Updated
Updated · Deadline · Jun 3
Hulu Develops 2022 Turow Adaptation Suspect as PI Series Boom Spreads
Updated
Updated · Deadline · Jun 3

Hulu Develops 2022 Turow Adaptation Suspect as PI Series Boom Spreads

2 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jun 3

Summary

  • Suspect is in development at Hulu as a drama based on Scott Turow’s 2022 novel, with Marissa Jo Cerar writing and executive producing.
  • Pinky, the story’s private investigator, hunts evidence to clear a female police chief accused of trading promotions for sex with male officers.
  • Bruce Miller, Matt Shakman, Turow and MGM also executive produce, while 20th Television serves as the studio; Shakman had initially optioned the book.
  • The project lands as private-investigator shows multiply across TV, with Hulu also developing The Kid Detective adaptation and rivals backing titles at NBC, Netflix and ABC.

Insights

As the real PI market booms, will Hollywood's new detective shows reflect the profession's reality or just old tropes?
With its author suing Meta over AI, how will "Suspect" tackle the theme of evidence in a post-truth era?
Can a genre about lone heroes still offer meaningful social commentary on institutional power and corruption today?