David E. Kelley Adapts Michael Connelly's 'Nightshade' as HBO Max Police Drama 'Welcome To Catalina'
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Summary
David E. Kelley is adapting Michael Connelly's 2024 crime novel 'Nightshade' into a police drama titled 'Welcome To Catalina' for HBO Max. The series follows L.A. County Sheriff's Detective Stilwell and is being developed under HBO Max's procedural model (similar to 'The Pitt'), which aims for sizable episode orders with moderate costs. Kelley is writing the adaptation, while Connelly's 'The Lincoln Lawyer' is currently filming its fifth and final season.
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· 3 pulledEXCLUSIVE: As The Lincoln Lawyer is filming its fifth and final season, David E. Kelley has set out to adapt another Michael Connelly crime novel for television, the 2024 bestseller Nightshade.
The project, titled Welcome To Catalina, is in development at HBO Max under the streamer's model for drama procedurals intended to return each year with sizable orders and moderate cost.
The model was introduced by the Emmy-winning medical drama The Pitt which produces 15 episodes a year.
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