Taylor Schilling is coming into the world of crime procedurals, with the lead position in an NBC pilot from Dick Wolf Leisure.
The “Orange Is the New Black” star will lead the solid of “What the Lifeless Know,” which follows the very smart and hypervigilant “dying investigator” Ava Ledger, “who feels extra comfortable looking for cause-of-death than socializing with the residing,” in line with a personality description. The present finds Ava teaming up with the NYPD to unravel circumstances.
The collection relies on the memoir by former New York Metropolis medical expert Barbara Butcher of the identical identify. Beth Rinehart will write and govt produce the pilot with Wolf, Tom Thayer, Peter Jankowski and Anastasia Puglisi govt producing. Fred Berner additionally serves as director and govt producer.
Schilling is greatest identified for her lead position as Piper Chapman on Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black.” Most lately, she had a visitor position on Season 2 of Rian Johnson’s “Poker Face.” She additionally appeared within the Fox anthology “Accused” and Apple TV+’s “Pricey Edward.” She is repped by Gersh, Untitled and Goodman Genow.
The casting comes as NBC builds eight pilots for consideration for the 2026-27 season. David Boreanaz is about to star within the community’s “Rockford Recordsdata” reboot, Damon Wayans Jr. is headlining crime drama “Puzzled” and Emily Deschanel will star in one other crime drama based mostly on the work of profiler and writer Dr. Ann Burgess. “9-1-1” alum Peter Krause was additionally solid to in a lead position on “Safety,” from Josh Safran.
