ViacomCBS is transferring forward with their plans for the subsequent TV season by choosing up three new exhibits to sequence — though solely considered one of them was in a position to end manufacturing on a pilot earlier than the coronavirus pandemic shut down Hollywood.
The corporate introduced on Friday that it’s choosing up Silence of the Lambs spin-off Clarice, starring Rebecca Breeds; a reboot of The Equalizer with Queen Latifah; and a brand new comedy from Chuck Lorre, B Optimistic, starring Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford. All three stem from recognizable properties or well-known producers.
B Optimistic is the most recent sitcom from Chuck Lorre, who additionally has Mom and Young Sheldon already on the community. The sequence was the one pilot throughout broadcast networks to complete manufacturing earlier than the shutdown. Middleditch stars as a therapist and not too long ago divorced dad who wants a kidney transplant, and Ashford performs a “tough across the edges” girl from his previous who volunteers to assist, main the 2 to kind an unlikely bond within the course of. Sara Rue and You’re the Worst‘s Kether Donahue additionally star.
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The Equalizer is a reboot of the CBS TV series that ran for 4 seasons from 1985 to 1989. Queen Latifah takes over the main position as “an enigmatic girl with a mysterious background who makes use of her intensive abilities to assist these with nowhere else to show.” It is like Robin Hood with a personal investigator vibe. Chris Noth and Lorraine Toussaint assist spherical out the solid.
Clarice will take place six months after the events of the iconic film and shall be centered on Clarice Starling (Breeds) as she continues her investigative profession with the indelible imprint of her interactions with Hannibal Lecter nonetheless contemporary on the mind. The sequence is being government produced by Star Trek overlord Alex Kurtzman, together with Jenny Lumet and Heather Kadin.
These pickups come on the heels ViacomCBS renewing 23 current series earlier within the week.
ViacomCBS could have extra particulars about these sequence and the 2020-21 TV season throughout its digital Upfronts presentation on Tuesday, Might 19.
Queen Latifah, Thomas Middleditch, Rebecca Breeds