Mark Harmon to Play Lucas Davenport in Adaptation of Certain Prey by John Sandford

USA Network has acquired the rights to the "Prey" series of mysteries by John Sandford, and will produce a made-for-television film based on the 10th book in the series, Certain Prey.

Mark Harmon will star as Minneapolis police detective Lucas Davenport. Though Deadline|Hollywood reports that this is just a single adaptation, the network could extend it in a manner similar to what CBS has done with Robert B. Parker's "Jesse Stone" mysteries, which star Tom Selleck. There is certainly no shortage of material from Sandford; the 21st book in the series, Buried Prey. will be published this May.

Production is expected to begin later this spring on a adapted screenplay by Chris Gerolmo.