Believe - J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón project for NBC

[RoXer]

Alfonso Cuarón/J.J. Abrams Drama Lands At NBC With Pilot Production Commitment (http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/alfonso-cuaronj-j-abrams-drama-lands-at-nbc-with-pilot-production-commitment/)



By NELLIE ANDREEVA (http://www.deadline.com/author/nellie/) | Friday September 21, 2012 @ 6:30pm PDTTags:



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EXCLUSIVE: In his foray into American television, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón has teamed with J.J. Abrams for a high-concept drama, which just landed at NBC with a pilot production commitment. Cuarón is set to direct the pilot, which he will co-write with Mark Friedman (Home Of the Brave). It is about a girl in possession of a great gift/powers — which will come into their own in seven years — and the man who is sprung from prison to protect her from those trying to hunt her down.

Warner Bros. TV and Abrams’ studio-based Bad Robot are producing the untitled project, with Abrams, Cuarón, Friedman and Bryan Burk executive producing and Kathy Lingg co-executive producing. The project reunites Friedman with Warner Bros. TV where he created the ABC drama series The Forgotten, co-produced by another top WBTV pod, Jerry Bruckheimer TV. Mexican-born Cuarón received Oscar nominations for writing Y Tu Mamá También and Children of Men, both of which he also directed. He also helmed Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban.

This marks the second sale and second pilot production commitment for Bad Robot this season, on the heels of the company re-upping (http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/j-j-abrams-re-ups-production-deal-with-warner-bros-tv-for-three-more-years/) with WBTV for three more years. At Fox, Bad Robot has a robot-cop drama (http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/jj-abramsj-h-wyman-drama-lands-at-fox-with-pilot-production-commitment/) written by Fringe showrunner J.H. Wyman. The company has three series on the air, departing critical darling Fringe, hot sophomore Person of Interest, and new NBC drama Revolution, which premiered to big ratings on Monday. Cuarón and Friedman are with UTA, Abrams recently signed (http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/caa-signs-jj-abrams/) with CAA.


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[Swiss Ultimate]

I really enjoyed American Gods when I read it. The gay stuff was a bit weird.

[Lock Jaw]

I really enjoyed American Gods when I read it. The gay stuff was a bit weird.

Where did this statement come from? Can't see any reference to American Gods in the original post.

[KIRA]

Im just waiting for Abrams to quit dicking around and get to the the Cloverfield sequel or prequel.

[Swiss Ultimate]

Where did this statement come from? Can't see any reference to American Gods in the original post.

I have a strong psychic premonition that this series is going to be borrowing heavily from that book.

[Lock Jaw]

Last I heard, American Gods was supposedly picked up to be its on show on HBO.

[Next Big Thing]

I'm still kind of pissed Alcatraz got cancelled. That show was growing on me.

[RoXer]

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Levitation, telekinesis, the ability to control nature, even predict the future... since she was two years old, Bo has had gifts she could neither fully understand nor control. Raised by a small group known as the "True Believers," the orphaned girl has been safeguarded from harmful outsiders who would use her forces for personal gain. But now that she is 10, her powers have become stronger, and the threat has grown more dangerous.

With her life and future now in jeopardy, the "Believers" turn to the only person they see fit to be her full-time protector. That is, once they break him out of jail. Tate, a wrongfully imprisoned death row inmate who's lost his will, is initially reluctant - until he witnesses one of her extraordinary abilities. Bo sees people for who they truly are... and who they may become.

Tate and Bo begin their journey, one in which trust must be earned. Traveling from city to city, every place they stop and everyone they meet will be changed forever. But they'll have to keep going to stay one step ahead of the sinister forces after Bo's power... because it will take a miracle to keep them safe forever.

The powers of a young girl may determine the fate of our world in "Believe," from executive producers Alfonso Cuarón, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Hans Tobeason, Dave Erickson and co-executive producer Kathy Lingg. One-hour drama.

[Lock Jaw]

Should have called it Bo-lieve

[parkmania]

Waiting for the Bo Dallas joke.

[Lock Jaw]

I dunno, you might be waiting awhile then.

[KIRA]

Damn you Abrams get your ass started on a sequel to Cloverfield!

[slik]

I want to like it but I have a feeling, like most projects with the Abrams stamp, it will have a strong start and intriguing philosophy but would ultimately work better as a limited series than one intended to last multiple television seasons.

Also have zero faith in NBC to launch it successfully.