The CW has ordered three more pilots in what has been their busiest pilot season so far.
Who knows which (if any) will make The CW cut, although unfortunately it seems Deadman is not on this list.
Here’s what they’ve got:
“The Selection”
Logline (courtesy of EW): “Based on the forthcoming series of books by Kiera Cass, The Selection is an epic romance set 300 years in the future which centers on a poor young woman who is chosen by lottery to participate in a competition to become the next queen of a war-torn nation at a crossroads.”
Creatives: Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain, both veterans of The Vampire Diaries, are executive producing and writing. Craft & Fain were also involved with the development of The Secret Circle.
What Do We Think? This sounds like the most interesting of the three projects announced today. It also sounds like it might be the most expensive.
“Joey Dakota”
Logline: “Based on the Israeli format Danny Hollywood. In this romantic-time-travel-musical, a documentary filmmaker travels back in time to the 1990’s where she meets and falls in love with the rock star subject of her film. When she unexpectedly returns to present day, she must find her way back to the past to reunite with her love and prevent his untimely death.”
Creatives: Mark Harmon (NCIS) is an executive producer.
What Do We Think? Hasn’t this been done as an American concept before? It sounds really familiar… and not very exciting, though I do love time travel.
“Shelter”
Logline: Drama set at an historic New England summer resort where the new and returning staff attend to the practical, emotional and often comical needs of the guests while navigating friendships, rivalries and romances of their own.
Creatives: One Tree Hill exec producer/creator Mark Schwahn is writing. J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk from Bad Robot are executive producers.
What Do We Think? The logline sounds pretty generic, but The CW does seem to love their Mark Schwahn, so, we’ll see.
