Showtime Greenlights Three New Aircraft pilots

Showtime's entertainment chief David Nevins is constantly on the put his stamp about the premium cable network's selection, giving a tight schedule-ahead to 3 new aircraft pilots. The very first from the trio is Masters of Sex, an adaptation of Thomas Maier's book of the identical title. The main one-hour drama, from The new sony Pictures TV, focuses on the lives and unusual relationship between influential sexual education scientists William Masters and Virginia Manley. Masters, which in the title alone provides a premium-cable skew, has been compiled by Michelle Ashford (The Off-shore, John Adams). Ashford can also be set to executive produce with Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly (Justified, A Gifted Guy). The 2nd order visited Andrew Gurland's first-person, half-hour docu-comedy Gurland on Gurland. Gurland (The Final Exorcism, Now and then) is placed to create, direct and star within the project, which attracts from their own existence and concentrates on the difficulties connected with entering the next thing of his career. It originates from corporate brother or sister CBS TV Galleries, with Gurland and Glenn Gordon Caron (Medium) mounted on executive produce. Finally, a 1-hour dark family drama entitled Ray Donovan, from Ann Biderman (Southland, Public Opponents). The Showtime-created project, that has comedy undertones, concentrates on a L.A.-based fixer for that wealthy and famous who in the personal existence is damaged. Mark Gordon (Gray's Anatomy, Criminal Minds) has signed onto executive produce. Email: Lacey.Rose@thr.com Twitter: @LaceyVRose Related Subjects Showtime Systems Showtime