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EXCLUSIVE: Kathy Bates’ Matty Matlock from CBS’ deed play Matlock may soon beryllium joined by different hard-charging lawyer of a definite property connected web television. NBC is developing Last Chance Lawyer, a drama starring and executive produced by Henry Winkler.
Written and executive produced by Mike Gagerman and Andrew Waller (Search Party), Last Chance Lawyer centers connected hard-driving and unconventional criminal defense lawyer Howard Greenberg (Winkler) who is simply a fierce advocator for his underdog clients, believing that nary matter what they are accused of, nan strategy is ever guiltier.
Winkler, Gagerman and Waller executive nutrient alongside Jed Mercurio and Jimmy Mulville for Hat Trick Media. Universal Television, a section of Universal Studio Group, is nan studio.
This marks NBC’s return to nan ineligible drama arena months aft nan Night Court revival ended its three-season tally connected nan network. It besides marks Winkler’s return to NBC wherever he had a recurring domiciled connected Parks and Recreation.
Happy Days alum Winkler, a 10-time Emmy nominee who won successful 2018 for HBO’s Barry, recently revealed that he has nary volition of slowing down astatine property 80.
Noting connected nan IMO pinch Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson podcast that he “works a lot” and has “several jobs,” including his History Channel bid Hazardous History, he said, “People support asking maine americium I gonna retire, or, ‘Have you retired?’ And I deliberation that is nan furthest point from my imagination. I will discontinue erstwhile I americium not capable to [act] again, more.”
He past added of perchance retiring, “I conscionable deliberation that it is deadly.”
Winkler, astir precocious seen other Bob Odenkirk connected nan movie Normal and successful an section of Apple TV’s Loot last fall, has nan movie Rolling Loud coming up this year. He is repped by CAA, Entertainment 360 and Heller Law.
Gagerman and Waller co-wrote nan 2014 drama movie Search Party, co-written and directed by Scot Armstrong. They person antecedently developed for NBC arsenic good arsenic ABC, CBS, Paramount and FX. They are repped by 42 and Jackoway/Tyerman.
