‘PAN AM’ Drama Pilot Picked Up By ABC!

The ABC network has been busy of late, renewing various TV shows and picking up new pilots. One interesting green-lit project is a period drama pilot ‘Pan Am‘, from Sony Pictures TV and ‘ER‘ producer/writer Jack Orman – Deadline reports.

Orman penned the script and Thomas Schlamme is on board to direct the pilot, described as a sexy soap set against the Jet-Age about airline pilots and flight attendants working at the iconic Pan Am airline in the 1960s. Exec producers include Orman, Schlamme and producer Nancy Hult Ganis, who is a former Pan Am flight attendant and the driving force behind the project. Ganis‘ husband, fellow producer Sid Ganis, will co-executive produce.

I’m a huge fan of period dramas, so will be looking forward to this one!