"American Crime" Creator John Ridley Gets Greenlight on ABC Drama Pilot "Presence" By goodblacknews on December 3, 2015 Writer/Director/Executive Producer John Ridley (Photo by Terence Patrick) As pilot season kicks off, ABC is looking to stay in business with “American Crime” creator and Oscar winner John Ridley, giving his detective drama project “Presence” a formal pilot order. In contention for the 2016-17 television season, “Presence” has been hot at ABC since the get-go, as the drama was the first pilot script order at the network this development season. “Presence” follows Presence Foster, a former Army veteran who finds herself navigating a widely divergent and highly colorful cross section of L.A., as she unintentionally begins a career as an unlicensed private investigator. Hailing from ABC Studios, Ridley wrote the pilot script and will direct and executive produce through his International Famous Players Radio Picture Corporation with his fellow “American Crime” executive producer Michael McDonald, who will executive produce “Presence” by way of his ABC-based Stearns Castle banner. SEE MORE: John Ridley Options Memoir ‘No Place Safe’ for ABC Studios Aside from “Presence” and “American Crime,” which debuts its second season on January 6, Ridley and McDonald have another drama set up in the early stages with ABC Studios — the duo optioned the rights to Kim Reid’s novel “No Place Safe: A Family Memoir” for a limited series. Ridley also has a top-secret Marvel project in the works at ABC Studios, where he is under a producing deal. article by Elizabeth Wagmeister via Variety.com Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Discover more from Good Black News Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email. Type your email… Subscribe Published in Entertainment and TV "American Crime""No Place Safe: A Family Memoir"ABCABC StudiosInternational Famous Players Radio Picture CorporationJohn RidleyMarvelMarvel TelevisionMichael McDonald“Presence” goodblacknews
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