Pilots for “The Hurt Unit,” “Public Defenders,” “Judgement” and “Keeping It Together” (which was formerly titled “Drop-Off”) are no longer moving forward at ABC.
The news comes amid the ongoing writers strike taking hold of Hollywood. The Writers Guild of America decided to strike on May 2 after failing to reach an agreement on issues like wages and protections against AI.
The medical procedural drama was ordered in December and starred Ben McKenzie. Per the official logline, the show is “a cutting-edge medical drama about a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.”
Matt Lopez and John Glenn co-wrote the pilot for “The Hurt Unit,” with both serving as executive producers.
The news comes amid the ongoing writers strike taking hold of Hollywood. The Writers Guild of America decided to strike on May 2 after failing to reach an agreement on issues like wages and protections against AI.
The medical procedural drama was ordered in December and starred Ben McKenzie. Per the official logline, the show is “a cutting-edge medical drama about a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and the injured can’t get to the ER, the Hurt Unit (Hospital Urgent Response Team) brings the ER to them.”
Matt Lopez and John Glenn co-wrote the pilot for “The Hurt Unit,” with both serving as executive producers.
- 6/9/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
ABC is passing on its pilots.
The network has passed on Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
ABC Signature is, however, planning to shop The Hurt Unit to other networks and platforms, while 20th Television will be shopping Public Defenders and Judgement.
The move comes as it still has decisions to make on series Home Economics and The Rookie: Feds as well as The Good Lawyer, which was a backdoor pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor.
Last month, ABC handed a series order to Drew Goddard’s pilot High Potential, starring Kaitlin Olson. The project, which is based on the popular French detective series Hip, was the clear front-runner all development season.
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The network has passed on Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
ABC Signature is, however, planning to shop The Hurt Unit to other networks and platforms, while 20th Television will be shopping Public Defenders and Judgement.
The move comes as it still has decisions to make on series Home Economics and The Rookie: Feds as well as The Good Lawyer, which was a backdoor pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor.
Last month, ABC handed a series order to Drew Goddard’s pilot High Potential, starring Kaitlin Olson. The project, which is based on the popular French detective series Hip, was the clear front-runner all development season.
Related: 2023 ABC Pilots...
- 6/9/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has assembled the lead cast opposite Anthony Anderson of ABC’s single camera comedy pilot Public Defenders. Erika Henningsen, Arturo Castro, Kimrie Lewis, Natasha Lopez and Isaiah Dòdó-Williams have been set as series regulars in the pilot, written by Eddie Quintana and to be directed by Randall Einhorn.
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In it, up to their earholes in student loan debt, four inexperienced public defenders work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on one another to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system and the copy machine that always jams.
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In it, up to their earholes in student loan debt, four inexperienced public defenders work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on one another to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system and the copy machine that always jams.
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- 3/14/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Anthony Anderson is returning in a new show with ABC a year after Black-ish ended. He will star in and executive produce the single-camera workplace comedy Public Defenders. Randall Einhorn is directing the pilot, which is written by Eddie Quintana (Acapulco), and Liz Astroff will be showrunner, reports Deadline. The show comes from 20th Television and Wonderland Sound and Vision. In the comedy, Anderson will play Marshall, the tough as nails lead deputy attorney at a public defender’s office. He is in charge of four raw public defenders, who are still debt-ridden from their college days, and whose job it is to try to keep their clients out of jail. All the time they have to juggle the absurdities of the court system with the characters they come into contact with on a daily basis, plus life in an office where the copy machine always jams. Marshall has seen...
- 3/8/2023
- TV Insider
Anthony Anderson is headed back to ABC.
The former Black-ish star will topline and be an executive producer of the network’s comedy pilot Public Defenders, from 20th Television and Wonderland Sound and Vision. His casting comes less than a year after Black-ish concluded its eight-season run, which netted Anderson six Emmy nominations for lead actor in a comedy series.
Additionally, Public Defenders, created by Eddie Quintana, has tapped Liz Astrof as showrunner and Randall Einhorn as director. Both will also serve as executive producers along with Quintana (Acapulco), Anderson, E. Brian Dobbins, and Wonderland Sound and Vision’s McG, Mary Viola and Corey Marsh.
Public Defenders will follow four young public defense lawyers, “up to their earholes in student debt,” who work to keep their clients out of jail. “Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system and...
The former Black-ish star will topline and be an executive producer of the network’s comedy pilot Public Defenders, from 20th Television and Wonderland Sound and Vision. His casting comes less than a year after Black-ish concluded its eight-season run, which netted Anderson six Emmy nominations for lead actor in a comedy series.
Additionally, Public Defenders, created by Eddie Quintana, has tapped Liz Astrof as showrunner and Randall Einhorn as director. Both will also serve as executive producers along with Quintana (Acapulco), Anderson, E. Brian Dobbins, and Wonderland Sound and Vision’s McG, Mary Viola and Corey Marsh.
Public Defenders will follow four young public defense lawyers, “up to their earholes in student debt,” who work to keep their clients out of jail. “Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system and...
- 3/7/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A year after Black-ish ended its run, Anthony Anderson is returning to ABC as a star of another single-camera comedy, pilot Public Defenders. Randall Einhorn has come on board to direct the pilot written by Eddie Quintana. Liz Astrof is set as showrunner.
In the comedy, up to their earholes in student loan debt, four inexperienced public defenders work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on one another to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system and the copy machine that always jams.
Related: 2023 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
Anderson will play Marshall, the public defenders’ boss. He has seen every kind of public defender come through his office, and now that he’s a deputy-in-charge, he sees it as his responsibility to transform his deputies into cutthroat defense attorneys. Marshall’s hard line is revealed to be tough love, as...
In the comedy, up to their earholes in student loan debt, four inexperienced public defenders work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on one another to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system and the copy machine that always jams.
Related: 2023 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
Anderson will play Marshall, the public defenders’ boss. He has seen every kind of public defender come through his office, and now that he’s a deputy-in-charge, he sees it as his responsibility to transform his deputies into cutthroat defense attorneys. Marshall’s hard line is revealed to be tough love, as...
- 3/7/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Anthony Anderson is set to star in the ABC comedy pilot “Public Defenders,” Variety has learned. In addition, Liz Astrof has joined the pilot as showrunner while Randall Einhorn has signed on to direct.
The single-camera pilot, which was originally picked up at ABC in January, hails from writer Eddie Quintana.
The official logline states: “Up to their earholes in student loan debt, four inexperienced public defenders work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system, and the copy machine that always jams.”
Anderson will star as Marshall, who is described as “always angry. Marshall is Catherine’s short fused boss. Unimpressed by her reluctance to take her clients to trial, the stern Marshall makes her shadow Efren, her cocky, trial-hungry office rival. Marshall has seen every kind of public defender come through his office,...
The single-camera pilot, which was originally picked up at ABC in January, hails from writer Eddie Quintana.
The official logline states: “Up to their earholes in student loan debt, four inexperienced public defenders work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system, and the copy machine that always jams.”
Anderson will star as Marshall, who is described as “always angry. Marshall is Catherine’s short fused boss. Unimpressed by her reluctance to take her clients to trial, the stern Marshall makes her shadow Efren, her cocky, trial-hungry office rival. Marshall has seen every kind of public defender come through his office,...
- 3/7/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
If broadcast Pilot Season is any indicator, the Peak TV numbers are in for a rude awakening.
A decade ago, ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC collectively ordered an eye-popping 98 comedies and dramas during Pilot Season 2013. That figure, the most since THR began tracking overall volume in 2012, is now considered a relic of the past.
With the Covid-19 pandemic effectively wiping out Pilot Season 2020, the networks were forced to lean into the year-round programming strategy many had discussed but hadn’t really executed. Now, the shift is in full swing as the overall volume of pilots ordered across the five networks is likely to hit another low after they collectively picked up 35 comedies and dramas last season.
What’s more, the economic downturn has also prompted broadcasters to be more selective in how many scripts they buy and which among those will actually get made. Network executives — including new presidents at CBS,...
A decade ago, ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC collectively ordered an eye-popping 98 comedies and dramas during Pilot Season 2013. That figure, the most since THR began tracking overall volume in 2012, is now considered a relic of the past.
With the Covid-19 pandemic effectively wiping out Pilot Season 2020, the networks were forced to lean into the year-round programming strategy many had discussed but hadn’t really executed. Now, the shift is in full swing as the overall volume of pilots ordered across the five networks is likely to hit another low after they collectively picked up 35 comedies and dramas last season.
What’s more, the economic downturn has also prompted broadcasters to be more selective in how many scripts they buy and which among those will actually get made. Network executives — including new presidents at CBS,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC has placed a pilot order for Eddie Quintana’s single camera comedy “Public Defenders.”
“Up to their earholes in student loan debt, four inexperienced public defenders work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system, and the copy machine that always jams,” reads the series logline, per ABC.
Quintana is the writer and executive producer behind the pilot, marking his second pilot ordered by ABC in the past two seasons. His pilot, “Grace,” received a cast-contingent pilot order last year. McG, Mary Viola and Corey Marsh of Wonderland Sound and Vision will also serve as executive producers. 20th Television is the studio.
Quintana most recently served as a producer on “Not Dead Yet,” ABC forthcoming series starring Gina Rodriguez as Nell Serrano, a broke and newly single journalist whose career...
“Up to their earholes in student loan debt, four inexperienced public defenders work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system, and the copy machine that always jams,” reads the series logline, per ABC.
Quintana is the writer and executive producer behind the pilot, marking his second pilot ordered by ABC in the past two seasons. His pilot, “Grace,” received a cast-contingent pilot order last year. McG, Mary Viola and Corey Marsh of Wonderland Sound and Vision will also serve as executive producers. 20th Television is the studio.
Quintana most recently served as a producer on “Not Dead Yet,” ABC forthcoming series starring Gina Rodriguez as Nell Serrano, a broke and newly single journalist whose career...
- 1/17/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
ABC has ordered a pilot for “Public Defenders,” a single-camera comedy from 20th Television.
The show follows four inexperienced public defenders who are up to their earholes in student loan debt and working tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system and the copy machine that always jams.
“Public Defenders” is written and executive produced by Eddie Quintana (ABC’s “Not Yet Dead”). Other executive producers include Wonderland Sound and Vision’s Joseph McGinty Nichol, Mary Viola and Corey Marsh.
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The show marks Quintana’s second pilot ordered by ABC in the past two seasons, following a cast-contingent pilot for his show “Grace” last year.
In addition to his work at ABC,...
The show follows four inexperienced public defenders who are up to their earholes in student loan debt and working tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system and the copy machine that always jams.
“Public Defenders” is written and executive produced by Eddie Quintana (ABC’s “Not Yet Dead”). Other executive producers include Wonderland Sound and Vision’s Joseph McGinty Nichol, Mary Viola and Corey Marsh.
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Milo Ventimiglia Joined ABC’s ‘The Company You Keep’ and Brought 90 of the ‘This Is Us’ Crew Along
The show marks Quintana’s second pilot ordered by ABC in the past two seasons, following a cast-contingent pilot for his show “Grace” last year.
In addition to his work at ABC,...
- 1/17/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
ABC is headed to court with its latest piece of development.
The network has ordered a pilot for Public Defenders, a single-camera comedy from writer Eddie Quintana (Apple TV+’s Acapulco), 20th Television and McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision. The project will focus on four inexperienced lawyers in a public defender’s office, “up to their earholes in student debt, [who] work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail,” the show’s logline reads. “Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system, and the copy machine that always jams.”
Public Defenders is ABC’s first comedy pilot order of the 2023 development cycle. The network has ordered four dramas to date: a crime show from Drew Goddard based on the French series Haut Potentiel Intellectuel; Judgement, a legal soap centered on a Supreme Court candidate; medical drama The Hurt Unit; and The Good Lawyer,...
The network has ordered a pilot for Public Defenders, a single-camera comedy from writer Eddie Quintana (Apple TV+’s Acapulco), 20th Television and McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision. The project will focus on four inexperienced lawyers in a public defender’s office, “up to their earholes in student debt, [who] work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail,” the show’s logline reads. “Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system, and the copy machine that always jams.”
Public Defenders is ABC’s first comedy pilot order of the 2023 development cycle. The network has ordered four dramas to date: a crime show from Drew Goddard based on the French series Haut Potentiel Intellectuel; Judgement, a legal soap centered on a Supreme Court candidate; medical drama The Hurt Unit; and The Good Lawyer,...
- 1/17/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC is starting to make comedy pilot orders.
The network has handed a pilot order to single-camera comedy Public Defenders, from Acapulco and Duncanville writer Eddie Quintana and McG.
Related: 2023 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
The project, which comes from 20th Television, follows four inexperienced public defenders, up to their earholes in student loan debt, who work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system, and the copy machine that always jams.
Quintana will write and exec produce with McG, Mary Viola and Corey Marsh from Wonderland Sound and Vision also exec producing.
Public Defenders is one of a number of comedy scripts that ABC has been developing for its next round of comedy pilot orders.
Other comedy projects in the works include Boss, from How To Live With Your Parents (For...
The network has handed a pilot order to single-camera comedy Public Defenders, from Acapulco and Duncanville writer Eddie Quintana and McG.
Related: 2023 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
The project, which comes from 20th Television, follows four inexperienced public defenders, up to their earholes in student loan debt, who work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system, and the copy machine that always jams.
Quintana will write and exec produce with McG, Mary Viola and Corey Marsh from Wonderland Sound and Vision also exec producing.
Public Defenders is one of a number of comedy scripts that ABC has been developing for its next round of comedy pilot orders.
Other comedy projects in the works include Boss, from How To Live With Your Parents (For...
- 1/17/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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