Shane Brennan sets CBS dramas, taps prod'n prexy

BrennanAnderson Shane Brennan is firing up his development for that 2012-13 season with two drama projects setup at CBS, one of these is really a detective agency vehicle in line with the "King and Maxwell" novel series by David Baldacci.Brennan, the professional producer of CBS' sturdy "NCIS: LaInch and "NCIS" franchises, has additionally employed former CBS TV Galleries current programming professional Grant Anderson for everyone as prexy of his Shane Brennan Prods., which inked a megabucks overall cope with CBS TV Galleries in April (Daily Variety, April 21).The "King and Maxwell" project continues to be developed with Baldacci and the creating partner,Karen Spiegel. Brennan will pen the pilot which is all about two former Secret Service agents-switched-private detectives. Brennan stated he's keen on Baldacci's many books and thinks the male and femme sleuths of "King and Maxwell" are "absolutely television figures -- they are the kind of figures I'd develop myself."The idea of the series is extremely contemporary because it involves "associates who get involved with cases when discretion is required,Inch he stated. "It's greatly a number of our time whenever we have a lot frustration and suspicion of government and intelligence agencies."Another project Brennan is shepherding is really a medical procedural from scribe Jordan Hawley ("Smallville"), who'll write the pilot script. Concept for "Cure" involves a team of doctors who travel the nation dealing with unusual medical cases with the hope of finding relief from a reclusive billionaire's crictally ill child.Brennan stated he sparked immediately to Hawley's pitch."It simply screams to be produced like a Television show,Inch he stated. "I have never imagined a TV series so clearly as when Jordan walked in and pitched us his idea."Brennan made a decision early in the year to pay attention to development for that 2012-13 season. For that coming season, he's surrended the showrunner reins on "NCIS" to professional producer Gary Glasberg. He remains in the helm of "NCIS: LA."Anderson moved to Brennan's shop about six days ago to assist hone the expansion projects. He's spent yesteryear six years at CBS TV Galleries, most lately becoming veep of current programming. He's labored carefully with Brennan on "NCIS" shows along with the "CSI" skeins and "Criminal Minds." Before being employed as an professional, he would be a producer on NBC's "Third Watch." "Grant is especially good with giving incisive notes due to his production experience," Brennan stated. "It's rare to locate someone with this type of detailed knowledge of a production's needs."Brennan and Baldacci are repped by Paradigm. Brennan's also repped by attorney Kevin Kelly of Gendler and Kelly. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com