NBC orders another Western script

The Western genre is ongoing to warm-up in TV development circles because the new the new sony Pictures Television has offered NBC about the period drama from Take advantage of Cassidy. Occur the 1840s, "The Frontier" focuses on an assorted group who put lower from Missouri by having an adventure across an uncharted American landscape, following wants riches and reinvention within the civilized world. The restored fascination with Westerns has come about as AMC is positioned to create series "Hell on Wheels" and aircraft aircraft pilots in the&E and TNT derived fromderived within the genre may also be being considered. Cassidy ("Invasion") will executive produce "The Frontier" with Paul Frank and Thomas Schlamme, the helmer who's aboard to direct the pilot if it's bought. The brand new the new sony is creating with Prospect Park. "Frontier" is usually the second Western NBC has arranged this season, developing the heels from the script bought from Universal Media Art galleries as well as the "Friday Evening Lights" creating team of Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey and Liz Heldens that approaches the genre in the female perspective. ABC has furthermore ordrered two Western scripts: another The brand new the new sony-offered "Hangtown" from Ron Moore and "Gunslinger" from David Zabel and ABC Art galleries. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com