Spike Puts Scripted Development On Hold

The writing have been about the wall for some time, and Spike professionals started silently telling agents in the last handful of days the network is escaping . from the scripted business, a minimum of for the moment. Among the network’s 2 scripted professionals, Laurence Sullivan, has departed to become listed on Conan O’Brien’s production company Conaco. The final time Spike introduced a scripted development slate was last October. From the 7 projects onto it, one, the Wally Becket-created and Andy Tenant-directed Thunderballs, visited pilot but hasn’t been acquired to series. Spike also handed down its 2 aircraft pilots purchased this past year, Back Nine and Having fun with Guns. (Having Fun With Guns was later redeveloped by Comedy Central). Spike’s only remaining scripted executive Dustin Davis continues to supervise existing development, together with a script the network bought recently a good NYPD explosive device squad, in addition to Spike’s sole scripted series, Blue Mountain Condition. Spike’s lately acquired 4 new series, all within the reality genre in which the funnel has already established rankings success with your hits as Auction Predators and Repo Games.