Telemystery: TNT Announces Series Projects in Development

TNT announced its scripted development projects today and there are several potential series that caught our eye.

• Peter Gunn. This re-imagining of the classic late 1950s drama centers on a gentleman private eye who is not above getting his bespoke suit and tie dirty, if that's what it takes to bring down the bad guys, save his hometown and win back the love of the gal he left behind.

• The Last Cop: Life can seem to pass in the blink of an eye, but for LAPD cop Mick Branigan it actually did in this project based on the hit German series. After almost 20 years in a coma, Mick awakens to a changed world — his loving wife has moved on, his teenage daughter doesn't know him, and his old police force bears no resemblance to the one he knew in the '90s.

• A Bend in the Road: This character drama based on Nicholas Sparks' book of the same title is set in a resort town. Sheriff Miles Ryan is known for his keen ability to solve crimes and his deep understanding of the town's citizens. But what Miles doesn't realize is just how many secrets are buried beneath the very streets he walks — the most unsettling having to do with the unsolved murder of his wife.

• Guilt by Association: Based on the debut novel by Marcia Clark, lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson trial, this project centers on Rachel Knight, a gutsy Deputy District Attorney in the Special Trials Unit of the D.A.'s office for L.A. County. She works closely with a tough-as-nails female LAPD detective named Bailey Keller and a stylish female prosecutor named Toni LaCollette, both of whom routinely crash at Rachel's place.

• Lew Archer: Based on the title character from Ross Macdonald's popular novels, this project follows the sleuth many consider to be "the original P.I."