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Exclusive: Netflix continues its push into close-ended procedurals with Pain & Suffering, an hourlong series in development from Don Todd, creator of the streamer’s 2023 limited series Florida Man.

Described as a new way into a fun episodic crime-solving show, Pain & Suffering centers on a curmudgeonly, misanthropic insurance adjuster whose job is coldly assigning monetary value to human lives, teams up with a homicide cop to look beyond the numbers and become the reluctant solver of overlooked murders.

Todd is writing the script and executive producing. Aaron Kaplan executive produces for Kapital Entertainment, which is the studio. Kevin Marco is the creative executive for Kapital. A rep for Netflix declined comment.

After building its streaming business on serialized, bingeable series, Netflix has been looking to supplement that with original broadcast-style close-ended procedurals, starting with the upcoming Pulse, its first medical procedural.

Kapital also has in the works at Netflix a spiritual...

Morris Chestnut’s new CBS Studios’ series, Watson, a fast-paced medical drama inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s much-adapted stories of detective Sherlock Holmes, premiered on Sunday at the Marché International des Programmes de Communication (MIPCOM) in Cannes, France.

“One of the things that excited me most about the show is that it’s a fresh take on the mythology,” Chestnut said of his new series.

The new drama kicked off the international television market MIPCOM with a world premiere of the story told from Dr. John Watson’s perspective and “through a medical rather than a criminal lense,” noted Chestnut. “But it still pays great respects to the Sherlock Holmes stories.”

Chestnut plays Watson, Holmes’ iconic sidekick, who, in the new show’s telling, resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic treating rare disorders after the death of his friend and partner. But he soon...

The world premiere of Paramount Global’s “Watson” raised the curtain on this year’s Mipcom in Cannes. The series, set to premiere on Jan 26 on the CBS Television Network, sees “Reasonable Doubt” star Morris Chestnut as the iconic Dr. John Watson in a Sherlock Holmes spin focusing on Watson’s medical career.

“Watson” follows the titular character after the death of Holmes as he resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic specialized in rare disorders. The series is described as “a medical show with a strong investigative spine, featuring a modern version of one of history’s greatest detectives as he turns his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries.”

“Watson” is produced by CBS Studios and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. Craig Sweeny (returning to the world of Sherlock after serving as a writer and executive producer on CBS’s “Elementary”) wrote the...

Morris Chestnut stars in ‘Watson’

Morris Chestnut’s new series Watson will make its debut following the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, January 26, 2024. The CBS medical drama is targeting a 7pm Pt/10pm Et launch, but that could be delayed because of post-game coverage.

The first season’s regular time slot is Sundays at 10pm Et/Pt, beginning on February 16th.

“Watson takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty. The show stars Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, who resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though – Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century,” reads CBS’s synopsis. “Watson is a medical show with a strong investigative spine,...

CBS announced today that Watson, the new medical mystery series starring Morris Chestnut, will premiere after the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, January 26, 2025 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Et; 9:00-10:00 p.m. Ct; 8:00-9:00 p.m. Mt; 7:00-8:00 p.m. Pt)*on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+.

The start time is approximate after post-game coverage. Watson will begin airing in its regular time period beginning Sunday, February 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Et/Pt).

Watson takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner, Sherlock Holmes, at the hands of Moriarty. The show stars Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, who resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders.

Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though – Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own...

CBS has scheduled Watson, a medical drama in the world of Sherlock Holmes and with Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, to premiere after the AFC Championship game on Jan. 26, 2025.

The prized leadout slot will be given to the series set six months after the death of Watson’s friend and partner, Sherlock Holmes, before Watson begins airing in its regular time period starting Feb. 16. The medical mystery drama from CBS Studios also stars Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall, Ritchie Coster, Inga Schlingmann and Rochelle Aytes.

Watson will also stream on Paramount+ on Jan. 26, 2025, with the start time to hinge on the wrap for the post-game coverage. The drama centers on Dr. Watson resuming his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders after the death of Holmes.

The CBS drama is inspired by the characters from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Moriarty...

The upcoming CBS medical mystery series “Watson” starring Morris Chestnut has set its premiere date.

The show will launch after the AFC Championship Game on Jan. 26, 2025 at approximately 10 p.m. Et, depending on when the game and post-game coverage conclude. It will air on CBS and be available to stream on Paramount+. “Watson” will begin airing in its regular Sunday timeslot at 10 p.m. Et beginning on Feb. 16.

As previously announced, Chestnut will star as Dr. John Watson, the companion of the iconic mater detective Sherlock Holmes. Per the official series logline, the show “takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner, Sherlock Holmes, at the hands of Moriarty. The show stars Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, who resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him,...

Morris Chestnut is coming back to prime time.

His new CBS series Watson is set to premiere on January 26 following the AFC Championship game. It will air at approximately 10 p.m. Et/9 p.m. Ct/7 p.m. Pt, depending on the game’s end time, before the medical drama takes its regular time slot on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 10:00 p.m. Et/Pt.

Watson, inspired by the characters from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mysteries, takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty. The modern take follows the historic detective as he turns his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries.

Chestnut stars as Dr. John Watson, who resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though – Moriarty...

Morris Chestnut’s Watson will take the handoff from this season’s AFC Championship Game, when it debuts on CBS in January 2025.

The freshman medical mystery series will premiere after the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025 (at approximately 10 pm Et, 9 pm Ct, 8 pm Mt and 7 pm Pt).

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Watson will begin airing in its regular Sundays-at-10 pm time slot on Sunday,...

Exclusive: Coming off a two-season run on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, Molly Kearney has been tapped to star in CBS’ single-camera comedy pilot Dmv, from Dana Klein, Kapital Entertainment, TrillTV and CBS Studios. As they make the transition from late-night to primetime with Dmv, Kearney is joining another SNL alum, Tim Meadows, who had been previously cast in the pilot alongside Colin From Accounts co-creator and star Harriet Dyer.

Prolific comedy director Trent O’Donnell (Ghosts) is set to direct and executive produce the Dmv pilot, written by Klein based on author Katherine Heiny’s short story.

Dmv is a workplace comedy set at the place everyone dreads going most: the Dmv. Our quirky and lovable characters are making minimum wage, doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Good thing they have each other.

Kearney will play Barbara, the boss of this...

Hulu has canceled the drama series “Black Cake” after its debut season concluded over ten months ago. Based on the novel by Charmaine Wilkerson, “Black Cake” starred Adrienne Warren and Mia Isaac in a family drama spanning several decades and continents. The show explored a mysterious disappearance in the 1960s that challenged a family’s understanding of their origins.

“Black Cake” earned widespread praise for its inaugural season. It holds a 94% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes and received nominations for NAACP Image Awards. Created by “Women of the Movement” showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar and produced through Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, Cerar recently won a Humanitas Prize for her teleplay of “Black Cake”.

Despite these accolades, Hulu opted not to greenlight a second season. Streaming services rarely pick up original shows from competitors amid intense competition. Netflix, an initial bidder for “Black Cake” before it went to Hulu,...

Hulu is not proceeding with a second season of its original drama series Black Cake, starring Adrienne Warren and Mia Isaac. The news is not surprising as it’s been 10 months since Season 1 ended its run on the streamer.

This marks a formal resolution for the series, from Women of the Movement creator Marissa Jo Cerar, Oprah Winfrey‘s Harpo Films and Aaron Kaplan‘s Kapital Entertainment, whose fate had been sealed for months. It didn’t necessarily have to be — I’d heard chatter that Netflix was interested in picking up the acclaimed drama but the inquiry didn’t go far as program relocations from one major streamer to another are very rare — and complicated — in the era of streaming wars.

Netflix had been among the original suitors for the project, which landed at Hulu in 2021 after a bidding war.

Based on the book by Charmaine Wilkerson, Black Cake has a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes,...

“Black Cake” won’t be returning for a second season at Hulu.

The streamer has opted not to renew the series, based on Charmaine Wilkerson’s novel of the same name, for a second installment. The news comes just under a year after “Black Cake” debuted in November 2023.

Taking place across Jamaica, Rome, Scotland, England and Southern California, the generational saga centers on a runaway bride named Covey (Mia Isaac), who disappears into the surf off the coast of Jamaica and is feared drowned — or a fugitive on the run for her husband’s murder in the late 1960s, according to the official logline.

Her story is uncovered 50 years later in California when widow Eleanor Bennett (Chipo Chung) loses her battle with cancer and leaves her two estranged children, Byron (Ashley Thomas) and Benny (Adrienne Warren), a flash drive that holds previously untold stories of her journey from the Caribbean to America.

On the heels of Colin From Accounts Season 2 landing Stateside, Harriet Dyer has booked a leading role on CBS Dmv comedy pilot.

Based on author Katherine Heiny’s short story, Dmv is a single-camera workplace comedy set at the place everyone dreads going most. “Our quirky and lovable characters are making minimum wage, doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before they even walk in the door,” says the official logline. “Good thing they have each other.”

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Harriet Dyer has been cast in the CBS comedy pilot “Dmv,” Variety has learned.

Dyer joins previously announced cast member Tim Meadows in the single-cam pilot, which was ordered at CBS back in August. The pilot is based on a short story by Katherine Heiny. The official logline states that the show is “set at the place everyone dreads going most: the Dmv. Our quirky and lovable characters are making minimum wage, doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Good thing they have each other.”

Dyer will play Colette, who is described as “the driving examiner with a huge heart. Colette takes the scared and nervous people because she’s calming and patient and genuinely roots for them to pass. Smart, self-aware, and working on herself, Colette is adorably neurotic, bad with boundaries, and often prioritizes other peoples’ feelings over her own.

Colin From Accounts co-creator and star Harriet Dyer has been tapped as a lead opposite Tim Meadows in CBS‘ single-camera comedy pilot Dmv, from Dana Klein, Kapital Entertainment, TrillTV and CBS Studios. Dyer’s casting would not interfere with her duties on the well-received Paramount+ comedy series Colin From Accounts, also produced by CBS Studios; the dates have been worked out so she will be able to do both should Dmv go to series and Colin From Accounts gets renewed for a third season.

Written by Klein based on author Katherine Heiny’s short story, Dmv is a workplace comedy set at the place everyone dreads going most: the Dmv. Our quirky and lovable characters are making minimum wage, doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Good thing they have each other.

Dyer will play Colette. The driving examiner with a huge heart,...

The Tracy Morgan-led spinoff of The Neighborhood at Paramount+ continues to add to its cast.

Adrian Martinez, Braxton Paul and Finn Maloney have joined Crutch, which stars Morgan as Francois Crutchfield, aka Crutch, a Harlem shop owner — and cousin of The Neighborhood’s Calvin Butler (Cedric the Entertainer) whose life is upended when his adult children move back in with him. The show’s cast also includes Jermaine Fowler and Adrianna Mitchell as Crutch’s kids and Kecia Lewis as his sister-in-law.

Martinez (Unfrosted, ABC’s Stumptown) will recur as Flaco, Crutch’s childhood best friend, most loyal confidant and general manager of Crutch’s flooring shop. Fun-loving, optimistic and chatty, he is the yin to Crutch’s yang.

Paul and Maloney will also have recurring roles Lisa and Mase, Jamilah’s (Mitchell) kids and Crutch’s grandchildren. The 12-year-old Lisa is the conscience of the family who challenges...

Exclusive: Tony winner Kecia Lewis (Hell’s Kitchen) has joined the Tracy Morgan-led cast of Paramount+ new multi-camera comedy series Crutch, an offshoot from CBS’ long-running sitcom The Neighborhood, which has started filming in New York.

Developed by Owen Smith, who will serve as showrunner, Crutch centers on Francois “Frank” Crutchfield (Morgan), who goes by “Crutch,” is a brash, yet beloved Harlem shop owner whose world is turned upside down when his highbrow son (Jermaine Fowler) and free-spirited daughter (Adrianna Mitchell) move back into the family home.

Lewis will play Antoinette, Crutch’s (Morgan) meddling sister-in-law who, much to his chagrin, has inserted herself as the de facto matriarch of the Crutchfield clan. Elegant, worldly, and self-righteous Antoinette is a long-time divorcee whose life revolves around her weekly hair appointments and her job as a correctional officer at Rikers Island. However, when her sister’s children come back to...

CBS’ comedy pilot Dmv is starting to staff up.

Tim Meadows will star in the single-camera show, which comes from CBS Studios and creator Dana Klein (Friends, CBS’ 9Jkl). As the title implies, Dmv is set in a department of motor vehicles office and follows the people who work there.

Saturday Night Live and The Goldbergs alum Meadows will play Gregg, a former high school teacher who now works as a Dmv examiner. Gregg likes to get through driving tests, and the day, as quickly as possible. Gregg has an uncanny ability to make dead-on observations of those around him, and he is sardonic, defeated and would love nothing more than to retire.

Dmv is one of three comedy projects CBS has has in various stages of development. The others are Eternally Yours, a show about a family of vampires from Ghosts showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman that has...

Tim Meadows is set to star in the CBS comedy pilot “Dmv,” Variety has learned.

The single-camera comedy pilot was originally announced at the broadcaster in August. The show is based on a short story by Katherine Heiny. The official logline states that the show is “set at the place everyone dreads going most: the Dmv. Our quirky and lovable characters are making minimum wage, doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Good thing they have each other.”

Meadows will appear in the role of Gregg. Gregg is described as “a former high school English teacher. Gregg is the examiner who likes to get through the driving tests, and the day, as quickly as possible. An uncanny ability to make dead-on observations of those around him, Gregg is sardonic, defeated and would love nothing more than to retire.”

Meadows is best known...

Tim Meadows has been cast in CBS’s upcoming pilot “Dmv.”

The former “SNL” cast member is the first to join the cast of “Dmv,” which was ordered to pilot by the network in August. The single-cam workplace comedy, which hails from CBS Studios, is written by Dana Klein, who executive produces alongside Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling, Robyn Meisinger.

The official logline for “Dmv” is as follows: Based on award winning author Katherine Heiny’s short story, a single camera workplace comedy set at the place everyone dreads going most: the Dmv. Our quirky and lovable characters are making minimum wage, doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Good thing they have each other.

Meadows will play Gregg, a former high school English teacher, who likes to get through the driving tests, and the day, as quickly as possible, per the official character description.

Mean Girls and Saturday Night Live alum Tim Meadows is set to star in CBS’ comedy pilot Dmv, from the 9Jkl team of co-creator/showrunner Dana Klein, Kapital Entertainment and TrillTV and CBS Studios.

Written by Klein based on author Katherine Heiny’s short story, Dmv is a workplace comedy set at the place everyone dreads going most: the Dmv. Our quirky and lovable characters are making minimum wage, doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Good thing they have each other.

As Deadline exclusively reported last month, CBS had given a pilot order to Dmv and has commissioned a development room for Eternally Yours, both produced by CBS Studios.

Meadows will play former high school English teacher Gregg, the examiner who likes to get through the driving tests, and the day, as quickly as possible. An uncanny ability to make dead-on observations of those around him,...

Adrianna Mitchell has been cast in the upcoming Tracy Morgan comedy series “Crutch” at Paramount+, Variety has learned exclusively.

Mitchell is the latest addition to the series’ cast, joining the recently announced Jermaine Fowler. The show was originally announced back in May with Morgan in the lead role and is said to be set in the same world as the CBS comedy “The Neighborhood.” Production is set to begin this month in New York.

The official logline for the series states, “Francois ‘Frank’ Crutchfield (Morgan), who goes by ‘Crutch,’ is a brash, yet beloved Harlem shop owner whose world is turned upside down when his highbrow son (Fowler) and free-spirited daughter (Mitchell) move back into the family home.”

Mitchell’s character is named Jamilah. She is described as “a free spirited, naturalista with a dry wit and sharp tongue. Notoriously fickle, the most consistent part of her life was her...

Jermaine Fowler will star opposite Tracy Morgan in the upcoming Paramount+ multi-cam comedy series “Crutch,” Variety has learned.

The show was first announced back in May and is said to be set in the same world as the CBS comedy “The Neighborhood.” Per the official logline, “Francois ‘Frank’ Crutchfield (Morgan), who goes by ‘Crutch,’ is a brash, yet beloved Harlem shop owner whose world is turned upside down when his highbrow son (Fowler) and free-spirited daughter move back into the family home.”

Fowler’s character is named Jake. He is described as “an Ivy League educated lawyer who forgoes a high-paying position at a swanky, white shoe law firm to provide low-cost legal aid in Harlem.”

The role brings Fowler back into the Paramount fold, as he previously starred in the CBS multi-cam “Superior Donuts” for two seasons. His other TV credits include the FX limited series “A Murder at the End of the World...

Jermaine Fowler has been tapped as a lead opposite Tracy Morgan in Paramount+ new multi-camera comedy series Crutch, an offshoot from CBS’ long-running sitcom The Neighborhood.

Developed by Owen Smith, who will serve as showrunner, Crutch centers on Francois “Frank” Crutchfield (Morgan), who goes by “Crutch,” is a brash, yet beloved Harlem shop owner whose world is turned upside down when his highbrow son (Fowler) and free-spirited daughter move back into the family home.

Fowler’s Jake Crutchfield is an Ivy League educated lawyer who forgoes a high-paying position at a swanky, white shoe law firm to provide low-cost legal aid in Harlem.

The Neighborhood star Cedric the Entertainer and Eric C. Rhone executive produce Crutch via A Bird and a Bear along with Smith, Aaron Kaplan for Kapital Entertainment; Wendi Trilling for TrillTV; and Morgan. The series is produced by CBS Studios and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

Exclusive: C. Thomas Howell (Obliterated) and Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) have been cast opposite Ryan Phillippe and Amélie Hoeferle in the feature One Mile and its sequel, One More Mile, from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Paramount’s Republic Pictures.

Adam Davidson is directing the movies, which will be filmed simultaneously. Production is slated to begin Sept. 9 on Vancouver Island.

In One Mile and its sequel — written by John Hlavin based with rewrites by Tj Brady and Rasheed Newson — when an estranged father, Danny (Phillippe), and daughter, Alex (Hoeferle), go off for college tours, they get more than they bargained for when they get lost and stumble across a hostile, off-the-grid community.

Howell plays Stanley Dixon, the patriarch of the Dixon family. This charismatic leader is quite a bit more dangerous than the rest of his clan and will do anything to protect the future of his family line.

Exclusive: Amazon MGM Studios has taken in for development San Fuerte, a single-camera comedy written and executive produced by Shepard Boucher (Upload).

In it, Ben Schreiber is an American journalist who’s sent to the Latin American island nation of San Fuerte to interview its enigmatic dictator, Emilio San Juan. While there, Ben discovers the shocking truth: Emilio is his father, and he has no intention of letting him go home…

Boucher is executive producing alongside Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment.

A former journalist at ABC News, Boucher has worked as co-executive producer on such series as Prime Video’s Upload and My Lady Jane, Max’s Made For Love as well as Netflix’s Space Force and the upcoming medical procedural Pulse. His writing-producing credits also include the CW’s Riverdale and TBS’ Angie Tribeca. He is repped by CAA, Kaplan/Perrone and Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka.

Exclusive: Lynn Whitfield will have an expanded role in The Chi moving forward, as the actress has been upped from guest star to series regular for Season 7.

Whitfield stars as Alicia, an intimidating, fearless and powerful matriarch who is laser-focused on avenging her brother’s murder. Last season, she squared off with rival villain Douda (Curtiss Cook), ultimately losing her son (guest star Iman Shumpert) to gun violence in the process.

Season 6 wrapped in June and set a new record for the series as the most-streamed season The Chi has ever seen, Deadline can also reveal exclusively, meaning that the season held onto momentum that began when the second half premiered in May.

The May 12 episode scored nearly 2M viewers across platforms in its first seven days, up 4% versus the last premiere episode (for the first half of Season 6).

The Chi is created and executive produced by Lena Waithe under...

Huey Lewis will play a fictionalized version of himself in a mockumentary-style series currently in development at Fox, our sister site Deadline reports.

Whatever Happened to Huey Lewis follows the rock ’n’ roll legend as he “navigates his new life after losing his hearing,” per the show’s synopsis. “With the help of his codependent family and eccentric celebrity friends, Huey will tackle this hilarious next phase with his signature Heart and Soul.” (Note: Lewis was diagnosed with Ménière’s disease in 2018).

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Exclusive: Huey Lewis is ready to give fans a glimpse into his life, Curb Your Enthusiasm-style. The rock and roll star is set to headline and executive produce Whatever Happened to Huey Lewis, a comedic half-hour mockumentary in which he will play a fictionalized version of himself. The single-camera project, which is in development at Fox, hails from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, Jimmy Kimmel’s Kimmelot and Fox Entertainment Studios, Fox Entertainment’s recently consolidated studio unit.

Written and executive produced by Kirker Butler (Only Murders In the Building), Whatever Happened to Huey Lewis follows rock and roll legend Huey Lewis as he navigates his new life after losing his hearing. With the help of his codependent family and eccentric celebrity friends, Huey will tackle this hilarious next phase with his signature Heart and Soul.

Kaplan executive produces for Kapital; Kimmel & Scott Lonker for Kimmelot. Kevin Marco is the creative executive for Kapital.

Exclusive: Adam Davidson has been tapped as director and producer for the feature One Mile and its sequel, One More Mile, both starring and produced by Ryan Phillippe. German American actress Amélie Hoeferle has been cast as the female lead opposite Phillippe in the films, from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, which will be filmed simultaneously. Production is slated to begin Sept. 9 on Vancouver Island.

Originally set at Paramount Global Content Distribution in late 2022, the movies have since shifted under Paramount’s Republic Pictures umbrella.

One Mile and its sequel were written by John Hlavin based on an idea by Kaplan’s daughter, Jaiden Kaplan, with rewrites by Tj Brady and Rasheed Newson who worked on Kapital’s Showtime series The Chi. In the films, when an estranged father (Phillippe) and daughter (Hoeferle) go off for college tours, they get more than they bargained for when they get lost and stumble across a hostile,...

“Einstein,” (working title) a new crime drama from “Monk” creator Andy Breckman, has landed a pilot order at CBS.

The pilot, which is written by Breckman and directed by Randy Zisk, follows “the brilliant but directionless great grandson of Albert Einstein, who spends his days as a comfortably tenured professor until his bad boy antics land him in trouble with the law and he is pressed into service helping a local police detective solve her most puzzling cases,” according to the logline for the potential series.

In addition to Breckman and Zisk, the project is executive produced by Tariq Jalil; Rose Hughes, Rodrigo Herrera Ibarguengoytia and Laura Beetz (Seven One Studios International). CBS Studios serve as producer.

“Einstein” is the latest pilot to be orded up by CBS, following the single-camera workplace comedy “Dmv.”

Theat project, which is based on author Katherine Heiny’s short story and executive produced by writer Dana Klein,...

CBS has given out a pilot order to the single-camera workplace comedy “Dmv,” Variety has confirmed. In addition, CBS has opened a writers’ room for another single-cam titled “Eternally Yours.”

Based on the short story from Katherine Heiny, “Dmv” hails from writer Dana Klein, who executive produces with Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling and Robyn Meisinger. According to a series description, “Dmv” is “set at the place everyone dreads going most: the Dmv. Our quirky and lovable characters are making minimum wage, doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Good thing they have each other.”

Klein previously created two other sitcoms for CBS entitled “9Jkl” and “Freinds with Better Lives,” both of which Kaplan executive produced. Klein was also a producer on the iconic NBC comedy “Friends” from 2001 to 2004.

“Eternally Yours” is penned by “Ghosts” creators Joe Port and Joe Wiseman who executive produce with Eric Tannenbaum,...

Exclusive: CBS is advancing the development of two single-camera comedy projects, Dmv, from the 9Jkl team of co-creator/showrunner Dana Klein, Kapital Entertainment and TrillTV, and Eternally Yours (working title), from Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, creators/showrunners of the CBS version of Ghosts, and The Tannenbaum Company.

The network has given a pilot order to Dmv and has commissioned a development room for Eternally Yours, both produced by CBS Studios. Port and Wiseman, who have been under an overall deal at CBS Studios since the breakout success of Ghosts, are staying in the supernatural comedy space with Eternally Yours, which revolves around a family of vampires.

The orders are in line with comments CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach made in January and reiterated in June when she said she was expecting to pick up some development rooms and “potentially even a comedy pilot or two” over the summer.

It...

Exclusive: In a competitive situation, Netflix has taken in for development an untitled drama from former A Million Little Things showrunner Terrence Coli, Rabbi and author Steve Leder and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, Deadline has learned.

Written by Coli, the untitled project is described as a spiritual procedural about a group of ancient humans who’ve been sent back to Earth with a Heavenly mission: to bring hope to those struggling in their darkest hour and healing to our fractured world.

Coli, Leder and Kaplan executive produce. Kevin Marco is the creative executive for Kapital Entertainment. A rep for Netflix declined comment.

Finding faith/spiritually-based scripted series has been a goal for Netflix, whose model is built on offering programming for every segment of its worldwide audience. Additionally, the streamer has been expanding into original procedural dramas, starting with the upcoming Pulse, its first medical procedural.

Coli served as...

Exclusive: Power alum Rotimi is set for a heavily recurring role in the upcoming seventh season of The Chi.

Rotimi plays Charles, Pastor Ezekiel’s (Daniel J. Watts) former assistant who returns to the church for a second chance. The character was introduced in the Season 6 finale and the storyline will continue with Rotimi returning for a multi-episode arc in Season 7.

Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Common (Selma), The Chi centers on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. The Paramount+ with Showtime series is produced by 20th Television.

Season 6 cast included Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James and Curtiss Cook.

Along with Waithe and Common, the series...

Grab your magnifying glass, deerstalker hat, and pipe, fellow TV Fanatics, because a new Holmes-inspired show called Watson is coming to television screens everywhere as a midseason treat for the 2024-2025 broadcast schedule.

Interestingly, this will be the second CBS series to adapt the Sherlock stories, the first being Elementary, starring Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson.

The upcoming series, Watson, won't take place in the same universe, but as it shares similar elements, it'll be an amazing new show for audiences who miss the 2012 series that ended after seven seasons in 2019.

Some viewers might find the premise a touch different from the usual murder mystery plot in a good Sherlock Holmes story, but don't worry -- we're here to tell you everything we know so far!

What Is Watson About?

In Watson, a year after the death of his friend and...

After decades of honoring the best in independent film, the Gotham Awards have formally branched out into television. In recent years the Gothams have included a handful of TV awards alongside their film races, but 2024 marks the first time the Gothams have dedicated an awards show specifically to television. Held on June 4 at 7:00pm Eastern in New York City, the awards celebrated the best new comedies, dramas, limited series and nonfiction programs of the season. So how did the inaugural event go? Who were the big winners? And what were the biggest surprises at these juried awards? The complete list of winners is below, updated throughout the night.

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Breakthrough Comedy Series

“Bodkin”

Jez Scharf, creator; Tonia Davis, Nne Ebong, David Flynn, Paul Lee, Alex Metcalf, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Jez Scharf, executive producers; (Netflix)

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The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced the nominations for the first ever Gotham TV Awards taking place on Tuesday, June 4 at Cipriani 25 in New York City. With a focus on shows in their first seasons, the nominees selected by committees of film and television critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators feature a range of series, from “Baby Reindeer” to “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” and “Black Twitter: A People’s History,” as well as performances from Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder in “The Curse” to Kristen Wiig in “Palm Royale,” and Lily Gladstone in “Under The Bridge.”

The new ceremony will also celebrate tribute recipients Mariska Hargitay, Peter Morgan, and Lulu Wang.

Hargitay will be feted with the Anniversary Tribute for her “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” tenure of over 550 episodes of playing Captain Olivia Benson. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the procedural series on air...

For decades, the Gotham Awards have honored the best in independent film as decided by select committees of industry insiders, festival programmers, and media experts. In recent years they have expanded into TV, but in 2024, for the first time, they are holding a separate awards show dedicated to the best new television programs of the year. Scroll down for the complete list of inaugural nominees. Winners will be presented on Tuesday, June 4, in New York City.

Jeffrey Sharp, The Gotham’s Executive Director, said in a statement, “In a historic moment for The Gotham, we’re thrilled to recognize an extraordinary collection of TV series and the brilliant creators responsible for bringing them to the screen. As an organization dedicated to celebrating and nurturing independent media, we know the inaugural 2024 Gotham TV Awards will honor many truly deserving creatives while widening our reach and expanding our impact. We are enormously...

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today the nominations in seven competitive award categories for its inaugural Gotham TV Awards, recognizing a range of series, including Baby Reindeer, Ripley, The Curse, Shōgun, Bodkin, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Black Twitter: A People’s History as well as performances from Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder in The Curse, Andrew Scott in Ripley, Kristen Wiig in Palm Royale, Richard Gadd in Baby Reindeer, and Lily Gladstone in Under The Bridge, among others. The awards ceremony is set for June 4 in NYC.

“In a historic moment for The Gotham, we’re thrilled to recognize an extraordinary collection of TV series and the brilliant creators responsible for bringing them to the screen,” said Jeffrey Sharp, The Gotham’s Executive Director.

The longstanding Gotham Awards is focused on film but includes three television categories. From here on, they will migrate to the new event.

The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced its nominees in seven categories for the inaugural Gotham TV Awards.

Baby Reindeer, Ripley, The Curse, Shōgun, Bodkin, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Black Twitter: A People’s History are among the nominees, with Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder (The Curse), Andrew Scott (Ripley), Kristen Wiig (Palm Royale), Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer) and Lily Gladstone (Under the Bridge) receiving nods in the acting categories.

“In a historic moment for The Gotham, we’re thrilled to recognize an extraordinary collection of TV series and the brilliant creators responsible for bringing them to the screen,” said Jeffrey Sharp, the Gotham’s executive director. “As an organization dedicated to celebrating and nurturing independent media, we know the inaugural 2024 Gotham TV Awards will honor many truly deserving creatives while widening our reach and expanding our impact. We are enormously proud to celebrate the remarkable talent represented in today’s nominations.

Honey the therapy dog might need to seek some external help after Fox canceled animated series Housebroken.

The series has aired two seasons on the network but struggled to break through. Season two of the show, which concluded in August 2023, averaged 1M viewers and a 0.1 L7 rating among Adults 18-49.

The series, which comes from Veep’s Gabrielle Allan, Jennifer Crittenden and Clea DuVall, features the voices of Lisa Kudrow, Nat Faxon, Will Forte, Tony Hale, Sharon Horgan, Jason Mantzoukas, Sam Richardson and DuVall.

It follows a group of neighborhood pets and stray animals as they work through their issues inside and outside their therapy group. Kudrow voices Honey, a standard poodle, who opens her living room for the group to come and support each other through the misery, mayhem and majesty that is being a pet.

The series is produced by Kapital Entertainment and Fox Entertainment. It is created and executive-produced by Gabrielle Allan,...

The animated comedy “Housebroken” has been canceled at Fox after two seasons.

The series aired its second season at the broadcaster last year. It originally debuted on Fox in May 2021 and was renewed for its second season in August of that year. According to Nielsen data, it was averaging approximately 1 million viewers and a 0.1 rating in adults 18-49 in the Live+7 ratings in its second season. Streaming data for the show is not publicly available. It remains available to stream on both Tubi and Hulu.

The show featured an all-star voice cast that included Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Clea DuVall, Nat Faxon, Sharon Horgan, Tony Hale, Sam Richardson and Jason Mantzoukas. Per the official logline, the series followed “a group of neighborhood animals as they work through their issues, inside and outside their therapy group.”

“Housebroken” was created by Gabrielle Allan, Jennifer Crittenden and DuVall. All three also served as edecutive producers along with Horgan,...

Ahead of the highly anticipated season six premiere, Paramount+ with Showtime today announced that it has already given the green light to The Chi Season 7. The first half of season six was record-breaking for The Chi, with the drama series delivering its most-watched season yet on streaming, surging nearly 25 percent over season five.

The second half of season six of The Chi returns on Friday, May 10, on-demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 12, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The seventh season will start production later this month in Chicago.

“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in The Chi resonate deeply, offering a powerful lens into both the complexities of life in Chicago as well as the Black experience in America,” said Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer,...

“The Chi” has been renewed for Season 7 at Paramount+ with Showtime.

The news comes ahead of the series’ return for the second half of its sixth season, which will debut on Paramount+ with Showtime on May 10 before its linear debut on Showtime on May 12 at 9 p.m.Et/Pt. Like the first half, the second will consist of eight episodes. The seventh season will begin production in Chicago later this month.

“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in ‘The Chi’ resonate deeply, offering a powerful lens into both the complexities of life in Chicago as well as the Black experience in America,” said Nina L. Diaz, president of content and chief creative officer for Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks. “On the heels of a record-breaking season and ahead of this week’s return, we’re excited to provide fans with the promise...

Showtime is keeping its presence in the Windy City.

The premium outlet, now known as Paramount+ With Showtime, has ordered a seventh season of its drama series The Chi. The renewal for the series, created by Lena Waithe, comes two days ahead of its return to Paramount+ With Showtime for the second half of season six.

Production on the seventh season is slated to begin later this month in Chicago.

“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in The Chi resonate deeply, offering a powerful lens into both the complexities of life in Chicago as well as the Black experience in America,” said Nina L. Diaz, president of content and chief creative officer for Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks. “On the heels of a record-breaking season and ahead of this week’s return, we’re excited to provide fans with the promise of...

Paramount+ today announced a new series order for Crutch, a half-hour comedy starring Tracy Morgan. The series will be set in the world of CBS Networks’ hit comedy The Neighborhood. It centers on its titular character, Francois “Frank” Crutchfield (Morgan)—or “Crutch” to those who know him well.

Crutch is a Harlem widower whose empty nest plans are put on hold after his millennial son and free-spirited daughter move back home. CBS Studios is producing the series, which is slated to begin production later this year.

Hailing from Cedric The Entertainer and his production company, A Bird and a Bear Entertainment, the series is executive produced by Cedric and Eric C. Rhone, along with Owen Smith, who wrote the premiere script and will also serve as showrunner; Aaron Kaplan for Kapital Entertainment; Wendi Trilling for TrillTV; and Tracy Morgan.

The series also reunites Morgan with Smith, who served as showrunner...

Paramount+ has given a series order to Crutch, a new half-hour comedy starring Tracy Morgan that is set in the same world as CBS‘s The Neighborhood. The upcoming project centers around its titular character, Francois “Frank” Crutchfield (Morgan), who is otherwise called “Crutch” by those who know him well. A Harlem widower who is an empty nester, Crutch’s plans are put on hold after his millennial son and free-spirited daughter move back home. The character Crutch previously appeared on The Neighborhood in the Season 4 episode, “Welcome to Bro Money, Bro Problems.” Monty Brinton/CBS Crutch is produced by CBS Studios and is slated to begin production later this year. Hailing from Cedric the Entertainer’s production company, A Bird and a Bear Entertainment, the series is executive produced by Cedric, Eric C. Rhone, showrunner and writer Owen Smith, Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling, and Tracy Morgan. The project reunites...

The world of CBS’ The Neighborhood is expanding.

The network’s streaming sibling, Paramount+, has ordered a comedy series titled Crutch that stars Tracy Morgan and is set in the same world as The Neighborhood — albeit on the other side of the country. The show comes from CBS Studios, and The Neighborhood star and executive producer Cedric The Entertainer is among its EPs.

Morgan will play Francois Crutchfield, aka Crutch, a cousin of Cedric’s Calvin Butler and a Harlem widower whose adult son and daughter move back in with him. Morgan previously guest starred in a 2022 episode of The Neighborhood as a different relative of Calvin’s — his younger brother Curtis.

“I’m excited to be expanding our The Neighborhood universe by producing a show with the legendary comedian Tracy Morgan,” Cedric The Entertainer said in a statement. “This new character is the close cousin to my character Calvin Butler,...