UPDATE: New NBC Comedy ‘People Are Talking’ Faces Recasting As It Shares Female Lead With Fox’s ‘The Guide To Surviving Life’
Ah, the dangers of second position casting. There was a lot of good upfront news for former Bring Human star Meaghan Rath today. Just before lunch, NBC picked up to series her NBC comedy pilot People Are Talking. Several hours later, Fox did the same with Rath’s other comedy pilot, The Guide to Surviving Life. Rath plays the female lead in both projects but one of them, Fox’s single-camera The Guide to Surviving Life, has her in first position. That means that NBC’s newly picked up multi-camera People Are Talking comedy will have to recast the role.
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Thanks to Laurence for the heads up.
So wanted to share good news. But no: Fox is NOT picking up #StudioCity. America, you'd have LOVED this fucking show. @KristaVernoff
— Eric McCormack (@EricMcCormack) May 8, 2015Also as per THR these pilots have been passed over.
The Curse of the Fuentes Women -- PASSED OVER
Logline: When a magical and mysterious young man (The Following's Adan Canto) inexplicably emerges from the ocean, he breathes new passion into the lives of the Fuentes women — the beautiful but lonely Lola, her ailing mother Esperanza and her troubled daughter Soledad.
Cast: Adan Canto, Christina Vidal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Rachel Ticotin, Katie Sarife, Sonia Braga, Robbie Jones, Trace Lysette
Team: W/EP Silvio Horta (Ugly Betty); EP Andrew Maher
Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Silent H
Location: Puerto Rico
Untitled Molyneux project* (formerly The Brainy Bunch) -- PASSED OVER
Logline: Through a combination of genetics and dynamic home schooling, Kip and Mona Lisa Mitchell find themselves raising extraordinarily intelligent kids. When Kip returns home from the military to be a stay at home dad, he experiences firsthand the challenges of parenting kids who have genius IQs, but limited life and social skills. Inspired by the book of the same title by Kip and Mona Lisa Harding. Melanie Griffith stars as Monia Lisa's mother.
Cast: Melanie Griffith, James Roday, Raphael Alejandro, Katherine Reis, Majandra Delfino, Zoe Colletti, Spencer Tomich, Harrison Holzer, Raphael Alejandro
Team: W/EP Wendy and Lizzie Molyneux (Bob's Burgers); EP Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television, Imagine TV
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles
Untitled NBA project* -- PASSED OVER
Logline: A buddy comedy set in the world of the NBA about a rookie who doesn't speak English and a translator (Pitch Perfect's Skylar Astin) who doesn't speak basketball.
Cast: Blondy Baruti, Skylar Astin, Jami Gertz, Laura Steinel, Ving Rhames, Matthew Glave
Team: W/EP David Windsor, Casey Johnson (Trophy Wife); EP Dan Fogelman, Mike Tollin, Peter Gruber, Aaron Kaplan; D John Fortenberry
Studio: ABC Studios, Rhode Island Ave. Productions; Mandalay Sports Media, Kapital Entertainment, NBA
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles, Oakland
Broad Squad* -- PASSED OVER
Logline: Inspired by true stories, the drama follows the first four women to graduate from Boston’s Police Academy in 1978.
Cast: Lauren Ambrose, Rutina Wesley, Charlotte Spencer, Cody Horn, Michael Gaston, Kenneth Mitchell, Alberto Frezza, Morgan Spector
Team: W/EP Bess Wohl; EP Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz, Len Goldstein, Aaron Kaplan; P Alexandra Lyndon; D/EP Coky Geirdroyc
Studio: ABC Studios, Fake Empire, Kapital Entertainment
Location: Boston
Chevy* (previously Chev & Bev) -- PASSED OVER
Logline: A comedy starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo as two baby boomers who are fun, relevant and living a selfish retirement when their world is turned upside down and they are suddenly left to raise their grandchildren.
Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Ed Oxenbould, Cooper Friedman, Aly Michalka, Maulik Pancholy, Grace Kaufman
Team: W/EP Brad Copeland; Aaron Kaplan; D/EP Ben Taylor
Studio: ABC Studios, Kapital Entertainment
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles
Untitled Johnny Knoxville -- PASSED OVER
Logline: Narrated by Johnny Knoxville and based on his life, the family comedy follows the exploits of 12-year-old Johnny (Brandon Spink) navigating the "outlaw culture" of his family and small hometown of Knoxville, Tenn., and documents the childhood experiences that inspired him to become one of the greatest pranksters of a generation.
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Brad Carter, Julie Ann Emery, Brittany Beery, Brandon Spink
Team: W/EP Victor Fresco (My Name Is Earl); EP Johnny Knoxville, Michael Rotenberg, Dave Becky; D Michael Fresco
Studio: ABC Studios, 3 Arts
Format: Single-camera
Location: Los Angeles
