CBS continues to rack up its pilot orders as police procedural East New York becomes the latest drama on the eye network’s 2021-22 development slate. The series comes from William Finkelstein (The Good Fight) and Mike Flynn (Big Sky) and, according to Variety, follows Regina Haywood, the newly promoted police captain in an impoverished, working-class area of eastern Brooklyn. Set amid social upheaval and the early signs of gentrification, Haywood faces reluctance to her creative methods as she leads a diverse group of officers and detectives. Finkelstein is an Emmy-winning writer and producer who has experience working on many police and legal dramas. His credits include Law & Order, Murder One, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, and, more recently, The Good Fight. He also co-created the CBS ’90s police ensemble drama Brooklyn South with frequent collaborators David Milch, Steven Bochco and Bill Clark. Flynn is best known as a co-executive...
- 2/10/2022
- TV Insider
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- by Alan Sepinwall
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