USA Network Announces New Development Slate

NEW YORK, March 29: Bolstering its “Characters Welcome”
brand, USA Network has announced a new development slate for the 2007/2008
season, including five new pilot scripts.

USA Network’s upcoming slate includes The Negotiator (working title), featuring a crisis negotiator for
the FBI named Archie Stark, who suddenly loses his job, and decides to put his
skills to use as a relationship counselor in New York City; American
Girl, about a Wal-Mart greeter named Cindy
who is transformed after being accidentally shot in a robbery gone awry; Family
Values, which follows the Peyton family who
is really masquerading as an undercover team of FBI agents in the suburbs; The
Oldest Rookie, about a 43-year-old man
named Steve Upstone who trades his stable job for a position as a police
officer; and Spying in High Heels, about
a fashion-obsessed woman named Maddie Springer who realizes that her knack for
style makes her a great sleuth, and she decides to open a detective agency.

"Our scripted series development continues USA's
mission to bring unique, powerful and engaging characters to life–something
our audiences have come to expect from us," said Jeff Wachtel, USA's
executive VP of original programming. "Great characters, marketable
concepts and an unprecedented commitment to quality–these are what make our
shows work."