28 For the new broadcast TV season, the U.S. networks are looking at the following 23 new pilots, of which 13 are dramas, and the rest comedies. Last year, the networks looked at 39 pilots, but included four dramas from The CW. This time around, The CW’s shows are missing due to the network’s recent change in ownership, as well as its new focus on other types of programming. Not included on the list are unscripted series. Many of the pilots have already been ordered to series, but the full slate of pick-ups will be announced at the Upfronts in New York City, to be held May 15-17, 2023. Updates on which series will be picked up and their international distributors will be available at https://www.videoageinternational.net/new -us-tv-season-guide. ABC (Comedy) Drop-Off Julia is a working mother for whom nothing is working, so she goes looking for her village. With the help of new friends, Julia discovers she just might succeed at balancing work and parenting from time to time. Based on Sharon Horgan’s British comedy Motherland. Production Team: Julieanne Smolinski, Michael Showalter, Sharon Horgan, Stacy Greenberg, Clelia Mountford, Stacy Greenberg, Kira Carstensen, Paul Feig, Dan Magnante, Holly Walsh, Helen Serafinowicz Prod Co: Lionsgate, ABC Signature International Distribution: Lionsgate Public Defenders Up to their earholes in student loan debt, four inexperienced public defenders work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system, and the copy machine that always jams. Production Team: Eddie Quintana, McG, Mary Viola, Corey Marsh Prod Co: 20th Television, Wonderland Sound and Vision International Distribution: TBD ABC (Drama) The Good Lawyer Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) seeks legal representation to help him win a case, and puts his faith in a promising young lawyer who has obsessive compulsive disorder. Production Team: David Shore, Liz Friedman, Ruben Fleischer Prod Co: ABC Signature, Shore Z Prods, Sony Pictures TV International Distribution: Sony Pictures TV The Hurt Unit A cutting-edge medical drama about a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the HURT Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them. Production Team: Matt Lopez, John Glenn, Marc Webb Prod Co: ABC Signature, Black Lamb International Distribution: TBD Judgement A high-stakes legal soap that redefines the genre by playing out over two timelines. Fifteen years from now, a woman being vetted for a Supreme Court seat recounts her experience at a prominent D.C. law firm in 2023, where the only thing more controversial than the cases was her messy love life, caught between two feuding brothers. Now, with a Supreme Court seat on the line, all of her darkest secrets are at risk of coming out, threatening her nomination, her reputation, and her marriage. Production Team: Joey Falco, Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan, Jordan Cerf Prod Co: 20th TV International Distribution: Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution Untitled Drew Goddard Based on the French series Haut Potentiel Intellectuel, the drama revolves around a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential, she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team Production Team: Drew Goddard, Sarah Esberg, Pierre Laugier, Anthony Lancret, Jean Nainchrik Prod Co: 20th TV. International Distribution: Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution CBS (Comedy) JumpStart Based on the comic strip of the same name, set in Philadelphia, the comedy follows Joe, a cop; his wife Marcy, a nurse; and Joe’s partner, Crunchy. Joe and Marcy are young, hip, urban parents with old-school values who are willing to sacrifice for their kids and have some laughs while doing it. Production Team: Wayne Conley, Aaron Kaplan, Melanie Frankel, Bridget McMeel, Wendi Trilling, Robb Armstrong Prod Co: CBS Studios, Kapital Entertainment, Andrews McMeel Entertainment, Trill TV International Distribution: Paramount Global Content Distribution Untitled Wayans Project Legendary talk radio host and happily divorced “Poppa” (Damon Wayans Sr.) has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son (Wayans Jr.), a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband. Production Team: Kevin Hench, Damon Wayans, Damon Wayans Jr., Kameron Tarlo Prod Co: CBS Studios International Distribution: Paramount Global Content Distribution CBS (Drama) Elsbeth After her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni (Preston), an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD. Based on the character featured in The Good Wife and The Good Fight. Production Team: Robert King, Michelle King, Liz Glotzer, Robert King Prod Co: CBS Studios International Distribution: Paramount Global Content Distribution Matlock After achieving success in her younger years, the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock (Kathy Bates) rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within. Based on the classic television series of the same name. Production Team: Jennie Snyder Urman, Joanna Klein, Eric Christian Olsen, Kathy Bates Prod Co: CBS Studios International Distribution: Paramount Global Content Distribution Tracker (ordered to series) Revolves around survivalist Colter Shaw (Hartley), who roams the country as a “reward seeker” and uses his tracking 2023-2024 New Series In Consideration May 2023 (Continued on Page 30) U.S. Broadcast TV Season
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