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ABC Orders ‘RJ Decker’ Drama Pilot From ‘Elementary’ Creator Based On Carl Hiaasen’s Novel
ABC has given a pilot order to RJ Decker, a drama from Elementary creator Rob Doherty based on the 1987 novel Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen.
The drama centers on the eponymous RJ Decker, a disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con who starts over as a private investigator in the colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida, tackling cases that range from slightly odd to outright bizarre with the help of his journalist ex, her police detective wife, and a shadowy new benefactor, a woman from his past who could be his greatest ally… or his one-way ticket back to prison. The pilot order for RJ Decker follows the first Hiaasen series adaptation, Bill Lawrence’s Bad Monkey, starring Vince Vaughn, for Apple TV+, which has been renewed for a second season. McGuigan has a strong track record as pilot director for such hit ABC dramas as Will Trent and Scandal as well as the opening episodes of Marvel’s Luke Cage for Netflix, Lifetime’s Devious Maids and ABC/Netflix’s Designated Survivor.
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