Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to the female-led crime thriller “M.I.A.
,” Variety has learned. The series, which is set in South Florida, hails from writer Bill Dubuque, who previously co-created the Emmy-winning Netflix series “Ozark.” The official logline for the series states: “Running drugs is a family affair for Etta Tiger Jonze, but when her family is slaughtered before her eyes, Etta sets out to exact justice on those responsible – avenging her blood family while she builds her chosen family, igniting her series journey from powerless orphan to South Florida’s most powerful criminal Queenpin.
” Karen Campbell will serve as executive producer and showrunner on “M.I.A.
” Stefano Sollima will direct and executive produce. MRC will produce. “Ozark” ran for four seasons on Netflix and followed a family involved in laundering money for a drug cartel.
The series received 45 Emmy nominations during that time with four wins. Dubuque’s other credits include the features “The Judge,” “The Accountant,” and “A Family Man.” A sequel for “The Accountant” is currently in the works.
Campbell has previously worked as a writer on “Dexter” and a writer/producer on series such as “Covert Affairs,” “Outlander,” “Raised by Wolves,” and the military drama “Six.” “M.I.
A.” will mark her first outing as a showrunner. Sollima previously created the series “ZeroZeroZero” and served as showrunner and director on the hit Italian series “Gomorrah.
” Dubuque is repped by CAA and Goodman Genow. Campbell is repped by CAA, Lit Entertainment, and Hansen Jacosbon. Sollima is repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and CAA.
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