Well, this is big news! The television landscape is shifting constantly. Now comes news that ABC has ordered a pilot for a sitcom about a Haitian restaurant in South Beach. I read about this bombshell on The Hollywood Reporter. While I am a little apprehensive, I am keeping an open mind and look forward to seeing the show, if it gets picked up. For now, ABC has ordered a script so we're a long way from seeing the show on the small screen.
Kat Coiro, who has appeared in a number of TV shows and short films, will write and executive produce. Coiro has produced several projects including "And While We Were Here" which she directed. This is not Coiro's first tango with the major networks. In 2014, she wrote a pilot for NBC based on Sally Koslow's 'Slouching Towards Adulthood.' This year, already she's written a pilot based on Tre Miller Rodriguez' 'Splitting the Distance' for ABC.
Veteran TV director Julie Anne Robinson is attached as an executive producer. Julie Anne has worked with Shonda Rhimes on 'Private Practice' and most recently on 'The Catch'. She will direct the pilot if the project moves beyond the script order.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show is a "comedy about a three-generation family who own and run a Haitian restaurant in South Beach". I've scoured the internet and have found no additional details. It remains to be seen whether any Haitians will be on board as consultants or whether any Haitian writers will be part of the staff. Again, we're in the VERY BEGINNING stages of the process. A script commitment is just the start! I will keep you posted as things develop.
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