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TNT has handed a pilot order to Hollywood & Vine, a noir mystery drama from writer Daniel Pyne (Any Given Sunday). Produced by Warner Horizon, Hollywood & Vine takes place in post-WWII Los Angeles. It centers on a savvy private eye with a stoic charm and an uncompromising set of personal values who is dedicated to searching for the truth – even if it means taking on the upper echelons of power in a city balanced precariously between the glamour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills and the dual threat of organized crime and a corrupt police department. Hollywood & Vine, originally featured on TNT’s 2009 development slate, joins 3 other pilots recently ordered by TNT: Dallas, Perception and an untitled project from Allan Loeb. Period series have been on the rise fueled by the popularity of the 1960s ad agency drama Mad Men on AMC. HBO recently rolled out its prohibition era extravaganza Boardwalk Empire; Showtime is prepping The Borgias, a series set during the Italian Renaissance; AMC ordered pilot Hell on Wheels set during the building of the Union Pacific Railroad in the 1860s; while ABC is developing an Pan Am-themed drama set in the 1960s.
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It’s hard to tell from this brief announcement, but the title, characters and setting strike me as reminiscent of Andrew Bergman’s “Hollywood and Levine” (1975), featuring detective Jack Levine, which deals with a screenwriter and the blacklist in postwar Hollywood. There was also a sequel novel, “The Big Kiss-Off of 1944″.
It’s hard to tell from your brief comment, but it appears that you’re one of those people that always compares something to something else that’s already been done in Hollywood.
DRG,
Don’t really know where you’re going with your comment but maybe you should focus on how great it is nets are making scripted shows and that you’re a fan of noir. BTW Pyne is a great writer who’s been pitching/selling/making peroid pilots for the last decade, before it was du jour.
I was not going anywhere; the title and subject similarity just struck a chord of recognition. That said, my first thought was “I always hoped that someone would adapt Bergman’s books”, without knowing or concluding that Mr. Pyne’s work was in any way derivative.
Perfect vehicle for Kyle Chandler – he’s such a classic style.