The latest movie instalment of the Bad Boys franchise, currently titled Bad Boys For Life, might be struggling to wrest itself from the tangled traffic of development, but it appears that the TV spin-off, to focus on Gabrielle Union's Bad Boys II character Syd Burnett, has now reached pilot stage across the pond.
US TV network NBC has ordered the initial episode of the show, which sees the former DEA Agent (and sister to Martin Lawrence's Marcus) moving from Miami to Los Angeles to work for the LAPD. There, she's partnered with cop Nancy McKenna, a working mother who eyes Syd's much more free life with some envy.
Yet while they have very different lifestyles and approaches to work, can they click as an effective unit. All signs point to: probably?
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, no stranger to TV despite his usual movie stomping ground, is backing the show, which comes from writers Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, who have been working on the network's The Blacklist. Given the recognisable name, we figure this one will hit screens, but don't go expecting much in the way of Lawrence or Will Smith, besides potential ratings-grabbing cameos.
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