"CSI" Planted Spinoff About Cyber Crime Gets CBS Pilot Order, Will Air in Spring
by NELLIE ANDREEVA
February 18, 2014


Exactly a decade after CBS launched the most recent "CSI" spinoff, "CSI: NY", the network is at it again with a new planted spinoff, which will air as an episode of the venerable crime drama this spring.

The new spinoff will be written by "CSI" creator Anthony E. Zuiker, longtime "CSI" showrunner Carol Mendelsohn and former "CSI: Miami" showrunner Ann Donahue.





The new series, from CBS Studios and Bruckheimer TV, will mark a departure from criminal forensics, which has been the subject of the first three "CSI" series, focusing instead on cyber crimes, an area Zuiker had been exploring for several years.

The new project is not related to the "Cyber Crimes" drama Zuiker created for CBS four seasons ago. Inspired by the work of Irish CyberPsychologist Mary Aiken, the proposed "CSI" spinoff centers on Avery Ryan, Special Agent in Charge at the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI in Quantico, VA, who is tasked to solve major crimes that start in the mind, live online, and play out into the real world.

Zuiker, Mendelsohn and Donahue are executive producing with Jerry Bruckheimer and Jonatan Littman. Aiken will serve as a producer.





Given the new setting for the latest "CSI" spinoff, it is unclear if it would keep the "CSI" moniker or switch to a new one the way CBS did with "NCIS", which was spun off from military drama "JAG".

CBS is looking to spin off both of its long-running crime procedurals this season with "NCIS" prepping a New Orleans-set planted spinoff starring Scott Bakula, which also will air as an episode in the spring.

http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/csi-planted-spinoff-cyber-crime-cbs-pilot-order/

As much as I respect the original CSI, I don't think this will get a series order for next season, especially with the original show's declining viewership and the cancellation of CSI's Miami and NY spinoffs.

"CSI" Spin-off Scoop: Patricia Arquette To Star in CBS' Cyber Crime-Themed Offshoot
by Michael Ausiello
3/5/14


"Medium" alum Patricia Arquette has landed the lead role in CBS’ cyber crime-themed planted "CSI" spin-off, TVLine has learned.

The Emmy winner will play Avery Ryan, Special Agent in Charge at the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI in Quantico, VA. Ryan is tasked with solving high-octane crimes that start in the mind, live on-line, and play out into the real world.

The character, inspired by real-life Cyber Psychologist Mary Aiken (who serves as a producer), will be introduced in an episode of "CSI" to air later this season.

CBS will decide whether to order the spin-off to series in May.





Franchise creator Anthony E. Zuiker will co-write the script with longtime "CSI" EPs Carol Mendelsohn and Ann Donahue.

Arquette most recently recurred on the fifth season of "Boardwalk Empire" as a love interest for Steve Buscemi’s Nucky Thompson.

http://tvline.com/2014/03/05/patricia-arquette-csi-spinoff-cymber-crimes-cbs/

Patricia Arquette Leads Cyber-Crime Division in "CSI" Spin-off -- EXCLUSIVE PHOTO
by Sandra Gonzalez
Apr 28, 2014


Behold, a look at the potential next member of the "CSI" franchise family.

The exclusive photo is a look at Patricia Arquette as Avery Ryan, a special agent in charge of the FBI’s Cyber Crime Division, the office at the center of the upcoming spin-off.



When announced back in March, the series was billed as the inside look at a team tasked with solving “high-octane crimes that start in the mind, live online, and play out into the real world.” But instead of a traditional pilot, the concept is integrated into an episode of the mothership series and set to air April 30.

The episode was written and produced by Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony E. Zuiker, and Ann Donahue — all longtime vets of "CSI".

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/04/28/csi-spin-off-first-look-patricia-arquette/