letterten 2007-08 fall preview | fox

debuts Monday, September 17, 9pm

concept from	From writer and executive producer Jonathan Lisco ("NYPD Blue," "The District") comes K-VILLE, a heroic police drama set - and filmed - in New Orleans. Two years after Katrina, parts of the city are still in chaos, but hope has emerged. Battling an upsurge of violence, understaffing of police forces and a lack of crime labs and other facilities, the cops who remain in the New Orleans Police Department have courage to burn and a passion to reclaim and rebuild their city.
stars	Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Tawny Cypress, Maximiliano Hernandez, John Carroll Lynch, Blake Shields
producers	Jonathan Lisco, Craig Silverstein, Larry Kaplow
studio	20th Century Fox Television

my take
	Using post-Katrina New Orleans as a story backdrop is going to be very hot over the next few years, especially if the show can shoot in Nawlins. Anthony Anderson had a serious star turn in a recurring role on The Shield. He can easily carry this show. It's got a decent lead-in, but has some slot competition. Jonathan Lisco knows cop dramas. Could be a hit on par with Prison Break.