title, but I would give it a try, it may be fun

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  65. MechieFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:27 PM

    I don't understand why The CW gave up on comedy. They never order any 30 minute sitcoms.

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  66. Winston MizeFebruary 4, 2015 at 2:05 PM

    ESPIONAGE + PREP SCHOOL= Prespionage Elite.
    or like #prespionage

    Anyway I like the concept.

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  67. SamyFebruary 4, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    I miss it so much though.

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  68. romanFebruary 4, 2015 at 2:27 PM

    I hope for 4, They have 5 students on HTGAWM and i feel like it is too much

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  69. Spindae2February 4, 2015 at 2:27 PM

    Natlie Dreyfuss was quite enetertaining in Rita Rocks, but completely misused in TO.

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  70. DarqueModeFebruary 4, 2015 at 3:30 PM

    I like the title and the initial premise, but Marc Cherry and the guy behind Under the Dome?
    Not sure about those two being associated since both shows were TERRIBLE!


    Maybe casting will help me make up my mind....

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  71. ParadiseHeatFebruary 4, 2015 at 3:43 PM

    They always pick up around 6 scripts to go to Pilot, then pick a few of those pilots to go to series depending on how they turn out and how much room they have on the schedule. They have already renewed most of their current line up and still have 2 shows to air.

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  72. DarthLocke4February 4, 2015 at 4:00 PM

    Sure it does. Cheerleaders are a hallmark of "school" and "sports culture" and we often stereotype cheerleaders as non intelligent, over dramatic, sex-oriented dancers, so the idea that fist, that's not true, but more over those that do think so would find such a group like that unexpected for collecting information---and information is a weapon that can destroy lives. It is it's own "sport"---so in essence the title is a really creative and outlandish/over the top way to get those ideas across---it might even be the name of their little organization.

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  73. DarthLocke4February 4, 2015 at 4:27 PM

    It totally reminds me of something that Japanese Anime/Manga would do!

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  74. DarqueModeFebruary 4, 2015 at 5:27 PM

    Also...
    Wasn't there a movie a decade or so ago with a similar plot?


    I have the mental image of Devon Aoki and others going from school girls to spies. Not exactly cheerleaders I guess, but...


    ETA:
    Used the Google and found it. D.E.B.S. in 2004.
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367631/

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  75. ZemiraFebruary 4, 2015 at 7:30 PM

    I agree. I immediately pictured him having feeling for one of them and I couldn't help but cringe.

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  76. ehxaFebruary 5, 2015 at 5:26 AM

    It's still on. Its terrible though.

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  77. DarthLocke4February 19, 2015 at 12:18 AM

    and there is also this...(kind of found it by accident)

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  78. DarqueModeFebruary 19, 2015 at 12:42 AM

    Ha!
    I saw that movie back in the day!


    She is a cheerleader that kills some I guess, but it is more of a post apocalyptic zombie movie than cheerleaders...


    As I recall a comet crashes to earth and turns most of humanity into dust. Some survive and are immune but most survivors go zombie. The chaos and mayhem ensues.... At some point I recall the cheerleader going to a shopping mall! Talk about covering your cliches, both for cheerleaders and zombie films! XD

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  79. DarthLocke4February 19, 2015 at 1:02 AM

    I don't think I have ever seen it, but it almost looks like something that everyone should watch just once!! XD

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