Overview

• Scott Speedman will portray RJ Decker, a disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con who relaunches himself as a private investigator in Carl Hiaasen’s South Florida setting.
• The one-hour drama adapts Hiaasen’s 1987 novel Double Whammy with the author executive producing alongside Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman of Timberman-Beverly Productions.
• Rob Doherty serves as writer and executive producer on the project while Paul McGuigan directs and also holds an executive producer credit under 20th Television.
• ABC greenlit the pilot in May 2025 for midseason 2026 consideration, marking the network’s only new series order to date this year.
• Speedman’s commitment to RJ Decker is structured to allow him to continue his recurring role on Grey’s Anatomy into its 22nd season if the project moves forward.