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Ava DuVernay's Superhero Series Based On DC Comics' Naomi Gets Pilot Order From The CW ✖ The CW is busy developing the next additions to the network, as they just gave pilot orders to three very different projects, and all hold promise. One of the most exciting is Ava DuVernay's superhero drama based on one of DC Comics' newer characters, Naomi. DuVernay will be working with Arrow writer and co-executive producer Jill Blankenship on the series, which will put the Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker, and Jamal Campbell created character front and center and will be the character's live-act...

'Powerpuff Girls' Live-Action Series Among CW Pilot Orders, Network Sets 'The 4400' Reboot Joe Otterson, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The CW has made a number of orders for the 2021-2022 season, including a pilot order for the live-action “Powerpuff Girls” series. In total, The CW announced three pilot orders and one straight-to-series pickup, with the latter being a reboot of the USA Network series “The 4400.” The other two pilots are for the DC project “Naomi” from Ava DuVernay and Jill Blankenship and an untitled religious dramedy from Claire Rothrock and Ryann Weir. All o...

'4400' Remake, 'Powerpuff Girls,' DC's 'Naomi' Moving Forward at The CW The network has also ordered a pilot about nuns from 'Jane the Virgin's' Jennie Snyder Urman. The CW is planning for the return of The 4400. The broadcast network has handed out a straight to series order for a remake of the sci-fi series that aired on USA from 2004-07. Additionally, The CW has ordered pilots for a live-action, grown-up  Powerpuff Girls from Diablo Cody and for projects from Ava DuVernay and Jane the Virgin showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman. The CW put a remake of The 4400 in development more than two ye...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Ava DuVernay to Executive Produce Kris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot's Documentary Short 'A Concerto Is a Conversation' (EXCLUSIVE) Angelique Jackson, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Ava DuVernay is reuniting with “When They See Us” composer Kris Bowers for the documentary short “A Concerto Is a Conversation.” DuVernay will executive produce the film, which was co-directed and produced by Bowers and Ben Proudfoot. “A Concerto Is a Conversation” was selected to premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, which has shifted to a virtual model amid...

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