Witches of Eastwick tv series

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ABC has plans for a Witches of Eastwick tv series. Here's a little about the planned pilot from Bloody-Disgusting.com.

It's hard not to be excited for ABC's forthcoming Eastwick, their TV version of the classic feature film The Witches of Eastwick, which easily could translate into an ongoing series. Today it was announced that Jaime Ray Newman ("Supernatural") has landed one of the three leads in ABC's drama pilot, with Veronica Cartwright, who co-starred in the 1987 feature, also cast in a supporting role. The movie, which starred Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer, was based on the John Updike novel about three women who turn to witchcraft after losing (or booting) the men in their lives. They conjure up a devil-like character, who then proceeds to seduce all three of them.


I personaly like the idea of a tv series from the show. The movie was good to watch and it could really flow well as a tv series about witches....wait...where have I seen this before?

 

[Episode29]

This 80's nostalgia thing is getting seriously out of hand.

 

[PyroChamber]

Yeah, they could have done something like this years ago.

 

[tzarinna]

They were waiting for Updike to die first.

 

[Sawyer]

Yeah, they could have done something like this years ago.

I think they tried to twice. I think they did one in the early nineties that lasted a few episodes and then one in the early 2000s that didnt make it past the pilot.

I doubt this one will last any longer.

 

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The CW is continuing their run of "Supernatural" as they've renewed the series for a fifth season this fall. The show stars Jared Padalecki (Friday the 13th) and Jensen Ackles (My Bloody Valentine). Slim at best are the renewal chances for "Reaper," whose second season begins Tuesday. In addition, NBC is continuing to cast up their drama "Eastwick", their TV series based on the movie The Witches of Eastwick. You can read all about the latest addition inside.

There's great news for fans of the movie "The Witches of Eastwick" and not-so-good news for the fans of NBC's dramedy "Lipstick Jungle": "Jungle" star Lindsay Price has been cast as one of the trio of witches in ABC's drama pilot "Eastwick," which is based on the 1987 feature.

Coincidentally, on "Eastwick" Price is in the same setup as she has been on "Jungle," which also is centered on three female leads -- not to imply anything about the powers of New York businesswomen.

The Warner Bros.-produced "Eastwick" follows three young witches who come into their powers. WMA-repped Price will play one of them, Joanna, a hardworking, shy reporter for the local newspaper. She joins Jaime Ray Newman, who was recently cast as a fellow witch.

Price's casting on "Eastwick" is formally in second position to "Jungle," which has not been canceled. The show, which wrapped its second season, has developed a passionate fan base but has lagged in the ratings.

A couple of weeks ago, Price was quoted laying out possible future scenarios for "Jungle" moving to Bravo, Lifetime or airing in a split NBC/DirecTV window similar to "Friday Night Lights."

NBC co-chair Ben Silverman and programming chief Angela Bromstad also have said that NBC and sister studio Universal Media Studios, which produces "Jungle," are looking to find a way to keep the series alive.

But the chances for a third season of the show seem to be getting increasingly slimmer.
Source: Hollywood Reporter