On the heels of the a successful launch of E!'s first scripted series, The Royals, the network has announced the pilot pick-up for a drama entitled The Arrangement. The pilot was written by Jonathan Abrahams, who won a Writer's Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy for his previous work on Mad Men. Abrahams will also executive produce the project along with Jimmy Fox of Objective Productions USA, an All3Media company. Stephen Lambert and Eli Holzman of All3Media America will also serve as executive producers. Universal Cable Productions is set to produce.
"Jonathan has written a terrific script that juxtaposes a very public Hollywood romance with darker, more nefarious elements. We are excited to work with Universal Cable Productions and Objective to make this pilot and bring the story to life," said Kevin Plunkett, SVP Scripted Programming, E!. "The Arrangement is the perfect follow-up to the success of 'The Royals,' taking the E! brand further into the scripted space with young skewing, escapist stories."
