Post by Forever Xena on Oct 8, 2005 7:27:47 GMT -6
Bochco appointed to serve as 'Chief' showrunner
By Cynthia Littleton
There's a new power in the White House. Veteran producer Steven Bochco has been recruited to take the showrunner reins of ABC/Touchstone TV's promising freshman drama "Commander in Chief," Touchstone confirmed Friday. "Chief," which stars Geena Davis as the first female president of the United States, has undergone some behind-the-scenes changes during the past few weeks as series creator-executive producer Rod Lurie turned his attention from supervising the writer's room to directing "Chief" episodes. With Bochco coming on board, Lurie will remain an executive producer on the show but will move on from day-to-day involvement with "Chief" to develop new projects for Touchstone. Bochco, whose long list of credits includes ABC's "NYPD Blue" and most recently, FX's "Over There," signed a three-year overall development and production pact with Touchstone last month (HR 9/26).
By Cynthia Littleton
There's a new power in the White House. Veteran producer Steven Bochco has been recruited to take the showrunner reins of ABC/Touchstone TV's promising freshman drama "Commander in Chief," Touchstone confirmed Friday. "Chief," which stars Geena Davis as the first female president of the United States, has undergone some behind-the-scenes changes during the past few weeks as series creator-executive producer Rod Lurie turned his attention from supervising the writer's room to directing "Chief" episodes. With Bochco coming on board, Lurie will remain an executive producer on the show but will move on from day-to-day involvement with "Chief" to develop new projects for Touchstone. Bochco, whose long list of credits includes ABC's "NYPD Blue" and most recently, FX's "Over There," signed a three-year overall development and production pact with Touchstone last month (HR 9/26).