The Shield and Gotham star Michael Chiklis has signed on to a new drama pilot at CBS, with the actor set for the release role in Murder, which is being produced by Lin Pictures and Warner Bros. TV.
Based on the British miniseries, Murder sees Anthony Hemingway directing from a script by Amanda Green, and is described as “investigative drama explores crime through the unique and often-conflicting perspectives of cops and killers, witnesses and victims, friends and family.”
Chiklis will play Detective Mason “Mace” Garrity, “a veteran NYPD detective whose deep empathy and sharp instincts have been the foundation of an exemplary career. But now, his usual style is disrupted by his new partner, outspoken rookie Detective Ayana Lake (Teyonah Parris), who will challenge all his assumptions.”
Chiklis won Emmy and Golden Globe awards for his role as LAPD detective Vic Mackey in The Shield, and recently returned to the beat as Captain Nathaniel Barnes in Fox’s DC series Gotham.
