ONE TREE Hill Boss and Abrams Join Forces

I’m starting to think J.J. Abrams will work with just about anybody now that he’s joined forces with One Tree Hill creator Mark Schwahn. The two teamed up to create and sell a project to the CW, which I was a little blown away by. Abrams is known for his crazy high concept series and unique takes on classic formulas. I just never pictured him doing a CW show. Not that I think that kind of gig is beneath him. I love the CW. If anything, this makes Abrams even more impressive. He is not at all picky about the stuff he involves himself in.

The proposed project, which has been given a script commitment, would revolve around a hotel in Maine, where we would follow the hotel’s staff and the many guests. Schwahn will write the script for the project, tentatively titled Maine. Both he and Abrams will executive produce along with frequent Abrams collaborator, Bryan Burke. Deadline first reported the news, comparing the drama to Schwahn’s One Tree Hill and Abrams’ Felicity, which once aired on the CW’s predecessor, the WB.

There’s no way I don’t see this gaining significant buzz in the near future. Schwahn knows what the CW’s audience wants in terms of drama, while Abrams knows hooks and twists. Together they could conceivably create the best drama marketed toward teens in the history of the known universe. I do not mean that as sarcastically as it seems now that I’m rereading it.