ABC Family has greenlighted Chasing Life, formerly known as Terminales, to series. With the pickup, the cable network has gone 3-for-3 with its drama pilots, with the murder mystery Twisted (formerly Socio) and The Fosters launching in the summer. The 10-episode series will debut in early 2014. Production will begin in July in Santa Clarita, Calif. Based on the Mexican format by Miguel Angel Fox, the series centers on a young woman's life after she is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Italia Ricci, soap veteran Mary Page Keller, Aisha Dee, Richard Brancatisano, Haley Ramm and Abhi Sinha
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- 2/9/2013
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC Family is staying in the family for drama pilot Terminales. The dramatic adaptation of the Mexican drama by Miguel Angel Fox revolves around April (Italia Ricci), a 23-year-old girl who is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Soap veteran Mary Page Keller, fresh off a guest turn on the cable network's Pretty Little Liars, will play Sara, the widowed mother to April and her14-year-old sister, Brenna. Story: ABC Family Orders Two Comedy Pilots, 'Terminales' Drama Sara is described as being charmingly neurotic and typically incapable of finishing a sentence who, thanks to April's advice, begins to
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- 10/11/2012
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Italia Ricci has been cast as the lead of ABC Family‘s drama pilot Terminales. Based on a successful Mexican television format by Miguel Angel Fox, Terminales centers on April (Ricci), an aspiring young journalist who is trying to impress her unimpressable editor. She’s resourceful, devoted to her family and begins to fall in love when she gets devastating news: she has a terminal illness. The pilot was written by Susanna Fogel and Joni Lefkowitz, who executive produces with Kapital Entertainment’s Aaron Kaplan. Lionsgate TV is producing in association with Televisa. Canadian actress Ricci, repped by ICM Partners and Protégé Entertainment, is best known for her co-starring role on cult Cartoon Network series Unnatural History.
- 10/9/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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Congratulations to out writer/actress Joni Lefkowitz and her writing partner Susanna Fogel (Joni & Susanna), for getting their drama pilot Terminales picked up by ABC Family! Terminales “is an adaptation of the Mexican drama series created and produced by Miguel Angel Fox. Described as Sex And The City if Carrie Bradshaw was dying of cancer,” Terminales follows a young woman’s life after she is diagnosed with a terminal illness.”
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Happy birthday belated birthday to Amy Poehler, Alexis Bledel, Lauren BaCall, Madeline Zima, Molly Shannon and Bound's Jennifer Tilly! (All of these fabulous ladies were born on September 16.)
Amy Poehler at the Peabody Awards in New York City
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Sarah Shahi (The L Word, Fairly Legal) is Maxim's October covergirl. You're welcome!
Congratulations to out writer/actress Joni Lefkowitz and her writing partner Susanna Fogel (Joni & Susanna), for getting their drama pilot Terminales picked up by ABC Family! Terminales “is an adaptation of the Mexican drama series created and produced by Miguel Angel Fox. Described as Sex And The City if Carrie Bradshaw was dying of cancer,” Terminales follows a young woman’s life after she is diagnosed with a terminal illness.”
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- 9/17/2012
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Related: ABC Family To Order Drama Pilot ‘Terminales’, Two Comedy Pilots ABC Family has made its pilot orders, greenlighting drama Terminales and comedies Phys Ed and Continuing Fred. The three pilots will go into production this fall along with the previously announced drama pilots The Fosters (working title), executive produced by Jennifer Lopez, and Socio. “These pilots will further our strength in both the drama and comedy areas,” said ABC Family Evp Kate Juergens, noting that the network is looking to extend its streak of launching a top-rated new series in the young demos every summer, something it has done in the past three years with Pretty Little Liars (2010), Switched at Birth (2011) and Baby Daddy (2012). Here are the new pilots’ official descriptions: Terminales is a one-hour drama based on a successful Mexican television format by Miguel Angel Fox and follows a young woman’s life after she is diagnosed with a terminal illness.
- 9/17/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: I’ve learned that ABC Family is finalizing deals for three pilot orders — to drama Terminales and comedies Phys Ed and Continuing Fred. They will join the network’s recently picked up drama pilots: multi-ethnic family show The Fosters, executive produced by Jennifer Lopez, and Socio, about a teen psychopath. Terminales is an adaptation of the Mexican drama series created and produced by Miguel Angel Fox. Described as “Sex And The City if Carrie Bradshaw was dying of cancer,” Terminales follows a young woman’s life after she is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Lionsgate TV and Kapital Entertainment are producing; Aaron Kaplan is executive producing; Paul Presburger is overseeing for Televisa, which owns the format. ABC Family originally put the project in development in August 2011. In April, it brought in new writers — Susanna Fogel and Joni Lefkowitz, creators of the HBO comedy pilot Washingtonienne – to write a new script,...
- 9/17/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Susanna Fogel and Joni Lefkowitz, creators of the HBO comedy pilot Washingtonienne, have come on board to write an adaptation of the Mexican drama series Terminales for ABC Family. The hire seems appropriate as Terminales is sometimes described as “Sex and the City‘if Carrie Bradshaw was dying of cancer” and Sarah Jessica Parker, who played Bradshaw on the hit HBO comedy, developed and executive produced Washingtonienne. Created and produced by Miguel Angel Fox, Terminales chronicles the life of young and successful publicist April Marquez who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Fogel and Lefkowitz replace Del Shores who was originally tapped to write the project. Lionsgate TV and Kapital Entertainment are producing Terminales. Aaron Kaplan is executive producing; Paul Presburger is overseeing for Televisa which owns the format.
- 4/26/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Lionsgate TV and Kapital Entertainment are producing the U.S. version of the Televisa Mexican drama Terminales for ABC Family. The show, created and produced by Miguel Angel Fox, chronicles the life of young and successful publicist April Marquez, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Writer/director/playwright Del Shores (Logo's brilliant soap Sordid Lives) is writing the script for the project according to Deadline Hollywood. Deadline reports the show is being fast-tracked by ABC Family. Aaron Kaplan and Shores are executive producing.
Watch a trailer for the original series below.
Writer/director/playwright Del Shores (Logo's brilliant soap Sordid Lives) is writing the script for the project according to Deadline Hollywood. Deadline reports the show is being fast-tracked by ABC Family. Aaron Kaplan and Shores are executive producing.
Watch a trailer for the original series below.
- 8/16/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Exclusive: What if Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw was dying of cancer? That in essence is the premise of the Mexican drama series Terminales, which is being adapted by ABC Family. Lionsgate TV and Kapital Entertainment are producing the U.S. version of the Televisa format created and produced by Miguel Angel Fox, which chronicles the life of young and successful publicist April Marquez, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Writer/director/playwright Del Shores (Logo's Sordid Lives) is writing the script for the project, which is being fast-tracked by ABC Family. Aaron Kaplan and Shores are executive producing; Paul Presburger is overseeing for Televisa. This marks the latest project based on source material for Kapital, whose three upcoming series -- Fox's Terra Nova, ABC's Good Christina Belles and MTV's The Inbetweeners -- are all based on existing properties (short story for Terra Nova, book for Gcb, and...
- 8/16/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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