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Trailers for New ABC Comedy Series THE NEIGHBORS, MALIBU COUNTRY, HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS, and THE FAMILY TOOLS

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 15th, 2012 at 10:23 pm

ABC announced their Fall 2012 schedule this afternoon, and followed up with trailers for the 10 new series.  The drama trailers are here.  Now for the comedies:

• The Neighbors – Jami Gertz and Lenny Venito star as the Weavers, who just bought a house in a gated New Jersey community.  The twist: everyone else in the neighborhood is an alien from the planet Zabvron.
• Malibu Country – Reba McEntire plays a divorcee who moves her family to Malibu with dreams of becoming a country star.
• How to Live With Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) – Sarah Chalke plays another divorcee who moves back in with her parents, played by Elizabeth Perkins and Brad Garrett
• The Family Tools – Kyle Bornheimer stars as a son eager to take over the family handyman business when his father (J.K. Simmons) has a heart attack

Hit the jump for the trailers and series synopses.

Trailers for New ABC Dramas 666 PARK AVENUE, LAST RESORT, NASHVILLE, MISTRESSES, RED WIDOW, and ZERO HOUR

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 15th, 2012 at 10:22 pm

ABC announced their Fall 2012 schedule this afternoon, and followed up with trailers for the 10 new series.  We’ll start with the dramas:

• 666 Park Avenue – Terry O’Quinn stars as the manager of The Drake, an apartment building that offers the ultimate luxury yet “maintains a dark hold over all of its residents.”
• Last Resort – This is the latest tense thriller from Shawn Ryan, who created The Shield.  After the captain (Andre Braugher) and commanding officer (Scott Speedman) of a submarine defy firing orders, they flee with the sub’s patrons to find refuge at an exotic island.
• Nashville – The country music drama centers on an aging legend (Connie Britton) who must deal with a scheming young talent (Hayden Panettiere).
• Mistresses – Alyssa Milano toplines the soap about the “scandalous lives of a sexy and sassy group of four girlfriends.”
• Red Widow – After her husband is brutally murdered, Marta Walraven (Radha Mitchell) “takes on the gangsters and the FBI to unveil the truth about her husband’s death.”
• Zero Hour – Anthony Edwards stars as a skeptic who gets sucked into an ancient mystery—the kind that involves treasure maps symbol-deciphering—when his wife (Jacinda Barrett) is abducted.

The comedy trailers are here.  Hit the jump for the trailers and series synopses.

HULK May Be on ABC Next Year; THE PUNISHER TV Series Not Moving Forward at Fox

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 15th, 2012 at 12:50 pm

It’s upfronts week, and we’ve already gotten a look at the upcoming fall schedules for NBC, Fox, and ABC.  However, we’ve now got word on a couple of comic book series that weren’t on any of said schedules.  A Hulk television series has been in development at ABC for a while with Guillermo del Toro onboard as executive producer.  ABC president Paul Lee had this to say regarding Hulk:

“Hulk is in development.  It wasn’t going to be ready this season, but we hope it’s going to be ready for next season.”

With word that Marvel might be planning a new Hulk movie with Mark Ruffalo following the stellar reaction to the character/Ruffalo’s performance in The Avengers, many wondered what this meant for the TV series.  It sounds like ABC is very much still game for the show, so I wouldn’t be surprised if a Hulk movie is held until the studio sees how the TV series fares.  Hit the jump for more, including word on The Punisher TV series.

ABC’s Fall 2012 Schedule: REVENGE Moves to Sundays, HAPPY ENDINGS and APT. 23 Move to Tuesday

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 15th, 2012 at 8:28 am

Upfronts Day 3: Commence! Over the last two days, we’ve seen the new fall 2012 schedules for NBC and Fox, as well as trailers for some of the new series that those networks will be offering.  Today it’s ABC’s turn, and their new schedule has a couple of change-ups for returning series.  The fan-favorite drama Revenge has taken over Desperate Housewives’ Sunday night spot (if you weren’t aware, DH had its series finale this past weekend), and the comedies Happy Endings and Don’t Trust the B— in Apartment 23 will be moving to Tuesday nights.

Tuesday is fast becoming the new comedy night, as NBC has set their two most high profile new comedies—The New Normal and Go On—for Tuesday, and that night is currently host to Fox’s all-comedy block that includes New Girl and Mindy Kaling’s The Mindy Project.  In other words, you’re probably gonna have to do some in-depth DVR scheduling.  Hit the jump to check out the full ABC schedule.  We’ll have trailers for the new series up once they’re available.

ABC Renews HAPPY ENDINGS for Season Three

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 11th, 2012 at 1:02 pm

Coming off of the great renewal news for Community and Parks and Recreation, ABC has just announced that they are renewing another worthy comedy for a further season.  Per TV Line, Happy Endings has been renewed for a 22-episode third season.  Like the aforementioned NBC comedies, Happy Endings got off to a rough start creatively but has since come into its own and flourished as a whip-smart comedy with a great ensemble cast.  This news comes on the heels of ABC renewing other comedies Modern Family, Suburgatory, and The Middle, though there’s still no word on freshman laugher Don’t Trust the B— in Apartment 23.

Elsewhere in the comedy television world, 30 Rock is set to return for a 13-episode final season, and with deals close to finished with the principal actors, an official renewal for The Office is expected shortly.

ABC Renews MODERN FAMILY, ONCE UPON A TIME, SUBURGATORY, REVENGE, CASTLE, GREY’S ANATOMY and THE MIDDLE

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: May 11th, 2012 at 10:06 am

Good news has arrived for three freshman series and four running series over at ABC. Following in the footsteps of Fox’s housecleaning and pick-ups and NBC’s slew of renewals including a fourth season for Community and a final season for 30 Rock (hopefully what should be the final season for The Office too), ABC has decided to renew seven series across the board that will please a variety of fans. TV by the Numbers has news on the renewals, and on the comedy side of things, Modern Family, The Middle and Suburgatory have all been renewed, while new dramas Once Upon a Time and Revenge will also get a second season. Finally, older series Castle and Grey’s Anatomy will also get another season, even if the latter medical drama has overstayed its welcome and jumped the shark for a couple years now.  Hit the jump for more, including my thoughts on the renewals and the ABC series that have yet to get an official order.

Tony Goldwyn Talks SCANDAL, Directing JUSTIFIED and GREY’S ANATOMY, and a Drama He’s Developing

by Christina Radish    Posted: April 26th, 2012 at 4:00 pm

On the ABC drama series Scandal, from show creator/writer/executive producer Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice), actor Tony Goldwyn plays President Fitzgerald Grant, whose former communications director, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington), left to open her own prominent crisis management firm. Revered and feared at the same time, Olivia was hoping to completely cut ties with her past (which includes an affair with the President) and start a new chapter in her life, but her former boss and his chief of staff (played by Jeff Perry) are never far from her beat.During this recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, Tony Goldwyn talked about how he came to be a part of Scandal, what he thinks of his morally ambiguous character, the challenge of always being so exact with such fast-paced dialogue, the presidents that he looked at for inspiration, what it’s like to work with his co-star Kerry Washington, and how the stakes will continue to get higher through the end of the season. He also talked about his directorial work, whether he prefers the style of film or TV, developing a drama series for AMC, and the shows he’d love to direct an episode of, if given the opportunity. Check out what he had to say after the jump.

Producers Nahnatchka Khan and David Hemingson Talk DON’T TRUST THE B IN APARTMENT 23

by Christina Radish    Posted: April 24th, 2012 at 7:20 pm

The ABC comedy series Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23, from show creator/executive producer/writer Nahnatchka Khan and executive producer/writer David Hemingson, tells the story of a wide-eyed Midwestern girl named June (Dreama Walker), who moves to New York City to pursue her dream, but quickly ends up without a fiancé or job.  Now, her morals are constantly put to the test by her wild party-girl roommate Chloe (Krysten Ritter) and Chloe’s best friend, the actor James Van Der Beek (appropriately and hilariously played by James Van Der Beek himself), as he two girls form an unlikely friendship that leads them both to unexpected places and outrageous experiences.

During this recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, co-showrunners and longtime friends Khan and Hemingson talked about how this show came about and how they ended up working together on it, the process of selling the series and finally getting the pilot made about two years later, finding the perfect actress to play the bitch and making sure that she stays the bitch, that they had no back-up plan if James Van Der Beek had turned down the role, how much improvisation they do on set, and what viewers can expect from the journey of the characters this season.  Check out what they had to say after the jump:

Head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb Gives Updates on THE INCREDIBLE HULK, AKA JESSICA JONES and THE PUNISHER TV Series

by Christina Radish    Posted: March 20th, 2012 at 4:18 pm

One of the executive producers of Ultimate Spider-Man for Marvel Universe on Disney XD, Jeph Loeb is the Emmy-nominated and Eisner Award-winning writer and producer who is currently the Executive Vice President and Head of Marvel Television, responsible for all live-action comedy and drama, as well as animation. So, when we spoke with him earlier today about the compelling new action-adventure animated series, featuring a teenage Peter Parker (voiced by Drake Bell) juggling the challenges of high school with being a superhero, we were curious about an update on the status of the live-action series that he currently has in development.

While we will run what he had to say about the new animation series, closer to its April 1^st premiere, we did want to post what he had to say about how The Hulk, Aka Jessica Jones and The Punisher are coming along for ABC, as well as the development of Mockingbird and Cloak and Dagger for ABC Family. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

TV Casting: Matthew Rhys Set Opposite Kerri Russel in THE AMERICANS; Yunjin Kim Joins ABC’s MISTRESSES

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 17th, 2012 at 11:58 am

We’ve got a couple of television casting stories to share with you this weekend. First up, Deadline reports that Brothers & Sisters star Matthew Rhys has nabbed the male lead opposite Keri Russell in FX’s period drama pilot The Americans. The series centers on two KGB spies posing as a married American couple in the suburbs of Washington, DC in the 1980s. Complicating matters, the couple has two children who are unaware of their parents’ true identities and the husband grows an affinity for America’s values and way of life. This is one of the more interesting pilots in development this season, and while I’m unfamiliar with Rhys’ work, I’m eager to see how the series will play out. The project comes from Falling Skies’ Joe Weisberg and Justified showrunner Graham Yost.

Hit the jump for casting news regarding Lost star Yunjin Kim.

Creator/Executive Producer Gregory Poirier Talks ABC’s MISSING Starring Ashley Judd

by Christina Radish    Posted: March 10th, 2012 at 11:03 am

ABC’s action-packed drama series Missing (premiering on March 15^th) tells the story of Becca Winstone (Ashley Judd), a woman who learns that her son (Nick Eversman) has disappeared while studying abroad. Immediately suspecting foul play, she travels to Rome to begin piecing together the clues left behind. And, it isn’t long before the kidnappers realize that they’ve picked a fight with the wrong woman, as Becca has a secret of her own – she happened to be a lethal CIA operative. If she wants to find her son alive, Becca will have to rely on old friends and put all of her old skills to the test. The series also stars Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Cliff Curtis (Trauma), Adriano Giannini (Oceans Twelve) and Tereza Vorísková (Borgia).

During this exclusive interview with Collider, creator/executive producer Gregory Poirier (National Treasure: Book of Secrets) talked about what made him want to try his hand at television, having to map out the entire season for the network in order to get a greenlight without having to film a pilot first, why 10 episodes was the perfect amount, the process of figuring out what countries to set this story in, what made Ashley Judd the perfect leading lady, and the plan for where Season 2 could go. He also talked about working on the second draft of a big action movie about the secret service training program that people go through to become agents. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

TV Casting: Michael Nyqvist Gets Evil in ZERO HOUR, Brad Garrett Joins Comedy PARENTS, and Zach Gilford Heads to Medical Drama

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 9th, 2012 at 7:51 pm

We’ve got a trio of TV casting stories to share with you this evening. First up, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (the Swedish one) star Michael Nyqvist has landed the villain role in ABC’s drama pilot Zero Hour. The show comes from Prison Break scribe Paul Scheuring and centers on a skeptics magazine editor who is pulled into “one of the most compelling conspiracies in human history.” ER vet Anthony Edwards is set to play the magazine editor, and THR reports that Nyqvist will play one of the villains at the heart of a global conspiracy. He’s a mercenary who shares a special connection to the show’s protagonist.

Nyqvist has already done the “foreign star takes on American villain role” bit in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, but Zero Hour will make his US television series debut. I’m a big fan of Edwards and the premise sounds interesting enough, so it’s safe to say I’m sold on checking out the pilot should ABC pick the show up to series. Hit the jump for casting news concerning Everybody Loves Raymond star Brad Garrett and Friday Night Lights alum Zach Gilford.

Oren Peli Talks THE RIVER; Premieres Tonight on ABC

by Christina Radish    Posted: February 7th, 2012 at 9:36 am

ABC’s intensely scary paranormal thriller The River follows the story of world famous wildlife expert and TV personality Dr. Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood), host of the beloved series “The Undiscovered Country.” After Cole goes missing deep in the Amazon, his wife, Tess (Leslie Hope), and estranged son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), decide to lead a rescue mission deep into the unexplored reaches of the Amazon River, where nature is cruel, magic is real and nothing is what it seems.

While at the TCA Winter Press Tour, executive producer Oren Peli (creator of Paranormal Activity) talked about how he ended up developing an idea for a TV show, the extent of Steven Spielberg’s involvement, the challenges of telling a season’s worth of story in only eight episodes, doing the episodes with a scare-of-the-week while also advancing the overall mystery, trying to create moments where you don’t know what’s going to happen because it’s the unexpected that’s scary, and that even though no one is safe, characters won’t be killed off just for the sake of killing them off. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

COUGAR TOWN Season Three Premiere Finally Set for February; New Poster Released

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: January 17th, 2012 at 1:37 pm

For all those fans of the ABC comedy series Cougar Town who have been eagerly awaiting the delayed third season, here’s some good news. The network has just revealed that Courteney Cox and company will return to TV on Tuesday, February 14th at 8:30/7:30c. The series returns after Work It, the Bosom Buddies copycat was quickly shut down after burning everyone’s eyes out, vacated the time slot following Last Man Standing. And as a bonus, you can check out the third season poster after the jump.

Martin Campbell to Direct ABC Pilot THE LAST RESORT from Creator Shawn Ryan

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 4th, 2012 at 6:15 pm

Coming off the lackluster Green Lantern, director Martin Campbell is dipping his toe back into television. THR reports that Campbell has signed on to direct the pilot for the thriller The Last Resort. The series centers on “the crew of a U.S. nuclear submarine who, after ignoring an order to fire nuclear missiles, wind up being hunted and escape to a NATO outpost where they declare themselves to be the world’s smallest nuclear nation.” It’s a fantastic premise, and The Shield’s Shawn Ryan and Dead Like Me’s Karl Gajdusek are the key creative team behind the futuristic drama. In addition to directing the pilot, Campbell will serve as executive producer.

While he’s best known for films like GoldenEye, The Mask of Zorro, and Casino Royale, Campbell actually got his start in television. He worked mainly in British TV, on series like The Professionals and Edge of Darkness (which he later remade as a feature in 2010 starring Mel Gibson). Hopefully ABC picks up the Resort pilot to series as the premise and creative talent involved have my interest adequately piqued. Campbell’s follow-up to Green Lantern has yet to be decided, but we recently learned that he may direct a feature adaptation of the TV series The Fall Guy.

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