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JamesG · 04-06-2016, 05:59 PM

NBC & Dick Wolf Developing "Law & Order: True Crime" Anthology Series; 1st Season to Tackle Menendez Brothers Murders
by Nellie Andreeva
April 6, 2016

Dick Wolf and NBC are looking to further expand the "Law & Order" brand into the anthology drama space with "Law & Order: True Crime". The scripted series, now in development, will chronicle famous real-life criminal cases in the vein of FX’s "American Crime Story", whose first installment focused on the O.J. Simpson trial.

The first eight-episode installment of the "Law & Order" anthology series will be "Law & Order: True Crime — The Menendez Brothers Murders". It will center on Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in 1996.

The brothers, who were 21 and 18 years old, at the time of the 1989 murders, were tried separately but eventually convicted in a third trial after no verdicts were rendered in the first two trials because of hung juries.

“We’ve been talking with Dick about how to create an event series coming out of the Law & Order ripped-from-the-headlines brand,” said Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment.

“This case captured the public’s attention like nothing before it as it examined taboo issues such as patricide and matricide in gruesome detail, all against a backdrop of privilege and wealth. We will re-create the cultural and societal surroundings of both the murders and trials when people were not only obsessed with the case but examining how and why these brothers committed these heinous crimes.”

“Bob (Greenblatt), Jen and I have been focused the natural evolution of the Law & Order brand for the last several years and are excited to extend the franchise with a scripted limited anthology series that focuses on a high-profile trial,” said Wolf, who will executive produce through Wolf Entertainment in association with Universal Television.

“There is no shortage of compelling real-life criminal cases, and the Menendez trial was more scintillating than most crime fiction.”

http://deadline.com/2016/04/law-orde...bc-1201733198/

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,026	NBC & Dick Wolf Developing "Law & Order: True Crime" Anthology Series *NBC & Dick Wolf Developing "Law & Order: True Crime" Anthology Series; 1st Season to Tackle Menendez Brothers Murders* by Nellie Andreeva April 6, 2016 Dick Wolf and NBC are looking to further expand the "Law & Order" brand into the anthology drama space with "Law & Order: True Crime". The scripted series, now in development, will chronicle famous real-life criminal cases in the vein of FX’s "American Crime Story", whose first installment focused on the O.J. Simpson trial. The first eight-episode installment of the "Law & Order" anthology series will be "Law & Order: True Crime — The Menendez Brothers Murders". It will center on Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in 1996. The brothers, who were 21 and 18 years old, at the time of the 1989 murders, were tried separately but eventually convicted in a third trial after no verdicts were rendered in the first two trials because of hung juries. “We’ve been talking with Dick about how to create an event series coming out of the Law & Order ripped-from-the-headlines brand,” said Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment. “This case captured the public’s attention like nothing before it as it examined taboo issues such as patricide and matricide in gruesome detail, all against a backdrop of privilege and wealth. We will re-create the cultural and societal surroundings of both the murders and trials when people were not only obsessed with the case but examining how and why these brothers committed these heinous crimes.” “Bob (Greenblatt), Jen and I have been focused the natural evolution of the Law & Order brand for the last several years and are excited to extend the franchise with a scripted limited anthology series that focuses on a high-profile trial,” said Wolf, who will executive produce through Wolf Entertainment in association with Universal Television. “There is no shortage of compelling real-life criminal cases, and the Menendez trial was more scintillating than most crime fiction.” http://deadline.com/2016/04/law-orde...bc-1201733198/