Network Pilots Lean Toward Attorneys, Police Officers

Lawyers, guns and money once again dominate the drama pilots for fall, but series development for next season isn’t totally devoid of originality.

There is one pilot about a tortured cop dispatched by the devil to round up escapees from hell.

While orders are still forthcoming, the bulk of the drama pilots for fall consideration were completed by the six broadcast networks last week.

CBS will keep its hand in the medical genre, developing “L.A. Doctors” and “Second Opinion.” The first is about a private group of physicians, and the latter is about a father-and-son practice.

On the side of law, CBS also has “Turks,” which focuses on a Chicago police family; “Buddy Faro,” about two detectives; and “Bronx County,” about legal aid lawyers in the Bronx. Period pieces still interest CBS, as it also has “Glory, Glory,” about a Union soldier and a Southern belle during the Civil War.

ABC also has the law in mind with “ATF,” a drama starring Amy Brenneman and Kathy Baker as agents in the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. “Strange Days” is about a government scientist who investigates crimes born out of advances in technology, and “Destiny & Me” is about two sisters who work in a detective agency.

NBC has a few dramas in development from “ER” executive producer John Wells. “Trinity” is about an Irish family in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen, while “The Adversaries” is about a group of lawyers in Washington, D.C.

Fox has “Brimstone,” a drama about a tortured cop. In keeping with tales from beyond, it is also developing “Ghost Cop,” a drama about a female cop paired with a ne’er-do-well rogue ghost.