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[10/30/18 - 11:12 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 30
Updates include: Naomi Watts first to be cast in "Game of Thrones" spin-off; Ryan Hansen to return for Hulu's "Veronica Mars" revival; and ABC passes on drama pilot "False Profits."

[05/11/18 - 11:08 PM]
Development Update: Friday, May 11 - Odds & Ends
Updates include: ABC asks "False Profits" for additional scripts; Sony Pictures TV to shop NBC's "Guess Who Died," "LA's Finest" elsewhere; and The CW's "Wayward Sisters" among passed over pilots.

[03/26/18 - 11:02 PM]
2018 ABC Program Development Guide - Drama Series
ABC details its 11 drama projects under consideration for next season.

[03/09/18 - 11:44 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 9
Updates include: Jeremy Sisto to lead Dick Wolf's "F.B.I." at CBS; Christopher Abbott to likewise topline Hulu's "Catch-22"; and Lyndon Smith set as new lead on The CW's "Dead Inside."

[03/07/18 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 7
Updates include: Ginnifer Goodwin to star in ABC's "Steps"; Kether Donohue lands female lead in NBC's "Like Family"; and Brooke Elliott to topline Bobby Bowman's comedy pilot for the Alphabet.

[03/05/18 - 11:40 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 5
Updates include: Vanessa Williams cast in "False Profits" at ABC; Beth Behrs to star in FOX's "Our People"; and Laz Alonso latest tapped for "The Boys" at Amazon.

[02/28/18 - 11:47 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, February 28
Updates include: Freddie Stroma, Joey King to lead The CW's "Dead Inside"; James Roday, Christina Moses cast in ABC's "A Million Little Pieces"; and Jeff Franklin dropped from "Fuller House" over allegations of inappropriate behavior.

[02/22/18 - 11:19 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 22
Updates include: NBC flips time periods for "A.P. Bio," "Champions"; Taye Diggs cast in The CW's "Spencer"; and Bellamy Young to topline "False Profits" for ABC.

[02/14/18 - 11:49 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, February 14
Updates include: Netflix cancels freshman comedy "Disjointed"; Andy Karl to lead ABC's "Staties"; and Don Johnson to star opposite Erin Foster in FOX's "Daddy Issues."

[01/23/18 - 11:40 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, January 23
Updates include: NBC orders four multi-camera comedy pilots; ABC moves forward with a pair of drama pilots; and CBS gives green light to drama pilot "God Friended Me."

[10/31/17 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 31
Updates include: Netflix now suspends production on "House of Cards"; CBS looking into allegations against "Wisdom of the Crowd's" Jeremy Piven; and NBC lands "Bad Boys" spin-off starring Gabrielle Union.







FALSE PROFITS (ABC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
10/31/17 - 10/30/18
STATUS:
previously in development (2018-2019 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
network passed on 10/30/18
DESCRIPTION:
drama which follows a team of down-and-out women in suburban Arizona as they fight their way to the top of the cutthroat world of a multi-level marketing cosmetics business
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Bellamy Young as Laura Hazelton
· Ben Lawson as Jake Amato
· Kapil Talwalkar as Ramesh
· Kosha Patel as Parvun Chattoraj
· Marcus Coloma as Clark Steedler
· Mark L. Young as Travis Pitts
· Shelley Hennig as Hilary Jenkel
· Vanessa Williams as Suzanne Huggler
CREW INFORMATION:
· ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Jason Reed as EP
· Kayla Alpert as CRTR/EP
· Sabrina Wind as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· ABC Studios
· Jason T. Reed Productions