Editing ABC Signature (section)

==== ABC Signature Studios ====
[[File:ABC Signature Studios.svg|thumb|Former ABC Signature Studios logo, used from 2013 to 2020.|alt=]]
ABC Studios was moving to sell to outside networks. As the studios have placed the former [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy ''[[Cougar Town]]'' at [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]], and ''[[Devious Maids]]'' at [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]], Signature was set up in October 2012 to continue the trend.<ref name="thr"/> In 2013, ABC Studios vice president of drama Tracy Underwood was appointed senior vice president of ABC Signature.<ref name="dl4">{{Cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 12, 2020 |title=Tracy Underwood Promoted To EVP Creative Affairs At ABC Studios |language=en |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/tracy-underwood-promoted-evp-creative-affairs-abc-studios-1202857922/ |access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref> Signature was incorporated on {{dts|2013|9|23}}.<ref name="oc">{{Cite web |title=ABC Signature Studios, Inc. |url=https://businessfilings.sos.ca.gov/frmDetail.asp?CorpID=03606279 |access-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref>

Signature developed ''[[Mistresses (American TV series)|Mistresses]]'', which was included in ABC's summer schedule and renewed for another season.<ref name="thr"/>  In October 2013, the division placed its first outside project, ''[[Benched (TV series)|Benched]]'', for [[USA Network|USA]], with a pilot order that finished shooting by December. Other projects were in the works with [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]], [[WE tv]] and TBS. In the works with ABC, Signature has a possible straight-to-series [[Stephen King]] story adaptation called ''Grand Central'', based on ''[[The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates]]''.<ref name="thr"/> Corporate sibling [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]] picked up ''Rated P For Parenthood'' for development as its first program from Signature in June 2014.<ref name="dl">{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=June 3, 2014 |title=ABC Family Buys Musical Parenting Comedy From Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos & Jamie Denbo |url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/abc-family-buys-musical-parenting-comedy-from-kelly-ripa-mark-consuelos-jamie-denbo-739651/ |access-date=June 4, 2014 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

In April 2015, Signature and ABC Studios signed a two-year first-look with [[Black Label Media]], started by [[Molly Smith (producer)|Molly Smith]], Trent Luckinbill and [[Thad Luckinbill]] three years prior as a finance and production company.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=April 12, 2016 |title=Black Label Media Inks First-Look TV Deal With ABC Signature & ABC Studios |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/black-label-media-ifirst-look-deal-abc-signature-1201736187/ |access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref> [[McG|McG's]] [[Wonderland Sound and Vision|Wonderland Sound & Vision]] signed a two-year overall production agreement with Signature, Freeform and ABC Studios in October 2015. This follows two productions from McG on Freeform/ABC Family.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=October 29, 2015 |title=McG Inks Overall Deal With ABC Family, ABC Studios & ABC Signature |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/mcg-overall-deal-abc-family-abc-studios-abc-signature-1201597679/ |access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref> Signature signed ''SMILF'' creator, executive producer and star [[Frankie Shaw]] to a two-year overall deal in July 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holloway |first=Daniel |date=July 11, 2018 |title=Frankie Shaw Agrees to ABC Signature Deal |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/frankie-shaw-abc-signature-1202870037/ |access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, the deal was suspended following an investigation into allegations of misconduct against Shaw on the set of ''SMILF''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Kim |last2=Elise Sandberg |first2=Bryn |date=March 8, 2019 |title='SMILF' Canceled at Showtime Amid Probe Into Creator Frankie Shaw's Alleged Misconduct |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/smilf-canceled-by-showtime-probe-creator-frankie-shaws-alleged-misconduct-1177459 |access-date=March 8, 2019 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

In April 2016, Freeform greenlit ''[[Cloak & Dagger (TV series)|Cloak & Dagger]]'' with a straight-to-series order, as [[Marvel Television]]'s first co-production with Signature.<ref name="vty">{{Cite web |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=April 7, 2016 |title=Freeform Greenlights Marvel Romance Superhero Series 'Cloak and Dagger' (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/marvel-cloak-and-dagger-freeform-series-1201747907/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407213750/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/marvel-cloak-and-dagger-freeform-series-1201747907/ |archive-date=April 7, 2016 |access-date=April 7, 2016 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Another co-production with Marvel Television was greenlit in August 2016, with ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'' confirmed for the [[Hulu]] streaming service.<ref name="Runaways">{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=August 17, 2016 |title=Hulu Orders 'Marvel's Runaways' Series From Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage |url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/hulu-marvels-runaways-series-josh-schwartz-stephanie-savage-marvel-comics-1201799746/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818070622/http://deadline.com/2016/08/hulu-marvels-runaways-series-josh-schwartz-stephanie-savage-marvel-comics-1201799746/ |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |access-date=August 17, 2016 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Signature also put a live-action [[Mighty Ducks]] series in development beginning in January 2018,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=February 21, 2018 |title=Disney Planning Another 'Muppets' Reboot for Its Streaming Service |language=en |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/disney-planning-muppets-reboot-streaming-service-1086800 |access-date=March 9, 2018}}</ref> which later ended up as a [[Disney+]] original series called ''[[The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers]]''.

Signature is teaming with [[John Grisham]], [[Hulu]] and Michael Seitzman's [[Maniac Productions]] to create a Grisham Universe set of series. The franchise would begin with two series, ''[[The Rainmaker (novel)|The Rainmaker]]'' and ''[[Rogue Lawyer]]'', based on Grisham's books, with a potential to grow to additional series.<ref name="thr1">{{Cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=December 4, 2018 |title='The Grisham Universe': Hulu Sets Innovative Two-Show Franchise |language=en |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/grisham-universe-hulu-sets-innovative-two-show-franchise-based-rainmaker-rogue-lawyer-1166149 |access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> Hulu had dropped out of the Grisham Universe by September 5, 2019, with the pair being shopped given other interested outlets.<ref name="dl2">{{Cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=September 5, 2019 |title=John Grisham Universe Multi-Series Project Not Moving Forward At Hulu, Being Shopped |language=en |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/john-grishams-the-rainmaker-rogue-lawyer-not-moving-forward-hulu-1202713356/ |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref>

From its pilot, Signature's ''[[The Wilds (TV series)|The Wilds]]'', a  young adult drama, was picked up in May 2019 by Amazon, its first from the company.<ref name="dl5">{{Cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie  |date=May 28, 2019 |title=Amazon Studios Orders YA Series 'The Wilds' |language=en |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/the-wilds-amazon-studios-ya-series-1202623219/ |access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref> Underwood was promoted in February 2020 to the new position of executive vice president, creative affairs of ABC Studios to oversee development at ABC Studio in addition to managing ABC Signature.<ref name="dl4"/>