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Disney+ has ordered a pilot for a Spaceship Earth TV series inspired by EPCOT’s iconic ride, with Jason Fuchs as showrunner and executive producer; the project from Five Ten Productions and Anomaly Pictures will be directed by Lee Toland Krieger and produced by 20th Television, and follows a band of teens from Earth’s past and future as they race to avert a global catastrophe, potentially expanding Disney’s ride-to-screen universe.
ABC has ordered a pilot for the comedy 'Do You Want Kids?', starring Rachel Bloom, who co-wrote the script with her husband Dan Gregor. The show explores how a major life decision affects a married couple, played by Bloom and Gregor, who are also married in real life. This marks Bloom's return to broadcast TV after her success with 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' and is part of ABC's 2025-26 scripted series lineup.
A comedy series inspired by Mel Brooks' 'Young Frankenstein' is nearing a pilot order at FX, with Brooks' blessing and involvement from creators of 'What We Do in the Shadows', including Stefani Robinson and Taika Waititi, though details are still under wraps.
Tim Allen is set to star in a new multicamera comedy pilot for ABC called "Shifting Gears," playing the role of a stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop whose life takes a turn when his estranged daughter and her teenage kids move in with him. The pilot is being produced by the team behind "Last Man Standing" and comes as ABC shifts to a year-round development model, marking the network's first pilot order of 2024.
NBCUniversal has ordered a pilot for the "Suits" spinoff, "Suits: LA," which will follow a former federal prosecutor from New York representing powerful clients in Los Angeles. The original series gained popularity on Netflix and Peacock, leading to the new spinoff. None of the original cast is attached to the spinoff yet, and a lead star has not been named. The spinoff is created by Aaron Korsh and will be produced by UCP, the studio behind the original show.
NBC has given a pilot order to "Suits: L.A.," a spinoff of the popular series "Suits," which will follow a new character, Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York now representing powerful clients in Los Angeles. The show will be produced by Aaron Korsh, the creator of the original series, and is set to begin production in late March in Vancouver, Canada. The decision to create the spinoff comes after the original show saw a surge in popularity on Netflix, becoming the most-streamed program of 2023.
Reba McEntire is set to star in an untitled comedy that has received a pilot order at NBC, reuniting her with former showrunner Kevin Abbott. The potential series revolves around Reba inheriting her father’s restaurant and discovering she has a new business partner in the form of her half-sister. The multi-camera comedy is produced by Universal Television and marks NBC's first pilot order of the 2024 season, impacted by strikes. With McEntire's star power, the show aims to break through the crowded TV landscape.
Reba McEntire is set to star in and executive produce a new untitled multi-camera comedy for NBC, which has received a pilot order. The show, from Universal TV, will see McEntire playing a woman who inherits her father's restaurant and discovers she has a new business partner in the form of a half-sister she never knew she had. The project reunites McEntire with the team behind her previous sitcoms "Reba" and "Malibu Country," and marks her return to the sitcom world after recent appearances in "Young Sheldon" and "Big Sky." Kevin Abbott, known for his work on "Last Man Standing," is the writer and executive producer for the new show.