While it’s always sad when networks cancel shows this time of year, you can also get excited about the new crop of series that will be showing up on your TV screens this fall.
Some projects that will be of particular interest to SheWired readers have been given the green light to debut. We can’t wait to watch the all new Charlie’s Angels, 60s-set Pan Am starring Christina Ricci, Good Christian Belles starring Leslie Bibb, Kristin Chenoweth, and Annie Potts. And that’s just for starters!
The Hollywood Reporter re-caps the full slate (as yet announced) for ABC but there were a few pilots we were especially excited to see make the cut.
Among them:
Charlie’s Angels - A modern take on the 1970s series starring Annie Ilonzeh, Minka Kelly and Rachael Taylor (Callie’s hot OBGYN on Grey's Anatomy!) as Charlie’s (Robert Wagner) new Angels. The Miami-set drama… scored strong buzz throughout pilot season, with the benefit of its built-in franchise name.
Pan Am - From Sony, the sexy soap set in the 1960s focuses on stewardesses and pilots, some of whom live double lives as spies. Christina Ricci stars in her first series regular role in the drama written and produced by Jack Orman (ER)… Though there has been buzz about casting troubles and potential retooling, say insiders, both its Mad Men-esque world and the names attached were a selling point.
Apartment 23 - The a single-camera comedy from 20th TV centers on a Midwestern girl (Dreama Walker, The Good Wife) whose big-city dreams are dashed after her first week in New York, where she finds herself living with her worst nightmare (Krysten Ritter). James Van Der Beek co-stars as himself in his first series comedy role. The project has been considered a lock for some time, with several insiders giving Van Der Beek’s performance high marks. Another noted its status as one of 20th’s highest testing comedy pilots in years.
Good Christian Belles (formerlyGood Christian Bitches) - The soap, which will inevitably be retitled, revolves around a former high school “mean girl” (Leslie Bibb) who returns home to Dallas after her marriage ends in scandal. The series, from ABC Studios, also stars Kristin Chenoweth (Glee) and Annie Potts (Designing Women)… A lock from the beginning, the show dubbed "Desperate Housewives in Dallas" could be paired with Housewives, which currently occupies the Sunday block alongside (now-canceled) Brothers and Sisters.
Once Upon a Time - A fantasy drama that revolves around a woman (Jennifer Morrison) who, after a boy who claims to be her son shows up, is drawn into a town where fairy tales might be real. Ginnifer Goodwin co-stars as Snow White in a cast that also includes Robert Carlyle and Josh Dallas as Prince Charming.
Scandal (formerly Damage Control) - The drama revolves around the life and work of a professional fixer (Kerry Washington) and her staff. Lost’s Henry Ian Cusick co-stars as her right-hand man and Tony Goldwyn plays the president. It is based on the career of crisis management consultant Judy Smith, who serves alongside producers including Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice)… Though buzz surrounding the project cooled some in the recent days, Rhimes is a very valuable producer for the network and her voice has connected with its viewers.
Get the all the insider information and the full breakdown onTHR.com now.
