Former 90210 showrunner Rebecca Sinclair is back at The CW with a new hourlong drama project set in Los Angeles. Sinclair has teamed with Carol Mendelsohn Prods (The Defenders) for a period drama set in 1961 Malibu at the onset of the Southern California surf culture as well as the wave of social change that would transform America. CBS TV Studios, where CMP is under a deal, will produce.
Written, executive produced and run by Sinclair, the untitled darkly comedic drama explores the lives of a motley crew of Malibu surfers — each an outsider in their own way — who had found a community of kindred spirits. The show will dive beneath the idyllic surface of beach culture, using historic events — from the civil rights and women’s rights movements to the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam — to give the project a specificity. “We wanted to tell a different kind of story about the ’60s, one that explored the real events that led to the birth of California’s surf culture,” Carol Mendelsohn said. Quipped Sinclair, “There’s a Trojan horse element to this show: We’ll lure the audience in with gorgeous beaches, girls in bikinis and hot shirtless guys but then leave them grappling with big ideas.”
Source: Deadline
Written, executive produced and run by Sinclair, the untitled darkly comedic drama explores the lives of a motley crew of Malibu surfers — each an outsider in their own way — who had found a community of kindred spirits. The show will dive beneath the idyllic surface of beach culture, using historic events — from the civil rights and women’s rights movements to the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam — to give the project a specificity. “We wanted to tell a different kind of story about the ’60s, one that explored the real events that led to the birth of California’s surf culture,” Carol Mendelsohn said. Quipped Sinclair, “There’s a Trojan horse element to this show: We’ll lure the audience in with gorgeous beaches, girls in bikinis and hot shirtless guys but then leave them grappling with big ideas.”
Source: Deadline
LOL
ReplyDeletewell...there goes my 'theCW is trying to get away from being branded a teen network' argument...
ReplyDeleteSo it's just 90210 in the 60s, the last line is unnecessary since most CW shows already have a relatively good looking cast.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a horrible idea because
ReplyDelete1. surfing is a limited audience
2. shows set in the past only work if the detailing is spotless and the cw won't pull it off
3. its another stupid teen show.
ABC Family is kind of beating them at the "teen" shows...
ReplyDeleteBetween 90210 and The Defenders where can you go wrong??
ReplyDeleteEgad!
ReplyDeleteWith the CW's history of sticking to period details, I wonder if they will have all the 60's teens using cell phones and texting? Maybe, a dubstep score?
Absolutely!
ReplyDeleteOh, boy! I wonder how many times someone's love interest will drown due to jealous exs? XD
ReplyDeleteOh lord,I see a Giget and Hound Dog in our future..
ReplyDeleteWow, really?
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, if we could get another "The OC" type of teen series, I'm all for it :)
ReplyDeleteOh and Pretty Little Liars gets a 1.4 in the demo for it's premiere!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a bad idea.
ReplyDeleteWhy?! They are doing so well with their genre series. They should create an overall more friendly environment for that audience, even if that doesn't necessarily mean genre series all the way (I agree that variety is a good thing) but stop with the teen things, it hurts their image more than anything at this point, not to mention that it doesn't give them ratings!
ReplyDeleteWhy they are doing this is beyond me.
ReplyDeleteoy!
ReplyDeleteleave the period drama to the Brits. This will flop!
Do Brits do surfer dramas?
ReplyDeleteA surfer drama would be interesting...