ABC Family Picks Up Two Pilots

ABC Family has greenlighted two half-hour pilots: 10 Things I Hate About You, based on the film, and Ruby and the Rockits, starring Alexa Vega.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio has also greenlighted an original movie with Joey Lawrence and Melissa Joan Hart.

Gil Junger, who directed the 10 Things I Hate About You feature, is on board to direct the single-camera pilot as well as the untitled movie.

10 Things I Hate About You, written and exec produced by Carter Covington, revolves around two sisters -- a strong-willed feminist and a social butterfly -- facing the challenges of starting out in a new high school.

Ruby and the Rockits is a multicamera comedy about a former teen idol whose quiet life is disrupted when his brother and former bandmate shows up with a newfound teenage daughter. "Ruby," directed by Ted Wass, was written by Cassidy and Ed Yeager, with teleplay by Yeager.

Austin Butler, Patrick Cassidy and David Cassidy also star alongside Vega.

The two pilots will go into production this fall in Los Angeles.

Filming for the original movie starts next week in Atlanta for a tentative April premiere. Howard March wrote the script.