Wednesday, May 04, 2011

A&E's 2011 Upfront Announcements Include Miniseries Adaptation of Coma by Robin Cook

Coma by Robin Cook

A&E announced its upfront programming today, and among the projects moving forward is a miniseries based on the 1977 medical thriller Coma by Robin Cook. The project, which was originally announced during the 2010 upfronts, is being developed by executive producers Ridley Scott, Tony Scott and David W. Zucker for Scott Free Productions.

In the book, a doctor discovers that something sinister is going on in her hospital after routine procedures send more than a few seemingly healthy patients into comas on the operating table. The patients are then sent to an undisclosed institute where they are to be observed; sensing something is amiss, the savvy doctor realizes that their organs are being illegally harvested for profit. She must then decide who she can trust and how to stop it ... before she is silenced.

The book was made into a feature film, also titled Coma, that was adapted and directed by Michael Crichton. A&E's 4-hour adaptation is expected to air in May 2012.

Other crime dramas in development at the network include the previously announced Big Mike (working title), featuring a plus-sized detective in San Diego; and Longmire (working title), based on the mystery series by Craig Johnson featuring Wyoming sheriff Walt Longmire.

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