Sources: ABC has passed on Marc Cherry’s Reba McEntire drama, which was THE front-runner at the network https://t.co/TRgg2YwTCh pic.twitter.com/yrJxZub88g
— Lesley Goldberg (@Snoodit) May 12, 2017
Logline: Ruby Adair, the sheriff of colorful small town Oxblood, Ky., finds her red state outlook challenged when a young FBI agent of Middle Eastern descent (Saamer Usmani) is sent to help her solve a horrific crime. Together they form an uneasy alliance as Ruby takes the agent behind the lace curtains of this southern gothic community to meet an assortment of bizarre characters, each with a secret of their own.
The Trustee
Logline: The hourlong comedic pilot revolves around a driven but stubborn detective finds who unlikely help from her precinct's trustee, a larger than life ex-con finishing out her prison sentence doing menial tasks for the police department. Although these two have completely opposing views on crime and punishment, a highly entertaining and successful partnership is born.