21 promising college athlete Mike Brink is transformed by a traumatic brain injury that gives him the unique ability to see the world in an unexpected way, and helps him solve crimes with local police. Based on the Puzzle Master books by Danielle Trussoni. Production Company: Universal Television, Linden Entertainment The Rockford Files Writer/Executive Prpducer: Mike Daniels Director/Executive Producer: Greg Mottola Executive Producer: Carl Beverly, Sarah Timberman, Chris Leanza Cast: David Boreanaz, Michaela McManus, Jacki Weaver, Felix Solis Premise: A contemporary update on the classic series of the same name. Newly paroled after doing time for a crime he didn’t commit, James Rockford returns to his life as a private investigator using his charm and wit to solve cases around Los Angeles. It doesn’t take long for his quest for legitimacy to land him squarely in the crosshairs of both local police and organized crime. Production Company: Universal Television What the Dead Know Director/Executive Producer: Fred Berner Writer/Executive Producer: Beth Rinehart Executive Producer: Dick Wolf, Tom Thayer, Peter Jankowski, Anastasia Puglisi, Kevin Plunkett, Rebecca McGill, Barbara Butcher Cast: Taylor Schilling, Lorenza Izzo, Amanda Warren Premise: Death Investigator Ava Ledger is really good with dead bodies. It’s the living that give her trouble. Based on the memoir by Barbara Butcher, former New York City Death Investigator, the series follows Ava as she teams up with the NYPD to solve their toughest cases. Production Company: Universal Television, Wolf Entertainment NBC (Comedy) Dan Goor/Luke Del Tredici Pilot Director/Executive Producer: Akiva Schaffer Writer/Executive Producer: Dan Goor, Luke Del Tredici Premise: Continues the proud tradition of Los Angeles private eyes that began with Philip Marlowe and will end with this show. Cast: Jake Johnson, Keith David, Jane Levy, Mary Shalaby, Langston Kerman Production Company: Universal Television Kari Lizer Comedy Pilot Writer/Executive Producer: Kari Lizer Director/Executive Producer: Pam Fryman Executive Producer: Katey Sagal, Jane Lynch, Krista Vernoff, Andrew Stearn, Alexandre Schmitt, Shelley Zimmerman, Blair Bigelow Consulting Producer: Pepper Schwartz, Janet Lever Cast: Katey Sagal, Jane Lynch, Sadie Calvano, Gabe Gibbs. Premise: Ginger and Jill have always been a team — from college to their best-selling sex and relationship books — they’re opposites who work best together. However, they’ve been estranged these past few years, and when they run into each other at the funeral of a mutual ex, their bad blood goes public. As they sort through their past and look toward their future, they’ll discover that in spite of it all, they’re still better together. Inspired by real-life best friends and sex experts. Production Company: Universal Television, Trip the Light Productions Newlyweds Director/Executive Producer: Pam Fryman Executive Producer: Gail Lerner, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Scott Schwartz, Jamie Lee Curtis Cast: Tea Leoni, Tim Daly, Natalie Palamides, Bill O’Neill, Dominique Morton Premise: A later-in-life love story about a buttoned-up professor and a free-spirited woman who marry impetuously after a whirlwind courtship. Production Company: Universal Television, Lionsgate Television (Pilot list compiled by Mike Reynolds in Los Angeles) VIDEOAGE May 2026 New U.S. TV Season 12th-15th October Palais des Festivals, Cannes. More information www.mipcom.com STORIES SHAPED GLOBALLY. OPPORTUNITIES BUILT TOGETHER. WHERE DEALS ARE DONE, PARTNERSHIPS ARE BORN AND STORIES FIND THEIR STAGE.
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