Having tracked thirtysomethings in “thirtysomething,” fortysomethings in “Once and Again” and teens in “My So Called Life,” Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick are looking to fill in that missing generation. The writer-director-producers are developing a twentysomething drama from ABC and Touchstone TV.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “1/4life,” which has been given a pilot order, features seven characters in their 20s living under the same roof. The early start on the pilot lets ABC get a jump on the traditional winter and spring development season.
“I think in some fundamental way, everyone is 25,” Zwick says. “It’s a moment when you’ve stopped being the person you were and are not yet the person you’re going to become.”
Although Zwick describes the new series as a “spiritual cousin” to “thirtysomething,” Herskovitz, who is expected to direct the pilot, told The Hollywood Reporter that its visual style will be very different, perhaps inspired by the look of reality television.
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