2022-23 Netflix Pilot & Series Orders

THE BROTHERS SUN (Ordered straight to series; eight episodes)

Charles Sun is a Taipei gangster who has settled into his life as a ruthless killer. But when his father is shot by a mysterious assassin, Charles must go to Los Angeles to protect his mother and utterly unaware younger brother Bruce.

DAMAGE (Ordered straight to limited series; three episodes)

A dangerous love triangle emerges when the enigmatic Anna Barton embarks on a passionate affair with her fiancé ’s father, William. Whilst Anna fights to sustain both relationships, William is drawn into an obsessive spiral.. Adapted from Josephine Hart’s novella.

THE DIPLOMAT (Ordered straight to series; eight episodes)

In the midst of an international crisis, a career diplomat lands in a high-profile job she’s unsuited for, with tectonic implications for her marriage and her political future.

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (Ordered straight to limited series; eight episodes)

Sescribed as an epic tale of greed, horror, and tragedy, the series is based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story about madness, family, isolation and identity.

GLAMOROUS (Ordered straight to series; previously in works at The CW)

Marco Mejia is a gender-nonconforming queer young man whose life seems to be stuck in place until he lands a job working for legendary makeup mogul Madolyn Addison. It’s Marco’s first chance to figure out what he wants out of life, who he actually is and what it really means for him to be queer.

KAOS (Ordered straight to series in 2018)

Contemporary reimagining of Greek and Roman mythology goes from Earth to the Underworld and Mount Olympus, exploring themes including gender politics and power.

A MAN IN FULL (Ordered straight to limited series; six episodes)

Centers on Charlie Croker, a polarizing and robust Atlanta real estate mogul who faces sudden bankruptcy. Crude, rude and irrepressible, he defends his empire against all takers. At any cost. Based on the Tom Wolfe novel.

MY LIFE WITH THE WALTER BOYS (Ordered straight to series)

Centers on Jackie Howard, a 15-year old Manhattanite who, following the loss of her family in an accident, has to learn to adapt to a new life in rural Colorado with her guardian -- and 10 very rowdy boys. Based on the WattPad novel by Ali Novak.

THE NIGHT AGENT (Ordered straight to series)

Centers on a low-level FBI agent who works in the basement of the White House, manning a phone that never rings -- until the night that it does, propelling him into a fast-moving and dangerous conspiracy that ultimately leads all the way to the Oval Office. Inspired by Matthew Quirk's novel.

OBLITERATED (Ordered straight to series; originally set at TBS)

An elite Special Forces team thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas, but after a celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now-intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb and save the world.

ONE PIECE (Ordered straight to series; 10 episodes)

Follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew as they explore a fantastical world of endless oceans and exotic islands in search of the world’s ultimate treasure known as “One Piece” to become the next Pirate King.

THE RESIDENCE (Ordered straight to series)

Screwball whodunit set in the upstairs, downstairs and backstairs of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world’s most famous mansion. Based on the book 'The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House' by Kate Andersen Brower.

TREASON (Ordered straight to series; six episodes)

Trained and groomed by MI6, Adam Lawrence's career seems set. But when the past catches up with him in the form of Kara, a Russian spy with whom he shares a complicated past, he is forced to question everything and everyone in his life. A triangular relationship forms between Kara, Adam and his wife, Maddy; three people who are trying to expose one another’s secrets, navigate political and diplomatic relationships, whilst hanging onto their personal lives, and those they love most.

UNTITLED QUEEN CHARLOTTE BRIDGERTON SPINOFF (Ordered straight to limited series)

'Bridgerton' prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shiftn.

UNTITLED ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER SPY PROJECT (Ordered straight to series in 2021)

When a father and daughter learn that each secretly has been working as CIA operatives for years, they realize their entire relationship has been a lie and they truly don’t know each other at all. Forced to team up as partners, they tackle universal family dynamics set against a global backdrop of spies, action and humor.

THE ABANDONS (Ordered straight to series; 10 episodes)

Follows a group of diverse, outlier families pursuing their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon when a corrupt force of wealth and power, coveting their land, tries to force them out. These lost souls living on the fringe of society unite their tribes to form a family and fight back.

THE GENTLEMEN (Ordered straight to series)

Follows Eddie Halstead, who has inherited his father’s sizable estate only to discover that it’s sitting on top of a weed empire owned by the legendary Mickey Pearson. Has this straight-up soldier got what it takes to master the dark arts of the British criminal underworld and take control of the entire operation?

FOREVER (Ordered straight to series)

Epic love story of two Black teens exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other’s firsts. Based on Judy Blume's 1975 novel.

AMERICAN PRIMEVAL (Ordered straight to limited series)

Exploration of the birth of the American West follows its violent collisions of cultures, religions and communities as men and women fight and die for control of this new world – for a land they truly believe is their destiny. It's a story of the sacrifice all must make when they choose to enter a lawless and untamed wilderness.

THE MADNESS (Ordered straight to limited series)

Media pundit Muncie Daniels must fight for his innocence and his life after he stumbles upon a murder deep in the Poconos woods. As the walls close in, Daniels strives to reconnect with his estranged family – and his lost ideals – in order to survive.

MAN ON FIRE (Ordered straight to series)

John Creasy is a broken ex-mercenary on a mission to avenge the death of his only friend, while protecting his fallen comrade’s daughter from the forces that destroyed her family. Based on A.J. Quinnell’s novels 'Man on Fire' and 'The Perfect Kill,'

THE PERFECT COUPLE (Ordered straight to limited series)

Follows Amelia Sacks, a bride marrying into one of Nantucket's wealthiest families. The groom's mother Greer Garrison Winbury, a famous novelist, spares no expense on the high-society wedding. But when a dead body appears on the beach, everyone's Champagne dreams quickly vanish and are replaced by suspicion. As secrets bubble up to the surface, an investigation takes hold that feels plucked from one of Greer's books. Based on Elin Hilderbrand's novel.

TALL PINES (Ordered straight to limited series)

Set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled-teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.

ZERO DAY (Ordered straight to limited series)

How do we find truth in a world in crisis, one seemingly being torn apart by forces outside our control? And in an era rife with conspiracy theory and subterfuge, how much of those forces are products of our own doing, perhaps even of our own imagining? 

THE BOROUGHS (Ordered straight to series)

In a seemingly picturesque retirement community in the New Mexico desert, a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have: time.

BLACK DOVES (Ordered straight to series)

Helen embarks on a passionate affair with a man who has no idea about her secret identity. Caught in the crosshairs when her lover falls victim to the dangerous and shadowy London underworld, Helen’s employers call in Sam to protect her.

UNTITLED BANK OF DAVE SEQUEL (Ordered straight to series)

Dave Fishwick takes on a new and more dangerous adversary: the payday lenders. In order to take them down and protect some of the most vulnerable members of communities across Britain, Dave has to risk everything – including the community bank he founded two years ago, his liberty and, on occasion, even his life. Sequel to the 2023 film 'Bank of Dave.'

DEPARTMENT Q (Ordered straight to series)

Carl is a former top-rated detective who is wracked with guilt following an attack that left his partner paralyzed and another policeman dead. On his return to work, Carl is assigned to a cold case that will consume his life. Based on the novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen.

THE CORPS (Ordered straight to series; working title)

Set in 1990, Cameron is a bullied, gay high school student who joins the Marine Corps in with his straight best friend, Ray -- a dangerous move when being gay in the military meant jail time or worse. As these two friends plunge into boot camp, where the landmines are both literal and metaphorical, they join a platoon of young men on a harrowing journey of transformation. Based on the memoir 'The Pink Marine' by Greg Cope White.

BLOCKBUSTER (Ordered straight to series; single camera; 10 episodes)

Set in the last Blockbuster Video store in America, it explores what it takes – and, more specifically, who it takes – for a small business to succeed against all odds.

EXPLODING KITTENS (Ordered straight to series; animated)

Follows the eternal conflict between heaven and hell as it reaches epic proportions when both God and the devil are sent to Earth -- in the bodies of chunky house cats. Based on the card game.

NO GOOD DEED (Ordered straight to series)

Follows three very different families vying to buy the very same 1920s Spanish-style villa that they think will solve all their problems. But as the sellers have already discovered, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a total nightmare.

THE PENTAVERATE (Ordered straight to series in 2021)

What if a secret society of five men -- aka The Pentaverate -- has been working to influence world events for the greater good since the Black Plague of 1347? One unlikely Canadian journalist finds himself embroiled in a mission to uncover the truth and just possibly save the world himself.

THAT '90S SHOW (Ordered straight to series; 10 episodes)

'That '70s Show' spinoff set in 1995 Wisconsin follows Leia Forman, daughter of Eric and Donna, who is visiting her grandparents for the summer and bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty and the stern glare of Red. Sex, drugs and rock ’n' roll never dies, it just changes clothes.

UNSTABLE (Ordered straight to series)

Set in a cutting-edge biotech research company, it follows a socially challenged young man who goes to work for his very successful, wildly eccentric father in order to save him from disaster.

NEON (Ordered straight to series)

Focuses on three friends who move from a small town in Florida to Miami with the hopes of making it big in the world of reggaeton. It chronicles not only their larger-than-life dreams but the harsh comic realities of attempting to make it in the music industry. 

UNTITLED KRISTEN BELL PROJECT (Ordered straight to series)

FKA Shiksa

Based on loosely on Erin Foster's real-life experiences, it centers the unlikely relationship between an irreverent, outspoken, agnostic woman and an unconventional rabbi.

UNTITLED MOLE AGENT REMAKE PROJECT (Ordered straight to series)

Retiree Charles gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad from a PI and becomes a mole in a secret investigation.

LITTLE SKY

Penelope Paul Porter is determined to realize her lifelong dream of being a respected on-air news reporter (despite the fact she may be the worst reporter of all time). When she receives an anonymous tip that the mayor of Little Sky is missing, she knows it’s her chance to finally prove herself. Arriving in the spooky, remote town of Little Sky, she senses she’s on to a big story – but little does she know she’s stumbled upon something much darker than she could have ever imagined.

MULLIGAN (Ordered straight to series; animated)

After Earth is destroyed by an alien attack, a ragtag band of survivors has to start society over from scratch. It’s an opportunity to learn from humanity’s past mistakes and get things right this time. Or make the same mistakes all over again. Probably the second one.

DADDY BALL (Ordered straight to series)

Two fathers with complicated pasts took youth-sports too far. There were claims of stalking, corrupt cops and mob connections. Years later, determined not to follow in his detached father’s footsteps, Bobby Sanfilippo found himself doing quite the opposite with his son. He became entangled in an epic travel baseball dad-on-dad rivalry with John Reardon that led tabloids to call him “a Suffolk County Steinbrenner,” “seriously sick,” and one of the worst dads in youth-sports history. It starts in the world of Little League baseball and expands into a war between two small-time criminal fathers. Based on an article in Esquire.