NBC has renewed The Night Shift... TIME TO USE THE BEST PHOTO EVER!!!!! pic.twitter.com/yHNFyXwb8U
— Eric Goldman (@EricIGN) May 9, 2015#Undateable Renewed for All-Live Third Season http://t.co/p9KeA7DXi2 @VDOOZER
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 9, 2015
The Player (formerly Endgame) hails from the John Fox and John Davis' Davis Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television. Set in the high-stakes world of Las Vegas, a the drama revolves around a former sniper-turned-security expert (Strike Back's Philip Winchester) who is drawn into a mysterious conspiracy that forces him to complete a series of heroic challenges in order to save innocent lives. Wesley Snipes co-stars in the drama that was considered a lock heading into this week and had been already staffing. John Rogers (The Librarians) penned the script and exec produces the drama, which has been earning rave reviews for star Winchester.
Game of Silence, considered a dark cable-type drama, marks CSI alum Carol Mendelsohn's first drama series under her new overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, with Universal Television boarding the series as a co-production. The show, which sources say is a 10-episode commitment, is based on the Turkish format Suskunlar and centers on a rising attorney (Revolution's David Lyons) on the brink of success who could lose his perfectly crafted life when his long-lost childhood friends unexpectedly reappear after 25 years. When a dark secret resurfaces, the brotherhood bands together to right the wrongs of their shared past, pushing the limits of their loyalty and quenching their thirst for revenge. Larenz Tate and Michael Raymond-James co-star in the drama penned by David Hudgins (Parenthood, Friday Night Lights). Mendelsohn, Julie Weitz and director Niels Arden Oplev exec produce.
