ABC Takes the Plunge with New Crime Drama "Dive" from "Jack Ryan" Showrunner Steven Kane

ABC is heading beneath the surface for a new crime drama set in New Orleans from Jack Ryan showrunner Steven Kane.

What's Happening:

• ABC is developing a new crime drama titled Dive from Jack Ryan and Halo showrunner Steven Kane, alongside 20th Television and Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions. 
• Set in New Orleans, Dive will center on an elite team of police divers and investigators tasked with solving crimes connected to the city’s waterways. 
• The project remains in the early stages of development, with no casting announced at this time. 
• Kane recently teased the project during a television event in Europe, revealing that he has discussed the possibility of Dive eventually expanding into a larger franchise should the initial series prove successful. 
• Kane’s television credits include writing for The Closer, NCIS and Without a Trace, as well as co-creating and executive producing TNT’s The Last Ship. More recently, he served as showrunner on Paramount+’s Halo and the fourth and final season of Prime Video’s Jack Ryan. 
• Kane is also developing an international thriller currently being packaged in Europe, along with a television adaptation of his forthcoming graphic novel. 
• Kristina Sorenson will executive produce Dive alongside Kane and Seven Bucks Productions. Seven Bucks’ previous television projects include HBO’s Ballers, ABC’s Young Rock and NBC’s The Titan Games. 

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