NBC Passes on LA's Finest

NBC has decided not to order drama pilot LA's Finest to series.

LA's Finest is a police procedural and female-centric spin-off of the film series Bad Boys. It stars Gabrielle Union, reprising her role from Bad Boys II, and Dark Angel lead Jessica Alba.

The logline for the pilot, from Deadline: "Free-spirited former DEA agent Syd Burnett has a fresh start in her new job as an LAPD detective. She’s partnered with Nancy McKenna, a working mom who can’t help but look at Syd’s freedom with some grass-is-greener envy. These two have totally different lifestyles and approaches, but they both are at the top of their fields in this action-packed, character-driven procedural." The project is produced by Sony.

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NBC Passes on No Way Back

NBC has decided not to order drama pilot No Way Back to series.

No Way Back is a "Hitchcockian thriller about how far one man will go to save the people he loves. After Danny Goldman accepts a handshake loan from his new friend and millionaire neighbor, he gets a visit from the FBI and learns that the decision is one he will regret for the rest of his life. Coerced to work as an informant for the FBI to earn back his freedom, Danny is forced to infiltrate a world of violence and corruption while trying to protect his family" (logline from Deadline).

It is based on the novel Suspicion, written by Joseph Finder. It stars Derek Luke, who acted in the film Captain America and Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. It is developed by Jessica Goldberg, who created Hulu drama The Path. Universal produces the project.

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NBC Orders The InBetween to Series

NBC has given a series order to drama pilot The Between.

The Between is a fantasy police procedural created by Moira Kirland, writer on shows such as Madam Secretary, Castle, and Medium.

The logline for the series, from Deadline: "A mysterious young woman reluctantly uses her gift of clairvoyance to help a veteran LAPD detective and a damaged ex-FBI outsider solve the most unnerving and challenging cases the city encounters. This eerie ability also opens the door for her to see and talk to the dead, who are seeking help for unresolved problems, whether she likes it or not." Universal produces the series.

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NBC Orders Manifest to Series

NBC has given a series order to drama pilot Manifest.

Manifest is a high-concept sci-fi drama. The series is created by Jeff Rake, who previously developed The Mysteries of Laura for NBC. It stars Once Upon a Time's Josh Dallas and Melissa Roxburgh of film Star Trek Beyond and CW series Valor.

The logline for the series, from Deadline: "A plane disappears from radar and returns years later after being untraceable and presumed lost at sea. No time has passed for those on the plane, but for their loved ones at home, many years have gone by. The series follows their personal lives as well as the larger mystery and purpose that is their destiny." The series is produced by Warner Bros.

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NBC Orders Drama Pilots "The Village" and "The Enemy Within" to Series

NBC has decided to order dramas "The Village" and "The Enemy Within" to series.


The Enemy Within is a "character-driven investigative thriller set in the world of counterintelligence [that] focuses on former CIA agent Erica Wolfe, the most notorious traitor in modern history and most hated woman in America, who is brought out of a federal supermax prison by the FBI to help stop some of the most dangerous acts of espionage threatening the United States today" (logline from Deadline). The series stars Dexter's Jennifer Carpenter and Rosewood's Morris Chestnut. It is created by Ken Woodruff, who wrote on Gotham and The Mentalist. Universal produces the series.



The Village is a comedy-drama series with an ensemble cast that include Tyrant's Moran Atias, Lorraine Toussaint, whose many TV credits include TNT drama Saving Grace, The Secret Life of the American Teenager's Daren Kagasoff, and Dominic Chianese of The Sopranos. The logline for the series, from Deadline: "Despite difference in age, race, culture and lifestyle, the residents of a Manhattan apartment building find that the more their lives intertwine, the more complex and compelling their connections become, thus proving life’s challenges are better faced alongside family, even if it’s the one you make wherever you find it." Universal produces the series.


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