#cbscomedy

UNTITLED KINGSBURY/DALEY/GOLDSTEIN PROJECT (ordered to pilot)

When Penelope’s career takes off at exactly the same time as her husband’s, they call on Penelope’s young single mom, Georgia, to help raise their son, but what they find is Georgia needs more raising than their kid.

Cast (thus far)

Hannah Simone (New Girl) as Penelope, a smart, hard-working producer at a sports TV network, wife to airline pilot Josh, and mother of their challenging toddler, Levi. When they lose their longtime babysitter, Penelope’s young, single mom Georgia comes to help and turns her well-ordered world upside down. (Mar 5)

Elizabeth Hurley (The Royals) as Georgia, fun-loving and a bit immature; she doesn’t have the best judgment, especially when it comes to men. Georgia had Penelope when she was 17, and although she was a warm and loving single mom, their roles have reversed a bit now that Penelope is an adult. When Georgia becomes the babysitter to Penelope’s toddler, she might get a chance to redeem herself, but then again chaos tends to follow her. (Mar 5)

Undetermined as Josh

Pilot Director: Pamela Fryman

Series Creator: Corinne Kingsbury, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein

Producers: Corinne Kingsbury, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, Wendi Trilling

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Kapital Entertainment, TrillTV

RAISED BY WOLVES (ordered to pilot, fka “Please Hold for Frankie Wolfe”)

this is not related to the British series of the same name, an adaptation of which was piloted by ABC in 2017

Frankie Wolfe is an unfiltered, irreverent, powerful businesswoman with no personal life. When Frankie’s impossibly fragile and neurotic sister, Tommie, abandons Quincy – an incredibly bright inner-city child who Tommie attempted to foster – Frankie is faced with the choice of taking him in or casting him back out. Can these two lonely, damaged people find the love and companionship that has eluded them their whole lives?

Cast (thus far)

Julie Bowen (Modern Family) as Frankie, a totally put-together powerhouse whose aggressive, blunt-talking style belies the damage incurred by literally being raised by Wolfes, Barbara and Arnie. (Mar 6)

Pilot Director: James Burrows

Series Creator: Max Mutchnick, David Kohan

Producers: Max Mutchnick, David Kohan

Studios: Universal Television

B POSITIVE (ordered to pilot)

Faced with finding a kidney donor, newly divorced dad Drew is at the end of his rope when he runs into Gina, a rough-around-the edges woman from his past who volunteers her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin a journey that will change both of their lives.

Cast (thus far)

Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) as Drew. (Mar 3)

Annaleigh Ashford (Masters of Sex) as Gina, a working-class woman who is larger than life in every sense – most importantly, her heart. She lives in her mother’s basement, drives a senior citizen van for a living, and makes rash decisions, including giving Drew her kidney. (Feb 19)

Kether Donohue (You’re the Worst) as Leanne, a party girl who can still keep up with the 20-somethings but now pays for it the next day. She doesn’t sweat the small stuff, lives for today and really just looks to have a good time. Her jobs consist of assistant manager at a retail clothing store, jewelry designer and bartender. (Mar 2)

Sara Rue (Impastor) as Julia. Ambitious and a social climber, she is a local real estate agent who believes she deserves to live in the fabulous homes she tries to sell. She tried to tolerate her ex-husband Drew’s “idiosyncrasies,” but eventually acted out in the form of an affair. (Mar 2)

Pilot Director: James Burrows

Series Creator: Marco Pennette

Producers: Chuck Lorre, Marco Pennette

Studios: Warner Bros. TV, Chuck Lorre Productions

THE UNITED STATES OF AL (ordered to pilot)

About the friendship between Riley, a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir aka Al, the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.

Cast (thus far)

Adhir Kalyan (Rules of Engagement) as Awalmir aka Al, the interpreter who has just arrived to start a new life in America. (Dec 3, 2019)

Parker Young (Suburgatory) as Riley, a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio. (Dec 4, 2019)

Elizabeth Alderfer (Disjointed) as Lizzie, Riley’s artsy younger sister who lives at home and works for her father, Art. She’s adrift since the loss of her fiancé, killed in the line of duty. Lizzie copes by throwing herself into booze and Burning Man, which makes her an ally for her brother, an enabler for his more self-destructive tendencies, and like no woman Al ever met in Afghanistan. (Jan 27)

Dean Norris (Breaking Bad) as Art, a veteran whose son Riley, a former Marine, and daughter Lizzie, still live with him. Art understands the close bond Riley shares with Al, his Afghan translator, and warmly welcomes Al into his home. (Jan 22)

Kelli Goss (The Ranch) as Vanessa, Riley’s soon-to-be ex-wife and the fiercely protective mother of their young daughter. She tries her best to co-parent with her undependable ex, despite her frustration with his hard-partying, adrenaline-junkie lifestyle. (Jan 27)

Series Creator: David Goetsch, Maria Ferrari

Pilot Director: Mark Cendrowski

Producers: Chuck Lorre, Reza Aslan

Studios: Warner Bros. TV, Chuck Lorre Productions

JURY DUTY (ordered to pilot, fka “We the Jury”)

based on James Acaster’s British series “We the Jury”

A group of jurors are sequestered together until they all agree on a verdict… and they can’t even agree on lunch.

Cast (thus far)

Meaghan Rath (Hawaii Five-0) as Jen. Sarcastic, adorably neurotic and a little controlling, Jen is a successful book editor who is high maintenance, but thinks she’s low maintenance. She feels like the last single girl in the world because all of her friends are married with kids. (Mar 10)

Jack Cutmore-Scott (Deception) as John ‘Hutty’ Huttman, a charismatic natural leader and winner in every way, who isn’t happy about being made an alternate juror, so he’s going to make it fun for himself. (Feb 20)

Sadie Calvano (Mom) as Linzee. Gorgeous and a bit naïve, Linzee loves animals and is a vegetarian because “bunnies!” She’s also very optimistic, easily excited, and too sweet to realize she’s the most beautiful girl in the world. (Mar 10)

Alanna Ubach (Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce) as Judge Wallace. Judge Wallace wanted to be an actress and now the courtroom is her stage, where she’s wildly unprofessional and shares way too much personal information. Her Honor likes to “connect” with her jurors and doesn’t care how long this trial takes. (Mar 10)

Pilot Director: Christine Gernon

Series Creator: Dana Klein, Stephanie Darrow, James Acaster, Kenton Allen

Producers: Stephanie Darrow, Dana Klein

Studios: Big Talk Productions, CBS Television Studios

Genre: Hybrid

B Positive: Faced with finding a kidney donor, newly divorced dad Drew is at the end of his rope when he runs into Gina, a rough-around-the edges woman from his past who volunteers her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin a journey that will change both of their lives.

Fun: A life-long love story between a brother and sister, who always encourage each other to have fun — no matter what hardship life is currently serving up. Fun celebrates life — in spite of the fact that the family business is a funeral home. As they say in their family: “You can’t spell funeral without f-u-n.” The brother returns to his Pennsylvania hometown to help his sister run the struggling business after his emotional and devastating break-up with … show business. (P- not ordered to series)

Ghosts: A young couple's dreams come true when they inherit a beautiful country house, only to find it’s both falling apart and inhabited by many of the deceased previous residents.

Jury Duty: A group of jurors are sequestered together until they all agree on a verdict… and they can’t even agree on lunch.

Untitled Kingsbury/Daley/Goldstein: When Penelope’s career takes off at exactly the same time as her husband’s, they call on Penelope’s young single mom, Georgia, to help raise their son, but what they find is Georgia needs more raising than their kid.

Please Hold for Frankie Wolfe: Frankie Wolfe is an unfiltered, irreverent, powerful businesswoman with no personal life. When Frankie’s impossibly fragile and neurotic sister, Tommie, abandons Quincy – an incredibly bright inner-city child who Tommie attempted to foster – Frankie is faced with the choice of taking him in or casting him back out. Can these two lonely, damaged people find the love and companionship that has eluded them their whole lives? 

The Three of Us: Adult siblings who are children of divorce must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage.

The United States of Al: About the friendship between Riley, a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir aka Al, the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.

Primetimer Pilot Preview Ranking, best to worst:

Fun

Raised by Wolves

Jury Duty

B Positive

Ghosts

Moms

The United States of Al

GHOSTS (ordered to pilot)

based on UK series of the same name

A young couple's dreams come true when they inherit a beautiful country house, only to find it’s both falling apart and inhabited by many of the deceased previous residents.

Cast (thus far)

Rose McIver (iZombie) as Samantha, a put together, Type A personality who loves fun, but not as much as she loves planning fun. A freelance journalist, Sam and her sous chef husband, Ryan, spend so much time trying to make ends meet that they barely have time for each other, so when she inherits a massive country estate, she’s eager to move there, rent free. A great listener and a genuinely good person, Sam strives to help the ghosts, even while being driven a bit crazy by their constant clamoring for her attention. In the original series, the equivalent role, Alison, was played by Charlotte Ritchie. (Mar 4)

Undetermined as Ryan

Series Creator: Joe Port, Joe Wiseman

Producers: Joe Port, Joe Wiseman

Studios: CBS Television Studios, Lionsgate, BBC Studios