NBC has given the green light to three more series for next year.
The news comes on the heels of the network giving the green light to four new series for next year.
Still no word yet on Wonder Woman, but the network did pick up the series Grimm.
Details are below courtesy of the Hollywood Reporter.
The Playboy Club
The drama revolves around working-class bunnies (Amber Heard, Jenna Dewan) and the men who love them (Eddie Cibrian) in the 1960s, where crooners, mob bosses, politicians and Chicago’s elite play. The drama, a 20th TV and Imagine production, counts Chad Hodge (Runaway) and Brian Grazer (Lie to Me, Friday Night Lights) among its executive producers. The pilot was directed by Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones). Working in its favor: name recognition – and a vast empire of products, print and reality series to remind viewers about the show.
Awake (formerly REM)
Lone Star creator Kyle Killen delivers another dual life drama, this time a procedural hybrid starring Jason Isaacs (Brotherhood) as a police detective who can’t let go of any aspect of his fractured family after a car crash. Cherry Jones and Wilmer Valderrama co-star in the drama from 20th TV. Howard Gordon (24) executive produces with the pilot directed by David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse). The project, from 20th TV, is said to be both smart and compelling, though fears about its complexity have been raised.
Grimm
The dark cop drama with fantasy elements is set in a world in which Brothers Grimm fairy tales exist. David Greenwalt (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) & Jim Kouf (Ghost Whisperer) are writers and executive producers on the series, from UMS and Hazy Mills Productions. Marc Buckland (My Name is Earl) directed the pilot. It was one of two fantastical police dramas (17th Precinct was the other) the network was considering this development season.
So The Event is gone then? Too bad…
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RT @frankstendal RT @showbizsandbox: NBC Dumps ‘Wonder Woman’ http://dlvr.it/RX8Cp #shocking
I’m surprised that there’s no headline that NBC did NOT pick up Wonder Woman. I’ not complaining because it looked and read like a mess, but… not even one headline?
NBC will go with both
“17th Precinct”and “Grimm”? I like it!I think I’ll also check out “Awake”… reality paradoxes can be fun, and after as long as LOST was on the air, I don’t think anyone can honestly complain about story complexities anymore 🙂
Dammit… spoke too soon.
Too bad “The Event” didn’t work out. It really looked like it was going to turn into a fantastic show…. I have no interested in any of these other shows…