Neve Campbell Mystery Drama Avalon Not Moving Forward At ABC

ABC isn't going to Avalon after all: The network is scrapping the upcoming drama starring Neve Campbell, TVLine has learned, despite a straight-to-series order.

The series, based on a short story by Michael Connelly (whose works have inspired Bosch and The Lincoln Lawyer), was set to star Campbell as L.A. Sheriff Department Detective Nicole "Nic" Searcy, who heads up a small office on Catalina Island. As more than a million tourists pour into the island each year, Detective Searcy is pulled into a career-defining mystery that will challenge everything she knows about herself and the island. Catalina Island is "a gig no career-driven L.A. cop wants," according to the official synopsis, "but Nic soon discovers her valuable detective skills are needed more on Avalon than she could have imagined."

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David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies), who also writes and executive-produces The Lincoln Lawyer for Netflix, was to serve as series creator on Avalon, which earned a series order in February and was slated to premiere at midseason. Campbell was cast as the series lead back in August; production on the pilot was completed earlier this month.

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