NBC is starting the Fall 2011 season with a few new shows. One of them however, is not exactly new.
Maria Bellos is taking on the role of Jane Timony, a female detective in New York City, who is trying to make it in "a man's world".
Sound familiar?
A while back, actress Helen Mirren played no-nonsense detechive Jane Tennison, who worked for the Metropolitan Police. The British television drama, Prime Suspect, (also the name of the Bello's show) was considered more of a procederal show, and is very decorated with awards.
The new Prime Suspect is based in NYC and Bellos stated in an interview that this show is about the character, not the procedures.
However, majority of the clips available do not show much of her personal life at all. This could be NBC's way of keeping the suspense, since the show is a remake. The first show is scheduled to air on Thursday September 22.
Detechtive Timony (Bellos) is pushed around by her male coworkers. They believe that the job is a boys club, a mans world, and there is no place for a female. She doesn't give up (if she did there would be no show) and goes out of her way to make sure she gets heard.
The only person in her department who seems to give her any type of credit is her boss Kevin Sweeney, played by Aidan Quinn. Its unclear whether he got her the position, but he is shown in a preview telling her male coworkers that he knows she is good.
Not too many clips and trailers are available right now, but the show seems to have what it takes to have some longevity. I also think the show has potential to capture a wide audience. Timony plays the underdog, maybe not in her mind, but to the predominant all male work environment. She has to be strong to prove her place, and I think this will help draw in a large female audience. I also think her attractive qualities and her feisty and fiery attitude will help to draw in the male viewers as well. As far as I can tell (and without seeing an episode I may regret this later) the show doesn't seem to be too raunchy for younger viewers, so it has possibilities to be a good family crime drama.
