Turner (TBS & TNT) Upfront: May 14, 2014

Turner unveiled a slew of series in development at TNT and TBS. With the casts of series like Rizzoli and Isles, Falling Skies and Dallas in the audience, execs talked about “Now Media” – not old media or new media, but capitalizing on both.

 

There was hearty audience response to clips of upcoming TNT dramas, including The Last Ship, Murder in the First and Legends; Public Morals, starring Edward Burns, and Proof, with Jennifer Beals, were especially well received. Reality shows On the Menu, from Mark Burnett, and Wake Up Call, with The Rock, were introduced – then Steve Carell heckled from the audience, urging programming head Michael Wright to get to the comedies over on TBS. Laughers on that lineup included Carell’s procedural spoof Angie Tribeca, workplace comedy Buzzy’s and family comedy Your Family or Mine.

 

Shows in development at TNT include Anonymous, about an ex-Special Ops soldier who goes off the grid; supernatural drama Breed and crime drama Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct, from Donnie Walhberg.

 

TBS is going for laughs with its development slate, including Good Bread, about a tough real estate developer partnered with an idealist, and odd couple comedy Jake & Amir, both with Ed Helms (The Office) on the producer list. Another Office alum, John Krasinski, is behind comedy Jackass of All Trades.

 

 

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