NBC and Universal Television develop detective drama 'Worth' from Mike Diliberti
NBC and Universal Television are developing 'Worth', a detective drama written by Mike Diliberti, with Jake Coburn and author Jack Carr as executive producers. Deadline reported it first; Screen Rant followed.
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Centre · 1Mike Diliberti is developing a detective drama series titled Worth for NBC and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Deadline reported as an exclusive. DeadlineN “EXCLUSIVE: Mike Diliberti is developing a new detective drama series titled Worth for NBC and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.” Read at Deadline ↗ Centre · 1Diliberti is writer and executive producer of the series, which follows decorated Army Ranger Will Worth, a brash war hero turned bestselling author and pop-culture celebrity who returns to his old job as a detective in Nashville and stops coasting on his fame. DeadlineN “revolves around decorated Army Ranger Will Worth, a brash war hero turned bestselling author and pop-culture celebrity who stops coasting on his fame when he returns home to his old job as a detective in Nashville” Read at Deadline ↗ Centre · 1Other executive producers include Jake Coburn and Jack Carr, the #1 New York Times bestselling author whose novel The Terminal List inspired Prime Video's series starring Chris Pratt. DeadlineN “Jack Carr, the #1 New York Times bestselling author whose novel The Terminal List inspired Prime Video’s series starring Chris Pratt.” Read at Deadline ↗
Centre · 1Diliberti made his feature debut with the 2025 action comedy Bad Man, starring Seann William Scott, Johnny Simmons and Rob Riggle, and previously wrote Sony's 30 Minutes or Less. DeadlineN “made his feature debut with 2025’s Bad Man, an action comedy starring Seann William Scott, Johnny Simmons and Rob Riggle.” Read at Deadline ↗ Centre · 1Coburn has teamed with Jason Tracey to write and executive produce Gatsby, a police procedural for NBC and Universal Television that Deadline reported the previous week; he was previously co-showrunner of NBC's The Hunting Party and co-creator of its crime drama The Endgame. DeadlineN “Coburn has teamed with Jason Tracey to write and exec produce Gatsby for NBC and UTV, as we first reported last week.” Read at Deadline ↗ Centre · 1Carr is a former Navy SEAL who spent 20 years in Naval Special Warfare and is an executive producer on The Terminal List. DeadlineN “Carr is a former Navy SEAL turned author who is an exec producer on Prime Video’s The Terminal List.” Read at Deadline ↗
Centre · 1Screen Rant, citing Deadline, described the show as a detective series with a military twist from the Terminal List author's circle; the project is in development and has not been ordered to series. Screen RantN “are developing a new detective drama series titled Worth for NBC, centering on a war hero-turned-Nashville detective, according to Deadline.” Read at Screen Rant ↗
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- Trade-style industry news: Deadline gives an exclusive with credits and representation; Screen Rant relays it with a Terminal List hook.
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“EXCLUSIVE: Mike Diliberti is developing a new detective drama series titled Worth” — Deadline
“according to Deadline” — Screen Rant
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- Worth is a detective drama in development at NBC and Universal Television.
- Mike Diliberti, Jake Coburn and Jack Carr are attached.
- The lead is a war hero turned Nashville detective.
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‘Worth’ Detective Drama From Mike Diliberti, Jake Coburn & Jack Carr In Development At NBC
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New Detective Series With A Military Twist In Development From Terminal List Writer
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- 2 Nov 18:00 First DeadlineN ‘Worth’ Detective Drama From Mike Diliberti, Jake Coburn & Jack Carr In Development At NBC
- 2 Nov 19:21 +1h 22m Screen RantN New Detective Series With A Military Twist In Development From Terminal List Writer
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