As Amazon continues to build its network of original programming, Variety is reporting it has just acquired a new series from Warner Bros. TV and Plan B based off Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, which in turn was a Western remake of Andrew Lau and Alan Mak’s 2002 Hong Kong thriller Internal Affairs.
Warner Bros. TV and Plan B are teaming with writer Jason Richman on the series. Richman will write the pilot episode and then executive produce the series. He previously worked on the police drama Detroit 1-8-7 and Lucky 7, both for ABC.
This new series will take place in Chicago as a young police officer goes undercover in a Latino gang just as they plant their own man inside the police force. The two moles work to undermine the forces they’re hiding in while attempting to uncover the other’s identity. No word on when The Departed series will air on Amazon’s streaming service, but it will most likely be sometime next year.
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Originally published August 23, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
