“ER” executive producers John Wells and Jack Orman are re-teaming to produce a pilot for an NBC medical drama series based on Wolfgang Petersen’s 1995 pandemic thriller “Outbreak”.
The pair co-wrote the pilot which follows an ensemble of characters as they race to contain a lethal virus before it becomes a global pandemic.
The pair will also executive produce alongside Andrew Stearn. Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman, Rene Russo and Kevin Spacey starred in the original film which grossed $190 million.
Source: Deadline
