NBC Picks Up Fox Television Studios Production

LOS ANGELES: Fox Television Studios’ new mystery drama Persons Unknown, produced in Mexico City in association with Televisa and RAI, has been picked up for a U.S. slot by NBC.

The series follows a group of strangers who wake up in a deserted town in the middle of nowhere, with no recollection of how they got there. They must work together to solve the mystery. The cast includes Jason Wiles (Third Watch) and Australian actress Daisy Betts.

This is the third FtvS series to score a U.S. pickup; Mental has been airing on FOX this summer, and Defying Gravity, produced in association with the BBC, CTV and ProSieben, was acquired by ABC for an August 2 rollout.