Culture 2 min read By Morgan Griffin
NBC Develops Gender-Flipped Police Procedural Based on Gatsby
NBC is developing a police procedural inspired by "The Great Gatsby," in which some of the characters have been gender-flipped. The project is written by Jake Coburn and Jason Tracey and produced by Universal Television.
NBC is developing a new interpretation of Francis Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel: the network is considering "Gatsby," a police drama in which some of the original characters have been gender-flipped. This is according to an exclusive report from Deadline.
Jake Coburn and Jason Tracey are writing the script and serving as executive producers, and the project is being developed at Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. The series is described as a contemporary police procedural, a format in which criminal investigations unfold from episode to episode.
The title and basis of the project refer to the 1925 novel, which remains one of the most studied texts in American literature. The adaptation moves the story to the present day and changes the casting of roles, which makes it notable against the backdrop of the television industry's regular turn to familiar literary plots.
In parallel, another crime project is taking shape in the industry. Hulu and Sony Pictures Television are preparing the drama "Hotline," written by John Swetnam and Steve Lightfoot, co-creator of the series "Spider-Noir." According to the official description, the main character is a perceptive, past-obsessed operator at a classified criminal call center who breaks the rules in order to help. The producer is Paul Shapiro through his company Back East Entertainment.
Both projects are still at an early stage. Neither NBC nor Universal Television has announced a release date, cast, or production schedule. Reports on the development of "Gatsby" and "Hotline" show that crime series remain one of the priority genres for streaming platforms and traditional broadcasters.
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