CBS is adding two procedurals to its drama pilot slate, giving orders to MacGyver, a reimagining of the 1985 series from Saw and Furious 7 director James Wan and NCIS: LA executive producer R. Scott Gemmill; and Bull, a trial consultant drama based on the Dr. Phil McGraw’s early career, from the popular daytime talkshow host, Homicide creator Paul Attanasio and Amblin Television. Both projects hail from sibling CBS TV Studios.
CBS had been high from the get-go on MacGyver, a new take on a resourceful and ingenious agent who improvises his way out of sticky situations using everyday items like rubber bands, chewing gum and a Swiss Army knife.
The new series, which comes from Wan, the original’s executive producer Henry Winkler and Gemmill, features a 10-years younger protagonist. Twentysomething Angus MacGyver gets recruited into the clandestine organization from the original series where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening. The series is expected to chronicle how MacGyver acquired some of his famous skill sets.
Gemmill wrote and Wan is directing MacGyver. The two executive produce the pilot with Winkler and Michael Clear, who heads Wan’s Atomic Monster.
CBS had been high from the get-go on MacGyver, a new take on a resourceful and ingenious agent who improvises his way out of sticky situations using everyday items like rubber bands, chewing gum and a Swiss Army knife.
The new series, which comes from Wan, the original’s executive producer Henry Winkler and Gemmill, features a 10-years younger protagonist. Twentysomething Angus MacGyver gets recruited into the clandestine organization from the original series where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening. The series is expected to chronicle how MacGyver acquired some of his famous skill sets.
Gemmill wrote and Wan is directing MacGyver. The two executive produce the pilot with Winkler and Michael Clear, who heads Wan’s Atomic Monster.
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