Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith, creators of " 'Til Death," have inked a new two-year overall deal with Sony Pictures TV.
Under the seven-figure pact, the duo will develop series projects for the studio they have called home since 1997.
Yuspa and Goldsmith boast a perfect pilot-¬pickup record, with all four of their pilot scripts so far ordered to pilot: CBS' "Stroller Wars" (2005), Fox's " 'Til Death" (2006), ABC's "Big Day" (2006) and CBS' "The Fish Tank" this past development season.
Two of them, "Death" and "Day," were picked up to series, with "Death" heading into its fourth season. Yuspa and Goldsmith no longer are involved day-to-day on the Fox show starring Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher -- it is run by comedy veteran Don Reo -- but they continue as executive producers.
Before segueing into development, Yuspa and Goldsmith spent six years on the Sony TV-produced comedy "The King of Queens,...
Under the seven-figure pact, the duo will develop series projects for the studio they have called home since 1997.
Yuspa and Goldsmith boast a perfect pilot-¬pickup record, with all four of their pilot scripts so far ordered to pilot: CBS' "Stroller Wars" (2005), Fox's " 'Til Death" (2006), ABC's "Big Day" (2006) and CBS' "The Fish Tank" this past development season.
Two of them, "Death" and "Day," were picked up to series, with "Death" heading into its fourth season. Yuspa and Goldsmith no longer are involved day-to-day on the Fox show starring Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher -- it is run by comedy veteran Don Reo -- but they continue as executive producers.
Before segueing into development, Yuspa and Goldsmith spent six years on the Sony TV-produced comedy "The King of Queens,...
- 6/4/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Benjamin King has joined the cast of The Wedding Planners, David E. Kelley's new series for Fox.
Meanwhile, Australian actress Rachael Carpani is set to co-star opposite Janeane Garofalo in Barry Schindel's untitled drama pilot for CBS.
Wedding Planners, from David E. Kelley Prods. and 20th Century Fox TV, revolves around three sisters -- Jane (Teri Polo), Sammy (Sarah Jones) and Annie (KaDee Strickland) -- who run a family wedding-planning business (HR 12/18).
King will play the wedding company's chief corporate officer, the businessman of the group who is happily married to Jane.
Kelley and Jonathan Pontell are executive producing Wedding, which is slated to premiere in the spring. Jon Amiel is directing and executive producing the first episode of the series.
King, whose credits include NBC's original movie Saving Jessica Lynch and the pilots Stroller Wars for CBS and Weekends for NBC, is repped by Innovative Artists and manager Scott Howard.
The untitled Barry Schindel project, from CBS Paramount Network TV and studio-based Scott Free Prods., follows the lives, relationships, cases and careers of a team of public defenders.
Meanwhile, Australian actress Rachael Carpani is set to co-star opposite Janeane Garofalo in Barry Schindel's untitled drama pilot for CBS.
Wedding Planners, from David E. Kelley Prods. and 20th Century Fox TV, revolves around three sisters -- Jane (Teri Polo), Sammy (Sarah Jones) and Annie (KaDee Strickland) -- who run a family wedding-planning business (HR 12/18).
King will play the wedding company's chief corporate officer, the businessman of the group who is happily married to Jane.
Kelley and Jonathan Pontell are executive producing Wedding, which is slated to premiere in the spring. Jon Amiel is directing and executive producing the first episode of the series.
King, whose credits include NBC's original movie Saving Jessica Lynch and the pilots Stroller Wars for CBS and Weekends for NBC, is repped by Innovative Artists and manager Scott Howard.
The untitled Barry Schindel project, from CBS Paramount Network TV and studio-based Scott Free Prods., follows the lives, relationships, cases and careers of a team of public defenders.
- 12/21/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ER alumna Ming-Na and Jonathan Cake have been cast in NBC's drama pilot Inconceivable, former NYPD Blue co-star Charlotte Ross has come on board ABC's drama pilot Westside, Tiffani Thiessen has been tapped to star in CBS' comedy pilot Stroller Wars, and Julie Bowen, Alan Tudyk and Michael Landes have been cast in ABC's untitled Deborah Kaplan-Harry Elfont comedy pilot. In other pilot-casting news, Sofia Vergara has landed a role in ABC's comedy pilot Hot Properties, and Aunjanue Ellis has joined the cast of NBC's drama E-Ring. On the pilot-pickup side, ABC has given the green light to an untitled comedy to star Peter Dinklage.
- 2/25/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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