Fox Orders Edie Falco Legal Drama 'Katie Greaves' — SkimNews
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- Fox ordered the legal drama "Katie Greaves" to series with Edie Falco set to star, with the show slated for the 2027-2028 broadcast season.
- Falco plays a former New Hampshire Public Defender raising two young granddaughters who returns to legal work after a devastating personal tragedy, per the series logline.
- Sharr White created the series and executive produces alongside Falco; Ridley Scott and David W. Zucker executive produce via Scott Free, with Fox Entertainment Studios producing and Fox Entertainment Global handling worldwide distribution.
- Michael Thorn, president of Fox Television Network, called the title character "funny, formidable, deeply human" and praised White's "singular voice" alongside the Scott Free pedigree as exactly the "elevated, visceral character drama" Fox wants.
- Falco is a three-time Emmy winner for HBO's "The Sopranos" with a fourth Emmy for Showtime's "Nurse Jackie" in 2010; her recent broadcast credits include CBS's "Tommy" and NBC's "Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders," plus roles on FX's "American Crime Story," Peacock's "Bupkis," and Paramount+'s "Mayor of Kingstown."
- White previously worked on Apple TV's "Palm Royale" and "Presumed Innocent," Showtime's "The Affair," Starz's "Sweetbitter," and created the Netflix limited series "Halston" starring Ewan McGregor.
- The pickup follows Fox's recent greenlights including live-action comedy "Mammoth" and the Stephen Fry-led drama "The Interrogator" for next season.
Why it matters: Fox is locking in a prestige legal drama built around one of television's most decorated lead actresses more than two full broadcast seasons before air, pairing Falco with Ridley Scott's Scott Free production banner — a notable broadcast-network commitment to elevated character drama at a time when prestige scripted work increasingly lives on streaming.
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