EXCLUSIVE: Eric I. Lu (The Resident) and Wilmer Valderrama (NCIS) are developing a drama series based on Anthony Almojera’s memoir Riding The Lightning: A Year in the Life of a New York City Paramedic, Deadline has learned.
CBS Studios is the studio. Riding The Lightning will follow a veteran team of EMS workers in New York City grappling with life-or-death emergencies while welcoming an eager group of new recruits to their tight-knit unit.
Lu will serve as the writer and executive producer of Riding The Lightning; Valderrama and Kaitlin Saltzman will EP through his WV Entertainment.
Almojera will serve as a consultant on the project. Lu will feel right at home working on a medical drama thanks to his four years working as a writer and producer on Fox’s The Resident.
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