Police Drama Series WELCOME TO CATALINA Based on Michael Connelly's NIGHTSHADE In the Works At HBO Max

"The Lincoln Lawyer" co-creator David E. Kelley's next project will be an adaptation of another Michael Connelly crime novel, the 2024 bestseller "Nightshade". The new series will be titled "Welcome to Catalina" and is in development at HBO Max, under the streamer's model for drama procedurals intended to return each year with sizable orders and moderate cost, a model that was introduced with the Emmy-winning medical drama "The Pitt", which produces 15 episodes a year.

"Welcome to Catalina" centers on Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Stilwell who has been "exiled" to a low-key post policing rustic Catalina Island. But while following up the usual drunk-and-disorderlies and petty thefts that come with his new territory, Stilwell gets a report of a body found weighed down at the bottom of the harbor.

The show will be written and executive produced by Kelly. Matt Tinker, President of David E. Kelley Productions, also executive produces alongside Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson for A+E Studios, Ross Fineman of Ross Fineman Entertainment and Connelly. HBO Max is the lead studio, with A+E Studios as co-studio.

HBO Max's procedural drama model involves creators and showrunners with extensive broadcast experience who have delivered 20+ episodes a season. Current pilots include cop drama "American Blue" and family drama "How To Survive Without Me".

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