Paramount made the commitment to develop the project after winning out a competitive situation.
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The series is set amid the U.S. Only one man can stop him, a fabled ex-cop-turned prosecutor affectionately known as Bobby Meritorious.
The battle between these two giants is a fight for justice itself.
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Ray will write and exec produce.
He also wrote and directedThe Last Tycoon.
On the film side, Ray is the writer behindRichard Jewell, Captain Phillipsand 2012sThe Hunger Games.
Peter Gethers will also exec produce alongside Preet Bharara.
Earlier this month, Netflix orderedZero Day,which wasDe Niros first series regular television role.
Ray and De Niro are repped by CAA, as are Rosenthal and Welsh.
