Citytv Greenlights Two New Original Comedy Series
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In its continuing support of Canadian productions, Citytv announced today during the network's Upfront Presentation that it has greenlit two new original comedy series – Package Deal and Seed. Commissioned by Citytv's original content team and produced by Thunderbird Films, the Vancouver production company who brought us the award-winning and prematurely cancelled series Endgame, and Force Four Entertainment, another Vancouver production company. The two series are slated to launch exclusively on Citytv in mid-season. Additional production and broadcast details will be announced at a later date.
"Citytv has long been the home to some of the most successful and critically-acclaimed comedies from the U.S. – and now we're throwing our hat into the ring!" said Claire Freeland, Director of Original Programming, Rogers Media. "We're excited to be working with the seasoned teams at both Thunderbird Films and Force Four Entertainment, where together, we will create two comedies that are edgy and hip – and most importantly, funny. Andrew Orenstein and Joseph Raso have created fresh and hilarious characters in worlds our viewers will love. Our audiences love comedies, and Citytv's strength in this genre is undeniable."
Package Deal – Created by Andrew Orenstein (Malcolm in the Middle, 3rd Rock from the Sun) and produced by Thunderbird Films, Package Deal is a 13-episode, half-hour, multi-camera original comedy about three overly close brothers and the woman who comes between them. When Kim starts dating Danny, he seems too good to be true – a successful lawyer, charming, and single. Then she discovers he's already committed – to his two older brothers, Sheldon and Ryan. Will Danny ever grow up and be his own man? Or will Kim have to accept that his brothers are part of the 'package deal'?
Seed – From Force Four Entertainment, the producers of the upcoming Citytv original reality series The Bachelor Canada, and creator Joseph Raso, Seed is a 13-episode, half-hour series that offers a fresh take on the family comedy. Ill-equipped bachelor Harry finds his foray into the world of sperm donation has resulted in kids (lots of them) and becomes entangled in the lives of his new-found children and their less-than-thrilled families – whether they want him to or not.
And, speaking of The Bachelor Canada, CityTV has announced that veteran host Tyler Harcott will bring his 17 years of experience to a new audience as the host of The Bachelor Canada, premiering this fall on Citytv.
Earlier this month, CFL free agent Brad Smith was revealed as the first-ever Canadian bachelor. Additional details about the production, including the identities of the 25 Canadian bachelorettes, will be announced in the coming weeks.
A native of Calgary, Harcott, 43, earned a communications degree at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Polytechnic before getting his start in the entertainment industry in theatre, film and television. His first foray into broadcasting was as a radio disc jockey at CKGY FM in Red Deer, Alberta. Shortly following, Harcott landed his first hosting job in 1995 while visiting Hong Kong, which led him to various other culture-rich locales, including India, Dubai and Indonesia. Throughout his career, Harcott has hosted 14 programs, including Wired, Junkyard Wars, Guess Who's Coming to Decorate?, and Miss America: Countdown to the Crown.
"I have never participated in a show that delivers on such an emotional level the way The Bachelor Canada does," said Harcott. "Brad possesses a sense of maturity that defies his years. He's charming, smart, and funny. From a guy's perspective, he reminds me of my best buddy. And for some crazy reason, the ladies seem to appreciate his Adonis-like physique."
"Tyler is an incredibly affable and genuine person – everything we were looking for in a host," said Claire Freeland, Director of Original Programming, Rogers Media, and Executive Producer of The Bachelor Canada. "With his vast experience, he's a natural in front of the camera. His personality and sincerity will resonate not only with Brad and the bachelorettes, but also with viewers across the country."
Currently residing in New York City, Harcott is the proud father of a four-year-old daughter. He cites Dick Clark, Johnny Carson and Don Rickles as the biggest influences on his career. When not hard at work, he enjoys playing hockey, learning Spanish, travelling, and being the guest of honour at his daughter's tea parties.
Scott Moore, President of Broadcast, Rogers Media, also announced Citytv's 2012-13 fall and mid-season prime-time schedule, showcasing 9 new comedies, 4 new dramas, 1 hit reality franchise series, the acquisition of late-night's 'it' show, and the triumphant return of award-winning journalist – and fan-favourite – Katie Couric to daytime television.
Citytv is building upon last year's ambitious – and highly successful – fall schedule, in which 67 per cent of new programs are returning (the most of any Canadian network), while every returning show from last season ended the year with stronger audiences than when they started. This year's Citytv prime-time schedule is a mix of proven winners with fresh new series featuring a star-studded pedigree of actors, producers and writers, with 20 series in simulcast. The 2012-13 Citytv schedule represents the best network television has to offer.
"Citytv's prime-time schedule is the strongest – and most competitive – in network history with critically-acclaimed fan-favourites, proven winners from last season, and the most buzzed about new series with both big-name stars and fresh faces. Our schedule is better every day," said Scott Moore, President of Broadcast, Rogers Media. "With Citytv's expanded footprint, we will be in nine million homes this fall, reaching more viewers in more homes than ever before. And we're not done yet. Our goal of delivering our world-class content to a national audience is firmly within our grasp."
Comedies continue to reign supreme on Citytv featuring six nights of powerhouse comedy blocks with the most critically-acclaimed and popular series. Citytv's strength in this genre is undeniable. Joining proven winners from last season, New Girl, 2 Broke Girls, Suburgatory, Don't Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, and Last Man Standing are four hilarious new situational comedies for the fall season from the funniest minds in the industry:
Malibu Country
For mid-season, five new boundary-pushing comedies join the roster:
The Goodwin Games
How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
Red-hot funny-man Jimmy Kimmel is the 'it' guy of the year, and Citytv has bolstered its late-night lineup with the addition of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, airing weekdays at 12 midnight ET in simulcast.
In dramas, Citytv had the surprise sleeper-hit of the season in the ever-popular Revenge. Joining other returning favourites Person of Interest and Scandal are four riveting and suspenseful series, Revolution and 666 Park Avenue this fall, while Hannibal and The Carrie Diaries will air mid-season.
Reality television heats up on Citytv this fall as bachelor Brad Smith looks for love in all the right places in the first-ever edition of The Bachelor Canada. Helping Brad on his journey with 25 Canadian bachelorettes is Tyler Harcott, announced today as Host of the series (see separate announcement).
Citytv continues to invest in daytime programming, building upon its winning original daytime series Breakfast Television (Canada's #1 morning show in major English markets) and CityLine (Canada's longest-running lifestyle show). With the addition of Katie – the most anticipated new daytime talk show in recent years with proven network star Katie Couric – Citytv is poised to dominate in this genre. Katie will premiere this fall, airing weekdays at 4 p.m. ET in simulcast.
Another award-winning journalist joins the schedule – this time on sister-network OMNI Television – enriching the network's robust news offering. The trusted and compelling Rock Center with Brian Williams airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET in simulcast, beginning this fall. Also joining OMNI Television this fall is proven hit comedy series Rules of Engagement in strip at 7 and 7:30 p.m. ET, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, in simulcast at 12:35 a.m. ET.
With web, digital, and mobile traffic increasing heavily this past year, Rogers is firmly committed to further enhancing the viewer experience through multiple screens and Anyplace TV. This fall, Citytv is taking two socially-engaged series – New Girl and The Middle – and for the first time, making them available to advertisers on all screens – television, online, mobile and tablet – with the same commercial inventory, sold as one buy.
Monday – Coming off its strongest audience this past year, How I Met Your Mother kicks off a two-hour comedy block at 8 p.m. (all times Eastern), leading into David Kohan and Max Mutchnick's (Will & Grace) highly-anticipated new comedy Partners, followed by breakout sophomore series 2 Broke Girls and Don't Trust the B—- in Apartment 23. J.J. Abrams's riveting new one-hour dystopian drama Revolution stakes its claim in the 10 p.m. timeslot.
Tuesday: The 8 to 10 p.m. time-block on Tuesdays is LOL funny with veteran comedy Raising Hope, new odd-couple sibling sitcom Ben and Kate (from producer/writer of New Girl), returning fan-favourite New Girl, and The Mindy Project from Emmy Award®-nominated writer/producer and New York Times best-selling author Mindy Kaling. At 10 p.m., legacy dramatic series Private Practice returns in a new timeslot.
Wednesday: Wednesday night is the home to proven comedy hits from 8 to 9:30 p.m. with the triple threat of The Middle, Suburgatory, and Modern Family. At 9:30 p.m. comes the highly-anticipated new original reality series The Bachelor Canada.
Thursday: It's a mix of comedy and drama on Thursdays with the return of critically-acclaimed series 30 Rock at 8 p.m. and Parks and Recreation at 8:30 p.m. At 9 p.m., the drama heats up with one-hour sophomore hits Person of Interest, followed by Scandal at 10 p.m.
Friday: Last Man Standing and Community head to new timeslots at 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., respectively, followed by another gripping season of J.J. Abrams's Fringe (the second of two Abrams series to appear on Citytv) and original series Mantracker at 10 p.m.
Saturday: Play catch-up on Saturdays with encore presentations of original series The Bachelor Canada at 8 p.m., Less Than Kind at 9:30 p.m., and Murdoch Mysteries at 10 p.m.
Sunday: Sundays sizzle with Reba McEntire's freshman comedy Malibu Country at 8 p.m. and Happy Endings at 8:30 p.m. At 9 p.m., hit series Revenge smoulders in a new – and better – timeslot, leading into the new, edge-of-your-seat thriller 666 Park Avenue at 10 p.m.
Citytv Fall Schedule
All times Eastern; s = simulcast
8 p.m. How I Met Your Mother (s)
8:30 p.m. Partners (s) *NEW*
9 p.m. 2 Broke Girls (s)
9:30 p.m. Don't Trust the B—- in Apartment 23
10 p.m. Revolution (s) *NEW*
8 p.m. Raising Hope (s)
8:30 p.m. Ben and Kate (s) *NEW*
9 p.m. New Girl (s)
9:30 p.m. The Mindy Project (s) *NEW*
10 p.m. Private Practice (s)
8 p.m. The Middle (s)
8:30 p.m. Suburgatory (s)
9 p.m. Modern Family (s)
9:30 p.m. The Bachelor Canada *NEW Original Series*
8 p.m. 30 Rock (s)
8:30 p.m. Parks and Recreation
9 p.m. Person of Interest (s)
10 p.m. Scandal (s)
8 p.m. Last Man Standing (s)
8:30 p.m. Community (s)
9 p.m. Fringe (s)
10 p.m. Mantracker *Original Series* (encore presentation)
8 p.m. The Bachelor Canada *Original Series* (encore presentation)
9:30 p.m. Less Than Kind *Original Series* (encore presentation)
10 p.m. Murdoch Mysteries *Original Series* (encore presentation)
8 p.m. Malibu Country *NEW*
8:30 p.m. Happy Endings
9 p.m. Revenge (s)
10 p.m. 666 Park Avenue (s) *NEW*
Citytv – New Series Descriptions
New Fall Comedies
Partners – Monday 8:30 p.m. (s) – a comedy based on the lives of creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick (creators of Will & Grace), about two life-long best friends and business partners whose "bromance" is tested when one of them is engaged to be married. Joe (David Krumholtz, Numb3rs) is an accomplished architect who leads with his head and not his heart, especially in his love life. That's in stark contrast to his gay co-worker, Louis (Michael Urie, Ugly Betty), who is spontaneous, emotional and prone to exaggeration. Both have found joy in their love lives: Joe is newly engaged to Ali (Sophia Bush, One Tree Hill), a beautiful and sophisticated jewellery designer, while Louis is dating Wyatt (Brandon Routh, Superman Returns), a vegan nurse who Louis insists is just a promotion away from becoming a doctor. As news of Joe's engagement settles, time will tell if their business and personal bond can adapt to the addition of two other important relationships.
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Television
Creator/Writer/Executive Producer: David Kohan, Max Mutchnick
Executive Producer/Director: James Burrows (pilot)
CAST: David Krumholtz as Joe, Michael Urie as Louis, Sophia Bush as Ali, Brandon Routh as Wyatt
Ben And Kate – Tuesday 8:30 p.m. (s) – What happens when an exuberant, irresponsible dreamer who always says "yes" moves in with his overly responsible little sister to help raise her five-year-old daughter? Ben and Kate, a new single-camera young ensemble comedy, follows these odd-couple siblings as they push each other out of their comfort zones and into real life. Kate Fox (Dakota Johnson, The Social Network) followed the rules all her life…until she got pregnant in college and dropped out just shy of graduation. After the birth of her daughter, Maddie (Maggie Jones, We Bought a Zoo, Footloose), Kate put her twenties on hold. Now working as a bar manager to make ends meet and maximize her time with five-year-old Maddie, she's uber-prepared for every possible catastrophe – except for the arrival of her older brother, Ben Fox (Nat Faxon, Bad Teacher). Ben likes trouble a lot more than his sister does. When Ben comes to crash on Kate's couch for a few days, he finds a sad state of affairs. Kate's surviving, but not living. Ben realizes that for the first time in their lives, Kate needs his help and he's determined to bring some much-needed chaos into her overly stable world. Always there to help with Ben's crazy schemes is his partner-in-crime, Tommy (newcomer Echo Kellum), who worships Ben like a hero and nurses a serious crush on Kate. Kate's British best friend, BJ (Lucy Punch, Bad Teacher), is a cocktail waitress at the bar that Kate manages and an all-around hot mess who would do anything for Kate, even if her advice is often questionable and occasionally illegal. From writer/executive producer Dana Fox (New Girl, What Happens in Vegas) and executive producer/director Jake Kasdan (New Girl, Bad Teacher), Ben and Kate is a heart-warming story of deeply mismatched siblings: a sister who needs to go for her dreams and a brother who needs to get his head out of the clouds.
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television, Chernin Entertainment
Creator/Writer/Executive Producer: Dana Fox
Executive Producers: Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope
Executive Producer/Director: Jake Kasdan
Cast: Dakota Johnson as Kate, Nat Faxon as Ben, Maggie Jones as Maddie, Lucy Punch as BJ, Echo Kellum as Tommy
The Mindy Project – Tuesday 9:30 p.m. (s) – is a new single-camera comedy from Emmy Award®-nominated writer/producer and New York Times best-selling author Mindy Kaling (The Office) that follows a woman who, despite having a successful career, desperately needs to break bad habits in her personal life. Funny, impatient and politically incorrect, Mindy Lahiri (Kaling) can quote every romantic comedy starring Meg Ryan that exists. Mindy is determined to be more punctual, spend less money, lose weight and read more books – all in pursuit of becoming a well-rounded perfect woman…who can meet and date the perfect guy. Mindy is a skilled OB/GYN and shares a practice with a few other doctors, none of whom make life any easier for her. Jeremy Reed (British writer/comedian Ed Weeks) is the walking definition of total bad news. He not only shares a practice with Mindy, but sometimes her bed as well – despite her best efforts to resist. He is funny, self-absorbed and super sexy. In contrast, Danny Castellano (Chris Messina, Damages) is a hothead and guys' guy who has a habit of stealing Mindy's patients. Danny criticizes her for everything, including her struggling love life and her lack of professionalism – even though it's obvious to everyone except Mindy that he secretly admires her work. Rounding out the office staff are the receptionists – Betsy Putch (Zoe Jarman, Huge), young, earnest and easily excitable, who thinks the world of Mindy and is always trying to impress her; and Shauna Dicanio (newcomer Dana DeLorenzo), a self-assured Jersey Girl who is indifferent to Mindy, always knows where the cool party is and carries a poorly concealed torch for Danny. Mindy is in constant communication with her beloved best friend from college, Gwen Grandy (Anna Camp, The Good Wife), who also happens to be the governor's daughter. As Mindy attempts to get her career off the ground and meet a guy who passes her red flag test (no drug habits, no skinny jeans and no secret families, among others), only time will tell if she gets her romantic comedy ending.
Production Companies: Universal Television, 3 Arts Entertainment
Creator/Writer/Executive Producer: Mindy Kaling
Executive Producers: Howard Klein, B.J. Novak (pilot)
Executive Producer/Director: Charles McDougall (pilot)
Cast: Mindy Kaling as Mindy, Chris Messina as Danny, Ed Weeks as Jeremy, Anna Camp as Gwen, Zoe Jarman as Betsy, Dana DeLorenzo as Shauna
Malibu Country – Sunday 8 p.m. – When Reba Gallagher (Reba McEntire, Reba) discovers that her husband, Bobby, (Jeffrey Nordling, Desperate Housewives) a country music legend, has a cheatin' heart, her world is turned upside down. Reba dreamt of becoming a country star herself, but put her career on hold to raise a family. Now she's questioning all of that, big-time. With the ink on her divorce barely dry, Reba packs up her sharp-tongued mother, Lillie May (Lily Tomlin, Eastbound and Down, West Wing), her two kids and the U-Haul and heads for sunny California to begin a new chapter. Leaving Nashville in the rear view, they start over at their Malibu residence – the last remaining asset they have. Reba gets to know her new open and loving neighbour Kim (Sara Rue, Rules of Engagement, Less Than Perfect) and her son, Sage (Hudson Thames), but also discovers that relocation to Southern California is going to be quite an adjustment for a traditional southern belle. With the support of her family, she sets about finding her voice, jump-starting her music career with the help of her new music agent, Geoffrey (Jai Rodriguez, How I Met Your Mother, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy), and embracing this chance to begin again.
Production Companies: ABC Studios
Creator/Writer/Executive Producer: Kevin Abbott
Executive Producers: Kevin Abbott, Michael Hanel, Mindy Schultheis
Executive Producer/Director: John Pasquin (pilot)
Cast: Reba McEntire as Reba, Sara Rue as Kim, Justin Prentice as Cash, Juliette Angelo as June, Jai Rodriguez as Geoffrey, Lily Tomlin as Lillie May
New Fall Dramas
Revolution – Monday 10 p.m. (s) – Our entire way of life depends on electricity. So what would happen if it just stopped working? Well, one day, like a switch turned off, the world is suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Planes fall from the sky, hospitals shut down, and communication is impossible. And without any modern technology, who can tell us why? Now, 15 years later, life is back to what it once was long before the industrial revolution: families living in quiet cul-de-sacs, and when the sun goes down lanterns and candles are lit. Life is slower and sweeter. Or is it? On the fringes of small farming communities, danger lurks. And a young woman's life is dramatically changed when a local militia arrives and kills her father, who mysteriously – and unbeknownst to her – had something to do with the blackout. This brutal encounter sets her and two unlikely companions off on a daring coming-of-age journey to find answers about the past in the hopes of reclaiming the future. From director Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Iron Man 2) and the fertile imaginations of J.J. Abrams (Lost, Person of Interest) and Eric Kripke (Supernatural), comes a surprising "what if" action-adventure series, where an unlikely hero will lead the world out of the dark. Literally.
Production Companies: Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Bad Robot Productions, Kripke Enterprises and Warner Bros. Television
Creator/Writer/Executive Producer: Jon Favreau, J.J. Abrams, Eric Kripke
Executive Producers: Jon Favreau, J.J Abrams, Eric Kripke, Bryan Burk
Executive Producer/Director: Jon Favreau (pilot)
Cast: Billy Burke, Tracy Spiridakos, Anna Lise Phillips, Zak Orth, Graham Rogers, J.D. Pardo, Giancarlo Esposito, David Lyons, Maria Howell, and Tim Guinee.
666 Park Avenue – Sunday 10 p.m. (s) – At the ominous address of 666 Park Avenue, anything you desire can be yours. Everyone has needs, desires and ambition. For the residents of The Drake, these will all be met, courtesy of the building's mysterious owner, Gavin Doran (Terry O'Quinn, Lost). But every Faustian contract comes with a price. When Jane Van Veen (Rachael Taylor, Transformers) and Henry Martin (Dave Annable, Brothers & Sisters), an idealistic young couple from the Midwest, are offered the opportunity to manage the historic building, they not only fall prey to the machinations of Doran and his mysterious wife, Olivia (Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty), but unwittingly begin to experience the shadowy, supernatural forces within the building that imprison and endanger the lives of the residents inside. Sexy, seductive and inviting, The Drake maintains a dark hold over all of its residents, tempting them through their ambitions and desires, in this chilling new drama that's home to an epic struggle of good versus evil. 666 Park Avenue was based on the book series by Gabriella Pierce.
Production Companies: Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Alloy Entertainment
Creator/Writer/Executive Producer: David Wilcox
Executive Producers: David Wilcox, Matthew Miller, Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo, Alex Graves
Executive Producer/Director: Alex Graves (pilot)
Cast: Rachael Taylor as Jane Van Veen, Dave Annable as Henry Martin, Robert Buckley as Brian Leonard, Mercedes Masohn as Louise Leonard, Helena Mattsson as Alexis Blume, Samantha Logan as Nona Clark, with Vanessa Williams as Olivia Doran and Terry O'Quinn as Gavin Doran
New Mid-Season Comedies
1600 Penn – The Gilchrists are just the average American family dealing with all the everyday issues – like a grown kid who's forced to move back home, children who are smarter than their teachers, and a stepmom (Jenna Elfman, Dharma and Greg) desperately trying to win over the kids. They're loving, fun and a little crazy. In other words, just like everybody else. With one exception: they live in a very special house. The White House! Whether it's entertaining foreign dignitaries, sneaking away for a night out, dealing with middle school crushes or putting out fires – figuratively and sometimes literally – there's never a dull moment in the Gilchrist White House. For example, the First Son (Josh Gad, star of Broadway sensation The Book of Mormon) is one of the administration's biggest liabilities, but also the glue that holds this family together. The President (Bill Pullman, Independence Day) knows too well that the only thing harder than being Head of State is being head of the family. Modern Family meets The West Wing in this election-year comedy from Emmy®-winning executive producer/director Jason Winer (Modern Family).
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox
Executive Producers: Jason Winer, Josh Gad, Jon Lovett
Executive Producer/Director: Jason Winer
Cast: Jenna Elfman, Bill Pullman, Josh Gad, Martha MacIsaac (Canadian), Andre Holland, Amara Miller, Benjamin Stockham
How To Live With Your Parents (For The Rest Of Your Life) – Polly (Sarah Chalke, Mad Love, Scrubs) is a single mom who's been divorced for almost a year. The transition wasn't easy for her, especially in this economy. So, like a lot of young people living in this new reality, she and her daughter, Natalie (Rachel Eggleston), have moved back home with her eccentric parents, Elaine (Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds) and Max (Brad Garrett, Everybody Loves Raymond, 'Til Death). But Polly and her parents look at life through two different lenses. Polly's too uptight. Her parents are too laid back. Polly's conservative when it comes to dating (no action, whatsoever), while her parents are still sexually adventurous. They think Polly turned out okay, so what's the big deal? Well, they say it takes a village to raise a child…and in Polly's case, this village is on fire. But with help from her best friend Gregg (Orlando Jones, Rules of Engagement), her lovable yet irresponsible ex-husband Julian (Jon Dore, The Jon Dore Show) and her cool and fun assistant Jenn (Rebecca Delgado Smith), Polly takes her first steps toward getting a life, starting with a social one.
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox and Imagine Television
Creator/Writer/Executive Producer: Claudia Lonow
Executive Producers: Claudia Lonow, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo
Executive Producer/Director: Julie Anne Robinson (pilot)
Cast: Sarah Chalke (Canadian) as Polly, Jon Dore (Canadian) as Julian, Rachel Eggleston as Natalie, Brad Garrett as Max, Orlando Jones as Gregg, Elizabeth Perkins as Elaine, Rebecca Delgado Smith as Jenn
New Mid-Season Dramas
The Carrie Diaries – It's 1984, and life isn't easy for 16-year-old Carrie Bradshaw. Since their mother passed away, Carrie's younger sister Dorritt is more rebellious than ever, and their father Tom is overwhelmed with the responsibility of suddenly having to care for two teenage girls on his own. Carrie's friends – sweet, geeky Mouse, sarcastic and self-assured Maggie and sensitive Walt – make life bearable, but a suburban life in Connecticut isn't doing much to take her mind off her troubles. And even though the arrival of a sexy new transfer student named Sebastian brings some excitement to Carrie's world, she is struggling to move on from her grief. So when Tom offers Carrie the chance to intern at a law firm in Manhattan, she leaps at the chance. Carrie's eyes are opened wide at the glamour and grit of New York City – and when she meets Larissa, the style editor for Interview magazine, she's inspired by the club culture and unique individuals that make up Larissa's world. Carrie's friends and family may have a big place in her heart, but she's fallen in love for the first time with the most important man in her life – Manhattan. The Carrie Diaries is based on the novels The Carrie Diaries and Summer and the City by Candace Bushnell
Production Companies: Fake Empire in association with Warner Bros. Television
Creator/Writer/Executive Producer: Amy B. Harris
Executive Producers: Amy B. Harris, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Len Goldstein, Candace Bushnell
Executive Producer/Director:Miguel Arteta (pilot)
Cast: AnnaSophia Robb as Carrie Bradshaw, Austin Butler as Sebastian Kydd, Ellen Wong (Canadian) as Mouse, Katie Findlay (Canadian) as Maggie Landers, Stefania Owen as Dorrit Bradshaw, Brendan Dooling as Walt Reynolds, Chloe Bridges as Donna LaDonna, Freema Agyeman as Larissa Loughton, Matt Letscher as Tom Bradshaw
Hannibal – One of the most fascinating literary characters comes to life on television for the first time: psychiatrist-turned-serial-killer, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In this new drama from Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies, Heroes), based on the characters from Thomas Harris' classic novels, we see where this incredible story began. Will Graham (Hugh Dancy, The Big C) is a gifted criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI. Graham's unique way of thinking gives him the astonishing ability to empathize with anyone – even psychopaths. He seems to know what makes them tick. But when the mind of the twisted killer he's pursuing is too complicated for even Will to comprehend, he enlists the help of Dr. Lecter, one of the premier psychiatric minds in the country. Armed with the uncanny expertise of the brilliant doctor, Will and Hannibal (known as a serial killer only to the audience) form a brilliant partnership and it seems there's no villain they can't catch.
Production Companies: Gaumont International Television
Creator/Writer/Executive Producer: Bryan Fuller
Executive Producers: Bryan Fuller, Martha De Laurentis, Sara Colleton, Jesse Alexander, Katie O'Connell
Executive Producer/Director: David Slade (pilot)
Cast: Hugh Dancy as Will Graham
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