TNT issued a press release announcing their plans to have almost all original prime time programming by 2010.
Among the projects announced is one based on the novels of crime author Tess Gerritsen.
“Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and police detective Jane Rizzoli join forces to solve crimes in Beantown. This project, based on Tess Gerritsen’s popular series of crime novels, comes to TNT from executive producer Bill Haber (TNT’s Nightmares and Dreamscapes).”