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[10/15/14 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, October 15
Updates include: NBC rescinds series order for "Mission Control"; ABC asks for additional scripts from freshman trio; and Archie Panjabi to depart "The Good Wife" for potential pilot at 20th Century Fox Television.

[08/18/14 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Monday, August 18
Updates include: Sharlto Copley tapped as male lead on PSN's "Powers"; FOX formally passes on "Cabot College"; and Niels Arden Oplev to helm USA's "Mr. Robot."

[07/17/14 - 11:25 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, July 17
Updates include: Deborah Ann Woll to play Karen Page in "Marvel's Daredevil"; Microsoft shutters Xbox Entertainment Studios; and TV Land in talks to pick up "Gaffigan" from CBS.

[05/15/14 - 11:47 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 15
Updates include: T.R. Knight joins Amazon's "Hysteria"; John Barrowman upped to series regular on The CW's "Arrow"; and Stephen David to bring "13 Days of Blood" to Xbox.

[05/09/14 - 11:56 PM]
Development Update: Friday, May 9 - Odds & Ends
Updates include: ABC, NBC pass on the bulk of their remaining pilots; Casey Affleck to play Meriwether Lewis for HBO; Ryan Seacrest to return as host of FOX's "American Idol."

[03/13/14 - 11:42 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, March 13
Updates include: Thomas Lennon to join Matthew Perry in CBS's "The Odd Couple"; John Cho lands male lead on ABC's "Selfe"; and Geoff Stults tapped for title role on CBS's "Cuz-Bros."

[03/07/14 - 11:19 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 7
Updates include: Felicity Huffman tapped for "American Crime" at ABC; Rebecca Romijn cast in NBC's "The Pro"; and Dave Annable scores a role in FOX's "Red Band Society."

[02/25/14 - 11:54 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, February 25
Updates include: Matthew Perry's "The Odd Couple" gets pilot order at CBS; Viola Davis to lead "How to Get Away with Murder" at ABC; and Ashley Judd set for "Salvation" at NBC.

[02/13/14 - 11:50 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 13
Updates include: Dwayne Johnson-led comedy "Ballers" gets series order at HBO; Romany Malco to "Keep It Together" for ABC; and Matt Barr boards "Identity" at The CW.

[02/11/14 - 11:56 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, February 11
Updates include: MTV's "Eye Candy," HBO's "The Brink" get series orders; Greta Gerwig to topline "How I Met Your Dad" at CBS; and JoAnna Garcia Swisher is the first to board ABC's "The Astronaut Wives Club."

[02/07/14 - 11:52 PM]
Development Update: Friday, February 7
Updates include: Rob Riggle joins Rob Lowe in NBC's "The Pro"; Eloise Mumford is the first to board "Warriors" at ABC; and CBS adds one more pilot to its comedy roster.

[01/23/14 - 11:51 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, January 23
Updates include: Jane Kaczmarek to star in FOX's "Here's Your Damn Family"; Michael J. Weithorn lands six-episode order at FOX for "Weird Loners"; and nine more scripts get pilot commitments.

[10/03/13 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, October 3
Updates include: Rob Lowe to star in NBC's "The Pro"; Jamie Kennedy, Adrian Pasdar and Aldis Hodge board Amazon's "The After"; and trio head for HBO's "The Money."







PRO, THE (NBC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
10/3/13 - 10/15/14
STATUS:
previously in development (2014-2015 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
network passed on 5/9/14
DESCRIPTION:
single-camera comedy about former tennis doubles champion "Big Ben" Bertrahm, whose career flame-out and misguided investments have left him working as the pro at a tennis and golf club, where he tries to hustle and charm his way back into America's 1%
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Andrea Savage as Paula
· Colton Dunn as Lewis Mosely
· Jared Gilman as Nathaniel "Than" Slocum
· Rebecca Romijn as Margot Slocum
· Rob Lowe as Ben Bertrahm
· Rob Riggle as Bobby Welch
· Rosa Salazar as Jamie Schoonmaker
CREW INFORMATION:
· Alex Gregory as CRTR/EP
· Karey Burke as EP
· Marc Gurvitz as EP
· Pete Huyck as CRTR/EP
· Rob Lowe as EP
· Todd Holland as EP/DIR (Pilot)
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· ABC Studios
· Brillstein Entertainment Partners
· Dark Toy Entertainment
· Universal Television