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Posted: Fri., Feb. 18, 2011, 10:25am PT

Neil Patrick Harris may helm CBS pilot

Peter Knight comedy set in venture capital world

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

Exclusive: Neil Patrick Harris is close to signing a deal to direct an untitled Peter Knight CBS comedy pilot.

Written by Knight and exec produced by Doug Robinson, multicam pilot is a workplace ensemble centered around the young people who work at a high-powered venture capital firm.

Project is from Sony, CBS Television Studios and Adam Sandler's Happy Madison shingle. Knight's previous series include "Krod Mandoon" and the "Flaming Sword of Fire" and "Big Wolf on Campus."

Last year Harris directed an episode of his skein "How I Met Your Mother."

Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

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