Dana Calvo has been tapped as showrunner and executive producer on ABC’s ‘Avalon,’ a drama series based on Michael Connelly’s short story, from David E. Kelley
, A+E Studios and 20th Television. It’s slated to be part of ABC’s 2022-2023 programming slate.which received a straight-to-series order, takes place in the city of Avalon on Catalina Island, where L.A. Sheriff’s Department Detective Nicole “Nic” Searcy heads up a small office. Catalina has a local population that serves more than 1 million tourists a year, and each day when the ferries arrive, hundreds of potential new stories enter the island.
is created and executive produced by Kelley, who will write the pilot episode, and Connelly. Calvo executive produces with Ross Fineman of Fineman Entertainment and Barry Jossen & Tana Jamieson for A+E Studios.Calvo is known and as the creator and executive producer of Amazon’s critically acclaimed feminist dramaPrior to her segue to the TV and film industry, Calvo was an award-winning journalist for the Los Angeles Times, the Tribune and The Associated Press.
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