David E. Kelley, Michael Connelly ABC Series ‘Avalon’ Taps Dana Calvo to Serve as Showrunner
variety.comJoe Otterson TV ReporterDana Calvo will serve as showrunner and executive producer on the upcoming ABC mystery drama “Avalon.”The show hails from co-creators David E.
Kelley and Michael Connelly, with the show based on a short story that Connelly wrote. It was ordered straight-to-series at ABC in February.The series takes place in the main city of Avalon on Catalina Island, where LA Sheriff Department Detective Nicole “Nic” Searcy heads up a small office.
Catalina has a local population that serves more than 1 million tourists a year, and each day when the ferries arrive, hundreds of potential new stories enter the island.
Detective Searcy is pulled into a career-defining mystery that will challenge everything she knows about herself and the island.
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