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It’s a go for ABC’s The Middle.
After closing a deal with Patricia Heaton for the lead, the network has greenlighted the comedy pilot, tapping Julie Anne Robinson to direct.
Additionally, Robinson has landed a blind pilot directing commitment at ABC Studios to helm another pilot this development cycle.
The Warner Bros. TV-produced Middle, written by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler, tells the story of a middle-class Midwestern family through the eyes of the mother (Heaton).
ABC, which originally developed the project during the 2006-07 development cycle when it was picked up to pilot and starred Ricki Lake, resurrected it in the summer with a pilot order contingent on casting Heaton.
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