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[02/28/12 - 06:52 AM]
BBC America to Develop Two New Series With UK Indie Clerkenwell Films
On tap are "Wired," a sci-fi program from writer Steven Volk, and "The Dead Beat," a paranormal crime show from writer John Jackson.






DEAD BEAT, THE (BBC AMERICA)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
2/28/12
STATUS:
previously in development (2012-2013 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
script
DESCRIPTION:
(from BBC America's press release, February 2012) In The Dead Beat, two cops, one dead and one alive, become a reluctant team, working from leads in the world of the dead to track down killers in the world of the living. Subverting the crime genre, The Dead Beat brings a whole new meaning to cold cases, underworld informants, dead leads and buried evidence.
CREW INFORMATION:
· John Jackson as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· BBC Worldwide Productions
· Clerkenwell Films