ABC
BELTWAY
DreamWorks Television; Touchstone put pilot. Auspices: Rod Lurie (EP/W pilot); Marc Frydman (EP-N/W). Logline: A dramatic series set against the political machinations of the U.S. Congress. Lead character is a young female rookie congressional staffer.
JOHN RIDLEY PROJECT
Touchstone put pilot. Auspices: John Ridley (EP/W pilot); Kevin Mischer (EP). Logline: A dramatic series about a dysfunctional family of martial arts experts.
CBS
HACK
Columbia TriStar; Pariah pilot pickup. Cast contingent. Auspices: David Koepp (EP/W pilot); Gavin Palone (EP). Logline: A dramatic series about a former police officer who now drives a taxi and helps the “little guy” by solving crimes.
VANISHED
Warner Bros.; Bruckheimer Productions pilot pickup. Auspices: Jerry Bruckheimer (EP); Hank Steinberg (W pilot); David Nutter (D pilot). Logline: A dramatic series that centers on the search for missing persons.
THE SEVENTH FLOOR a k a THE 7th FLOOR
Warner Bros.; John Wells Productions pilot + 13 episodes. Strong pilot pickup contender. Auspices: John Wells (EP); Lydia Woodward (EP/W pilot); Chris Chulack (EP/D pilot). Logline: A dramatic series set in a medical facility in San Francisco.
PAUL ATTANASIO PROJECT
Studios USA put pilot. Auspices: Paul Attanasio (EP/W pilot); Katie Jacobs (EP). Logline: A cop drama set in South Central Los Angeles.
THE EDGE
Studios USA put pilot. Auspices: Neal Baer (EP/W pilot). Logline: A dramatic series about a group of doctors from different medical disciplines who form a committee on bioethics.
MICHAEL MANN & BARRY SCHINDEL PROJECT
Studios USA put pilot. Auspices: Michael Mann (EP); Barry Schindel (W pilot). Logline: A dramatic series centering on morally ambiguous police officers, a la the feature film “Training Day.”
THE RESCUE
Columbia TriStar; Denise Di Novi Productions put pilot. Auspices: Denise Di Novi (EP); Nicholas Sparks (EP/author). Logline: Based on Nicholas Sparks’ book of the same name about an unlikely and redemptive romance between a waitress/single mom and a volunteer fireman.
FOX
FIREFLY
Twentieth pilot + 13 episodes. Possibly a 2-hour backdoor pilot. Auspices: Joss Whedon (EP/W/D pilot). Logline: A science-fiction drama that takes place 500 hundred years in the future and centers on the iconoclastic crew of a small spaceship.
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL PROJECT
Regency; Yak Yak Productions pilot. Auspices: Mimi Leder (EP/D pilot); Anthony Peckham (EP/W pilot). Logline: An ensemble drama that examines the lives and work of the people working at the Centers for Disease Control, the government agency that studies diseases and protects public health.
TIME TUNNEL
Twentieth; Regency pilot. Auspices: Rand Ravich (EP/W pilot); Todd Holand (EP/D pilot). Logline: A dramatic series about a male and a female operative who travel through time to prevent disasters.
CHICAGO TOURS
Columbia TriStar put pilot. Auspices: Greg Berlanti (EP/W pilot). Logline: A dramatic series that focuses on people getting a second chance to change their path in life via a bus driver who offers people tours in which they view their alternate lives.
FAST LANE
Warner Bros. put pilot. Auspices: John MacNamara (EP/W pilot); Joseph McGinty Mitchell a k a McG (EP/D pilot). Logline: A fast-paced police drama revolving around two undercover officers who work to prevent crime before it happens.
JASON KATIMS PROJECT
Twentieth put pilot. Auspices: Jason Katims (EP/W pilot). Logline: A young ensemble sports drama set against a minor league baseball team in New York.
UNDERSTUDY, THE
Twentieth; David E. Kelley Productions put pilot. Auspices: David E. Kelley (EP); Bill D’Elia (EP); Ivan Menchell (EP/W pilot). Logline: A dramatic series about a 21-year-old woman who moves to New York City to pursue her dream of performing on Broadway. The series will incorporate musical elements.
NBC
ZERO EFFECT
Warner Bros.; Castle Rock put pilot. Auspices: Jake Kasdan (EP/W/D pilot); Walon Green (EP/W pilot). Logline: A dramatic series based on the feature film of the same name about an eccentric private detective.
WB
BIRDS OF PREY
Warner Bros.; Tollin Robbins Productions put pilot. Auspices: Laeta Kalogridis (W pilot); Mike Tollin (EP); Brian Robbins (EP). Logline: A dramatic series based on a DC Comics offshoot of the Batman franchise in which three young women battle villains in Gotham City.
EVERWOOD
Columbia TriStar put pilot. Auspices: Greg Berlanti (EP/W pilot). Logline: A medical series about a widowed doctor who moves with his family from New York City to a small town in Colorado. Show will be similar in tone to “Northern Exposure” and “Picket Fences.”
LOST IN OZ
Warner Bros.; A Band Apart put pilot. Auspices: David Hayter (EP/W pilot); Lawrence Bender (EP); Kevin Brown (EP); Joel Smith (EP); Frank L. Baum (author). Logline: A dramatic fantasy series based on the fictional world of Oz created by Frank L. Baum. In this version, the characters from the classic film are historical figures, with a 20-something woman as the principal character. A la Dorothy, she unexpectedly arrives in Oz. However, discontent with skipping down the yellow brick road in search of the wizard, she leads a revolt against the powers of Oz.
WELCOME TO HOLLAND
Warner Bros. put pilot. Originally developed as a dark half-hour comedy during the 1999-2000 season. Auspices: Bruce Ferber (EP/W pilot). Logline: A dramatic series about a family with an autistic child.
YOUNG TARZAN PROJECT
Warner Bros.; Laura Ziskin Productions; David Gerber Productions put pilot. Auspices: Laura Ziskin (EP); David Gerber (EP); Mike Werb & Michael Colleary (W pilot). Logline: A dramatic series reviving Edgar Rice Burroughs’ tale of a young aristocrat stranded in the African jungle and raised by apes. In this version, a teen-age Lord Greystoke moves to New York City to live with his aunt.
UPN
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST REMAKE
Paramount script + penalty. Auspices: Tony Thomas (EP); Paul Junger Witt (EP); Ron Koslow (EP/W pilot). Logline: A dramatic series based on the series about a female district attorney who forms an unlikely relationship with a kind and noble man/beast, who lives in a secret society of outcasts beneath New York City.