Whitened House Drama From 'Cowboys & Aliens,' 'Robot Chicken' Teams Lands at ABC

Getty ImagesJon Favreau, Roberto Orci and Seth Eco-friendly ABC has snagged an hourlong Whitened House drama project from Jon Favreau, Roberto Orci, Seth Eco-friendly and Michael Dougherty. The network makes a put pilot commitment for Secret Cabinet, a procedural that follows a recently-chosen leader and the "secret Cabinet," the federal government's covert team of America's most elite minds who investigate and safeguard the country from strange occurrences and "conspiracy theory facts." Favreau, who'll write, will even direct. Orci, Eco-friendly and Dougherty will even write, together with executive creating. The project marks a reunion of sorts for Favreau and Orci, who teamed on the large-screen adaptation of Cowboys & Aliens the 2009 summer time. Orci's writing and creating partner, Alex Kurtzman, assists being an executive producer around the project together with Louise Kadin (Fox pilot Exit Strategy) and Matt Senreich (Robot Chicken). Dougherty formerly composed Superman Returns and X2, while Eco-friendly produced Adult Go swimming's Robot Chicken. Secret Cabinet originates from K/O Paper Items and 20th TV. Jon Favreau Seth Eco-friendly Roberto Orci Alex Kurtzman