ABC Passes on Four Pilots

ABC has decided against ordering four of their pilots to series. They are as follows:

Legal drama pilot Judgment was over two timelines, centering on a woman being vetted for the US Supreme Court as she recounts her experience at a DC law firm in present day, including her cases and love life that saw her caught between two feuding brothers. With all of her darkest series are at risk of coming out, her SCOTUS nomination, her reputation, and her marriage are in jeopardy. Sarah Shahi, Reid Scott, Francois Arnaud and Portia Doubleday starred in the pilot.

Medical drama The Hurt Unit starred Ben McKenzie, Michelle Ortiz and Melissa George, and centered on the HURT Unit, a team of highly-trained surgeons who treated patients in the field in instances where patients were unable to get to the ER.

Keeping It Together, a comedy pilot, starred Ellie Kemper and Judy Greer and focused on a working mom whose life isn't going as planned, leading her to search for a place she fits in. It was based on the UK series Motherland.

Public Defenders centered on four inexperienced public defenders with massive student debt who work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail, relying on one another to get through work. Anthony Anderson led the cast.

Dramas The Rookie: Feds and Alaska, Comedy Not Dead Yet Ordered to Series by ABC; LA Law Revival & More Passed On

ABC, on the heels of renewing every single bubble show earlier today, has handed out three new series orders.

ABC Passes on Epic

ABC has decided against ordering fantasy drama Epic, from the creators of Once Upon a Time, to series. The series is a romantic anthology that reinvents fairy tales for modern times. Brittany O'Grady, Sarah Hyland, and Eleanor Fanyinka were set to lead the cast.

Promised Land Ordered to Series by ABC

ABC has ordered family drama Promised Land to series. It is a generation-spanning drama centering on two Latino families who are vying for wealth and power in California Sonoma Valley. Christina Ochoa, John Ortiz, Mariel Molino and Katya Martin are set to star.

ABC Passes on Triage, National Parks and Dark Horse

ABC has passed on ordering three of its off-cycle drama pilots for the 2021-22 TV season.

Triage was the story of pioneering surgeon Finley Briar over three distinct decades at the same hospital. With the evolution of medicine as the backdrop, the show explores the interconnected careers, friendships and romances of Finley and her colleagues and their tenuous relationship with time. Parisa Fitz-Henley, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Michael Ealy, Andrew Richardson and Jamie-Lynn Sigler were set to star in the series, which was produced by Criminal Minds' Erica Messer.

Kevin Costner-produced drama National Parks has also been rejected by ABC. The pilot centered on agents for the Investigative Services Branch, who are tasked with solving crims committed within the vast, breathtaking National Parks in the Pacific West. Billy Campbell, Angel Parker, Guillermo Diaz and Tiffany Dupont starred.

ABC also passed on political drama Dark Horse. It centers on an Indigenous woman who is thrust into the national spotlight after a horrific event, who is then handpicked by political powerbrokers to be a state senator. No cast was announced for the project, which was executive produced by actress Rachel Griffiths.

Fellow off-cycle drama pilots Epic and Promised Land remain in contention for series orders, with decisions still to come.

ABC Passes on Black Don’t Crack, Bucktown and Acts of Crime

ABC has passed on comedy pilot Black Don't Crack. The pilot, executive produced by Viloa Davis and her husband Julius Tennon, centeeds on three former sorority sisters reuniting during a pivotal point in all of their lives. Sherri Shepherd, Tisha Campbell, Essence Atkins, Tahj Mowry and Beth Grant were set to star in the series.

ABC has also decided not to order comedy pilot Bucktown. The pilot centered on a woman who, after being dumped by her boyfriend and kicked out of her apartment, stays over at her mom's house, where she grew up. Her teenage niece also lives there, and she ultimately decides to move in full-time after realizeing that her mother and niece aren't equipped to be alone. Shannon Woodward, Jane Lynch, Nicole Richie, Erik Griffin and Annie Gonzalez starred in the pilot.

Drama series Acts of Crime, described as a unique spin on the crime procedural, has also been passed over by ABC. Candace Grace, Josiah Cross, Peter Mark Kendall and Molly Price will star in the series, which comes from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail.

Queens Ordered to Series by ABC

ABC has ordered Queens to series. In Queens, four estranged women in their 40s reunite for a chance to recapture the fame and swagger they once had when they were part of a hip-hop group that made them all legends. Brandy, Eve, Naturi Naughton, Nadine Velazquez and Pepi Sonuga will star in the series.

Abbott Elementary Ordered to Series

ABC has given a series order to Abbott Elementary. The comedy pilot centers on a group of teachers who work at one of the worst public schools in the country. They rely on each other to make it through the day and counteract the school district's attitude toward education. Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Janelle James and Lisa Ann Walter will star.

ABC Orders Maggie to Series

Comedy pilot Maggie has been ordered to series by ABC. The series centers on a young woman who tries to cope with life while coming to terms with her psychic abilities. While she can see the future, her life in the present is a disaster. The pilot is based on the short film of the same name. Rebecca Rittenhouse, Chris Elliott, Kerri Kenney, Nichole Sakura, Angelique Cabral and David Del Rio are set to star.

The Wonder Years Reboot Ordered to Series by ABC

ABC has ordered the reboot of The Wonder Years to series. The pilot centers on a middle-class black family in the late 1960s living in Montgomery, Alabama. The original series was set in the same era, centering on a white family. Don Cheadle will serve as the narrator, while EJ Williams, Saycon Sengbloh, Dulé Hill, Laura Kariuki and Milan Ray will star.

Adopted Passed On by ABC

Comedy Adopted has been passed on by ABC. Co-written and produced by Jimmy Kimmel, Adopted centered on a Green Beret who returns home to Texas from military service and, along with his family, struggles with the challenges of adopting his new brother, a 12-year-old Russian boy. Shawn Vance, Bruce Campbell, Wendie Malick, Maxin Swinton, Tate Moore and Sofia Pernas starred in the pilot series.

Home Economics Ordered to Series by ABC

Comedy Home Economics has been ordered to series by ABC. The series centers on three siblings in different financial situations: one in the one percent, one in the middle-class, and one barely hanging on. Topher Grace is set to star in the series.

Rebel Ordered to Series by ABC

Rebel has been ordered to series by ABC. The legal drama centers on Annie "Rebel" Bello, a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree. This funny, messy, brilliant and fearless woman cares desperately about the causes she fights for and the people she loves. When Rebel applies herself to a fight she believes in, she will win at almost any cost. It is based on the life of Erin Brockovich, and Brockovich is attached as a producer. Katey Sagal is signed on to star alongside Andy Garcia, John Corbett, James Lesure, Tamala Jones, Lex Scott Davis and Ariela Barer.

Valley Trash Passed On by ABC

ABC has passed on comedy Valley Trash. It centered on The Harmans, a scrappy, blue-collar family living in the deep Valley. They suddenly experience a major culture clash when their fourteen-year-old daughter, Abby, gets accepted to a prestigious LA private high school filled with students and parents who want nothing to do with her, her family or their 818 area code. Jason Lee and Lulu Wilson were signed on to star in the show, which was created by Fresh Off the Boat's Nahnatchka Khan.

ABC Passes on The Brides

Drama The Brides has been passed on by ABC. It was a vampire soap about empowered, immortal women and the things they do to maintain wealth, prestige, legacy, and their non-traditional family. Gina Torres, Erin Richards, Katherine Reis and Goran Visnjic were attached to star in the series, which came from the creator of Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

ABC Passes on Thirtysomething(else)

Thirtysomething(else), the revival of Thirtysomething, has been passed on by ABC. ABC President Karey Burke has described the original as one of her favorite shows. The revival centered on the children of the characters from the original show, who are now 30-something themselves. Raising children never ends, but who could have known how hard it would be to raise parents? Original stars Ken Olin, Patricia Wettig, Timothy Busfield and Mel Harris were set to return alongside newcomers Odette Annable, Auden Thornton, Patrick Fugit, Kendrick Sampson and Chris Wood. Original creators Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz were also set to return.

Call Your Mother Ordered to Series by ABC

Comedy Call Your Mother has been ordered to series by ABC. It centers on an empty-nester mom who wonders how she ended up alone while her children live their best lives thousands of miles away, who decides that her place is with her family. As she reinserts herself into their lives, her kids realize they might actually need her more than they thought. Call Your Mother is set to star Kyra Sedgwick, Joey Bragg, Rachel Sennott, Emma Caymares and Austin Crute.

ABC Orders The Baker and the Beauty to Series

ABC has given a series order to romantic dramedy The Baker and the Beauty. The pilot centers on a model with an international career who begins a relationship with a baker who is the son of Cuban immigrants. Nathalie Kelley, Victor Rasuk, and Dan Bucatinsky starred in the pilot.

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Emergence Ordered to Series by ABC After Being Developed by NBC

ABC has ordered mystery thriller pilot Emergence, originally in development at NBC, to series. The pilot focused on the sherriff of a small town who takes in a young child found near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of the accident. The ending investigation draws her into a larger conspiracy, with the child's identity being the center of it all. Allison Tolman, Alexa Skye Swinton, and Donald Faison star.

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For Life Ordered to Series by ABC

Legal drama pilot For Life has been ordered to series by ABC. In the pilot, a wrongfully-convicted man becomes a lawyer  in the same courtroom where he was sentenced to life behind bars. His quest for freedom is driven by this desire to get back the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. Nicholas Pinnock, Indira Varma, and Joy Bryant star.

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