After years of branding itself as a nonscripted destination, Bravo is venturing into scripted development for the first time with two projects that share the main themes of the channel's unscripted fare: fashion, design, cuisine and real estate.
The cable network's maiden scripted efforts, "Blueprint" and "30 under 30," were unveiled Thursday at Bravo's upfront presentation in New York, where it also announced series pickups for a quartet of reality shows, including the Sarah Jessica Parker-produced "American Artist" and several projects in development, including a docu-series from Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher.
Bravo's only previous exposure to scripted programming came from a handful of off-network acquisitions, including "Six Feet Under" and "The West Wing."
The network's original scripted project, "Blueprint," hails from "Six Feet Under" alum Laurence Andries and Alloy Entertainment. It is a serialized dramedy following the lives of two best friends -- one straight, one gay -- who own...
The cable network's maiden scripted efforts, "Blueprint" and "30 under 30," were unveiled Thursday at Bravo's upfront presentation in New York, where it also announced series pickups for a quartet of reality shows, including the Sarah Jessica Parker-produced "American Artist" and several projects in development, including a docu-series from Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher.
Bravo's only previous exposure to scripted programming came from a handful of off-network acquisitions, including "Six Feet Under" and "The West Wing."
The network's original scripted project, "Blueprint," hails from "Six Feet Under" alum Laurence Andries and Alloy Entertainment. It is a serialized dramedy following the lives of two best friends -- one straight, one gay -- who own...
- 4/14/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Though Bravo has made a name for itself in the nonfiction TV game, NBC's sibling netlet is delving into a new genre: scripted series.
The network announced plans Tuesday for two new scripted shows during its upfront presentations:
Blueprint follows the lives of two best friends — one straight and one gay — who co-own a New York design firm. The dramedy comes from Laurence Andries (Six Feet Under, Alias) and executive producers Leslie Morgenstein and Bob Levy for Alloy Entertainment (Gossip Girl).
30 Under 30 centers on young, influential professionals (a sexy young chef, a gossip blogger, avant-garde artist) whose glamorous — and sometimes scandalous —lives intersect in New York City. Jonathan Prince (The Cleaner, Cane, American Dreams) and Alana Sanko (Murphy Brown) are behind the new show.
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The network announced plans Tuesday for two new scripted shows during its upfront presentations:
Blueprint follows the lives of two best friends — one straight and one gay — who co-own a New York design firm. The dramedy comes from Laurence Andries (Six Feet Under, Alias) and executive producers Leslie Morgenstein and Bob Levy for Alloy Entertainment (Gossip Girl).
30 Under 30 centers on young, influential professionals (a sexy young chef, a gossip blogger, avant-garde artist) whose glamorous — and sometimes scandalous —lives intersect in New York City. Jonathan Prince (The Cleaner, Cane, American Dreams) and Alana Sanko (Murphy Brown) are behind the new show.
Other new reality/competition programming includes ...
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- 4/14/2009
- by Gina DiNunno
- TVGuide - Breaking News
ABC on Thursday became the latest network to trim its 2008-09 development slate, citing the effects of the writers strike on this year's pilot season.
ABC went for a deep cut, releasing about 35-40 scripts, roughly one-third of its slate and the most of any network. Most of the projects are said to hail from the network's sister studio, ABC Studios, and about 15 are believed to be comedy scripts.
ABC's list of dismissed projects is said to include Alana Sanko's Get Out and Rob Lotterstein's One Big Happy. Both are executive produced by ABC Studios-based producers, Salma Hayek and Emile Levisetti, respectively.
Also let go are untitled scripts from Laurice Elehwany, Todd Graff and the duo of Dave Lampson and Andrew Leeds. Graff had been developing his project with non-writing producers Nina Wass and Gene Stein, whose overall deal with ABC Studios was terminated earlier this month, also as a fallout from the strike.
ABC went for a deep cut, releasing about 35-40 scripts, roughly one-third of its slate and the most of any network. Most of the projects are said to hail from the network's sister studio, ABC Studios, and about 15 are believed to be comedy scripts.
ABC's list of dismissed projects is said to include Alana Sanko's Get Out and Rob Lotterstein's One Big Happy. Both are executive produced by ABC Studios-based producers, Salma Hayek and Emile Levisetti, respectively.
Also let go are untitled scripts from Laurice Elehwany, Todd Graff and the duo of Dave Lampson and Andrew Leeds. Graff had been developing his project with non-writing producers Nina Wass and Gene Stein, whose overall deal with ABC Studios was terminated earlier this month, also as a fallout from the strike.
- 1/25/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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