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Milo Ventimiglia to Lead HBO Max Cop Drama Pilot 'American Blue' as David Ayer Directs

The project fits Max’s longer-season strategy modeled on The Pitt.

Overview

  • Written by Jeremy Carver, the pilot follows Brian “Milk” Milkovich returning to Joliet, Illinois to help a struggling police force while pursuing personal redemption.
  • David Ayer is attached to direct and executive produce, with Carver executive producing under his Warner Bros. Television overall deal.
  • Milo Ventimiglia also serves as a co-executive producer; Brian Udovich and Neil Reynolds are executive producers, and Russ Cundiff is a producer.
  • Max frames the series under its Pitt blueprint targeting 15-plus episode seasons with modest budgets and an annual release cadence if picked up.
  • The project is at the pilot stage with no series order or production start date announced, following an initial exclusive report by Deadline that others corroborated.