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3/09/2007

Pilot 2007 (Info Update) - The CW

Drama

Gossip Girl (Warner Bros. TV)
Exec Producers: Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Bob Levy
Writers: Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage
Director: Mark Piznarski
Premise: The world of rich NY teens and parents told through the eyes of a mysterious blogger
Cast:
· Blake Lively as Serena
· Chace Crawford as Nate
· Ed Westwick as Chuck
· Florencia Lozano as Eleanor
· Kelly Rutherford as Lily
· Leighton Meester as Blair
· Matthew Settle as Rufus
· Penn Badgley as Dan
· Taylor Momsen as Jenny



Gravity (CBS Paramount) *presentation
Exec Producers: Caleb Kane, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey
Writer: Caleb Kane
Director: Jonas Pate, Josh Pate
Premise: Follows in cinema verite style a sexy ensemble of rookie cops and their training officers in Los Angeles beginning with the rookies' first day
Cast:
· Brooke Nevin as Hilary
· Matt Czuchry as Ray
· Ryan Merriman as Will


I Am Paige Armstrong (ABC TV Studio) *presentation pickup
Exec producers: Rod Lurie, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Marc Frydman
Writer: Rod Lurie
Director: Rod Lurie
Premise: Twentysomething congressional aide decides to run against her boss
Cast:
· Jaime Ray Newman as Paige Wilson
· Neal Bledsoe as Michael "Birdy" McGinty
· Will Lyman as Congressman Noah Benjamin Foxworthy


The Reaper (ABC TV Studio)
Exec Producers: Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters, Mark Gordon, Deb Spera
Writers: Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters
Director: Kevin Smith
Premise: Comedic drama about the devil's bounty hunter, who reclaims souls that have escaped from hell.
Cast:
· Andrew Airlie as Dad
· Bret Harrison as Sam
· Nikki Reed as Andi
· Ray Wise as The Devil
· Rick Gonzalez as Ben
· Tyler Labine as Sock
· Valarie Rae Miller as Josie



Untitled Maggie Friedman Project [Spellbound] (Warner Bros. TV)
Exec producers: Maggie Friedman, Becky Hartman-Edwards
Writer: Maggie Friedman
Director: James Frawley
Premise: A young life coach/witch in New York who uses her magical powers to help others solve their problems.
Cast:
· Annie Potts as Bunny
· Enuka Okuma as Joanna
· Justin Hartley as Danny
· Lauren Bittner as Alex


Untitled South Africa Project [Wild at Heart] (CBS Paramount)
Exec Producers: Michael Rauch, Charlie Pattinson, George Faber
Writer: Michael Rauch
Director: Bryan Gordon
Premise: New York veterinarian moves his second wife and their two sets of children to a South African game reserve run by his father-in-law. Based on the ITV series "Wild at Heart"
Cast:
· Andrew St. John as Jesse
· Brett Cullen as Danny Trevanion
· Calvin Goldspink as Oliver
· Jeremy Sheffield as Colin
· Judith Hoag as Jo
· K'Sun Ray as Chase
· Leah Pipes as Katie
· Mary Matilyn Mouser as Mia
· Rutger Hauer as Art


The World According to Barnes (Warner Bros. TV)
Exec Producers: Tom Wheeler, Steve Pearlman, Andrew Plotkin
Writer: Tom Wheeler
Director: Jason Ensler
Premise: "Animal House"-like comedic drama about a pair of crime-solving Princeton students
Cast:
· Autumn Reeser as Sheri
· David Walton as Tyler
· Hank Harris as Ronald
· Ravi Patel as Nasser
· Ryan Devlin as Bobby Barnes
· Tim Matheson



Comedy

Aliens in America (NBC U TV)
Exec producers: Moses Port, David Guarascio
Writers: Moses Port, David Guarascio
Premise: Centers on the relationship between an unpopular 16-year-old boy and an exchange student, a 16-year-old Pakistani Muslim, who comes to live with his family (single-camera)


Dash 4 Cash (CBS Par TV)
Exec Producers: Kelsey Grammer, Steve Stark
Co-exec Producers/Writers: Boyce Bugliari, Jamie McLaughlin
Director: Betty Thomas
Premise: A scripted look behind the scenes of a reality show, which follows six teams who compete in a contest that tests their mettle and brings out the best and worst in each of them.
Cast:
· Ben Falcone as Gerry
· Bert Belasco as Durkin
· Brianna Brown as Noelle
· Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Meredith
· Janina Gavankar as Melanie
· Johann Urb as Rick
· Jud Tylor as Dottie
· Kevin Christy as Ronnie
· Kyle Bornheimer as Nick
· Maulik Pancholy as Iqbal
· Rick Hall as Calvin
· Robert Hoffman as Michael


Eight Days a Week (CBS Par TV)
Exec producers: Meredith Lavender, Marcie Ulin, Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner
Wriers: Meredith Lavender, Marcie Ulin
Director: Arlene Sanford
Premise: Four twentysomething pals working for the power brokers of New York City
Cast:
· Anna Chlumsky as Riley
· Christina Milian as Olivia
· Jerrika Hinton
· Johnny Lewis as Ben
· Mario Lopez as Peter
· Robert Ri'chard as Sarge
· Rosa Blasi as Randi


Hell on Earth (CBS Par TV)
Exec Producers/Writers: Jack Amiel, Michael Begler
Director: Dennie Gordon
Premise: A not-so-nice girl gets hit by a bus and gets a second chance at life as a girl from the wrong side of the tracks
Cast:
· Brian Palermo as Luc
· Dawnn Lewish as Amber/Jessie
· Kim Coles as Sera
· Kyla Pratt as Keri
· Lamont Thompson as David/Dino


M.I.L.F. and Cookies (CBS Par TV) *pushed due to casting problems
Exec Producers: Randi Mayem Singer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, James Lassiter
Writer: Randi Mayem Singer
Premise: Four single moms living in an apartment complex realize it takes a village to raise their kids.


Reality

Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants (Fox Television Studios)
Exec Producer: Laurie Girion
Premise: The CW announced its new reality series "Crowned," an eight-episode competition that features multiple mother-daughter teams working together as pairs to win a beauty pageant competition, it was announced today by Dawn Ostroff, President, Entertainment, The CW during the network's Winter Press Tour session at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California.


Viewsers (Room 403 Productions)
Exec Producers: David Hurwitz, Paul Cockerill
Premise: Series which showcases user generated videos with the most popular making the cut from week to week

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