The Rainmaker
A television adaptation of John Grisham’s best seller for USA Network. Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend. Rudy, along with his boss and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.
Current Projects
[Television in Development]
Choir (Unscripted)
Producing Partners: Imagine Entertainment and Blumhouse Television
In the vein of CHEER and LAST CHANCE U, CHOIR follows devoted choir director, Anthony White and his 110 plus Detroit Youth Choir as they train and audition to make the final cut for the DYC's historic 25th anniversary concert. The kids hail from all over metropolitan Detroit, and often from its toughest neighborhoods. For many, the choir has been their only means of stability, family, and hope. Featuring Mr. White and a cast of young choir members, parents, and coaches, each episode explores the challenges and the inspiring stories of these kids, literally and figuratively, finding their voices.
Choir (Scripted)
CHOIR follows an unorthodox inner-city choir director in Detroit who is determined to find success by changing the lives of those in his community—one kid, one struggle, one song at a time. In the vein of Friday Night Lights and Fame, but infused with a hip hop/ gospel beat, this scripted one-hour drama series is inspired by the story of the Detroit Youth Choir, the AGT sensation that swept the country. - - -- - - - - - -
[Film in Development]
John Grisham’s The Testament
Writer: Mike Weiss
Based on the acclaimed Grisham novel: The Testament. In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives.
Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil.
Enter the lawyers. Nate O'Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan's family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman - pursued by enemies and friends alike - holds a stunning surprise of her own.
Cholitas
Writers: Jason Richman & Kira Kalush
Director: Raúl Martínez
Two women sent to a Bolivian prison discover their only way out is by participating in an intra-prison female wrestling tournament.