“Burn Notice” creator Matt Nix and “Beethoven” scribe Amy Holden Jones have landed a put pilot commitment from CBS for a new crime drama, TheWrap has learned.
The show will follow a female detective who plays by her own rules. She is forced to team up with a brilliant scientist who studies the biology of evil to solve crimes for the L.A. Violent Crimes Unit.
Jones is writing the series in addition to executive producing alongside Nix. The show is part of an overall deal that Nix has with 20th Century Fox Television, where Jones also has a premium blind deal.
CBS recently gave a put pilot commitment to “Sawyer & Huck,” a series from “The Blacklist” writers Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier that will offer a modern take on the Mark Twain characters as they team up to help the less fortunate.
The television adaptation of “Training Day” also has a pilot production commitment from the network.