Amid the flurry of renewals and series orders given today by NBC was word that David E. Kelly’s Wonder Woman wouldn’t be getting picked up by the network, according to Entertainment Weekly’s Lynette Rice. It had been the subject of negative reactions to the initial script (which was reportedly re-written at least once) and the costume (which was edited but not enough for some), culminating in reportedly mixed screenings. The pilot starred Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights) as the venerable superhero, but Kelly’s version looked at the character through three different lenses (the hero, the woman, and the alter ego). The pilot also starred Tracie Thoms, Cary Elwes, and Elizabeth Hurley.

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Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights) will star in the title role of Wonder Woman, a new series pilot from David E. Kelley (Boston Legal, Ally McBeal, NBC’s Harry’s Law).

The series pilot is a reinvention of the iconic DC Comics title in which Wonder Woman – a/k/a Diana Prince – is a vigilante crime fighter in Los Angeles but also a successful corporate executive and a modern woman trying to balance all of the elements of her extraordinary life.

Kelley and Bill D’Elia (Boston Legal, The Practice) are the executive producers. The pilot was written by Kelley and will be directed by Jeffrey Reiner (NBC’s The Event). Wonder Woman is from David E Kelley Productions and Warner Bros. Television.

Palicki, who appeared as Tyra Collete in NBC”s acclaimed Friday Night Lights, will star in the upcoming feature-film remake of Red Dawn. She also starred in the horror film Breaking the Girl and in the recent series Lone Star.

Source: Coming Soon

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