Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black, Dear Edward) will star in NBC's crime procedural pilot, What the Dead Know, adapted by Beth Rinehart (FBI: Most Wanted) from former New York City medical examiner Barbara Butcher's memoir, Deadline reported.
From Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, the show "centers on highly intelligent, hyper-vigilant death Investigator Ava Ledger (Schilling) who is really good with dead bodies. It's the living that give her trouble. The series follows Ava as she teams with the NYPD to solve their toughest cases," Deadline wrote.
Rinehart executive produces with Wolf Entertainment's Dick Wolf, Tom Thayer, Peter Jankowski, and Anastasia Puglisi. Kevin Plunkett, Rebecca McGill, and Butcher co-executive produce. Fred Berner is director/executive producer.