CBS Developing Modern A Virtual Detective, Adapting Mother-Track Mysteries Books

EXCLUSIVE: About the heels of A Virtual Detective obtaining a effective contemporary transformation in features using the Robert Downey Junior.-starring franchise, as well as on public television with Masterpiece Theater’s Sherlock, the famous 1800s British detective is headed for any commercial TV series update. CBS has bought A Virtual Detective, a drama project from CBS TV Galleries and studio-based Timberman/Beverly Prods., that is referred to like a modern undertake the instances from the pipe-smoking private agent produced by Arthur Conan Doyle. Take advantage of Doherty is writing and can executive produce with Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly. Timberman/Beverly has 2 new series on CBS this fall, Memorable along with a Gifted Guy. In other CBS buys, the network has place in development Mother-Track Mysteries, a set adaptation of Ayelet Waldman’s comedy number of books about Juliet Applebaum, a public defender switched stay-at-home-mother and private eye. Waldman will write the variation, with Jennifer Levin and Sherri Cooper becoming non-writing executive producers. The Mother-Track Mysteries series includes 6 books: The Large Nap (2001), A Playdate With Dying (2002), Dying Will get a period-Out (2003), Murder Plays House (2004), The Cradle Thieves (2005) and Bye-Bye, Black Sheep (2006)