EXCLUSIVE: It is a series that would no doubt spark controversy. FX has put in development �the first major U.S. series project centered on an illegal alien character, a drama from Changing Lanes writer Chap Taylor about an illegal Mexican immigrant working as a private investigator. TV and film director Rodrigo Garcia, himself is an immigrant born in Colombia, has come on board to direct and executive produce the project, described as "Traffic meets Chinatown." Also executive producing are Taylor, Dawn Parouse & Marti Noxon of Grady Twins and Garcia's frequent collaborator, producer Julie Lynn.
Once a staple on TV, the private eye genre has almost disappeared in the past decade or so. The networks have taken numerous stabs at launching a new PI series, including such high-profile recent efforts as ABC's Marlowe remake, NBC's Rockford Files reboot and HBO's noir comedy Bored to Death, which was just renewed for a third season. But�Taylor says that most PI shows "have�really focused on the style�-- fedora, trench coat, etc.�-- and not on the essence of what a PI is: a powerless individual sticking up for other people without power in a corrupt society." He points to Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe who lived in the fringe of Los Angeles at a time when the city was riddled with corruption. Taylor decided to ... Read More »
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