Fox Orders Pilots For Drama, Comedy Series

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Fox Broadcasting said it has ordered pilots for new drama and comedy series.

The comedy is called Daddy Issues, from 3 Arts Entertainment in association with 20th Century Fox.

The single-camera show stars Erin Foster and is loosely based on her life as a single 30-something whose dad falls in love with her best friend.

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The drama is an untitled project from Ilene Chaiken and Melissa Scrivner Love. The show is from 20th Century Fox and 3 Arts Entertainment.

The program is about an FBI agent in the middle of a domestic terrorism investigation whose career is threatened by an affair she’s having with a prominent general and how she rebuilds her life and reputation.

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