NBC Greenlights Two Pilots
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NBC has picked up pilots for an hour-long superhero drama and an office comedy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Cape, set in a fictionalized version of Los Angeles, follows a framed ex-cop who becomes a masked hero to clear his name and reunite with his son. The drama comes from Empire's Tom Wheeler, who will executive produce with Lloyd Braun and Gail Berman.
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Outsourced, based on George Wing and John Jeffcoat's movie, is a single-camera office comedy about a recently demoted manager of a novelties company who is sent to India to manage a diverse group of customer service reps. Ken Kwapis (The Office) will direct and executive produce with writer Robert Borden (The Drew Carey Show).