J-Lo Brings 'Brethren' to FOX

Zap2It.com | November 17, 2006

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Net wants a script for Lopez-produced legal drama

FOX has given a script commitment to "Brethren," a drama pilot from Jennifer Lopez's Nuyorican Productions.

"Brethren" will be loosely based on the life of Isaac Guillen, telling the story of a former gangbanger who puts his multiple-felony past behind him and becomes a defense attorney. His life is complicated by the fact that his colleagues think he's corrupt and his clients believe he's corruptible, or so a press release explains.

"What interested me was the fine line the character must constantly walk in terms of both his professional and personal life, and the fact that it comes from a true-life story makes it all the more compelling."

Lopez and fellow Nuyorican principal Simon Fields will executive produce along with Ross Fineman, Charles Glen and Barbara Cox. Guillen will serve as a consultant. Writing the pilot and executive producing will be Alfonso Moreno ("The Practice").

"I really love the inherent tension for our main character. He has to work to walk the straight and narrow," Moreno says. "In his professional life, law enforcement is trying to trip him up and criminal forces are lurking to suck him in. His home life is equally tricky in that he has to be the ultimate 'Do what I say, not what I did' single parent."

On the TV side, Nuyorican's credits include last season's very short-lived UPN drama "South Beach," while the company's upcoming features range from "Bordertown" to "El Cantante."