Fleiss to develop Will for ABC

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As part of his recently announced deal with ABC, Mike Fleiss, creator and
executive producer of The Bachelor, is developing The Will, a reality series in which family members
compete to be the chosen recipient of a wealthy relative.

"This should give viewers a unique look at a real American family," Fleiss said. "The vote-outs between relatives should be intense."

This season, ABC has scored high ratings with The Bachelor's second
edition, which airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. The Will is set to air on ABC in
2003.

Fleiss, his production company (Next Entertainment) and Telepictures
Productions have a multiyear with ABC that calls for production of The
Will and another reality series, as well as development of a sitcom.

Interested benefactors should call 866-825-2075, go to
ABC.com, keyword: casting or check out www.thewilltv.com.

Paige Albiniak
Paige Albiniak

Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.