AMC Passes On Six Pilots, Eyes Second Season For The Killing

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 at 3:00pm
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AMC Passes On Six Pilots, Eyes Second Season For <i>The Killing</i>  

Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman in the pilot episode of "The Killing"

AMC has decided not to pick up the six pilots pitched in March but will instead redevelop two of the projects, a science-fiction drama from Breaking Bad writer John Shiban and a racing series from Gran Torino producer Billy Gerber, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

But Variety reports the murder mystery The Killing, a critical success and a steady ratings performer, will likely be renewed for a second season.

Although there are no details on the racing series, Shiban’s The Voyage is described as a grounded look at humanity’s first contact with extraterrestrial life, centering on an ambitious scientist and her team at Jet Propulsion Laboratories.

The other projects are: The Man With the Golden Ears, from High Fidelity writer Scott Rosenberg, about a former record executive who tries to find the next music superstar; The 4th Estate, from former MTV correspondent Gideon Yago, about a journalist who, while investigating a political scandal, finds his own life turned upside down; The Wreck; and American Made.

Variety notes insiders say the decision to pass on the pilots has nothing to do with finances and everything to do with the network’s limited programming: It only airs original series on Sunday nights. AMC’s slate now boasts Mad Men, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, The Killing and the upcoming Western Hell on Wheels.

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  • Mr. M

    Here’s a solution…drop another night of movie programming. One less airing of Catwoman in favor of original programming wouldn’t hurt, especially since they should have dropped the “Classics” part of their name long ago. 

  • Mr. M

    Here’s a solution…drop another night of movie programming. One less airing of Catwoman in favor of original programming wouldn’t hurt, especially since they should have dropped the “Classics” part of their name long ago. 

  • Mr. M

    Here’s a solution…drop another night of movie programming. One less airing of Catwoman in favor of original programming wouldn’t hurt, especially since they should have dropped the “Classics” part of their name long ago. 

  • Mr. M

    Here’s a solution…drop another night of movie programming. One less airing of Catwoman in favor of original programming wouldn’t hurt, especially since they should have dropped the “Classics” part of their name long ago. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QKN5MHOI6VUFOYCTV5REK7M7A4 Jacob

    Agreed. Saturday night, maybe?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QKN5MHOI6VUFOYCTV5REK7M7A4 Jacob

    Agreed. Saturday night, maybe?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QKN5MHOI6VUFOYCTV5REK7M7A4 Jacob

    Agreed. Saturday night, maybe?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QKN5MHOI6VUFOYCTV5REK7M7A4 Jacob

    Agreed. Saturday night, maybe?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QKN5MHOI6VUFOYCTV5REK7M7A4 Jacob

    The Killing deserves another season. The quality is top notch. Although, I’d like Sarah or Stephen to be written out of the show. I’d like her to leave Seattle at the end of this season, with the show either following her or staying in Seattle. I don’t expect many of the characters would be returning in a second season either way.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QKN5MHOI6VUFOYCTV5REK7M7A4 Jacob

    The Killing deserves another season. The quality is top notch. Although, I’d like Sarah or Stephen to be written out of the show. I’d like her to leave Seattle at the end of this season, with the show either following her or staying in Seattle. I don’t expect many of the characters would be returning in a second season either way.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QKN5MHOI6VUFOYCTV5REK7M7A4 Jacob

    The Killing deserves another season. The quality is top notch. Although, I’d like Sarah or Stephen to be written out of the show. I’d like her to leave Seattle at the end of this season, with the show either following her or staying in Seattle. I don’t expect many of the characters would be returning in a second season either way.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QKN5MHOI6VUFOYCTV5REK7M7A4 Jacob

    The Killing deserves another season. The quality is top notch. Although, I’d like Sarah or Stephen to be written out of the show. I’d like her to leave Seattle at the end of this season, with the show either following her or staying in Seattle. I don’t expect many of the characters would be returning in a second season either way.

  • Garvin40389

    Holder is the best part of that show–no reason to have a show w/out him 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QKN5MHOI6VUFOYCTV5REK7M7A4 Jacob

    I like both of them a lot. But if they both remain in the series, that means it’s likely they didn’t follow through on Sarah’s leaving, which would kind of tick me off.

  • Lastnamecumbie

    agreed like they show good movies but they show bad movies like catwoman (god was that horrible worse than daredevil) and like the matrix sequels we all know that only the first one is a classic plus they repeat the same movies  

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Adam-Hasser/1427822616 Adam Hasser

    I think the only way to keep the show interesting is to have a new “killing” each season. Maybe that’s even a whole new cast in a different city.

    AMC has a hell of a line up, another night of quality tv like that would be great. 

  • Sulo

    Hell on Wheels starts airing in November. I can’t wait. I hope I live that long I am sick.

 

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