CBS is creating a cop drama known as “Flint” with Matt LeBlanc connected to star. If greenlit, the sequence shall be a part of the community’s 2027-2028 lineup.
Per the official logline, “Flint” (working title) stars LeBlanc as “a burnt-out LAPD detective who, on the verge of retirement, is blindsided when the city extends his service by five years. Determined to get fired, he breaks rules and disobeys orders, which, to his dismay, makes him an even better cop.” LeBlanc serves as govt producer in addition to starring. The undertaking is from author Evan Katz, with CBS Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Television producing.
LeBlanc is finest recognized for enjoying Joey in “Friends,” the long-lasting sitcom that ran on NBC for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004 and earned him three Emmy nominations through the years. He reprised the position in the spinoff “Joey,” which aired for 2 seasons from 2004 to 2006. For 5 seasons from 2011 to 2017, he performed a fictionalized model of himself in the comedy sequence “Episodes,” which aired on Showtime in the U.S. and BBC Two in the U.Ok. The sequence earned him 4 Emmy nominations and one Golden Globe win.
Katz is finest recognized for his work as a author and producer on Seasons 2-8 of the Fox drama “24,” serving as showrunner on a number of seasons. His different credit embody creating the UPN sci-fi comedy sequence “Special Unit 2,” which ran for 2 seasons from 2001 to 2008, and showrunning NBC’s “The Event,” which ran for one season from 2010 to 2011.
News of CBS’ growth slate was introduced at a press briefing in Los Angeles on Wednesday the place CBS additionally introduced three different sequence in growth: a comedy known as “Hilda! In Lights” from author Abby Caldwell, which follows a 72-year-old widow from a small city who tries to make it as a Broadway star; a drama impressed by Barbara Rae-Venter’s 2023 e-book “I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime” from author Corinne Kingsbury; and a medical spinoff of “Fire Country” and “Sherriff Country” set in the world of Edgewater, Calif., from Matt Lopez, Tony Phelan, Joan Raider, Max Terrio and Jerry Bruckheimer Television.
CBS also announced its schedule for fall 2026 in addition to the greenlight of “NCIS: Los New York” starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan plus renewals for “Beyond the Gates” and “Harlan Coben’s Final Twist.”
