"Good Christian Bitches" May Get Another Go at The CW

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"Good Christian Bitches" Dramedy Based on Book in the Works at The CW
by Nellie Andreeva
November 28, 2018


The CW is developing Good Christian Bitches, an ensemble dramedy inspired by Kim Gatlin’s book of the same name. Leila Cohan-Miccio will write the adaptation, produced by Darren Star, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, CBS TV Studios and ABC Studios.

Good Christian Bitches follows the clergy and parishioners of Flock, a hip church plant in Austin where prayers and worship music cover up a multitude of sins and secrets.




Kaplan and Star originally teamed up to turn Gatlin’s best-selling “semi-autobiographical” novel into a series during the 2010-11 broadcast development season when, in a competitive situation, they set up the project at ABC and ABC Studio with a different writer.

The dramedy went to pilot, which was picked up to series but, under pressure from Christian and conservative organizations, ABC changed the title to "Good Christian Belles" and ultimately to "GCB".

Kristin Chenoweth, Leslie Bibb, and Annie Potts starred in the one season series.







Years later, "Good Christian Bitches" came up during a lunch between Kaplan and The CW president Mark Pedowitz where they lamented the missed opportunity "GCB" was, dropping the provocative title that was key part of its IP, with The CW boss indicating that his network would stick with the original title should it ever be developed there.

That conversation led to Kapital’s Kaplan and Dana Honor tracking down the book rights, re-teaming with Star and meeting with a number of writers until Cohan-Miccio’s take on the book hit it out of the park. The project was set up at The CW via CBS TV Studios which will produce in association with ABC Studios.

Cohan-Miccio executive produces with Star, Kaplan and Honor.

https://deadline.com/2018/11/good-ch...an-1202510743/

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Shame on everyone who is involved with this trash.

[JamesG]

"Good Christian Bitches" High School Reboot in the Works at The CW
by Nellie Andreeva
October 22, 2019


The CW is developing "Good Christian Bitches", an hourlong series based on Kim Gatlin’s book of the same name, which comes from Glamorous writer Jordon Nardino, Darren Star, and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment.

Written by Nardino, it’s described as Clueless set in a Christian high school in tone. At a prestigious private Christian high school in Dallas, a war stoking the student body’s social divides erupts when the new girl on campus, the atheist daughter of a minister, inadvertently tangles with three popular girls who blame her for ruining their lives.

https://deadline.com/2019/10/good-ch...cw-1202765207/