ABC
, the most stable of all five broadcasters this upfront, has made its new series orders for the 2022-23 season.
The Disney-backed network has added two new dramas —
Alaska
and
The Rookie
: Feds
— and the
Gina Rodriguez
-led comedy
Not Dead Yet
to its schedule.
The trio will fill the voids created this season by the conclusion of
Black-ish
and failed freshman dramas
Promised Land
and
Queens
as ABC — even with the loss of
Dancing With the Stars
to Disney+ and addition of four NFL games — keeps its scripted volume on par with the 2021-22 cycle.
Alaska,
which was ordered last September as part of ABC’s commitment to developing off-cycle, hails from
Spotlight
’s Tom McCarthy and stars
Hilary Swank
as a recently disgraced reporter who leaves her high-profile New York life behind to join a daily metro newspaper in Anchorage on a journey to find both personal and professional redemption. The series from Disney’s 20th Television also stars Jeff Perry and counts former Fox 21 president Bert Salke among its exec producers. McCarthy wrote and directed the pilot.
The Rookie
spinoff, which now goes by the title
The Rookie: Feds
, aired as a two-part backdoor pilot this season on the Nathan Fillion-led flagship series.
Niecy Nash
stars in the drama as the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy. Frankie Faison and Felix Solis co-star in the series from co-creators Alexi Hawley and Terence Paul Winter. Both exec produce alongside Nash, Fillion, Michelle Chapman, Bill Norcross and Corey Miller. The spinoff will join the flagship series on ABC’s schedule next season with the LAPD-focused drama having previously been renewed for its fifth season. Both shows are produced by Entertainment One and ABC Signature.
Rounding out the orders are
Not Dead Yet,
the single0camera comedy starring
Jane the Virgin
grad Rodriguez and adapted from the book
Confessions of a 40-something F**k Up
by Alexandra Potter. Rodriguez stars as a broke and newly single self-described disaster, working to restart the life and career she left behind 10 years ago. When she lands the only job she can find – writing obituaries – Nell starts getting life advice from an unlikely source. Joshua Banday and Angela Gibbs co-star. Jessica St. Clair and Mary Elizabeth Ellis will not continue on with the show, which is being creatively retooled to focus more on the workplace element.
Alaska, The Rookie: Feds
and
Not Dead Yet
join David E. Kelley’s straight to series drama
Avalon
on ABC’s 2022-23 schedule. By comparison, the Craig Erwich-led broadcaster ordered three new comedies and two new dramas last year. Of the rookie class, only
Abbott Elementary
and
The Wonder Years
are returning.
Save for the conclusion of awards darling
Black-ish
, ABC has brought back its entire veteran lineup and renewed two of its three rookie comedies. Comedy
Maggie
was moved to Hulu as an original and dramas
Promised Land
and
Queens
were canceled last week.
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’s handy
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. And follow along as all the bubble shows await word on their futures with our
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.