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Jim Belushi Nabs CBS Drama Pilot

Feb 22, 2010 06:59 PM ET
by Natalie Abrams
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Jim Belushi is handing in his comedy card. The According to Jim star has been cast as the lead in the CBS legal drama The Defenders, Entertainment Weekly reports.

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The series, from CSI's Carol Mendelsohn, follows two Las Vegas defense attorneys. Belushi will play Nick, a lawyer who likes to fight for the underdog.

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