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[12/04/09 - 11:54 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Back" (CBS)

[05/14/09 - 11:10 AM]
FOX Adds "Past Life"; ABC Likely to Keep "Scrubs," "Samantha"
The newcomer joins previous pickups "Human Target," "Sons of Tucson," "Glee" and "The Cleveland Show."

[04/10/09 - 06:05 PM]
Development Update: Friday, April 10
Updates include: TNT cancels "Trust Me"; Showtime passes on all of its pilots; and a dozen directors land pilot duty.

[03/24/09 - 06:47 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, March 24
Updates include: John C. McGinley steps "Back" into drama for CBS; a pair set for "Melrose Place" at The CW; and ABC's "V" casts a slew of recurring characters.

[03/18/09 - 06:45 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 18
Updates include: NBC orders "The Sing Off"; Kyle Bornheimer gets a "Threesome" at ABC; and Alfre Woodard joins FOX's "Maggie Hill."

[03/11/09 - 06:17 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 11
Updates include: Tyler Labine, Ashley Jensen and Minka Kelly all book pilots; Drake Bell to topline CBS's "The Fish Tank"; and NBC to take the "Great American Road Trip" this summer.

[02/10/09 - 06:10 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, February 10
Updates include: FOX sets leads for "AbFab"; Lifetime to revisit NBC's "Alligator Point"; and Anne Heche joins HBO's "Hung."

[01/29/09 - 06:09 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, January 29
Updates include: CBS orders three drama pilots; Billy Campbell to topline NBC's "Lost in the '80s"; and ABC eyes The CW orphan "Surviving Suburbia."







BACK (CBS)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
1/29/09 - 12/4/09
STATUS:
previously in development (2009-2010 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
DESCRIPTION:
drama centers on a man who disappeared in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks only to suddenly show up, eight years later
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· DB Woodside as Dr. Kevin Stern
· Emily Meade as Shannon Miles
· Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak as Michael Miles
· John C. McGinley as Tom Barnes
· Sherry Stringfield as Cheryl Miles-Burke
· Skeet Ulrich as Richard Miles
CREW INFORMATION:
· Craig Zadan as EP
· Dean Widenmann as CRTR/SP
· Mark Pellington as DIR (Pilot)
· Neil Meron as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Television Studios
· Storyline Entertainment