Scott Bakula to Star in, Executive Produce CBS Detective Drama
Scott Bakula is attached to lead an untitled high-concept detective procedural in early development at CBS, from Dean Devlin's Electric Entertainment.
Scott Bakula is attached to star in and executive produce an untitled detective drama in early development at CBS, according to Deadline. The project comes from Dean Devlin's Electric Entertainment.
Michael Sussman wrote the script and also serves as an executive producer. The drama is described as a high-concept detective procedural set in Los Angeles.
The project is in early development at the network. If it moves forward, it would be Electric Entertainment's first broadcast show.
Bakula's recent credits
Bakula starred for seven seasons as the lead of NCIS: New Orleans. He also starred in NBC's Quantum Leap and UPN's Star Trek: Enterprise, and played one of the leads of the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age.
He has earned five Emmy nominations, four for Quantum Leap and one for the HBO movie Behind the Candelabra. Bakula will next be seen in Netflix's hockey drama The Sticks.
Sussman was a writer-producer on Star Trek: Enterprise and co-created Perception; his other credits include The Last Ship and 12 Monkeys. Electric Entertainment has supplied scripted programming to basic cable with franchises such as The Librarian and Leverage.
Quick answers
Who is making the CBS detective drama with Scott Bakula?
The project comes from Dean Devlin's Electric Entertainment, with Michael Sussman writing and executive producing.
What is the Scott Bakula CBS show about?
It is described as a high-concept detective procedural set in Los Angeles. The project is untitled and in early development.
Has the series been ordered by CBS?
No. The drama is in early development at the network.