Deadline.com's Nellie Andreeva reported that NBC "has been eyeing another new series on tap for next season that has larger order than any of the newly picked-up shows--The Firm. I hear the deal for a 22-episode straight-to-series order to the project based on John Grisham's bestseller is now done and the network has taped a clip with Grisham for its Monday upfront presentation." The series "is being readied for a September launch though it is unclear if NBC will commit to it being on the fall schedule before casting has been done."
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An intriguing title change was mentioned in Deadline.com's piece announcing that Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts will serve as executive producers/showrunners on the newly picked up ABC dramedy based on Kim Gatlin's book Good Christian Bitches. The show is now titled Good Christian Belles and stars Kristin Chenoweth.