Taye Diggs to Lead New TNT Detective Drama MURDER IN THE FIRST

Indiewire.com reports that Taye Diggs will lead a new TNT detective series from Steven Bochco titled MURDER IN THE FIRST. The scripted drama will also star Kathleen Robertson, Mimi Kirkland, Raphael Sbarge, Ian Anthony Dale, Bess Rous and Steven Weber. The cable network has ordered 10 episodes of the series set in San Francisco. TNT Originals will produce.

Official synopsis:

Set in San Francisco, Murder in the First will follow a single case across an entire season. The drama centers on homicide detectives Terry English (Diggs) and Hildy Mulligan (Robertson) as they investigate the murder of an apparent drug addict.

The mystery deepens, however, when the victim is found to have a connection to Silicon Valley wunderkind Erich Blunt (Felton), the celebrated CEO of a cutting-edge tech firm. The timing couldn't be worse for Blunt, who is preparing to take his company public. He's also Being sued by a software developer who claims Blunt stole his code for a revolutionary new hologram system. Terry and Hildy's fellow detectives in their squad include philosopher-cop David Molk (Sbarge) The squad is supervised by Lt. Jim Koto (Dale).

On the home front, Hildy is a single mom with an inquisitive daughter (Kirkland). Terry, meanwhile, is struggling to take care of his terminally ill wife, Emily, played by guest star Anne-Marie Johnson (JAG, In the Heat of the Night). Working for Blunt are Bill Wilkerson (Weber), his driver and pilot, and Ivana West (Rous), the company's chief technology officer.

"Murder in the First sets up an engrossing, season-long mystery that's certain to appeal to TNT fans," said Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). "We are thrilled to be working with Steven Bochco once again. We look forward to seeing this fascinating mystery unspool in the hands of Steven, Eric Lodal and the incredible cast and crew of Murder in the First."

Diggs (Broadway's Rent, Wicked) was most recently seen in ABC's medical drama Private Practice, which ended its run in January. He will play a new romantic interest for Zooey Deschanel's lead character, in the FOX comedy, New Girl. He will soon be seen on the big screen in Baggage Claim and The Best Man Holiday, both out this fall.

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