Overview
- Reports say David E. Kelley is writing and executive producing Welcome to Catalina, an adaptation of Michael Connelly’s 2024 novel Nightshade for HBO Max.
- The story centers on Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective Stilwell, who is posted to Catalina Island and investigates a body found weighed down in the harbor.
- Kelley will executive produce with Matt Tinker, A+E Studios’ Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson, Ross Fineman and Connelly, with HBO Max as lead studio and A+E as co‑studio.
- The project is described as in development under HBO Max’s drama‑procedural model and has not been publicly greenlit, cast, or scheduled for production.
- The adaptation continues a run of Connelly material on TV and follows Kelley’s prior work on Connelly adaptations and other network hits, which aligns with HBO Max’s creator‑led approach.