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ABC To Air Astronaut Drama DEFYING GRAVITY!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... Like Me”), Christina Cox (“The Chronicles of Riddick,” “Blood Ties”), Malik Yoba (“New York Undercover”) and Florentine Lahme (ABC’s terrible astronaut miniseries “Impact”). The Hollywood Reporter describes: … is set in the near future and revolves around eight astronauts from five countries who undertake a mysterious six-year mission through the solar system. The series will also air on Britain’s BBC, Canada's CTV, and Germany's ProSieben. Find the Reporter’s story on the matter here . [image] ...

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ABC picks up Defying Gravity
Spoiler TV — ... an international crew of astronauts on a trip through space. He acquired the rights to it from British producer Impossible Pictures and approached Parriott, with whom he worked on ABC's drama "Threat Matrix." If "Gravity" goes well on ABC and FtvS' foreign broadcast partners, the two hope to do more seasons of the show. "I have the first three seasons blocked out, and I know the ending of the series," Parriott said. Source: Hollywood Reporter ...

Ron Livingston's Astronaut Soap Opera Has Lift-Off [Defying Gravity]
io9 — ... James Parriott (Grey's Anatomy) and Michael Edelstein (Desperate Housewives) teamed up to bring us this drama from the near future. Ron Livingston has the title role as captain who is named Maddux (what a name), and Harris plays Chloe the adorable geologist who used to date Livingston. Because that seems like a totally plausible pairing for a six-year space mission: space drams. Right now, the show is hoping to do two more seasons, if all goes well. [The Hollywood Reporter] ...

Sci-fi roundup: New 'Alien Nation,' ABC 'Defying Gravity'
From Inside the Box — ... mixed with big, giant scary," Minear tells Variety. "I love serialized stuff, but this is also a cop franchise. That 'Starsky and Hutch'/'Lethal Weapon' buddy cop comedy is absent from TV right now." The project is still in its early stages, so we're still a ways off from learning any casting or filming details. ABC is adding another sci-fi series to its roster, picking up a space-based show called "Defying Gravity." The network has picked up 13 episodes of the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter , and will premiere it later this summer. It stars ...