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Here's a look at the pilots most likely to land series orders, which — as always —should be taken with a grain of salt as buzz changes like the wind this time of year.
1. The Mick (Fox)
Starring It's Always Sunny's Kaitlin Olson, the single-camera comedy revolves around a hard-living, foul-mouthed woman who moves to affluent Greenwich, Conn., to raise the spoiled kids of her wealthy sister who has fled the country to avoid a federal indictment. The 20th Century Fox TV entry from brothers John and Dave Chernin has emerged as the can't-miss frontrunner on the comedy side. Also considered a sure thing is Making History, the Adam Pally-Leighton Meester time-travel comedy produced by Last Man on Earth duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller. On the flipside, insiders suggest that Courteney Cox vehicle Charity Case is dead and Judy Greer-Patton Oswalt workplace comedy HR is considered highly unlikely to move forward.
2. Pitch (Fox)
On the drama side, Fox handed out early pickups to frontrunners 24: Legacy and Lee Daniels' Star, leaving six pilots remaining. Of those, female baseball drama Pitch is considered the next likely to score a starting slot on the network's fall lineup. Produced by Dan Fogelman (Galavant) in his first year under a rich overall deal with 20th TV, the network teamed with Major League Baseball and has unprecedented access to its logos, stadiums and more with a pickup giving Fox an easy way to transition from October postseason baseball back into its fall fare. An added bonus: starring pitcher Kylie Bunbury has been earning rave reviews for both her athletic and acting performance. Buzz has also been good for The Exorcist, with director Rupert Wyatt's take coming in scary good that may score it a slot on Fridays opposite NBC stalwart Grimm. Meanwhile, police procedural APB could land a midseason slot and Lethal Weapon is said to be needing work — though insiders stress the network sees potential for the franchise reboot.
3. Conviction (ABC)
One of the few procedural pilots picked up under former ABC Entertainment president Paul Lee, the Hayley Atwell drama is considered likely to go to series as the network looks to move away from its well-known soapy fare. (Atwell reportedly would juggle Conviction with Agent Carter, should the Marvel drama return — though that's considered highly unlikely.) Also considered strong is The Jury, the courtroom anthology starring The Good Wife Emmy winner Archie Panjabi. The pickup for the latter would come as little surprise as true crime continues to be all the rage following Making a Murderer, The Jinx and People v. O.J. Simpson. Elsewhere, Kevin Williamson's H.G. Wells drama Time After Time also is going strong. Agents of SHIELD spinoff Marvel's Most Wanted has been cooling and some say it's not considered the lock it once was. On the flipside, Model Woman is considered dead.
1. The Mick (Fox)
Starring It's Always Sunny's Kaitlin Olson, the single-camera comedy revolves around a hard-living, foul-mouthed woman who moves to affluent Greenwich, Conn., to raise the spoiled kids of her wealthy sister who has fled the country to avoid a federal indictment. The 20th Century Fox TV entry from brothers John and Dave Chernin has emerged as the can't-miss frontrunner on the comedy side. Also considered a sure thing is Making History, the Adam Pally-Leighton Meester time-travel comedy produced by Last Man on Earth duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller. On the flipside, insiders suggest that Courteney Cox vehicle Charity Case is dead and Judy Greer-Patton Oswalt workplace comedy HR is considered highly unlikely to move forward.
2. Pitch (Fox)
On the drama side, Fox handed out early pickups to frontrunners 24: Legacy and Lee Daniels' Star, leaving six pilots remaining. Of those, female baseball drama Pitch is considered the next likely to score a starting slot on the network's fall lineup. Produced by Dan Fogelman (Galavant) in his first year under a rich overall deal with 20th TV, the network teamed with Major League Baseball and has unprecedented access to its logos, stadiums and more with a pickup giving Fox an easy way to transition from October postseason baseball back into its fall fare. An added bonus: starring pitcher Kylie Bunbury has been earning rave reviews for both her athletic and acting performance. Buzz has also been good for The Exorcist, with director Rupert Wyatt's take coming in scary good that may score it a slot on Fridays opposite NBC stalwart Grimm. Meanwhile, police procedural APB could land a midseason slot and Lethal Weapon is said to be needing work — though insiders stress the network sees potential for the franchise reboot.
3. Conviction (ABC)
One of the few procedural pilots picked up under former ABC Entertainment president Paul Lee, the Hayley Atwell drama is considered likely to go to series as the network looks to move away from its well-known soapy fare. (Atwell reportedly would juggle Conviction with Agent Carter, should the Marvel drama return — though that's considered highly unlikely.) Also considered strong is The Jury, the courtroom anthology starring The Good Wife Emmy winner Archie Panjabi. The pickup for the latter would come as little surprise as true crime continues to be all the rage following Making a Murderer, The Jinx and People v. O.J. Simpson. Elsewhere, Kevin Williamson's H.G. Wells drama Time After Time also is going strong. Agents of SHIELD spinoff Marvel's Most Wanted has been cooling and some say it's not considered the lock it once was. On the flipside, Model Woman is considered dead.
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