has found its star for their alum will be leading the yet-to-be-announced cast of the drama from Lionsgate Television and Blumhouse Television that counts Grisham, along with writer Michael Seitzman ( , ), Jason Richman ( , ), David Gernert and Jason Blum as executive producers. Richman and Seitzman co-wrote the pilot. Slattery will play Leo F.
Drummond, one of Grisham’s most iconic characters, a legendary lion of the courtroom and senior partner at Tinley Britt, the powerful firm that protagonist Rudy Baylor is up against. The logline reads: “Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (Slettery) as well as his law school girlfriend. Rudy, along with his boss and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.
” The marks USA Network’s first non-shared scripted series since 2020. The cabler, home to former hits and — which have seen a resurgence, thanks to Netflix — was previously ranked as the most watched cable network for a dozen years straight. The series comes as Lionsgate and Blumhouse recently teamed up on a multi-picture film deal with Blumhouse reimagining horror classics from the Lionsgate library.
Slattery’s television credits include , and . He was nominated four times for his tole as Roger Sterling on , and earned a Critics’ Choice nomination for guest starring in His big screen credits include Tom McCarthy’s Oscar-winning , and , a.