Rob Thomas is turning to a great European classic for his next series project. The Veronica Mars creator has teamed with actor/writer Graham Norris for a drama inspired by Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables. The project, from Warner Bros. TV and Rob Thomas Prods., has landed at Fox with script commitment plus penalty. Written by Norris, the contemporary take on Les Misérables is a primetime soap about a brilliant lawyer running a legal exoneration program who fights to evade the consequences of his own unjust conviction many years before. He must navigate high society, continue his mission of saving innocent people, and manage his tumultuous family and romantic life — all while staying one step ahead of a ruthless U.S. Attorney who refuses to let the ghosts of the past die. Thomas is executive producing with frequent collaborators Danielle Stokdyk and Dan Etheridge who all worked with him on UPN’s Veronica Mars, ABC’s Cupid and Starz’s Party Down. Norris serves as supervising producer.
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I hope they do it justice, it was an awesome first season!
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought they were talking about THE Rob Thomas--you know, Matchbox 20. Guess not.
ReplyDeleteOh God, please no.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I'm concerned, the creator of Veronica Mars IS THE Rob Thomas, given the subject of developing tv shows.
ReplyDeleteVeronica Mars was essentially a primetime noir soap and it was fantastic. I think that Rob could pull it off. Although it hardly sounds like a real Les Mis story so much as a similar dynamic in the society of the show.
ReplyDeleteI know, I was surprised to think the guy from Matchbox 20 is doing TV development now.
ReplyDeleteThe only reason I am going to give this a try is because of Rob Thomas, That is of course if it makes it to air, which is iffy, penalty or not.
ReplyDeleteFrankly it sounds like the opposite of Revenge to me. Same soap, similar circumstances, different reaction/motive.
ReplyDeleteCertainly sounds interesting.... here's hoping it pans out.
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