Shane Brennan Sells 2 Projects, Including David Baldacci Book Series Adaptation

Shane Brennan’s lately released CBS TV Galleries-based production company has offered its first 2 projects — an adaptation from the King & Maxwell number of books by best-selling author David Baldacci, which Brennan will write, along with a medical drama from author Jordan Hawley. Have been setup at CBS. Furthermore, NCIS and NCIS: LA executive producer Brennan has drawn on CBS TV Galleries’ current executive Grant Anderson to operate his Shane Brennan Prods. as leader. Tentatively entitled King & Maxwell, the very first project focuses on 2 former Secret Service Agents-switched-private detectives who solve cases considered too sensitive for normal police force to deal with. “David has produced an amazing world with individuals 2 figures who take part in the shadowy side from the energy and politics from the Beltway to Wall Street,” Brennan stated. Just because a broadcast series requires 22-24 episodes a season, “we’ll go ahead and take figures beyond David would do,” Brennan stated, “but we are most evident towards the mythology from the figures he produced.” Baldacci themself had offered to aid in getting his heroes towards the screen. The 2nd project, Cure, focuses on a team of highly trained doctors who travel the nation dealing with unusual medical cases with the hope of locating the remedy for a reclusive billionaires crictally ill child. “I dont think I've ever seen a set so clearly at this kind of initial phase,” Brennan stated of Hawley’s pitch. Brennan contacted Anderson to become listed on his company following a four-year working relationship on NCIS and NCIS: LA. Anderson spent the final 6 years at CBS TV Galleries, most lately as Vice president current programming. “I obtained a coup landing Grant that has production go through it’s rare to locate a TV executive that has labored within the trenches.” Before joining CBS Galleries, Anderson would be a producer on several John Wells series, including Third Watch. Brennan and Anderson hit the floor running because they remained as organizing the furnishings within their offices throughout their first week like a company once they heard that Baldacci’s King & Maxwell books (Moment, Hour Game Simple Genius, First Family) were available. “It was baptism by fire,” Brennan stated. They immediately approached Baldacci and the longtime creating partner Karen Spiegel and then spoke with Baldacci, acquiring the privileges towards the book series inside a competitive situation. Brennan and Baldacci are with Paradigm Hawley with ICM.