TV Land sets pilot for Cedric 'Cleveland' spinoff

Cedric the Performer will star in TV Land's 'Hot in Cleveland' spinoff.TV Land has given an airplane pilot order to Hazy Mills for any grown spinoff of "Hot in Cleveland" to star Cedric the Performer. "Cleveland" creator-professional producer Suzanne Martin and Cedric composed the script for that pilot that has Cedric playing a charming minister. Plan's to lense the pilot at the end of November/early December around the CBS Radford lot where "Cleveland" shoots. Martin and Cedric will professional produce together with Hazy Mills' Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner. TV Land grown the seed products from the Cedric spinoff within the summer time once the thesp did a guest shot because the character, who arrived to connection with the women of "Cleveland." TV Land executives confirmed captured the concept had been eyed just as one spinoff (Daily Variety, April 11). Within the pilot, the smoothness will relocate to St. Louis, that is Cedric's actual hometown. Martin and Cedric will professional produce together with Hazy Mills' Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner. The prosperity of "Hot in Cleveland" in the bow this past year set Hazy Mills off on good run. The banner has got the NBC fantasy drama "Grimm" bowing on March. 28. It is also developing an untitled laffer with Peter Tolan for Hayes to topline, and it is area of the Western wagon train in development this season having a offbeat dramedy composed by Kerry Ehrins. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com