ABC orders pilots for Limelight, from McG and Pharrell Williams and an untitled drama from Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and Danny Cannon. HitFix Staff <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>ABC has ordered a pair of drama pilots from big-name producers Jerry Bruckheimer and McG.</p> <p>"Limelight" comes from McG's Wonderland Sound and Vision and superstar hip-hop producer Pharrell Williams.</p> <p>Written by K.J. Steinberg ("Gossip Girl"), "Limelight" focuses on the students and faculty at a performing arts school in New York City.</p> <p>According to <em><a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999385.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1">Variety</a></em>, the pilot, based on the real-life experiences of Williams, was originally developed in the fall of 2007 with David S. Rosenthal writing the script.</p> <p>The current version will be directed by David Semel, one of the industry's pilot-helming lucky charms.</p> <p>The Bruckheimer-produced pilot was written by Mark Friedman and focuses on a team of amateur detectives.&nbsp;</p> <p>If the Bruckheimer series goes to series it would be the super-producer's first ABC drama.</p> <p>Produced by Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman, the untitled drama (called "The Unknown" internally) will be directed by "CSI" and "Eleventh Hour" (and "Judge Dredd") director Danny Cannon.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> tv 2009-01-31T05:50:14Z 399 Pilots focus on a performing arts high school and amateur detectives 2038-01-01T00:00:00Z false 259 false false false false false false false false false false 2009-1-30-abc-orders-jerry-bruckheimer-mcg-pilots 2009-01-31T00:47:00Z ABC orders Jerry Bruckheimer, McG pilots published Eastern Time (US & Canada) http://tinyurl.com/knlqpw ABC orders Jerry Bruckheimer, McG pilots 2009-09-01T03:38:26Z false 12 17