ABC orders a very familiar-sounding crime pilot from former O.J. prosecutor Marcia Clark
Former prosecutor Marcia Clark has gotten some serious image rehabilitation over the last few years, most notably courtesy of Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. Simpson. Murphy’s show portrayed Clark—in the guise of Emmy winner Sarah Paulson—as a tireless advocate for justice during the prosecution of the O.J. Simpson case, one whose outfit, hair, and demeanor were all routinely mocked with a casual, judging sexism that bordered on relentless.
Now, though, it sounds like we’re finally going to get things from Clark’s point of view; Variety reports that ABC has ordered a pilot for a new legal drama from the D.A.-turned-novelist, titled The Fix. This isn’t the first show Clark has sold in recent years—NBC bought one based on her Blood Defense series of books a few years back, and she’s currently set to host a new true-crime show on A&E—but it does seem to be the most blatantly autobiographical: The show centers on a female prosecutor whose life is destroyed when she loses a staggeringly high-profile case; she’s living on a ranch in Oregon when the suspected killer strikes again. (Murder, in this case, rather than an attempted robbery at a sports memorabilia shop.)
The Fix is only one of several pilots ABC ordered for itself today; the network also grabbed a potential show from Scandal’s Scott Foley—an action-comedy series called Whiskey Cavalier, featuring production work from Don’t Trust The B—— In Apartment 23's Dave Hemingson and Scrubs’ Bill Lawrence. There’s also a police drama called Safe Harbor, a second police drama, titled Staties (about a city cop forced to work with country cops), and a project about thirtysomethings coming to terms with death called A Million Little Things. Oh, and an untitled project from Regina King, and a new multi-cam sitcom about single moms, written by Diablo Cody. Whew! Big day!