Infos CW #2 (Renouvellements, Pilots)

CW Developing Drama About Transgender Teenager From Producer Michael London

EXCLUSIVE: The CW is taking on a controversial subject with ZE, a drama project centering on a transgender teenager. Written by Brooklyn-based writer-playwright Kyle Jarrow and executive produced by Michael London (Milk), ZE is described as a raw, quirky family drama about a FTM (female-to-male) teen and his family. A personal choice takes on controversial public significance when a Texas teenager announces she is transgender and will be living life as a boy. As his dysfunctional family spirals into identity crises of their own, he discovers that he might be the most well-adjusted of them all. CBS TV Studios is producing ZE, whose title represents a non-gender-specific reference (like he or she). Jarrow is used to tackling sensitive topics; he won an Obie Award at age 24 for his Off-Broadway hit A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant.

He penned the 2010 Sundance film Armless and the upcoming indie Saint Janet and recently developed Inside, a cop drama for FX with Philip Seymour Hoffman’s production company, and Nowhere, an adventure drama for MTV. Jarrow, repped by CAA and Madhouse Entertainment, also leads the rock band Sky-Pony. Upcoming projects include the plays Ana and the American Dream (a commission by Lincoln Center Theater) and Noir (a new musical written with Tony winner Duncan Sheik). WME-repped London executive produces the Amazon comedy series Betas.

The CW has put in development Red, a Western/sci-fi drama from The Mentalist creator/executive producer Bruno Heller and the series’ executive producer Tom Szentgyorgyi. Written by Szentgyorgyi, Red is described as a neo-Western drama about the first human settlement on Mars and life on this new frontier, centering on the relationships between the town’s female sheriff, a doctor and a criminal.

The CW Eyes Tales From the Darkside Update

The CW is looking for more genre scares with a possible reboot of the horror anthology series Tales From the Darkside, TVLine has confirmed.

The project — which has a script deal and will be penned by comics writer and son of Stephen King, Joe Hill (Locke & Key) – is described as a 30-minute reinvention of creator George A. Romero’s 1980s scarefest.
Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Sleepy Hollow) will executive-produce alongside original Darkside EPs Mitch Galin, Heather Kadin and Jerry Golod.

The CW closes deal for Veronica Mars Spin-off Digital Series

Veronica Mars is getting a spinoff series, for now online only. The CW made the announcement at the top of its TCA presentation. No details were given about the series, which will be for the CW’s digital platform CW Seed, but it hails from Veronica Mars creator and the movie’s co-writer/director Rob Thomas. “He is very excited about it,” CW president Mark Pedowitz said, noting that Thomas will focus on the digital series after he completes work on the Veronica Mars. Pedowitz said the spinoff originated with the digital division of Warner Bros. the studio behind the original series, which reached out to CW Seed. The deal was sealed with a phone call by Pedowitz to Thomas who committed to the project. Thomas has concept ideas and plans for “potential people who could be involved” but nothing has been locked in yet, Pedowitz said. Since CW Seed’s is designed as an incubator that Launches shows that could transition to TV, it is not inconceivable to see Veronica Mars back in primetime.

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Young Justice : une nouvelle série super-héroïque pour la CW ?

Après "Arrow" et "Flash", la CW pourrait s'attaquer à une autre série mettant des super-héros en scène : "Young Justice", sortie de version ado de la "Justice League" de DC Comics.

Entre un solide Arrow, déjà renouvelé pour une saison 3, et The Flash dans les startings blocks, la CW s'impose petit-à-petit dans le monde des super-héros. Si bien que le chaîne ne compte pas s'arrêter en si bon chemin et aurait un autre projet en tête : Young Justice. Soit une version ado de la Justice League, pour schématiser, qui avait déjà fait l'objet d'une série animée en 2010.

A en croire le site Bleeding Cool, qui tient cette information de l'une de ses sources, cette version serait en prises de vues réelles et emmenée par des personnages tels que Robin, Superboy ou Miss Martian. Avec des caméos de Stephen Amell et Grant Gustin, sous les traits respectifs d'Oliver Queen et Barry Allen ? Réponse prochainement, en sachant que tout ceci tient aujourd'hui de la rumeur, à manipuler avec des pincettes donc.