USA Orders 4400 Pilot
USA Network has give the green light to The 4400, an SF pilot for a drama series, from executive producers Francis Ford Coppola, Rene Echevarria (Dark Angel) and Maira Suro (Platinum), Variety reported. The pilot marks the first foray into cable for Echevarria and Suro.
The 4400 centers on 4,400 missing people who are returned to Earth after being abducted by UFOs, with no memory of their experiences. Each has been gone anywhere from a few months to several decades, but hasn't aged a day, the trade paper reported.
USA has ordered the pilot plus five episodes of the hourlong show, which is created and written by Scott Peters (The Outer Limits), the trade paper reported. Viacom Productions and Renegade 83 are producing. Peters also will produce.
USA will likely premiere the series next summer. Production on the pilot starts in February, but no casting has yet been set, the trade paper reported.
USA is owned by Vivendi Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.