FX Orders Comedy Pilot from Rescue Me Producers

NEW YORK: FX has greenlit the pilot for a new comedy, Bronx Warrants, from the producing team behind Rescue Me, Denis Leary and Jim Serpico.

Bronx Warrants was created by Dean Lorey (Arrested Development, My Wife and Kids). Lorey will also be an executive producer, alongside Leary and Serpico. Tom Sellitti is co-executive producer. The comedy, produced by FX Productions, is based on the real-life experiences of David Joglar and Ricard Wetzel, who will also co-produce. The story follows a group of warrant detectives in the Bronx who are assigned to arrest people with outstanding warrants.

"We’ve enjoyed a great relationship with Denis, Jim and Tom through seven years of Rescue Me and I believe they found the perfect project to continue that relationship," said Eric Schrier, the head of series development for FX and executive VP of FX Productions. "Dean Lorey has taken this unique police squad and created a hilarious and surprising world of characters and situations."

"I’m thrilled to be working with Denis Leary, Jim Serpico and the great team at FX,” said Lorey. “We loved this show from the second real-life Bronx Warrants cops David Joglar and Richard Wetzel shared their insane exploits with us and we can’t wait to get shooting."

Leary added, “I speak for everyone at Apostle when I say it’s great to be welcomed back into the FX family where we hope to make a laugh-out-loud half hour and—even more importantly—use the network’s juice to sneak into the Emmy gifting suites and come away with many bags of shiny swag.”