CBS orders pilot for law drama

Posted Nov 7th 2006 7:39PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, CBS, Industry

CBS swears it's trying to get away from procedurals, but I just don't believe them. The Hollywood Reporter says the network has ordered a pilot for a law drama, produced by Barry Schindel (Numb3rs) and powerhouse movie producers Ridley and Tony Scott. The untitled show is about "the lives, relationships, cases and careers of a team of public defenders." Sounds like NBC's failed Conviction, but on the other side of the table.

Schindel pitched a similar show, called Law Dogs, to NBC in 2003 but it didn't even get a pilot order. Schindel says he never gave up, that this is "a show that needed to be done."

Tags: barry schindel, BarrySchindel, conviction, law dogs, legal, ridley scott, tony scott

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11-08-2006 @ 8:41AM

David said...

There is no such thing as a law show that "needs to be done".

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