‘Cheers,’ ‘Taxi’ Showrunner Ken Estin and Mentalist Banachek Take Psychic Fraud Series ‘Psychic Predators’ From Taiwan Creative Content Fest to American Film Market (EXCLUSIVE)

Two-time Emmy winner Ken Estin, showrunner of “Taxi” and “Cheers,” is steering “Psychic Predators,” a paranormal dramatic comedy starring mentalist Banachek as himself.

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Organic Media Group (OMG) unveiled the series at Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei, and it is also heading to the American Film Market.

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Estin, whose resume also takes in “The Tracey Ullman Show,” will run the series alongside Steve Chicorel, who created the show and is executive producing it. Estin signed on after reading Chicorel’s pilot, “The Voice of God,” and will oversee the writing of the rest of the season if the series is commissioned.

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Banachek plays a famed mentalist who earns his living deceiving people but always admits his feats are tricks. When a hard-charging TV producer talks executives at TRN, The Reality Network, into backing a show that catches fake psychics red-handed, Banachek goes undercover alongside a magician skilled in disguise and a tough female FBI agent. The producers liken the setup to “Mission Impossible” crossed with “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” transplanted into investigative TV. Behind the scenes, the team must also deal with network executives and their demands, clashing egos and the pull between uncovering the truth and landing an unscripted hit.

Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/

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