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CBS has ordered its first series for the 2023-04 season. It’s The Never Game, a new drama series that will star and be executive produced by Justin Hartley.

Just two months after his critically-acclaimed NBC series This Is Us came to a close after a six-season run, Justin Hartley has found a new gig.The 45-year-old actor's new adaptation of the Jeffrey Deaver book The Never Game was given a pilot order at CBS, according to Deadline.The project had previously received a pilot production commitment back in September 2021, which hails from 20th Television. New project:Just two months after his critically-acclaimed NBC series This Is Us came to a close after a six-season run, Justin Hartley has found a new gigHartley will portray, 'lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw,' who travels all across the country as a, 'reward seeker.'He uses his, 'expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement to solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.' The project was sold last fall, though it was put on the back burner due to Hartley's commitment to the final season of This Is Us.

It looks like Justin Hartley will be back on the small screen soon, as CBS has greenlit The Never Game.

EXCLUSIVE: CBS has given a pilot order to The Never Game, a drama series adaptation of Jeffery Deaver’s novel, starring and executive produced by Justin Hartley. The project, which received a pilot production commitment in September 2021, comes from director Ken Olin and 20th Television.

Justin Hartley has lined up a brand new project and has joined The Never Game.