CBS is no longer moving forward with the drama pilot Quean. Pilot Season: CBS picks up three drama pilots, including one from The L Word creatorThe project, which was to be produced by Warner Bros. TV, has been halted due to ongoing legal pressure from Sony Pictures, according to Deadline, which first reported the news. Sony alleges the pilot is too similar to  The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which the company released last year with plans to further adapt the bestselling trilogy of novels into films.

Mon, Mar 5, 2012

Pilot Season: CBS Picks Up Comedies From Raising Hope, Brothers & Sisters Producers

CBS has picked up comedy pilots for Friend Me, Partners and an untitled project from Greg Malins and Greg Berlanti. Friend Me, from Raising Hope's Alan Kirschenbaum and Ajay Sahgal, follows...

Sat, Jan 28, 2012

Pilot Season: CBS Picks Up Three Drama Pilots, Including One from The L Word Creator

CBS has green-lit three new drama pilots, including one from The L Word's Ilene Chaiken. Chaiken's Quean follows an edgy and independent Millennial hacker girl who teams up with an Oakland police detective to solve crimes. (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in America?) Joel Silver will serve as executive producer alongside Chaiken. Pilot Season: CBS picks up a Super Fun comedy, and a detective drama The...

Fri, Jan 27, 2012

The L Word Creator Ilene Chaiken Heads to CBS

The L Word and The Real L Word creator Ilene Chaiken is expanding her TV series vocabulary. Chaiken has signed on to serve as executive producer on Hail Mary, a drama pilot recently picked up by CBS. She'll serve along side...

Mon, Feb 7, 2011