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NBC have picked up a few more shows… “Awake” (formerely “REM”), “The Playboy Club” and “Grimm”.
“Awake”, a procedural series from “Lone Star” creator Kyle Killen, is about a detective grappling with his broken family after a car crash.
“Playboy Club”, starring Amber Heard, is set in the ’60s and fixes largely on the girlies in the bunny suits.
“Grimm”, from David Greenwalt (“Angel”), is a cop series with supernatural elements.
Here’s how The Hollywood Reporter describes each :
The Playboy Club
The drama revolves around working-class bunnies (Amber Heard, Jenna Dewan) and the men who love them (Eddie Cibrian) in the 1960s, where crooners, mob bosses, politicians and Chicago’s elite play. The drama, a 20th TV and Imagine production, counts Chad Hodge (Runaway) and Brian Grazer (Lie to Me, Friday Night Lights) among its executive producers. The pilot was directed by Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones). Working in its favor: name recognition — and a vast empire of products, print and reality series to remind viewers about the show.
Awake (formerly REM)
Lone Star creator Kyle Killen delivers another dual life drama, this time a procedural hybrid starring Jason Isaacs (Brotherhood) as a police detective who can’t let go of any aspect of his fractured family after a car crash. Cherry Jones and Wilmer Valderrama co-star in the drama from 20th TV. Howard Gordon (24) executive produces with the pilot directed by David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse). The project, from 20th TV, is said to be both smart and compelling, though fears about its complexity have been raised.
Grimm
The dark cop drama with fantasy elements is set in a world in which Brothers Grimm fairy tales exist. David Greenwalt (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) & Jim Kouf (Ghost Whisperer) are writers and executive producers on the series, from UMS and Hazy Mills Productions. Marc Buckland (My Name is Earl) directed the pilot. It was one of two fantastical police dramas (17th Precinct was the other) the network was considering this development season.
