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[05/09/13 - 07:10 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 9 - Networks Pass on Five More Pilots
Updates include: Kiefer Sutherland in talks for "24" limited series; Ken Sanzel to potentially run NBC's "Ironside"; and two new series regulars set on Showtime's "Homeland."
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[04/04/13 - 12:12 PM]
2013 ABC Program Development Guide - Comedy Series
ABC details its 12 comedy pilots under consideration for next season.
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[03/25/13 - 11:30 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 25
Updates include: Debra Messing to topline CBS's "Mother's Day" import; Seth Green tapped for lead on FOX's "Dads"; and Nelson Franklin cast in NBC's "Holding Patterns."
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[03/21/13 - 11:16 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, March 21
Updates include: Mamie Gummer boards CBS's "Backstrom"; Ashley Williams joins ABC's "Keep Calm and Karey On"; and FOX pushes filming on "The Wild Blue."
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[03/13/13 - 11:13 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 13
Updates include: NBC begins casting a fourth season of "The Sing-Off"; the fan-funded "Veronica Mars" movie is a go; and Kristin Davis joins "Bad Teacher" at CBS.
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[03/11/13 - 11:43 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 11
Updates include: John Malkovich to play Blackbeard in NBC's "Crossbones"; Josh Lucas, Lynn Collins to lead A&E's "Occult"; and Kathryn Morris, Skeet Ulrich return to CBS in pilots.
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[03/06/13 - 11:37 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 6
Updates include: Scott Bakula returns to TNT in Geena Davis-led pilot; Sara Gilbert joins "Bad Teacher" at CBS; and Ben Rappaport, Bill Engvall to star in "Do It Yourself" at TBS.
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[02/25/13 - 11:56 PM]
Development Update: Monday, February 25
Updates include: Laura Ramsey to lead "The Sixth Gun" at NBC; Christine Lahti boards "Beverly Hills Cop" at CBS; and Janet Montgomery to star in ABC's "Gothica."
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[02/25/13 - 11:56 PM]
Development Update: Monday, February 25
Updates include: Laura Ramsey to lead "The Sixth Gun" at NBC; Christine Lahti boards "Beverly Hills Cop" at CBS; and Janet Montgomery to star in ABC's "Gothica."
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[02/21/13 - 11:07 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 21
Updates include: Mira Sorvino marries "Gaffigan" at CBS; Robbie Amell joins "The Tomorrow People" at The CW; and Nicole Beharie reports to FOX's "Sleepy Hollow."
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[01/30/13 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, January 30
Updates include: ABC greenlights three comedy pilots; FOX adds two dramas to its roster; and Jon Favreau to direct NBC's "About a Boy."
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[08/23/12 - 11:08 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, August 23
Updates include: FOX asks "Bob's Burgers" for six additional scripts; Malin Akerman cast as the mom in ABC's "Suburgatory"; and Thomas Middleditch boards NBC's "The Office" spin-off.
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DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY:
8/23/12
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5/9/13
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STATUS:
previously in development (2013-2014 season) |
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
network passed on 5/9/13 |
DESCRIPTION:
(from ABC's press release, April 2013) Karey (Kelly Preston) is a happily married college graduate with no chemical dependencies or warrants so she's the black sheep of her family. As she likes to say, "Someone definitely peed in my gene pool." But with bad genes comes great responsibility... so when her brother Vince is sent to prison, she becomes the stay-at-home-mom to her brother's two kids. Destiny, a delinquent 15 year old and Joey a military obsessed 8 year old. She's also raising her son Arkel, an African American teenager she adopted along the way. Out of all Karey's kids, he does the best at school and is the easiest to get along with... probably because he's not blood related. Now, along with her British husband, John, Karey's trying to give these kids the normalcy they've never had. But normal doesn't come naturally to a family like this. Karey's mother Dotty (Jane Seymour) calls herself "The Liz Taylor of Valencia" - she's been married and divorced 5 times! She's the type of woman whose glass is always half full, and it is. Her brother Jeff is a bona-fide NINJA - No Income, No Job, no Assets. But unlike an actual Ninja, he is neither stealth nor quiet... turning Karey's living room into his bedroom and settling in as a permanent member of the family. Her narcissistic sister, Penny, believes herself to be a better parent than Karey, even though her "child" is a pampered Pomeranian named Vivian. Even though Norman Rockwell never painted a family like this... Karey is hellbent on making it work. But between Destiny stealing the car, Arkel teaching Joey Three Card Monte, and Joey digging foxholes in the front lawn - she has her hands full. This comedic, original and heart-warming series dives into the many challenges and rewards of adoption, redefining what it means to be a family and giving a voice to the millions of kids in foster care waiting for a "forever home." Inspired by actress and writer Andrea Abbate's (ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE, RUDE AWAKENINGS) real life, she's teamed up with producers Shawn Levy, Marty Adelstein (TEEN WOLF, LAST MAN STANDING, PRISON BREAK) & Becky Clements (LAST MAN STANDING) of 21 Laps/Adelstein and director Gail Mancuso (MODERN FAMILY) to bring you an outrageous comedy about a new kind of family with an odd sense of values: ADOPTED. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ashley Williams as Penny
· Ella Anderson as Sam
· Haley Lu Richardson as Destiny
· Isaac White as Arkel
· Jane Seymour as Dotty
· Kelly Preston as Karey
· Majandra Delfino as Penny (Originally Cast)
· Rhys Darby as Paul
· Steve Talley as Jeff
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Andrea Abbate as CRTR/EP
· Becky Clements as EP
· Christine Zander as EP
· Gail Mancuso as DIR (Pilot)
· Marty Adelstein as EP
· Shawn Levy as EP
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GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 20th Century Fox Television
· 21 Laps-Adelstein Productions
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