HBO has ordered a pilot for a crime drama based on the BBC series Criminal Justice. Steven Zallian (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Jack Ryan) will direct a script co-written with Richard Price (The Wire). James Gandolfini (The Sopranos) is on board to executive produce and star.
Criminal Justice aired for two 5-episode seasons on BBC in 2008 and 2009. Each season focused on a single murder investigation from the perspective of the accused.
The first season won BAFTA Awards for Best Drama Serial and Peter Moffat, who both created and wrote the series.
The DVD set of the complete BBC series of Criminal Justice was released yesterday.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Telemystery: HBO Orders Pilot for Criminal Justice, based on the Award-Winning BBC Series
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