It's official: Detroit is getting a new cop show. That's particularly good news for fans of ABC's cop show "Detroit 187" that was canceled after one season.
The AMC network said Friday that it has given the green light on the pilot "Low Winter Sun" and ordered up 10, one-hour episodes, according to announcement posted on its website. The Detroit cop show is based on a 2006 British miniseries and focuses on murder, revenge and corruption. It will debut sometime in 2013.
The pilot for the show was filmed in September around Detroit, but there was no guarantee at that point whether AMC would give the go ahead for a first season.
The show is a co-production between Endemol Studios and AMC Studio. Chris Mundy, whose credits include being co-executive producer of the CBS show Criminal Minds, will serve as writer, executive producer and showrunner, AMC said.
Ira Todd, a veteran Detroit police investigator, who is consultant and technical advisor for the show, was in Los Angeles Friday when he learned of the news. He celebrated Friday night at Pikey Cafe & Bar on West Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood with some of key people involved in the show.
"I'm very excited that the show is going forward," Todd told Deadline Detroit. "I was in LA when we got the good news. The positive energy from this project is something we really neeed in Detroit. Plus, I think this will bring in additional dollars to the city. "
