Remember that proposed remake of the British crime series ‘Prime Suspect’ for NBC? You can forget about it… for a while anyway. NBC has shelved ‘Prime Suspect’ till June and the reason why is all about casting. This, my friends, is exactly what we were saying when the idea first surfaced.
The notion that you’re going to find an actress as perfect for the role of detective chief inspector Jane Tennison as Helen Mirren is madness. T’aint gonna happen. She’s an Oscar, Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe winner for a reason. She’s freaking brilliant.
So, NBC is acknowledging that they have not found another Helen Mirren and will not push ‘Prime Suspect’ into pilot production at this time. Veteran writer/producer Hank Steinberg — he did ‘Without A Trace’ for CBS — has wisely decided to push the project back and revisit it in June. It could always be created as a mid-season show instead of a fall 2010 premiere… assuming the project comes together.
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