List of Television Pilots for the 2012-13 TV season
Listing all pilots for the Major Broadcasting networks that are in contention for a series pickup later this year or 2013.
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- CreatorGreg BerlantiMarc GuggenheimAndrew KreisbergStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseySpoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
- CreatorAmy HarrisStarsAnnaSophia RobbAustin ButlerEllen WongCarrie Bradshaw is in her junior year of high school in the early 1980s. She asks her first questions about love, sex, friendship and family while navigating the worlds of high school and Manhattan.
- CreatorJohn Scott ShepherdStarsAnne HecheMichael LandesAlexandra BreckenridgeBeth Harper, after an accident, thinks she is channeling God.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsJeff GoldblumJune Diane RaphaelSarah SilvermanA woman returns to her old life after a decade-long breakup, ready to pick up where she left off and finds it's not as easy as she thought because those around her have moved on.
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsAshley GreeneEmilie de RavinAnnabeth GishA legendary fashion designer - his life, his job and his family.
- DirectorBeth McCarthy-MillerStarsJudy GreerAndrea SavageMadison LintzJudy moves from L.A for a man she loves and finds herself raising his children and making friends in a small suburban town.
- DirectorScott EllisStarsKirstie AlleyRhea PerlmanRebecca McFarlandA loud-mouth family moves into the suburbs.
- CreatorClaudia LonowStarsSarah ChalkeElizabeth PerkinsJon DoreA woman faces the ups and downs of moving back in with her parents, along with her young daughter.
- DirectorPamela FrymanStarsBrenda SongScott BakulaNicky WhelanA young female doctor returns home from the "Doctor's without Borders" tour only to find out that her father is married to the girl who made her life miserable in school.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsTony ShalhoubAllison JanneyAya CashA traditional Jewish family and their Shabbat dinners.
- DirectorGail MancusoStarsJohn GoodmanRoseanne BarrTricia O'KelleyA lower middle class family living in a mobile home community.
- CreatorBobby BowmanAdrian PoyntonStarsKyle BornheimerJ.K. SimmonsEdi GathegiA man is forced to put his dreams on hold to take over his family's handyman business from his father.
- DirectorJeffrey ReinerStarsJason RitterMichael ImperioliMichael B. JordanThe lives of a group of young doctors, nurses, and administrators working at an underfunded Los Angeles county hospital.
- CreatorBrian GatewoodAlessandro TanakaStarsJustin KirkJoAnna Garcia SwisherBobby LeeAn animal loving veterinarian despises pet owners.
- CreatorMarc CherryStarsAna OrtizDania RamirezRoselyn SanchezFour Latina maids with ambition and dreams of their own work for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills.
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsJerry O'ConnellPortia de RossiCharity WakefieldGrandpa Sam Dracula is essentially Dracula who assembled Herman because no man was good enough for his daughter Lily, a sexy vampiress. Lily's niece Marilyn the freak is actually normal and Lily and Herman's only child, Eddie, has his werewolf tendencies surface in puberty, forcing the family to relocate to their famous 1313 Mockingbird Lane address.
- CreatorDavid KohanMax MutchnickStarsMichael UrieDavid KrumholtzSophia BushTwo lifelong friends, who are both architects, form a business partnership.
- DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsJosé ZúñigaJohn CorbettPaula MarshallA decorated detective loses 3 partners in the line of duty and becomes the male figure in his fallen partner's families.
- CreatorAnn BidermanStarsLiev SchreiberEddie MarsanDash MihokRay Donovan, a professional "fixer" for the rich and famous in Los Angeles, can make anyone's problems disappear except those created by his own family.
- DirectorBill LawrenceStarsRobbie AmellAlexis KnappAnnie Q. RiegelA father moves into his son's campus apartment after the death of his wife.
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsWendy CrewsonF. Murray AbrahamRuth BradleyIn a mythical kingdom, a princess is trying to prevent a rebellion and seeks the help of a beast.
- CreatorSherri Cooper-LandsmanRon KoslowJennifer LevinStarsKristin KreukJay RyanNina LisandrelloA beautiful detective falls in love with an ex-soldier who goes into hiding from the secret government organization that turned him into a mechanically charged beast.
- CreatorMichael BrandtDerek HaasStarsTaylor KinneyChristian StolteEamonn WalkerThe story of firefighters and paramedics in the city of Chicago, both on a personal and professional level.
- DirectorMark PiznarskiStarsAimee TeegardenWilliam MoseleyLouise LombardMany years in the future, a poor girl is selected in a lottery to be the queen of a war-torn nation.
- CreatorJosh GadJon LovettJason WinerStarsJosh GadJenna ElfmanMartha MacIsaacPresident Gilcrest and his trophy wife are living in the White House, with their overachieving daughter sidetracked by pregnancy, a couch potato hopeless son, a genius young son, and an odd middle school girl.
- DirectorCraig GillespieStarsTimothée ChalametJay HernandezMira SorvinoA sensible mother becomes a New York State Trooper.
- DirectorShawn LevyStarsMandy MooreStockard ChanningErinn HayesAnnie (Mandy Moore) comes from a completely normal family. They're dysfunctional, needy, high maintenance, self-absorbed, non-confrontational, and have absolutely no regard for boundaries. And now that she's moved back home, Annie's landed herself smack-dab in the middle of all the family chaos. Newlyweds Annie and Ben have just relocated to Southern California to pursue an amazing opportunity - running one of LA's hippest and most talked about new restaurants. But before they can even get the doors open, Annie gets sucked into her family's dramas. Her older sister Kate, who's always perfect, is having a meltdown because she's overwhelmed by her new baby. Sarah, her younger sister, has just gone through a divorce and is reverting to her hard-partying high school ways. Zach, her slacker baby brother has just moved in "temporarily", which is code for permanently. And her meddling mother expects everyone to drop what they're doing to pose for a family portrait. Yep, just a completely normal family, who's pulling Annie in a million different directions. Now, instead of trying to please everybody, Annie's challenge will be learning to say one little word... no. From executive producers Shawn Levy (the Night at the Museum franchise, Real Steel, Date Night, The Pink Panther), Marty Adelstein & Becky Clements (Last Man Standing), and Bob Fisher & Stacy Traub (Notes from the Underbelly, Kitchen Confidential) comes a new comedy about how to survive your family drama without going crazy
- DirectorPeter SegalStarsMissi PyleClaudia ChristianJessica TuckA young genius uses his brains and brawn to do what he wants.
- DirectorScott EllisStarsMinnie DriverAndrea AndersNancy LenehanTwo longtime female friends live completely different lives, but couldn't live without each other.
- DirectorMichael Patrick JannStarsJessica CamachoMercedes RuehlRyan HansenAn upper-high class 30-year-old gets kicked out of his dad and step-mom's house and is forced to move in with his longtime Latin-American nanny as he has nowhere else to go.
- CreatorCallie KhouriStarsHayden PanettiereClare BowenCharles EstenFollows the lives and tragedies of rising and fading country music stars in Nashville, Tennessee.
- StarsAmber Stevens WestMarcus RosnerScott WolfA young documentary filmmaker travels back in time to prevent the death of her music idol - and finds everything is not what it seems.
- DirectorMichael SucsyStarsClaire ForlaniChad Michael MurrayGary ColeA rich and powerful clothing designer is living in a world of sex, revenge and scandal.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsRachelle LefevreJay MohrMiguel FerrerA former public defender is now a stay-at-home mom who decides to become a private investigator to put some excitement in her life.
- CreatorJennie Snyder UrmanStarsMamie GummerJustin HartleyAja Naomi KingA young doctor realizes that working as an intern in a big hospital is very much the same as being in high school.
- CreatorRebel WilsonStarsRebel WilsonKevin BishopLiza LapiraThree nerdy female friends decide to have super fun every Friday night.
- CreatorAlan KirschenbaumAjay SahgalStarsNicholas BraunChristopher Mintz-PlasseParvesh CheenaTwo 20-something friends move to Los Angeles from Indiana to start their new jobs working at Groupon.
- CreatorScott SilveriStarsMatthew PerryLaura BenantiJulie WhitePressured by his boss to join a support group because he can't move forward after his wife's death, an irreverent sportscaster finds connection with the extremely varied members.
- DirectorLiz FriedlanderStarsZachary AbelScott EastwoodMeliseIn a historic New England summer resort, the staff attend to every need while trying to live a life of their own.
- DirectorTodd HollandStarsSophia Mitri SchlossAbigail MavitySkyler GisondoInspired by the French-Canadian series Le Monde De Charlotte, Isabel centers on an otherwise normal, angry middle-class family that wrestles with the challenges of everyday life while raising daughter Isabel who has magical qualities.
- CreatorMara Brock AkilStarsGabrielle UnionLisa VidalRaven GoodwinThe life of a young Black woman, her work, her family and the popular talk show which she hosts.
- CreatorDavid WilcoxStarsRachael TaylorDave AnnableRobert BuckleyAt the 203 apartments Drake, NYC, residents are granted one wish - any wish. But beware of the price. There's something supernatural and evil about The Drake that only the owners, Gavin and Olivia. know about/control.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsMax ThieriotYaya DaCostaLinus RoacheHe thought his future was in an astrophysics lab. His true calling lies somewhere closer to the White House. During a rainy rugby game, undergrad Carter Henderson (Max Thieriot - Foreverland) is struck by a powerful bolt of lightning. At precisely the same moment thousands of miles away, Carter's father, a man he barely knew, is killed while trying to assassinate New York Senator Teras (Linus Roache - Law and Order). Carter will soon discover these two bizarre events are linked in an unimaginable and terrifying way. En route to the funeral, Carter is detained by FBI Agent Meyers (Monique Curnen - The Dark Knight). She wants to know why his dad, a respected neurosurgeon, would attempt to kill a charismatic and influential politician who's in line to become the next President of the United States. Good Question. Carter has no idea what the answer is, but he is determined to find out. Now, Carter's search to learn more about his father will take some dangerous and surprising turns, and ultimately lead him to Mr. Armin (Martin Landau) who represents a secret organization made up of the world's most powerful minds. Their purpose is to unravel one of mankind's darkest conspiracies, and figure out who's pulling the strings behind a plot for power that goes all the way to the Presidency. With the help of his girlfriend Wynter-Lee (Gabriella Wilde), and a beautiful young religious art historian (Yaya DaCosta - Tron: Legacy), Carter uncovers some startling family secrets and learns that his father died in an attempt not just to protect him, but to save all of humanity. From executive producers Roland Emmerich (2012, The Day After Tomorrow, 10000 BC, Independence Day) and Mark Gordon (Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds) comes this exhilarating thriller that combines chilling mythology, political intrigue, and heart-stopping adventure
- CreatorDan FogelmanStarsJami GertzLenny VenitoSimon TemplemanA New Jersey family moves to an affluent gated community composed entirely of extraterrestrials.
- DirectorBrett RatnerStarsAngela BassettLouise LombardJulian McMahonA professional assassin reluctantly teams up with a 15-year-old-girl as they go on missions in search of the truth behind her father's death.
- CreatorNicholas PileggiGreg WalkerStarsDennis QuaidMichael ChiklisCarrie-Anne MossRalph Lamb, a former MP for the US Army, becomes sheriff. His brother, Jack, and his son, Dixon, are deputized. Meanwhile, Vincent Savino comes from Chicago to Vegas to run The Savoy hotel and casino.
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsMena SuvariSarah WrightFreddie Prinze Jr.A shy focused woman gets help from her friends to get revenge on her ex-boyfriend for dumping her.
- CreatorJimmy FallonCharlie GrandyAmy OzolsStarsAnthony AndersonJesse BradfordZach CreggerThree 30-something dads struggle as parents because they are still children at heart.
- DirectorFred SavageStarsEthan SupleeMartin LawrenceRegina HallA widowed father of two teenagers, after losing his job in construction, joins the police academy and becomes a cop at the age of 46.
- CreatorKevin AbbottDavid B. HarrisDavid A. StewartStarsReba McEntireSara RueJustin PrenticeCountry music superstar/actress Reba returns to television as a wife and mother whose world is turned upside-down when she discovers that her country music legend husband has a cheatin' heart.
- CreatorRockne S. O'BannonStarsMatthew DavisJessica LucasAlona TalTracks the investigation of a string of mysterious deaths and disappearances surrounding the show-within-a-show.
- DirectorTed WassStarsKerri KenneyMargo MartindaleLuis GuzmánCenters on three aging sisters who run their West Texas family diner together with sibling dynamics always getting in the way.
- DirectorTed WassStarsChristopher LloydWendi McLendon-CoveyJohn LeguizamoThe misadventures of two streetwise brothers and their aging grandfather as they concoct outrageous, morally questionable get-rich-quick schemes in their quest to become millionaires.
- DirectorLuke GreenfieldStarsCary ElwesNick ZanoKal PennNeil is an uncool cubicle worker ("prairie dog") at one of the coolest companies in the world, who is the victim of identity theft. When he discovers the thief has created a much more fulfilling, kick ass life with his identity than he ever has, he engages the charismatic conman to help him change his life.
- DirectorMichael FrescoStarsStephanie BeatrizMalin AkermanJean SmartCenters on a brilliant and successful woman who begrudgingly goes to work for her less-brainy but more popular sister, a former beauty queen, weather girl and now mayor of a big city.
- DirectorCraig ZiskStarsSabrina CarpenterMary McCormackGreg GermannHilary Pfeiffer-Dunne, a high-powered executive who, having dominated the corporate America for years, now faces the biggest challenge of her life when she finds herself unemployed and acting as a full-time mom to her two teenagers.
- DirectorBrian KirkStarsSarah BolgerMadeline ZimaMatt LauriaSet in 1895, show revolves around the opening of the first luxury hotel in New York City and all the intermingling of love, treachery, and disdain between the classes set against a backdrop of vicious family rivalries, scandalous secrets, and conflict and co-mingling of classes.
- DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsBarry SloaneMegan KetchJustine CotsonasUnaired pilot which revolves around a female cop who discovers a magical world that exists within New York City that is unseen by normal humans and reinvents popular landmarks in a magical otherworldly manner.
- CreatorKarl GajdusekShawn RyanStarsAndre BraugherScott SpeedmanDaisy BettsA U.S. sub picks up Navy SEALs and receives an order for a nuke launch. Due to the circumstances of the order, the Captain refuses to fire. After escaping an attack from another U.S. sub, the crew and SEALs take refuge on a small island.
- CreatorMelissa RosenbergPieter Bart KorthuisStarsRadha MitchellSterling BeaumonClifton Collins Jr.A widow learns that her husband was a mobster and soon finds herself in the world of organized crime as she takes her revenge on those who murdered him.
- CreatorPaul T. ScheuringStarsAnthony EdwardsCarmen EjogoScott Michael FosterRevolves around a bizarre twist of fate that pulls a man who's spent 20 years as the editor of a skeptics magazine into one of the most compelling conspiracies in human history.
- CreatorDana FoxStarsDakota JohnsonNat FaxonLucy PunchA free-spirited young guy moves in with his tightly-wound Type-A sister under the guise of being his niece's caregiver.
- DirectorNicholas StollerStarsBrie LarsonRandall ParkMichael AngaranoAbout a guy who gets his heart broken by his girlfriend and now has to work one cubicle away from her at an ad agency.
- DirectorAndy AckermanStarsAshley TisdaleDan ByrdAnn Morgan GuilbertAn ensemble of young people try to achieve their creative dreams in tough financial times.
- CreatorNicholas WoottonStarsTheo JamesKevin AlejandroBonnie SomervilleWalter Clark is destined to be the youngest police commissioner in the history of the NYPD. This is the story of how it came to be. It begins 7 years before he became commissioner, when he was a rookie cop who saved the life of his partner who was shot and a hostage. This was witnessed by several people, and he would get promoted to detective and offered the position of his choice. Clark asks to be assigned to a homicide task force. When he arrives, one of the detectives who was the star of the unit until Clark arrived resents his presence. And the detective assigned to him feels as if he's babysitting him. But Clark sets out to do the best job he can.
- CreatorEric KripkeStarsBilly BurkeTracy SpiridakosGiancarlo EspositoFifteen years after a permanent global blackout, a group of revolutionaries seek to drive out a tyrannical militia that's taken over the former United States of America.
- CreatorDana CalvoStarsJanet MontgomeryFelix SolisErin CummingsCenters on a working-class woman who uses her street smarts to compete with her more polished colleagues at a top New York law firm.
- CreatorRobert DohertyStarsJonny Lee MillerLucy LiuAidan QuinnA crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London, eccentric Sherlock escapes to New York where his father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
- CreatorCarter BaysChris HarrisCraig ThomasStarsBecki NewtonScott FoleyMelissa TangThree estranged siblings are brought together once again at their father's funeral. His last will states that they must bond as a family via games thought up by their late father or they won't inherit the $23 million he has left them.
- StarsZachary LeviKat FosterJoel David Moore"Let It Go" is an ensemble comedy about a married couple, his best friend and her sister as they try to navigate, negotiate and sometimes manipulate society's unspoken rules.
- DirectorShawn LevyStarsRosa SalazarGillian VigmanT.J. Miller
- StarsDonald SutherlandRob McElhenneyMike VogelCenters on a loose partying blogger forced to change his career plans when he becomes a radio host.
- CreatorMindy KalingStarsMindy KalingIke BarinholtzEd WeeksA young Ob/Gyn doctor balances her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small office.
- DirectorJason WinerStarsAndrea SavageWill ForteFiona GubelmannA man recovers from the death of his fiancée with the help of the idiots on his pickup basketball team.
- DirectorNeil BurgerStarsAli LarterJamie ChungBradley WhitfordA globe-trotting photojournalist has a secret life as a CIA field agent.
- DirectorMcGStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Eva AmurriAmy HargreavesTV pilot centered on a brilliant, morally questionable defense attorney (Gooding Jr.) who, after being falsely convicted of fraud and stripped of his legal license, uses his unorthodox methods to solve the cases he's been prohibited from handling and to ultimately exact revenge on the man who set him up.
- CreatorJosh BermanRob WrightStarsJordana SpiroWilliam ForsytheJames CarpinelloA young thoracic surgeon becomes indebted to the South Chicago mafia and is forced to moonlight as a mob doctor, while also working full time at Chicago's most prominent hospital.
- CreatorKevin WilliamsonStarsKevin BaconJames PurefoyShawn AshmoreA brilliant, charismatic, and psychotic serial killer communicates with other active serial killers and activates a cult of believers who follow his every command.
- CreatorAli AdlerRyan MurphyKatherine ShafferStarsJustin BarthaAndrew RannellsGeorgia KingA single mother's life after she accepts the offer to be a surrogate mother for a gay couple.
- DirectorJohn DahlStarsAmy SmartGigi RiceJaime PresslyFollows the ins-and-outs of a group of unlikely women in a federal prison: a scandalous female warden, her new protégé and a host of inmates - some mothers, some friends-who struggle with loyalties to people on the inside and the outside.
- DirectorThomas SchlammeStarsClancy BrownBridget ReganJake McLaughlinSet in the 1840s, show centers on a group that follows their dreams and heads west from Missouri across the uncharted country.
- CreatorBryan FullerStarsHugh DancyMads MikkelsenCaroline DhavernasExplores the early relationship between renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and a young FBI criminal profiler who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsJulia StilesDavid HarbourTitus WelliverPolice investigations into the disappearance of a cult.
- CreatorLiz HeldensStarsMeagan GoodLaz AlonsoTate DonovanA female detective returns undercover to the wealthy family she grew up in--as the maid's daughter, to solve the murder of the notorious heiress who was once her closest friend.
- CreatorJoseph WeisbergStarsKeri RussellMatthew RhysKeidrich SellatiAt the height of the Cold War, two Russian agents pose as the average American couple, complete with family.
- StarsSummer GlauEric WinterTricia HelferA search-and-rescue officer braves the harshest conditions with her best friend and partner, a Labrador retriever.
- DirectorJack BenderStarsShane McRaeJennifer FerrinRobbie JonesA team of military field operatives and civilian scientists must use untested technology to travel back in time to alter past events in order to change the future and avoid a devastating terrorist attack.
- CreatorFrank DarabontStarsJon BernthalMilo VentimigliaNeal McDonough1947, Los Angeles. Cop Joe Teague walks the line between the LAPD, led by William Parker, and the mob, led by Bugsy Siegel.
- DirectorMichael MayerStarsSteven PasqualeAlana De La GarzaMichael EsperA brilliant neurosurgeon has to battle his own alter-ego so that he can live a normal life.