The world of superheroes on the small screen won't be expanding on TNT. In his first executive session as the president of TNT and TBS, Kevin Reilly revealed Thursday at Television Critics Association's winter press tour that the former network has passed on superheroes-to-be drama Titans. "We just decided it wasn’t quite where we wanted to go," he said. The project, from Warner Horizon Television and DC Comics, also had high-profile names attached in Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) and Marc Haimes. { "nid": 732352, "type": "blog", "title": "DC Comics Superhero Drama 'Titans' Near Pilot Order
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- 1/7/2016
- by Kate Stanhope
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TNT will not be bringing DC Comics’ Titans to the small screen, network president Kevin Reilly confirmed on Thursday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena.
“It is not [still in development],” Reilly shared. “We just decided it wasn’t quite where we wanted to go.”
RelatedTNT Boss: Titans Aims to Be ‘Very True’ to ‘Groundbreaking’ Superhero Property
Though announced nearly 16 months ago, not much had been officially said about the live-action project, which follows a group of young superheroes led by Dick Grayson aka Batman’s sidekick Robin, who is fated to become Nightwing. Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind...
“It is not [still in development],” Reilly shared. “We just decided it wasn’t quite where we wanted to go.”
RelatedTNT Boss: Titans Aims to Be ‘Very True’ to ‘Groundbreaking’ Superhero Property
Though announced nearly 16 months ago, not much had been officially said about the live-action project, which follows a group of young superheroes led by Dick Grayson aka Batman’s sidekick Robin, who is fated to become Nightwing. Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind...
- 1/7/2016
- TVLine.com
Recently installed TNT president Kevin Reilly knows he has something special in a live-action adaptation of the Teen Titans superhero property, and as such, patience is a virtue.
RelatedReport: Teen Titans Pilot Nearing Order at TNT
Announced back in September, not much has been officially confirmed about the pilot, which follows a group of young superheroes led by Dick Grayson aka Batman’s sidekick Robin, who is fated to become Nightwing. Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) penned the pilot with Marc Haimes, and Nerdist.com has reported that the titular team will also include Barbara Gordon, Hawk/Hank Hall and Dove/Dawn Granger,...
RelatedReport: Teen Titans Pilot Nearing Order at TNT
Announced back in September, not much has been officially confirmed about the pilot, which follows a group of young superheroes led by Dick Grayson aka Batman’s sidekick Robin, who is fated to become Nightwing. Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) penned the pilot with Marc Haimes, and Nerdist.com has reported that the titular team will also include Barbara Gordon, Hawk/Hank Hall and Dove/Dawn Granger,...
- 5/13/2015
- TVLine.com
Fox has one of its better slates coming your way with the new season, especially if you take the midseason shows into account. Some of these shows may not jump out at you now as must-see, but some of them are going to take over, if I’m any judge anyway.
Clear showcase offerings Dads, Almost Human, and Us & Them are guaranteed to take off early. Almost Human has J.J. Abrams recognition to pull people in, though it looks to be a show that could flounder after a few episodes, even if I hope it doesn’t. The other two are going to become hits. Unfortunately, we have to wait until mid-season for the Gavin & Stacey remake.
Rake also looks like a winner, as long as the translation can be made to work as an Americanized product, and the show actually delivers what made the Australian original so brilliant.
Take...
Clear showcase offerings Dads, Almost Human, and Us & Them are guaranteed to take off early. Almost Human has J.J. Abrams recognition to pull people in, though it looks to be a show that could flounder after a few episodes, even if I hope it doesn’t. The other two are going to become hits. Unfortunately, we have to wait until mid-season for the Gavin & Stacey remake.
Rake also looks like a winner, as long as the translation can be made to work as an Americanized product, and the show actually delivers what made the Australian original so brilliant.
Take...
- 5/14/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Hopefully Terra Nova wont need to hide from network sci-fi's Grim Reaper.
Fox has set a date for the finale of the current season its much-hyped prehistoric action drama Terra Nova. The two-hour episode will end a run of 13 episodes on December 19, according to The Futon Critic.
So far the ratings for Terra Nova have held more-or-less steady. Yet, they might not be as high as Fox would have liked for such an expensive series. As of yesterday, Entertainment Weekly was reporting that the series had a 3.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The site described that as “a solid number — for just about any other show.”
It is too early to suggest that Fox is not happy with Terra Nova‘s performance, though. Fox had already committed to 13 episodes this year and was never likely to order more, according to the company’s entertainment president, Kevin Reilly.
“Even in success...
Fox has set a date for the finale of the current season its much-hyped prehistoric action drama Terra Nova. The two-hour episode will end a run of 13 episodes on December 19, according to The Futon Critic.
So far the ratings for Terra Nova have held more-or-less steady. Yet, they might not be as high as Fox would have liked for such an expensive series. As of yesterday, Entertainment Weekly was reporting that the series had a 3.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The site described that as “a solid number — for just about any other show.”
It is too early to suggest that Fox is not happy with Terra Nova‘s performance, though. Fox had already committed to 13 episodes this year and was never likely to order more, according to the company’s entertainment president, Kevin Reilly.
“Even in success...
- 10/13/2011
- by Michael Simpson
- CinemaSpy
We are at the tail end of a TV selling season that saw more bidding wars and production and put pilot commitments than I can remember, and that isn’t lost on the broadcast entertainment presidents. Survivor‘s Jeff Probst opened the discussion at the annual Hollywood Radio & Television Society network chiefs luncheon today by sharing that during his lunch with the executives before they took the stage, everyone was complaining about how crazy and out of whack this pitch season has been. Fox’s Kevin Reilly, who spoke his mind more than anyone else on the panel, quickly jumped in. “(NBC) got cash, (ABC) got competitive against that cash, and we took the bait,” is how Reilly summed up this year’s marketplace. “We all think we were played a little bit. Agents are doing very well this year as a result.” Reilly’s counterparts mostly agreed, though their responses were more measured.
- 10/12/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
After months of hearing Fox executives talk about the pilot for new series Touch (back in August, the network’s entertainment president Kevin Reilly called it “extraordinary”), here is the first trailer for the science-meets-spirituality drama starring Kiefer Sutherland, which will premiere in the spring. Like in his previous series, NBC’s Heroes, Touch creator Tim Kring tackles the premise that everything in the universe is interconnected. Sutherland plays a widower whose mute 11-year-old son possesses the ability to detect patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events. The trailer was first unveiled Tuesday at Mipcom, where Sutherland said that in contrast to his signature role on Fox’s 24, where he had to keep all the emotion back, his character on Touch is all about emotion, something that is on display in the trailer. Fox has not announced an exact launch date for Touch, but speculation is that the series would premiere...
- 10/6/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The Simpsons has been on the air for 23 seasons, but this Spring could be it's last. THR is reporting that Fox is threatening to cancel the long-running animated show because of a pay dispute between News Corp.'s Fox and the six principle voice actors of the show. Fox execs are seeking a 45 percent salary cut, according to the report. If these demands are not met, the show will come to an end in the spring.
There have been a number of pay disputes with The Simpsons. In the past Fox has even said that they could replace current cast members with other voice actors if pay disputes don't get resolved. At this time, Fox had no comment about the pay cuts. The lead voice actors are paid $400,000 per episode under their current deal.
A Simpsons network has been talked about recently by Fox president Kevin Reilly:
"We're having...
There have been a number of pay disputes with The Simpsons. In the past Fox has even said that they could replace current cast members with other voice actors if pay disputes don't get resolved. At this time, Fox had no comment about the pay cuts. The lead voice actors are paid $400,000 per episode under their current deal.
A Simpsons network has been talked about recently by Fox president Kevin Reilly:
"We're having...
- 10/4/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
New Girl Zooey Deschanel Fully Loaded
Don’t you hate it when an awesome new show doesn’t get picked up? Well, worry not, Zooey Deschanel has personality in spades and doesn’t have a thing to be worried about for now. Oops. Did I scare you? You must be a fan of New Girl, the most talked about fresh Fox series. Relax. Today we have good news concerning your new favorite show.
Wednesday of this week the Fox network announced it would like an additional 11 episodes of New Girl, pretty please and with a cherry on top! That means Season 1 will be 24 episodes long. Score!
In their statement the network reminded us all of what we already know. Zooey is downright charming. They also related that the entire cast and crew has them “really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline.” Those were Kevin Reilly’s words and...
Don’t you hate it when an awesome new show doesn’t get picked up? Well, worry not, Zooey Deschanel has personality in spades and doesn’t have a thing to be worried about for now. Oops. Did I scare you? You must be a fan of New Girl, the most talked about fresh Fox series. Relax. Today we have good news concerning your new favorite show.
Wednesday of this week the Fox network announced it would like an additional 11 episodes of New Girl, pretty please and with a cherry on top! That means Season 1 will be 24 episodes long. Score!
In their statement the network reminded us all of what we already know. Zooey is downright charming. They also related that the entire cast and crew has them “really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline.” Those were Kevin Reilly’s words and...
- 9/29/2011
- by Sasha Nova
- Boomtron
Los Angeles, California (X17online) - Zooey Deschanel's adorkable TV comedy New Girl has been picked up for a full-season. The freshman sitcom has only aired two episodes so far, but Fox has ordered 11 more to bring the show up to a full 24-episode season. The series debuted to 10.1 million total viewers, topping it's lead-in Glee. It was the highest-rated program of the evening. The second episode brought in 9.3 million, dropping just 8 percent in the 18-49 demo. Fox's president of entertainment Kevin Reilly said: "We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we’re knocked out with the work that [creator] Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline." New Girl is the first full-season pick-up from Fox this year.
- 9/28/2011
- x17online.com
Zooey Deschanel's New Girl is the first show to get a full season order. IGN reports that Fox has ordered a full season after the series scored big on Tuesdays, and had 8.6 million viewers for its second episode. It is rated as 4.5 among 18-49 year olds, making it the best among every show, across all the networks.
Here is what Kevin Reilly Fox's president had to say:
"We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we're knocked out with the work that [series creator] Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline. It's great that audiences have responded so positively so far and we're confident that even more people will embrace the show – and more comedy on Fox – this season."
The show is Fox's highest-rated fall sitcom debut in 10 years. Fox placed a larger order than usual,...
Here is what Kevin Reilly Fox's president had to say:
"We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we're knocked out with the work that [series creator] Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline. It's great that audiences have responded so positively so far and we're confident that even more people will embrace the show – and more comedy on Fox – this season."
The show is Fox's highest-rated fall sitcom debut in 10 years. Fox placed a larger order than usual,...
- 9/28/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Fox has given the first full-season order of 2011-12 to its comedy "New Girl," which has earned some of the young season's best ratings for a new series.
The network has ordered 11 extra episodes of the show, which stars Zooey Deschanel as a woman who moves in with three guys (Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield and Lamorne Morris) after a bad breakup. That brings its total to 24, a little more than the industry-standard 22.
"We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we're knocked out with the work that [creator] Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline," Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly says. "It's great that audiences have responded so positively so far, and we're confident that even more people will embrace the show -- and more comedy on Fox -- this season."
"New Girl" premiered last week...
The network has ordered 11 extra episodes of the show, which stars Zooey Deschanel as a woman who moves in with three guys (Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield and Lamorne Morris) after a bad breakup. That brings its total to 24, a little more than the industry-standard 22.
"We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we're knocked out with the work that [creator] Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline," Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly says. "It's great that audiences have responded so positively so far, and we're confident that even more people will embrace the show -- and more comedy on Fox -- this season."
"New Girl" premiered last week...
- 9/28/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
New Girl has been awarded 11 more episodes for its debut season after a strong start in the ratings. The sitcom, which stars Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day, was originally supposed to air 13 episodes, but has now been upped to 24 by Fox. Fox President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly praised the series, saying: "We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we're knocked out with the work that [creator] Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing, and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline. "It's great that audiences have responded (more)...
- 9/28/2011
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Fox has embraced the New Girl on their Tuesday block. The network has ordered 11 additional episodes of the hit comedy — making New Girl the first freshman series to receive a full season pick-up.
"We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we're knocked out with the work that Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline," said Kevin Reilly, Fox's president of entertainment. "It's great that audiences have responded so positively so far and we're confident that...
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"We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we're knocked out with the work that Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline," said Kevin Reilly, Fox's president of entertainment. "It's great that audiences have responded so positively so far and we're confident that...
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- 9/28/2011
- by Kate Stanhope
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Chicago – Fox made a lot of TV viewers happy this afternoon when, on the strength of its first two outings, they renewed “New Girl” for a full season. The Zooey Deschanel sitcom will be on until at least Spring of 2012, making it the first new series to get a full-season order from its network. Congratulations to the whole “New Girl” team.
Like most shows, Fox had ordered 13 episodes to start but have picked up the order for an extra 11 to take the first season of “New Girl” to a typical 24.
Kevin Reilly broke the news via press release — “We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we’re knocked out with the work that Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline. It’s great that audiences have responded so positively so far and we’re...
Like most shows, Fox had ordered 13 episodes to start but have picked up the order for an extra 11 to take the first season of “New Girl” to a typical 24.
Kevin Reilly broke the news via press release — “We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we’re knocked out with the work that Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline. It’s great that audiences have responded so positively so far and we’re...
- 9/28/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
No surprise here: Fox has picked up freshman hit New Girl for a full season.
The network announced Wednesday that it has ordered an additional 11 episodes of the Zooey Deschanel-fronted comedy, bringing its Season 1 order to 24 episodes.
“We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we’re knocked out with the work that Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline,” said Fox prez Kevin Reilly. “It’s great that audiences have responded so positively so far and we’re confident that even more people...
The network announced Wednesday that it has ordered an additional 11 episodes of the Zooey Deschanel-fronted comedy, bringing its Season 1 order to 24 episodes.
“We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we’re knocked out with the work that Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline,” said Fox prez Kevin Reilly. “It’s great that audiences have responded so positively so far and we’re confident that even more people...
- 9/28/2011
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Analysis: Behind ‘New Girl’s Surprisingly Big Opening And The iTunes Experiment After two highly rated airings, Fox’s new comedy series New Girl is getting an early back-nine pickup — which in this case is a back-11 pickup — bringing the order to the show starring Zooey Deschanel to 24 episodes. The 20th TV/Chernin Entertainment series, which gave Fox the elusive first live-action half-hour comedy hit in a decade, launched with a big 4.8 rating among adults 18-49 last week. Last night, it logged a 4.5, topping all Tuesday competition in the demo both weeks. New Girl was created by Liz Meriwether who is executive producing with Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope and helmer Jake Kasdan, who directed both the pilot and last night’s second episode. “We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we’re knocked out with the work that Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and...
- 9/28/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Filed under: TV News, Fall TV
Fox has ordered a full season of 'New Girl.'
After just two episodes, the network has ordered an additional 11, giving the first season of the Zooey Deschanel-fronted comedy 24 episodes.
"We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we're knocked out with the work that Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline," Kevin Reilly, president of entertainment at Fox, said in a statement. "It's great that audiences have responded so positively so far and we're confident that even more people will embrace the show -- and more comedy on Fox -- this season."
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Fox has ordered a full season of 'New Girl.'
After just two episodes, the network has ordered an additional 11, giving the first season of the Zooey Deschanel-fronted comedy 24 episodes.
"We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we're knocked out with the work that Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline," Kevin Reilly, president of entertainment at Fox, said in a statement. "It's great that audiences have responded so positively so far and we're confident that even more people will embrace the show -- and more comedy on Fox -- this season."
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- 9/28/2011
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
Fox just picked up Touch last week and already Entertainment President Kevin Reilly is unveiling the new drama series with star Kiefer Sutherland and executive producer Tim Kring at his side for a Q&A after his Mipcom 2011 keynote on October 4th in Cannes. Reilly also will use the keynote occasion to premiere an extended trailer for Touch, so international buyers and media will be among the first to see the footage. In this science-meets-spirituality hourlong, Sutherland plays a widower and single father who discovers that his mute 11-year-old son possesses the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events. Reilly’s speech will explore “creativity in the connected age.” Touch is a production of 20th Century Fox Television, Tailwind Productions and Chernin Entertainment.
- 9/26/2011
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
[1] We're just now getting to see the first new shows of the fall, but it seems there's at least one reason to start looking forward to spring already. Fox has just given a thirteen-episode order to Touch, a drama created and written by Heroes' Tim Kring and starring 24's Kiefer Sutherland. The series revolves around dad Martin (Sutherland) who comes to the realization that his mute autistic son Jake (David Mazouz) has an extraordinary ability to pick up patterns between seemingly unrelated events. Using numbers, Martin must communicate with his son in order to uncover the true meaning behind the mysterious connections. More details after the jump. In addition to Sutherland and Mazouz, Touch also stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Undercovers) as a helpful social worker and Danny Glover as an academic and expert on gifted children. Francis Lawrence (Water for Elephants, I Am Legend) directed and executive produced the pilot,...
- 9/23/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Touch, which has a 12-episode commitment, stars Emmy and Golden Globe winner Kiefer Sutherland and will join the schedule in the spring of 2012. The pilot was directed and executive-produced by Francis Lawrence (Water for Elephants), and the show comes from Chernin Entertainment and Tailwind Productions. “Touch is another ambitious series from Tim Kring that is beautifully executed and has incredibly resonant themes for our times,” said Fox's President of Entertainment, Kevin Reilly. “With Kiefer back on the network as the face and force behind this creative new series, I’m confident it will resonate with viewers this spring.” “Every once in a while, you encounter a piece of material that you just cannot say no to,” Sutherland added. “That, combined with the opportunity to work again with Peter Chernin and the Fox studio and network, makes me thrilled to be a part of this project. I also look forward to...
- 9/23/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Kiefer Sutherland returns to the small screen officially with Tim Kring's Touch. THR reports that Fox has picked up 13 episodes of the drama, which Suthlerland stars as "a single father to Jake, a mute 11-year-old who communicates through numbers." The show is set to Spring premiere date.
Here is what Fox's Kevin Reilly had to say about the show:
“With Kiefer back on the network as the face and force behind this creative new series, I’m confident it will resonate with viewers this spring. Touch is another ambitious series from Tim Kring that is beautifully executed and has incredibly resonant themes for our times."
The show also stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Undercovers) as "a social worker who works with Sutherland’s Martin as they learn that Jake can see things and patterns that connect unrelated events." Danny Glover co-stars as "a professor and expert on gifted children who works...
Here is what Fox's Kevin Reilly had to say about the show:
“With Kiefer back on the network as the face and force behind this creative new series, I’m confident it will resonate with viewers this spring. Touch is another ambitious series from Tim Kring that is beautifully executed and has incredibly resonant themes for our times."
The show also stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Undercovers) as "a social worker who works with Sutherland’s Martin as they learn that Jake can see things and patterns that connect unrelated events." Danny Glover co-stars as "a professor and expert on gifted children who works...
- 9/22/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Fox has ordered 13 episodes of new drama series Touch, starring Kiefer Sutherland. The drama is created and written by Heroes mastermind Tim Kring, and will join the schedule in spring 2012. Sutherland will play widower and single father Martin Bohm, who struggles to connect with his mute 11-year-old son Jake. Martin later discovers that Jake has a genius gift of noticing patterns that connect random events. Danny Glover will appear as a professor who also possesses a special gift connected with numbers in a similar vein to Jake. The pilot episode was directed and executive produced by Water for Elephants' Francis Lawrence. The series will see Kiefer Sutherland return to television drama following the end of Fox series 24 in 2010. Fox's President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly said in a statement: (more)...
- 9/22/2011
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Fox has ordered 13 episodes of new drama series Touch, starring Kiefer Sutherland. The drama is created and written by Heroes mastermind Tim Kring, and will join the schedule in spring 2012. Sutherland will play widower and single father Martin Bohm, who struggles to connect with his mute 11-year-old son Jake. Martin later discovers that Jake has a genius gift of noticing patterns that connect random events. Danny Glover will appear as a professor who also possesses a special gift connected with numbers in a similar vein to Jake. The pilot episode was directed and executive produced by Water for Elephants' Francis Lawrence. The series will see Kiefer Sutherland return to television drama following the end of Fox series 24 in 2010. Fox's President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly said in a statement: (more)...
- 9/22/2011
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Although the series pickup had long been a foregone conclusion, Fox has officially sent the Kiefer Sutherland drama "Touch," from "Heroes" creator Tim Kring, to series. Fox has ordered 13 episodes of "Touch" for a spring 2012 premiere. "'Touch' is another ambitious series from Tim Kring that is beautifully executed and has incredibly resonant themes for our times," states Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly. "With Kiefer back on the network as the face and force behind this creative new series, I’m confident it will resonate with viewers this spring." ["Heroes" detractors should resist the desire to respond sarcastically...
- 9/22/2011
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Done deal: Kiefer Sutherland is coming back to Fox as the star of a new midseason series from Heroes creator Tim Kring.
Fox has been keen on getting the 24 star back on the air and leaning heavily toward giving an official 13-episode series order to his drama project Touch for months, and now things are firmly a go. Touch is about a father (Sutherland) whose autistic and mute son can predict events before they happen.
“Touch is another ambitious series from Tim Kring that is beautifully executed and has incredibly resonant themes for our times,” said Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly.
Fox has been keen on getting the 24 star back on the air and leaning heavily toward giving an official 13-episode series order to his drama project Touch for months, and now things are firmly a go. Touch is about a father (Sutherland) whose autistic and mute son can predict events before they happen.
“Touch is another ambitious series from Tim Kring that is beautifully executed and has incredibly resonant themes for our times,” said Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly.
- 9/22/2011
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Fox is officially back in the Kiefer Sutherland business.
The 24 vet’s buzzy new pilot Touch has been ordered to series by the network, TVLine has confirmed.
The drama, from Heroes creator Tim Kring, finds Sutherland starring as a father who discovers that his son (David Mazouz) has the ability to predict events before they happen. Danny Glover costars as an expert on children who possess special gifts.
“Touch is another ambitious series from Tim Kring that is beautifully executed and has incredibly resonant themes for our times,” Fox president Kevin Reilly says in a statement. “With Kiefer back on...
The 24 vet’s buzzy new pilot Touch has been ordered to series by the network, TVLine has confirmed.
The drama, from Heroes creator Tim Kring, finds Sutherland starring as a father who discovers that his son (David Mazouz) has the ability to predict events before they happen. Danny Glover costars as an expert on children who possess special gifts.
“Touch is another ambitious series from Tim Kring that is beautifully executed and has incredibly resonant themes for our times,” Fox president Kevin Reilly says in a statement. “With Kiefer back on...
- 9/22/2011
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
Filed under: TV News
Kiefer Sutherland is officially returning to TV. Fox has ordered 13 episodes of 'Touch,' a new drama starring Sutherland from 'Heroes' creator Tim Kring.
"'Touch' is another ambitious series from Tim Kring that is beautifully executed and has incredibly resonant themes for our times," Kevin Reilly, president of entertainment at Fox, said in a statement. "With Kiefer back on the network as the face and force behind this creative new series, I'm confident it will resonate with viewers this spring."
Kring wrote the pilot and will serve as executive producer on the series.
Sutherland stars as Martin Bohm, a widower and single father who struggled to connect with his mute son, Jake (David Mazouz). 'Undercovers' star Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays Clea Hopkins, a social worker who is sent to evaluate Jake's well-being. Soon Martin discovers Jake can see patterns that...
Kiefer Sutherland is officially returning to TV. Fox has ordered 13 episodes of 'Touch,' a new drama starring Sutherland from 'Heroes' creator Tim Kring.
"'Touch' is another ambitious series from Tim Kring that is beautifully executed and has incredibly resonant themes for our times," Kevin Reilly, president of entertainment at Fox, said in a statement. "With Kiefer back on the network as the face and force behind this creative new series, I'm confident it will resonate with viewers this spring."
Kring wrote the pilot and will serve as executive producer on the series.
Sutherland stars as Martin Bohm, a widower and single father who struggled to connect with his mute son, Jake (David Mazouz). 'Undercovers' star Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays Clea Hopkins, a social worker who is sent to evaluate Jake's well-being. Soon Martin discovers Jake can see patterns that...
- 9/22/2011
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
With a show as complex as "Fringe," fans can get lost if they miss just one episode. The entire universe of the show can literally change within the span of an hour, so you don't want to miss a moment. Fox president Kevin Reilly even noted that the network doesn't expect "Fringe's" audience to grow, because it's difficult to jump into this kind of story in the middle.
That said, if you did skip an episode here or there and want to get back in the action, we've got a solution. Fox is launching a twelve-part web video series, narrated by series star John Noble, which gives fans the closest thing to a recap of the series you can get.
Even if you are a die-hard fan of the series and you could recite all three seasons from memory, we'd still recommend quelling the last of those hiatus blues...
That said, if you did skip an episode here or there and want to get back in the action, we've got a solution. Fox is launching a twelve-part web video series, narrated by series star John Noble, which gives fans the closest thing to a recap of the series you can get.
Even if you are a die-hard fan of the series and you could recite all three seasons from memory, we'd still recommend quelling the last of those hiatus blues...
- 9/9/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
America's Most Wanted has been picked up by Lifetime. The network announced yesterday that it will be broadcasting the show's 25th season later this year. America's Most Wanted previously aired on Fox, but the network confirmed earlier this year that it had decided to cut back the series to just four two-hour specials. Speaking at the time, Fox's entertainment president Kevin Reilly explained that the show had been "economically getting to the place where it was not realistically viable". Lifetime has now announced that it has decided to pick up the series, which has helped to capture a number of criminals over the years. Lifetime's president Nancy Dubuc described (more)...
- 9/7/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly will give a keynote address at next month's Mipcom conference, where he will talk about his role in getting such hits as "The Sopranos," "ER," "The Office" and "Glee" to the screen. Reilly will participate in the Art of Television conference track, as part of Mipcom's Media Mastermind series of presentations. He will speak on Oct. 4 at the content marketplace, held at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. "Part of what I hope to do here is to discuss how to be mindful of the...
- 9/6/2011
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Fox Broadcasting entertainment president Kevin Reilly will give the keynote address Oct. 4 to headline the Media Mastermind presentations at Mipcom, the annual TV content confab that runs Oct. 3-6 in Cannes. Organizers said his speech will explore what it takes to develop and nurture successful television series and the challenges and opportunities of an evolving media landscape. Said Reilly: “Part of what I hope to do here is to discuss how to be mindful of the rules, but not fearful of breaking them. In this business, you need to know how to break the fundamentals and encourage a creator to go to the edge. Some of the best work comes when we break the rules.”...
- 9/6/2011
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Director-producer David Semel has joined Fox’s 13-part docu-series Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey, which is executive produced by Seth MacFarlane. Additionally, I hear the project, a sequel to Carl Sagan’s groundbreaking 1980 series, will also get a film treatment with an IMAX release. Semel is slated to direct all 13 episodes of the series as well as the related Cosmos feature. He also is expected to serve as an executive producer alongside MacFarlane, Sagan’s widow Ann Druyan and Mitchell Cannold, president of the Ithaca, NY-based Cosmos Studio, which will produce the series for Fox, with a second window on National Geographic. MacFarlane conceived the Cosmos redo with Sagan’s original collaborators – writer/producer Druyan and astrophysicist Steven Soter, with renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson stepping in for Sagan as new host. Like the 1980s series, which featured jaw-dropping for its time visual effects that allowed Sagan to walk through space,...
- 9/1/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Out actress and track-suited star of Glee, Jane Lynch, will be hosting this year's 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, making her only the second lesbian, after Ellen DeGeneres, to run the biggest award event in television.
On a recent conference call, Lynch fielded questions about what we can expect to see, why she's a better choice to host than Sue Sylvester, and how she'd like to add the cast of Glee to the show. I would pay good money to see Brittana sing all the nominees' names.
Question: You're nominated yourself [for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy]. Do you think that's going to affect your nerves on the night?
Jane Lynch: I think my nerves will mostly be focused towards doing the show. It's almost a relief not to have to think about having been nominated. I'm although very, very honored to be nominated and especially honored to be in the group that I'm in.
Question:...
On a recent conference call, Lynch fielded questions about what we can expect to see, why she's a better choice to host than Sue Sylvester, and how she'd like to add the cast of Glee to the show. I would pay good money to see Brittana sing all the nominees' names.
Question: You're nominated yourself [for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy]. Do you think that's going to affect your nerves on the night?
Jane Lynch: I think my nerves will mostly be focused towards doing the show. It's almost a relief not to have to think about having been nominated. I'm although very, very honored to be nominated and especially honored to be in the group that I'm in.
Question:...
- 9/1/2011
- by bad machine
- The Backlot
Just how badass is Bones‘ big new bad? Have all of Kalinda’s mysteries been solved? Is Will Schuester done ill-preparing his Glee club for competitions? Read on for those answers, plus teases from some of TV’s other hot shows.
Bones | As we all know, Booth this season will be vexed by a new recurring villain, before the Fox series breaks for Emily Deschanel’s maternity leave. The foe has previously been summed up as a “tech-savvy” adversary, but now I’ve got new, juicy details. Pelant, as he is called, fancies himself a “hacktivist,” and is currently under...
Bones | As we all know, Booth this season will be vexed by a new recurring villain, before the Fox series breaks for Emily Deschanel’s maternity leave. The foe has previously been summed up as a “tech-savvy” adversary, but now I’ve got new, juicy details. Pelant, as he is called, fancies himself a “hacktivist,” and is currently under...
- 9/1/2011
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Out actress and track-suited star of Glee, Jane Lynch, will be hosting this year's 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, making her only the second lesbian, after Ellen DeGeneres, to run the biggest award event in television.
On a recent conference call, Lynch fielded questions about what we can expect to see, why she's a better choice to host than Sue Sylvester, and how she'd like to add the cast of Glee to the show. I would pay good money to see Brittana sing all the nominees' names.
Question: You're nominated yourself [for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy]. Do you think that's going to affect your nerves on the night?
Jane Lynch: I think my nerves will mostly be focused towards doing the show. It's almost a relief not to have to think about having been nominated. I'm although very, very honored to be nominated and especially honored to be in the group that I'm in.
Question:...
On a recent conference call, Lynch fielded questions about what we can expect to see, why she's a better choice to host than Sue Sylvester, and how she'd like to add the cast of Glee to the show. I would pay good money to see Brittana sing all the nominees' names.
Question: You're nominated yourself [for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy]. Do you think that's going to affect your nerves on the night?
Jane Lynch: I think my nerves will mostly be focused towards doing the show. It's almost a relief not to have to think about having been nominated. I'm although very, very honored to be nominated and especially honored to be in the group that I'm in.
Question:...
- 9/1/2011
- by bad machine
- AfterEllen.com
After being written off as dead, the Christian Slater comedy "Breaking In," Fox has renewed the series for a 13-episode second season, the network said on Thursday. The series, which stars Slater as the head of a high-tech security firm with questionable business practices, debuted on April 6 and was yanked in mid-May. At the time, Fox said it would not be renewing the show. The show will return in 2012 with new episodes as a midseason offering. Kevin Reilly, president of entertainment for Fox Broadcasting, called the series a "creatively vibrant and...
- 8/25/2011
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
"Breaking In" has officially pulled off the rare double-Lazarus, rising from the dead with a second season renewal. Fox confirmed months of speculation and negotiations on Thursday (August 25) by ordering 13 additional episodes of the comedy. "'Breaking In' is a creatively vibrant and wildly adventurous comedy," states Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly. "We are looking forward to bringing it back for a second season and continuing our relationship with this incredibly talented cast and these fantastic creators – Adam Goldberg and Seth Gordon. We can’t wait to see where they take these characters next year." If nothing...
- 8/25/2011
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Leave it to a band of thieves to steal a spot on Fox’s schedule.
Breaking In, the caper comedy that premiered solidly this past spring but failed to score a berth on the network’s 2011-12 lineup announced in May, has officially secured a 13-episode order for a midseason return, to air in 2012.
“Breaking In is a creatively vibrant and wildly adventurous comedy,” Fox president Kevin Reilly said in a statement Thursday. “We are looking forward to bringing it back for a second season and continuing our relationship with this incredibly talented cast and these fantastic creators – Adam Goldberg and Seth Gordon.
Breaking In, the caper comedy that premiered solidly this past spring but failed to score a berth on the network’s 2011-12 lineup announced in May, has officially secured a 13-episode order for a midseason return, to air in 2012.
“Breaking In is a creatively vibrant and wildly adventurous comedy,” Fox president Kevin Reilly said in a statement Thursday. “We are looking forward to bringing it back for a second season and continuing our relationship with this incredibly talented cast and these fantastic creators – Adam Goldberg and Seth Gordon.
- 8/25/2011
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Filed under: Reality-Free, TV News
Now it's official: Against all odds, 'Breaking In' has officially been renewed for a 13-episode second season on Fox.
"'Breaking In' is a creatively vibrant and wildly adventurous comedy," said Kevin Reilly, Fox's entertainment president, in a statement. "We are looking forward to bringing it back for a second season and continuing our relationship with this incredibly talented cast and these fantastic creators -- Adam Goldberg and Seth Gordon. We can't wait to see where they take these characters next year."
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Now it's official: Against all odds, 'Breaking In' has officially been renewed for a 13-episode second season on Fox.
"'Breaking In' is a creatively vibrant and wildly adventurous comedy," said Kevin Reilly, Fox's entertainment president, in a statement. "We are looking forward to bringing it back for a second season and continuing our relationship with this incredibly talented cast and these fantastic creators -- Adam Goldberg and Seth Gordon. We can't wait to see where they take these characters next year."
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- 8/25/2011
- by Jean Bentley
- Aol TV.
Breaking In seems to have found new life thanks to Fox. Deadline reports that the network is finalizing a deal for the single-camera comedy starring Christian Slater and Bret Harrison. The show will get a 13-epiosde midseason order as part of a deal with series producer Sony Pictures TV. The deal also includes a script commitment with penalty to a comedy pitch the shows co-creator Adam F. Goldberg. The currently untitled show is a 1980s family comedy, also co-produced by Sony TV and Happy Madison. The show was pitched last week and has been pursued by all Big 4 networks.
This marks a second improbable return from the dead for Breaking In. The entire cast is expected to come back, including Odette Annable, who recently joined House as a new regular with a deal that includes provisions allowing her to also appear on Breaking In. Created by Goldberg and Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon,...
This marks a second improbable return from the dead for Breaking In. The entire cast is expected to come back, including Odette Annable, who recently joined House as a new regular with a deal that includes provisions allowing her to also appear on Breaking In. Created by Goldberg and Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon,...
- 8/24/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Glee co-creator and executive producer Ryan Murphy used to worry about how fans would react to the introduction of new characters to the show’s merry band of musical high-school outcasts. But as he plans Season 3 of Fox’s smash hit — including a long-envisioned “endgame,” a graduation strategy for New Directions’ senior classmen, and a fresh crop of young talent (including one warbler from his new Oxygen reality series The Glee Project) — Murphy says he’s put those worries behind him. ”It’s all about the stories and characters,” says Murphy. “It’s our job to find new [stars] that people will love,...
- 6/21/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Fox reports that the ninth season of creator Seth MacFarlane's animated "Family Guy" TV series, averaging 7.23 million viewers per episode, will wrap Sunday, May 22, 2011 with a special one-hour episode of the "Star Wars' animated satire "Family Guy: It's a Trap".
Previously released on DVD December 2010, "It's A Trap", directed by Peter Shin, written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and David A. Goodman, retells the story of Lucasfilm's "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" as "Family Guy: Blue Harvest" did with "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" and "Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side" did with "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" by recasting characters from "Family Guy" into roles from the film.
In other "Family Guy" news, Fox has renewed the series for a 10th season.
"For nine seasons, our viewers have been cracked up, delighted, surprised and at times, gloriously disturbed...
Previously released on DVD December 2010, "It's A Trap", directed by Peter Shin, written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and David A. Goodman, retells the story of Lucasfilm's "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" as "Family Guy: Blue Harvest" did with "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" and "Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side" did with "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" by recasting characters from "Family Guy" into roles from the film.
In other "Family Guy" news, Fox has renewed the series for a 10th season.
"For nine seasons, our viewers have been cracked up, delighted, surprised and at times, gloriously disturbed...
- 5/22/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Fox may not have a pilot shot for Touch, the new series starring 24 star Kiefer Sutherland, but the network is already calling the series “extraordinary.”
Network president Kevin Reilly stated that the pilot will be shot in June, after Sutherland’s appearance on Broadway concludes. However, it has already picked up the series and plans to schedule the “show opportunistically,” according to Reilly.
Reilly said: “Touch was a really extraordinary script, a compelling drama, that stars Kiefer Sutherland as a father whose world changes when he discovers that his child with special needs has the ability to see patterns and connections that no-one else can.”
Regarding bringing Kiefer back to Fox after his work on 24, the president later added, “The script blew us away, getting Kiefer back to the network was something… we think this could be really special.”...
Network president Kevin Reilly stated that the pilot will be shot in June, after Sutherland’s appearance on Broadway concludes. However, it has already picked up the series and plans to schedule the “show opportunistically,” according to Reilly.
Reilly said: “Touch was a really extraordinary script, a compelling drama, that stars Kiefer Sutherland as a father whose world changes when he discovers that his child with special needs has the ability to see patterns and connections that no-one else can.”
Regarding bringing Kiefer back to Fox after his work on 24, the president later added, “The script blew us away, getting Kiefer back to the network was something… we think this could be really special.”...
- 5/16/2011
- by Bags
- BuzzFocus.com
Fox's entertainment president Kevin Reilly has explained the decision to reduce America's Most Wanted. The network announced its 2011-2012 season earlier today and it emerged that America's Most Wanted will air just four two-hour specials over the year. "We're going to transition Amw next year into quarterly specials, evolving our relationship with [host] John Walsh," Reilly told reporters. He later added: "John Walsh has been a very important guy to the network for a long time. It's been an important show for us historically. "But it's no secret to John we have not made money on the show for quite a while. It was economically getting to the place where it was not realistically viable but we wanted to keep the franchise alive. John is important to News Corp, he's having a number of conversations. As to (more)...
- 5/16/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Fox's entertainment president Kevin Reilly has described upcoming drama Touch as "compelling". The network confirmed earlier today that it has picked up the show, which stars Kiefer Sutherland. However, a pilot has not yet been shot as Sutherland is working on a Broadway play. "We're going to schedule this show opportunistically," Reilly told reporters. "Touch was a really extraordinary script, a compelling drama, that stars Kiefer Sutherland as a father whose (more)...
- 5/16/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
"Most Wanted" is apparently now a bit of an overstatement.
After well over 1,000 episodes -- and leading to the capture of just as many criminals -- the "America's Most Wanted" era is ending at Fox.
The network announced the news during a call with reporters after releasing a schedule with its notable (partial) absence.
Host and executive producer John Walsh will instead warn viewers of evil-doers in four quarterly two-hour specials, with repeats of other Fox series following an hour-block of "Cops" in its old 9:00 p.m. Et spot on Saturday nights.
"It's been an important show for us historically," Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly said to reporters on the programming call. "We haven't made money on the show in quite awhile. It wasn't particularly viable."
"America's Most Wanted" has been on the air since 1988. Will you miss it?...
After well over 1,000 episodes -- and leading to the capture of just as many criminals -- the "America's Most Wanted" era is ending at Fox.
The network announced the news during a call with reporters after releasing a schedule with its notable (partial) absence.
Host and executive producer John Walsh will instead warn viewers of evil-doers in four quarterly two-hour specials, with repeats of other Fox series following an hour-block of "Cops" in its old 9:00 p.m. Et spot on Saturday nights.
"It's been an important show for us historically," Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly said to reporters on the programming call. "We haven't made money on the show in quite awhile. It wasn't particularly viable."
"America's Most Wanted" has been on the air since 1988. Will you miss it?...
- 5/16/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Fox's entertainment president Kevin Reilly has explained why the network decided to pass on the Locke & Key pilot. Earlier this month, it emerged that Fox had decided not to order the project to series. Speaking on a press call after the release of Fox's 2011-2012 schedule, the network's entertainment chairman Peter Rice explained that the Locke & Key decision was made for practical reasons. "We made a number of pilots and then we look at them and make choices based on our schedule," he said. "A lot of the time [the decisions] are not made (more)...
- 5/16/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Fox's entertainment president Kevin Reilly has suggested that some of the shows that have recently been cancelled could have survived on different networks. Earlier this month, it emerged that Fox had dropped its shows Breaking In, Traffic Light, The Chicago Code, Human Target and Lie To Me. Speaking on a press call following the release of Fox's 2011-2012 schedule, Reilly claimed that Fox performed relatively well this season, pointing to the success of new comedy Raising Hope. "First of all, a couple of shows we cancelled were sophomore shows, they were not from our freshman crop," he said. "We are one of the few networks that are bringing back a success from last season, Raising Hope. It was not one of the bumper crop years for network television... It was not a Glee or Modern Family year. (more)...
- 5/16/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Fox's entertainment president Kevin Reilly has suggested that Terra Nova is one of the network's most "ambitious" projects ever. The series focuses on a family who travel back to prehistoric times in an experiment to try to save the human race from extinction. Speaking on a press call after the release of Fox's 2011-2012 schedule, Reilly described the show as an "epic family adventure series". "It is one of the most ambitious undertakings we've been involved with," he said. "[There are] 250 visual effects in the first two hours alone. An exotic backdrop - we're shooting halfway around the world in Cleveland, Australia. And [there's] a storyline that's set both 140 years in the future, and 85 million years in the past." Reilly suggested that the cast is the show's "real asset", adding: (more)...
- 5/16/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
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