Avalon (TV series)

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Avalon
Genre Drama
Created by
Based on"Avalon"
by Michael Connelly
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • David E. Kelley
  • Michael Connelly
  • Ross Fineman
  • Barry Jossen
  • Tana Jamieson
  • Dana Calvo
Production companies

Avalon was an unaired American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and Michael Connelly for ABC. It is based on Connelly's short story of the same name. [1] In November 2022, ABC opted to not move forward with series. [2]

Contents

Cast and characters

Production

On February 28, 2022, ABC gave production a straight-to-series order for Avalon. It is based Connelly's short story of the same name. The series is created by David E. Kelley and Michael Connelly who are set to executive produce alongside Ross Fineman, Barry Jossen, and Tana Jamieson. A+E Studios, 20th Television, and Fineman Entertainment are producing the series. [1] On April 12, 2022, Dana Calvo joined the series as the showrunner and an executive producer. [3]

In August 2022, Neve Campbell, Steven Pasquale, Roslyn Ruff, Alexa Mansour, and Demetrius Grosse were cast as to star. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] On November 18, 2022, ABC decided to not move forward with the series; as a result, Avalon is going to be shopped to other networks. [2]

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