CW Developing Angelic Legal Drama HEAVENLY
Deadline are reporting that The CW have a pilot in development called Heavenly, about a San Francisco attorney called Lily DeMarco (The Vampire Diaries' Lauren Cohan) who's partnered by an angel-turned-human Dashiell Coffee (Lark Rise To Candleford's Ben Aldridge), to save people from jail and their souls from hell. They are joined by Deputy District Attorney Sasha Nouri (Melissa & George's Elizabeth Ho) and guided by pastor Owen Moretti (90210's Ryan Eggold.) The pilot is being written by Richard Hatem (Supernatural, The Dead Zone). Heavenly has broad similarities to the currently in-development British series Eternal Law, from the co-creators of Life On Mars, which also concerns angels sent to Earth to become lawyers. Coincidence, I'm sure, but does the idea of angels tackling a profession commonly linked to demons appeal to you? It seems to be what's in vogue just now...