Friday, January 12, 2018

Development News - NBC Orders Pilots for Dramas 'In Between Lives' and 'Untitled David Schulner'; Plus 1 More Update!

Development News - January 12, 2018

Amazon's Upload; and NBC's In Between Lives & Untitled David Schulner Project.





NBC NEW PILOT ORDERS
  • IN BETWEEN LIVES (Drama) - Written by Moira Kirland (Madam Secretary, Medium). Executive produced by Kirland, David Heyman and Nancy Cotton. Produced by Universal Television, Heyday Television and NBC International. Logline: A mysterious young woman reluctantly uses her gift of clairvoyance to help a veteran LAPD detective and a damaged ex-FBI outsider solve the most unnerving and challenging cases the city encounters. This eerie ability also opens the door for her to see and talk to the dead, who are seeking help for unresolved problems, whether she likes it or not.
  • UNTITLED DAVID SCHULNER PROJECT (Drama) - Written by David Schulner (Emerald City, Do No Harm). Directed by Peter Horton. Executive produced by Schulner and Horton. Produced by Dr. Eric Manheimer. Produced by Universal Television and Pico Creek Productions. Logline: Inspired by Dr. Manheimer's memoir Twelve Patients: Life & Death at Bellevue Hospital, the drama follows the new director of Bellevue Hospital, whose maverick approach disrupts the status quo while always prioritizing patient care. Located in Manhattan, Bellevue is the only hospital in the world that has the capability to treat Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers Island and the President of the United States all under one roof.
AMAZON's UPLOAD
  • Andy Allo has been cast as the female lead on the comedy pilot written by Greg Daniels. She will star opposite Robbie Amell. She can be seen in the films Pitch Perfect 3 and The Hero.
  • She will play Nora, a spirited modern girl with a rebellious streak. She is juggling a sick dad and demanding job, but surviving in New York City. Her bruised heart secretly yearns for romance in a world of transactional uber-tinder relationships.