TNT orders “L.A. Noir” cop drama into seriesOctober 18, 2012 - 19:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - TNT is officially in the Frank Darabont business, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cable network has picked up the ousted Walking Dead showrunner's period drama formerly known as L.A. Noir, ordering six episodes of the period cop drama, TNT said. The untitled series, based on the book L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City by John Buntin, revolves around the battle between former Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker and mobster/former boxer Mickey Cohen. Darabont wrote and directed the TNT Originals' pilot and will executive produce alongside The Social Network producer Michael De Luca and Elliot Webb (Tall Time Tales). Michael De Luca Productions' Alissa Phillips (Moneyball) will serve as co-executive producer. “L.A. Noir is an intense, exciting drama that takes viewers back to a truly fascinating time in the history of Los Angeles," said Michael Wright, president and head of programming at TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies. "Frank Darabont, Michael De Luca and Elliot Webb have delivered an outstanding opening episode that evokes the time and place in stunning detail. Together with a pitch-perfect ensemble cast and top-notch production crew, they have woven an engrossing tale of heroism in the face of greed and corruption." The project, which takes place in the 1940s and '50s, marks a reunion for Darabont with The Walking Dead stars Jon Bernthal and Jeffrey DeMunn, whose characters were killed off of the AMC zombie drama last season. Bernthal stars as Joe Teague, an former Marine-turned-LAPD cop in the period drama. DeMunn plays Detective Hal Morrison, head of the LAPD's new mob squad. Neal McDonough will play Capt. William Parker, Teague's boss who's hellbent on weeding out corruption and bringing Cohen down. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |