ABC Orders Pickups for Five New Series
Alyssa Milano by John Medina/WireImage.com
In an unusual move for the time of year, ABC on Monday ordered to series five pilots, including two police procedurals, a pair of comedies and a remake,
Variety reports.
Among the greenlit fare,
Nathan Fillion will be starring in
Castle, which focuses on a novelist who helps solve murder cases.
Lost alum
Harold Perrineau and
Joan of Arcadia's
Amber Tamblyn, meanwhile, are among the cast of
The Unusuals, a police drama set in an atypical precinct.
On the lighter side you have
Single with Parents, a sitcom starring
Charmed beauty
Alyssa Milano, and
Better Off Ted, starring
Jay Harrington as an office worker trying to make his way up the ranks.
ABC has also picked up
Cupid, a
Rob Thomas-helmed remake of the late-1990s show about a man (played by
Bobby Cannavale) who believes he's Cupid and the psychologist (Sarah Paulson) who works with him.
Do these series seem like a good direction for the net? With five fresh shows to pick from, the odds are in ABC's favor. -
Anna Dimond
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