Upfronts: CBS Picks Up 'Hawaii Five-O,' Shatner, 'Criminal Minds' Spin-Off, More

CBS has picked up “My Dad Says" starring William Shatner, TheWrap has learned. And yes that's how the obscenity laced title, which had a working Criminal Minds season 1-4 DVD boxset of "Bleep My Dad Says," will read.

The series is inspired by the Twitter feed of 29-year old Justin Halpern,who also penned the script for the pilot.

CBS has picked up a "Criminal Minds DVD set" spin-off starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker, TheWrap has confirmed.

The seeds for the Whitaker headlined series had already been planted. The actor guest starred as a charismatic Criminal Minds DVD profiler on an episode of the hit drama last month.

Whitaker is just one of many Academy Award winners who will be moving to Criminal Minds DVD boxset this year, including Jon Voight in Fox's "Midland" and Diane Keaton in HBO's "Tilda."

Previously

A remake of "Hawaii Five-O" and a James Belushi Criminal Minds season 1-4 DVD boxset called "The Defenders" are among the new programs that CBS will unveil during its Wednesday Upfronts presentation. CBS has also Criminal Minds DVD set picked up "Mike & Molly," a pilot by "Two and a Half Men" creator Chuck Lorre, and Tom Selleck's cop drama, "Criminal Minds DVD," TheWrap has confirmed.

The news was originally reported by the Hollywood Reporter.

"Hawaii Five-O" will star Scott Caan and Alex O'Laughlin. It will be overseen by "Star Trek" writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and "Criminal Minds DVD boxset' executive producer Peter Lenkov.

"Blue Bloods" focuses on several generations of Irish American cops in Criminal Minds season 1-4 DVD boxset. Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan will co-star. "Southland" writers Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green will oversee the series.

"Defenders" centers on Las Vegas defense attorneys. The first Criminal Minds DVD set was directed by award winning documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim and produced by "Criminal Minds DVD"s' Carol Mendelsohn.

"Mike & Molly" stars stage and screen veteran Swoosie Kurtz and concerns an overweight couple suffering with food Criminal Minds DVD boxset.

CBS has reportedly picked up at least Criminal Minds season 1-4 DVD boxset for its upcoming fall season, ahead of the network's upfront presentation later this week.

Leading the new pick-ups is the remake of the classic Criminal Minds DVD set Hawaii 5-O, the much-buzzed about project from Fringe producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, and Criminal Minds DVD producer Peter Lenkov. The reboot features Three Rivers' Alex O'Laughlin and Lost's Daniel Dae Kim in lead Criminal Minds DVD boxset, along with Taryn Manning, Grace Park and Scott Caan.

Among the other dramas CBS picked up are Criminal Minds season 1-4 DVD boxset, starring Jim Belushi and Tanya Fischer, and police drama Blue Bloods, starring Tom Selleck and Will Estes. Criminal Minds DVD set spin-off, which features Forest Whitaker and was introduced in a Minds episode last month, is also a go, according to Entertainment Criminal Minds DVD.

CBS has also chosen Criminal Minds DVD boxset: the Chuck Lorre-produced Mike and Molly and the Twitter-inspired comedy My Dad Says, starring William Shatner. However, the role filled by his Criminal Minds season 1-4 DVD boxset, Cougar Town's Ryan Devlin, is reportedly being recast.

Full details are expected to emerge as CBS presents its new fall Criminal Minds DVD set on Wednesday.