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2020 CBS Pilots - Comedies

B Positive

ORDERED TO SERIES

Genre: Multicamera

Description: Faced with finding a kidney donor, newly divorced dad Drew is at the end of his rope when he runs into Gina, a rough-around-the edges woman from his past who volunteers her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin a journey that will change both of their lives.

Pilot Cast: Annaleigh Ashford, Thomas Middleditch, Sara Rue, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Izzy G, Terrence Terrell.

Series Creator: Marco Pennette.

Pilot Director: James Burrows.

Producers: Chuck Lorre, Marco Pennette.

Studios: Warner Bros. TV, Chuck Lorre Productions.

Fun

PILOT REJECTED

Genre: Multicamera and Family

Description: A life-long love story between a brother and sister, who always encourage each other to have fun — no matter what hardship life is currently serving up. Fun celebrates life — in spite of the fact that the family business is a funeral home. As they say in their family: “You can’t spell funeral without f-u-n.” The brother returns to his Pennsylvania hometown to help his sister run the struggling business after his emotional and devastating break-up with … show business.

Pilot Cast: Becki Newton, Michael Urie.

Series Creator: Michael Patrick King, Jon Kinnally, Tracy Poust.

Pilot Director: Jon Kinnally.

Producers: Michael Patrick King, Tracy Poust, Becki Newton, Michael Urie.

Studios: Warner Bros. TV.

Ghosts

ORDERED TO PILOT

Genre: Single-camera and Fantasy

Description: A young couple's dreams come true when they inherit a beautiful country house, only to find it’s both falling apart and inhabited by many of the deceased previous residents.

Pilot Cast: Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Brandon Scott Jones, Rebecca Wisocky.

Series Creator: Joe Port, Joe Wiseman.

Based on: UK TV series of the same name

Pilot Director: Trent O'Donnell.

Producers: Joe Port, Joe Wiseman.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Lionsgate, BBC Studios .

Jury Duty

(Also known as We The Jury)
ORDERED TO PILOT

Genre: Hybrid

Description: A group of jurors are sequestered together until they all agree on a verdict… .and they can’t even agree on lunch.

Pilot Cast: Jack Cutmore-Scott, Meaghan Rath, Sadie Calvano, Alanna Ubach.

Series Creator: Dana Klein, Stephanie Darrow, James Acaster, Kenton Allen.

Based on: the British format of the same name, created by stand-up comedian James Acaster.

Pilot Director: Christine Gernon.

Producers: Stephanie Darrow, Dana Klein.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Big Talk Productions.

Kingsbury/Daley/Goldstein project

ORDERED TO PILOT

Genre: Multicamera

Description: When Penelope’s career takes off at exactly the same time as her husband’s, they call on Penelope’s young single mom, Georgia, to help raise their son, but what they find is Georgia needs more raising than their kid.

Pilot Cast: Hannah Simone, Elizabeth Hurley.

Series Creator: Corinne Kingsbury, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein.

Pilot Director: Pamela Fryman.

Producers: Corinne Kingsbury, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, Wendi Trilling.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Kapital Entertainment, TrillTV.

Please Hold for Frankie Wolfe

ORDERED TO PILOT

Genre: Multicamera

Description: Frankie Wolfe is an unfiltered, irreverent, powerful businesswoman with no personal life. When Frankie’s impossibly fragile and neurotic sister, Tommie, abandons Quincy – an incredibly bright inner-city child who Tommie attempted to foster – Frankie is faced with the choice of taking him in or casting him back out. Can these two lonely, damaged people find the love and companionship that has eluded them their whole lives?

Pilot Cast: Julie Bowen, Stephanie Koenig, Ken Marino, Milan Carter, Juliet Donenfeld.

Series Creator: Max Mutchnick, David Kohan.

Pilot Director: James Burrows.

Producers: Max Mutchnick, David Kohan.

Studios: Universal Television.

The Three of Us

ORDERED TO PILOT

Genre: Multicamera

Description: Adult siblings who are children of divorce must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage.

Pilot Cast: Malin Akerman, Oliver Hudson, Vanessa Lachey.

Series Creator: Frank Pines.

Pilot Director: Mark Cendrowski, Frank Pines.

Producers: Ben Winston, James Corden, Jeff Grosvenor.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Fulwell 73 Productions.

United States of Al

ORDERED TO SERIES

Genre: Multicamera

Description: About the friendship between Riley, a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir aka Al, the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.

Pilot Cast: Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Dean Norris.

Series Creator: David Goetsch, Maria Ferrari.

Pilot Director: Mahyad Tousi.

Producers: Chuck Lorre, Reza Aslan.

Studios: Warner Bros. TV, Chuck Lorre Productions.

2020 CBS Pilots - Dramas

Clarice

ORDERED TO SERIES

Genre: Thriller

Description: Set a year after the events of The Silence of the Lambs, a deep dive into the untold personal story of Clarice Starling, as she returns to the field to pursue serial murderers and sexual predators while navigating the high stakes political world of Washington, D.C.

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Pilot Cast: Rebecca Breeds, Lucca De Oliveira, Kal Penn, Michael Cudlitz, Marnee Carpenter.

Series Creator: Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet.

Based on: The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris.

Pilot Director: Heather Kadin.

Producers: Jenny Lumet, Alex Kurtzman, Elizabeth Klaviter.

Studios: MGM Television, CBS Television Studios, Secret Hideout.

CSI: Vegas

ORDERED TO SERIES

Genre: Crime

Description: Facing an existential threat that could bring down the Crime Lab, a brilliant team of forensic investigators must welcome back old friends and deploy new techniques to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.

Pilot Cast: William Petersen, Jorja Fox.

Series Creator: Anthony E. Zuiker, Jason Tracey.

Based on: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Anthony E. Zuiker, Jason Tracey, William Petersen, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed, Cynthia Chvatal, Craig O’Neill.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Jerry Bruckheimer Television.

The Equalizer (2021 series)

ORDERED TO SERIES

Genre: Thriller

Description: An enigmatic figure uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.

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Pilot Cast: Queen Latifah, Lorraine Toussaint, Chris Noth, Liza Lapira, Tory Kittles.

Series Creator: Andrew Marlowe, Terri Miller.

Pilot Director: Liz Friedlander.

Producers: Queen Latifah, Terri Miller, Andrew Marlowe, John Davis, Debra Martin Chase, John Fox, Richard Lindheim, Shakim Compere.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Universal Television, Davis Entertainment, Martin Chase Productions, Flavor Unit.

Good Sam

ORDERED TO PILOT

Genre: Medical

Description: A talented yet stifled surgeon embraces her leadership role after her renowned and pompous boss falls into a coma. When he awakens and wants to resume surgery, however, it falls to her to supervise this overbearing blowhard who never acknowledged her talents — and also happens to be her father.

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Pilot Cast: Sophia Bush, Jason Isaacs, Edwin Hodge.

Series Creator: Katie Wech.

Producers: Jennie Snyder Urman, Katie Wech, Joanna Klein.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Sutton St. Productions.

The Lincoln Lawyer

PILOT REJECTED

Genre: Legal

Description: Mickey Haller, an iconoclastic idealist, runs his law practice out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car, as he takes on cases big and small across the expansive city of Los Angeles

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Pilot Cast: Logan Marshall-Green, Kiele Sanchez, Angus Sampson, Jazz Raycole.

Series Creator: David E. Kelley.

Based on: Michael Connelly's series of bestselling novels

Pilot Director: Adam Bernstein.

Producers: Michael Connelly, David E. Kelley, Ross Fineman.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, A+E Studios.

Out The Door

ORDERED TO PILOT

Genre: Police

Description: Upon learning that his impending retirement is being pushed off by several years, an LAPD detective who just wants his pension so he can go off and live the good life decides to do everything in his power to get fired, but his bad behavior only leads to surprising success at solving cases.

Series Creator: Evan Katz.

Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Evan Katz, KristieAnne Reed, Jonathan Littman.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Jerry Bruckheimer Television.

Ways and Means

ORDERED TO PILOT

Genre: Political and Thriller

Description: A powerful Congressional leader who has lost faith in politics finds himself working secretly with an idealistic young Congresswoman from the opposing party to subvert the hopelessly gridlocked system he helped create; together, they’ll attempt to save American politics… if they don’t get caught.

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Pilot Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Troian Bellisario, Amanda Warren, Arliss Howard.

Series Creator: Ed Redlich.

Pilot Director: Mike Murphy.

Producers: Patrick Dempsey, Mike Murphy, Ed Redlich, Denise Di Novi, Nina Tassler, Tom Lassally.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, PatMa Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment.

2019 CBS Pilots - Dramas

Alive

PILOT REJECTED

Genre: crime and sci-fi

Description: A San Francisco homicide detective is mysteriously brought back to life after being killed in the line of duty, but as he resumes his old life and he and his wife realize he isn’t the same person he used to be, they zero in on the strange man behind his resurrection – Dr. Victor Frankenstein.

Pilot Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Katrina Law, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Aaron Staton.

Series Creator: Jason Tracey, Ute Briesewitz.

Based on: Mary Shelley's novel

Pilot Director: Jason Tracey.

Producers: Rob Doherty.

Studios: CBS Television Studios.

All Rise

ORDERED TO SERIES

Genre: legal

Description: The dedicated, chaotic, hopeful, and sometimes absurd lives of the judges, assistant district attorneys, and public defenders as they work with bailiffs, clerks, cops and jurors to bring justice to the people of Los Angeles.

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Pilot Cast: Simone Missick, Marg Helgenberger, Wilson Blethel, Jessica Camacho, Lindsey Mendez, Greg Spottiswood.

Series Creator: Greg Spottiswood, Michael M. Robin, Leonard Goldstein.

Producers: Greg Spottiswood, Michael M. Robin.

Studios: Warner Bros. TV.

Evil

ORDERED TO SERIES

Genre: Supernatural Thriller

Description: The battle between science and religion is in full force when a skeptical female clinical psychologist joins a priest-in-training and a blue-collar contractor as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there’s a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work

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Pilot Cast: Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Katja Herbers, Michael Emerson.

Series Creator: Michelle King, Robert King.

Pilot Director: Robert King.

Producers: Liz Glotzer, Michelle King, Robert King.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, King Size Productions.

FBI: Most Wanted

ORDERED TO SERIES

Genre: thriller and police

Description: Around the division of the FBI tasked with tracking and capturing the notorious criminals on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.

Pilot Cast: Julian McMahon, Alana De La Garza, Kellan Lutz, Keisha Castle-Hugues, Nathaniel Arcand, Roxy Sternberg.

Series Creator: Dick Wolf, Rene Balcer, Fred Berner.

Based on: CBS's FBI

Producers: Dick Wolf, Rene Balcer.

Studios: Universal Television, CBS Television Studios, Wolf Films.

The Republic Of Sarah

Genre: Political Soap

Description: A small New Hampshire rural mountain town is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to utilize a cartographical loophole to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor Sarah Chambers and her cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.

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Pilot Cast: Sarah Drew, James Lesure, Carlos Leal, Jonathan Slavin, Daniel Ings, Annie Funke, Kirsten Nelson, Victoria Gabrielle Platt, Kimberly Guerrero.

Series Creator: Jeffrey Paul King.

Pilot Director: Marc Webb.

Producers: Leo Pearlman, Jeff Grosvenor, Jeffrey Paul King, James Corden, Marc Webb.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Marc Webb Productions.

Surveillance

ORDERED TO PILOT

Genre: Spy Thriller

Description: Madeline Yardley, the head of communications for the NSA for 13 years, finds her loyalties torn between protecting the government’s secrets and her own after an investigative journalist dies under mysterious circumstances.

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Pilot Cast: Sophia Bush, Dennis Haysbert, Matthew Modine, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Allan Leech, Raphael Acloque, Nick Blood.

Series Creator: David C. White.

Pilot Director: Patricia Riggen.

Producers: Matt Reeves, Sophia Bush, Patricia Riggen, David C. White.

Studios: 20th Century Fox, CBS Television Studios, 6th & Idaho.

Tommy

(Also known as Nancy)
ORDERED TO SERIES

Genre: Cop Genre

Description: When Abigail Thomas, a former high-ranking NYPD officer, becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles, she uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political, and national security issues that converge with enforcing the law.

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Pilot Cast: Edie Falco, Michael Chernus, Russell G. Jones, Adelaide Clemens, Olivia Lucy Phillip.

Series Creator: Paul Attanasio.

Pilot Director: Kate Dennis.

Producers: Paul Attanasio, Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Amblin Television.

Under the Bridge

PILOT REJECTED

Genre: Medical

Description: When scandal rocks the medical practice she runs with her husband and their friends, a surgeon rises to the occasion and takes the lead trying to mend both the practice and her own marriage.

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Pilot Cast: Jennifer Morrison, Justin Kirk, David Ajala, Sarayu Blue, Reggie Lee.

Series Creator: Rina Mimoun.

Pilot Director: Victoria Mahoney.

Producers: Rina Mimoun, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Jerry Bruckheimer Television.

2019 CBS Pilots - Comedies

Bob Hearts Abishola

ORDERED TO SERIES

Genre: Multi-camera, Romantic, and Family

Description: After having a heart attack, a man falls in love with his Nigerian nurse and sets his sights on getting her to give him a chance.

Pilot Cast: Billy Gardell, Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Barry Shabaka Henley, Folake Olowofoyeku, Shola Adewus, Al Higgins, Gina Yashere, Eddie Gorodetsky.

Series Creator: Chuck Lorre, Gina Yashere, Al Higgins, Eddie Gorodetsky.

Producers: Chuck Lorre.

Studios: Warner Bros. TV, Chuck Lorre Productions.

Broke

(Also known as Broke in Reseda)
ORDERED TO SERIES

Genre: Multi-camera and Family

Description: Two siblings are forced to reconnect when an outrageously wealthy trust fund baby is cut off by his father, and he and his wife move into her estranged sister’s Reseda condo.

Pilot Cast: Pauley Perrette, Jaime Camil, Izzy Diaz, Alex Herschlag.

Series Creator: Alex Herschlag.

Producers: Jennie Snyder Urman, Ben Silverman.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Propagate, Resonant TV, Sutton St. Productions.

Carol's Second Act

(Also known as Carol's Second Chance)
ORDERED TO SERIES

Genre: Multi-camera and Medical

Description: Patricia Heaton stars as a woman who embarks on a unique second act after raising her children, getting divorced, and retiring from teaching: pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor. At age 50, Carol is a medical intern and must sink or swim with peers who are half her age. It’s her enthusiasm, perspective and yes, even her age, that may be exactly what will make her second act a great success.

Pilot Cast: Patricia Heaton, Bonnie Dennison, Kyle MacLachlan, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Ito Aghayere.

Series Creator: Sarah Haskins, Emily Halpern.

Pilot Director: Pamela Fryman, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor.

Producers: Patricia Heaton, Sarah Haskins, Emily Halpern.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Kapital Entertainment, FourBoys Entertainment.

The Emperor of Malibu

ORDERED TO PILOT

Genre: Multi-camera and Family

Description: When the son of a Chinese billionaire announces his engagement to an American woman, his outrageous family descends upon the couple to win their son back and test drive the American dream.

Pilot Cast: Max Willems, Ken Jeong, Taylor Louderman, Deborah S. Craig.

Series Creator: Kevin Kwan, David Sangalli.

Pilot Director: Andy Ackerman.

Producers: Michelle Nader, Kevin Kwan, David Sangalli, Christina Lee.

Studios: Warner Bros. TV.

Our House

PILOT REJECTED

Genre: Multi-camera and Family

Description: A devoted mom and dad who are committed to raising their children with the love and support the mom never got as a kid but discover how difficult that is with her insane parents and siblings back in the picture.

Pilot Cast: Katherine Heigl, Malcolm Barrett, Nancy Lenehan.

Series Creator: Brendan O’Brien.

Pilot Director: James Burrows.

Producers: Brendan O’Brien, Nick Stoller, Conor Welch.

Studios: CBS Television Studios.

Super Simple Love Story

PILOT REJECTED

Genre: Hybrid and Romantic

Description: A story told through interviews and vignettes spanning 10 years, about how an unlikely couple becomes an unlikely family.

Pilot Cast: David Walton, Elizabeth Alderfer, Parker Young, Vanessa Marano, Laura Marano, Ronny Chieng, Mike Royce.

Pilot Director: Pamela Fryman, Conor Welch.

Producers: Mike Royce, Nick Stoller.

Studios: CBS Television Studios.

To Whom It May Concern

PILOT REJECTED

Genre: Hybrid and Romantic

Description: Evan sets out with his group of 20-something friends to accomplish a list of challenges he wrote for himself years ago in an effort to turn around his banal life.

Pilot Cast: Michael Angarano, Bridget Heelan, Michael Cassidy, Ana Villafane, Mike Metz.

Series Creator: Mike Metz.

Producers: Gail Berman.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, The Jackal Group.

The Unicorn

ORDERED TO SERIES

Genre: Single-camera, Romantic, and Family

Description: A widower is eager to move on from the most difficult year of his life, only to realize he’s utterly unprepared to raise his two daughters on his own and equally unprepared for the dating world — where, to his shock, he’s suddenly a hot commodity.

Pilot Cast: Walton Goggins, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins, Maya Lynne Robinson, Omar Benson Miller, Mike Schiff, Bill Martin.

Series Creator: Bill Martin, Mike Schiff, John Hamburg.

Producers: Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, Wendi Trilling.

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Kapital Entertainment.