NBC is serious about finding a new medical drama, picking up the pilot "Trauma."
Also on a busy Friday for pilot pickups, ABC greenlighted the drama "Happy Town."
Dario Scardapane wrote "Trauma," which revolves around the high-energy world of medical emergencies out in the field.
Scardapane will exec produce with Peter Berg and Sarah Aubrey. Universal Media Studios is producing with Berg's Film 44 shingle.
Pickup of "Trauma" is contingent on finding a director.
Greenlight comes a day after NBC picked up another medical-themed pilot,"Mercy."
As for "Happy Town," the hour-long centers on the secrets that begin to emerge after a small town experiences its first crime in years.
Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg, the exec producers behind ABC's "Life on Mars" (and before that, "October Road"), are the exec producers on "Happy Town." ABC Studios produces.
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