Berman, Tolan team for ABC drama

BermanTolan"Drop Dead Diva" creator Josh Berman and Peter Tolan are joining on the drama work for ABC and The new sony Pictures Television. Additionally, the Alphabet acquired a script from the ABC Galleries from "Detroit 1-8-7" executive producers David Zabel and Jason Richman. Both script orders were confirmed by ABC. Berman's project, that was offered having a penalty attached, is all about a lady FBI profiler who teams track of a homicide detective the very first time since he left her in the altar after being released from the closet. Berman is writing the script and can professional produce with Tolan both of them are under overall handles The new sony. Additionally to making "Diva" for Lifetime, Berman is really a former executive producer at CBS' "CSI" along with a author/talking to producer for Fox's "Bones." Tolan already has another script in play at Fox, an ensemble comedy with creating partner Michael Wimer and DJ Nash ("Til Dying") Richman's drama script is really a "Sliding Doorways"-style study of a lady on her behalf big day battling with doubts whether she's making the best decision. Audiences might find two different versions of how her existence would engage in. Zabel already has another script with ABC Galleries setup in the Alphabet, a Western known as "Gunslinger." He was formerly an professional producer on NBC's "ER" from 2005-09. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com