Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio offers update on possible US remake

The creator of popular British BBC police drama Line of Duty, Jed Mercurio has spoken about the possibility of a US remake of the show. Entering its sixth season, the show is a huge hit in the UK, despite production currently being on pause due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking on Mark Billingham's 'A Stab in the Dark' podcast, Jed said, "I think that if you look at the American television market, it is so much larger than ours, and there are so many more people pitching ideas that the idea of something set in what they call 'internal affairs' has been pitched repeatedly."

He continued, "It's not something that hasn't been explored in pilots and by the writers who really know that world, it's just that there hasn't been a successful series."

Giving us a glimpse of hope, the writer said, "It does still feel like that ground is there to be won with the right approach," however he then continued, "But I think in terms of the discussions with the American market, it has always been that they'd prefer a homegrown thing rather than a version of a British series."

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After filming was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Jed has stated that it will not resume until testing for the virus has improved. This means, unfortunately, that it might not resume until 2021.

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