NBC has ordered several drama pilots for the 2026 pilot season, focusing heavily on crime & procedurals all produced by Universal Television.

The original post: /r/television by /u/swoonyaboutclooney on 2026-04-20 17:02:32+00:00.

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‘The Hunting Party’, ‘Law & Order’, ‘Brilliant Minds’, ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’, and ‘Stumble’ are all on the chopping block if NBC wants a chance on some of these pilots, all these shows could be cancelled. These are the pilots NBC might go with:

1. Puzzled: written by Joey Falco, this drama follows "a once promising college athlete Mike Brink who is transformed by a traumatic brain injury that gives him the unique ability to see the world in puzzles."
2. What the Dead Know: Based on the memoir by former NYPD medical examiner Barbara Butcher, the drama follows " a death investigator who teams up with the NYPD to solve tough cases."
3. The Rockford Files reboot.
4. Protection: a crime drama focused on the fedural witness protection program.
5. An untitled crime focused drama from producers Dean Georgaris & John Fox.