Kerry Washington is bringing in the ratings for Scandal, so now the star is going to work her magic on a show for the network.
Variety has exclusively learned that the “Scandal” star is on board to executive produce “Patrol,” a workplace drama about four female LAPD officers who attended the police academy together five years ago and are forced to reconnect after a high-stakes, traumatic secret returns to haunt them.
This is the first project to fall under Washington’s deal with ABC to develop new projects for ABC Studios.
The actress is producing the new show under her recently launched production company Simpson Street which also produced HBO’s Confirmation.
Chitra Elizabeth Sampath, who served as a writer/producer on the first season of ABC’s “Secrets and Lies,” penned the “Patrol” script and will serve as a co-executive producer. Sampath’s other credits include NBC’s “Southland” and TNT’s upcoming “Good Behavior.” Along with Washington, executive producers are Groundswell Productions’ Michael London and Janice Williams, plus Washington’s Simpson Street producing partner Sharla Sumpter Bridgett.
No word on when the show will be on ABC.
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