Emmy-nominated writer-producer Liz Friedman has signed a multi-year overall deal at Sony Pictures Television. Under the pact, Friedman reunites with David Shore, with whom she worked on House, to serve as executive producer on Shore-created The Good Doctor and will develop original series for broadcast, cable and…

EXCLUSIVE: CBS has bought a drama based on Edgar-winning author Meg Gardiner's novel UNSUB. The project was picked up by CBS Television Studios earlier this year, ahead of auction. The book was published in June by Dutton. The network has ordered a pilot script to be written by Liz Friedman, who will be executive…

ABC has given a pilot order to Conviction, a drama from Quantico executive producer Mark Gordon. Conviction was co-created by Liz Friedman (Elementary, Marvel's Jessica Jones), who wrote the script, and Liz Friedlander (The Following), who will direct the pilot. It tells the story of Carter Morrison, the brilliant but…

On the heels of the strong premiere of the Mark Gordon Co.-produced new ABC drama Quantico, Gordon has set up a new drama project at ABC. The network has given a put pilot commitment to Conviction, a legal drama from the now-independent Mark Gordon Co., which is backed by Entertainment One. Conviction is co-created by…

EXCLUSIVE:  Patricia Cornwell’s beloved Kay Scarpetta may finally be closer to stepping onto the big screen with some help from Marvel’s Jessica Jones.  Two of the EPs on the upcoming Disney-own comic giant series from Netflix are joining the long gestating project. Liz Friedman has been tapped to pen the feature…