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American Blue Cop Drama Pilot Scrapped By HBO Max
Some people make TV shows for a living.
Before a new show is made, they create a 'pilot,' which is the very first episode that shows what the series would be like.
A streaming service called HBO Max decided not to make a pilot for a police drama called 'American Blue.'
The show was about a police officer named Brian 'Milk' Milkovich who goes back to his hometown to help the police force there.
A famous actor named Milo Ventimiglia was going to play the main character.
Losing a show can be sad, but the company that made it, Warner Bros.
Television, will try to find another TV channel or service that wants it.
This way, the show might still get made somewhere else.
HBO Max is still thinking about another family drama called 'How To Survive Without Me' with very famous actors in it.
Making a TV show is a bit like trying out for a school play — you can get picked, or you can be turned away.
HBO Max is not proceeding with its drama pilot 'American Blue,' starring Milo Ventimiglia.
Warner Bros. Television, the studio behind the pilot, is searching for a new home for the series.
Written by Jeremy Carver and directed by David Ayer, the pilot follows Brian 'Milk' Milkovich returning to Joliet, Illinois, to help a beleaguered police force.
The pilot was developed under the model HBO Max introduced with 'The Pitt': 15+ episodes per season, a modest budget, and yearly release.
HBO Max's other WBTV pilot, 'How To Survive Without Me' with Ray Romano, Kaley Cuoco and Joshua Jackson, appears poised for a series pickup, though there is no official word.
- Who
- Milo Ventimiglia stars in the pilot; Jeremy Carver wrote it and David Ayer directed, with Warner Bros. Television as the studio behind it.
- What
- HBO Max is not proceeding with the drama pilot 'American Blue,' and Warner Bros. Television is looking to find a new home for it.
- Where
- HBO Max streamer; the series is set in Joliet, Illinois.
- When
- Not specified in the articles.
- Why
- Not specified in the articles.
Key facts
- Show
- American Blue
- Status
- Pilot not proceeding at HBO Max; Warner Bros. Television seeking a new home
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Television
- Lead Actor
- Milo Ventimiglia
- Writer
- Jeremy Carver
- Director
- David Ayer
- Setting
- Joliet, Illinois
- Development Model
- The Pitt model: 15+ episodes per season, modest budget, yearly release






