Shark Wrangler Previews Season 2 Changes
James Woods and Jeri Ryan in Shark by Justin Lubin/CBS
Shark creator
Ian Biederman has signed a two-year deal with 20th Century Fox TV to continue on as show-runner for the hit drama and develop new projects. Heralding Biederman's success, 20th Century president Dana Walden tells
Variety, "Ian has created a larger-than-life character in Sebastian Stark that... captured the imagination of the amazing
Jimmy Woods, a feature actor who'd never done a television series. The result was the year's most-watched new drama."
Looking ahead to
Shark's Season 2, Biederman says, "We want to make it a combination of provocative drama and interesting characters... not just a procedural." Tweaks include
Jeri Ryan's DA joining Stark's team, giving the supporting cast meatier stories and bringing back Stark's ex-wife.