Colin Hanks will star in a sitcom pilot for ABC, the network where his dad got his big break.

Hanks has signed on to an untitled show from "Just Shoot Me" alum Marsh McCall and columnist Joel Stein, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Elsewhere, FOX has greenlit two more comedy pilots, while UPN has ordered a presentation for a comedy called "The Bad Girl's Guide."

The McCall-Stein pilot will star Hanks as a young reporter at a national magazine. It's based on Stein's experience at Time, where he was the youngest writer on the staff.

It will be the first sitcom work for Hanks, whose father, Tom, starred in "Bosom Buddies" on ABC in the early 1980s. Colin Hanks' credits include the feature films "Orange County" and "Get Over It" and the WB/UPN series "Roswell"; he'll also guest-star on "The O.C." later this season.

On the pilot front, UPN has added "The Bad Girl's Guide" to its list of comedies. Based on the book "The Bad Girl's Guide to Getting What You Want" by Cameron Tuttle, a tongue-in-cheek how-to guide on subjects ranging from dating to finding a good parking spot.

Tuttle co-wrote the pilot script with Jennifer Heath and Michele Wolff ("Mr. Rhodes"), who are executive producing with Tony Krantz. The show is set up at Paramount Network TV.

FOX's two orders are for "Spellbound," about a male witch who falls in love with a mortal woman, and "Sweden, Ohio," about a high-school student whose family takes in a beautiful Swedish exchange student. Both shows are from Warner Bros. TV.

"Spellbound" was set up at NBC last year but didn't make the cut. "Frasier" alumni Rob Greenberg and Suzanne Martin are writing and executive producing.

Bill Fritz and Kurt Voelker are writing "Sweden, Ohio," which has a cast-contingent order. Greg Malins ("Friends") will serve as executive producer.