In the Works: Forest Whitaker's Arms Deal, Dr. Phil 2.0

Forest Whitaker by Prashant Gupta/FX
Former
The Shield player
Forest Whitaker is set to direct and executive-produce a new FX drama pegged as
The Sopranos set in the world of arms dealers, says the
Reporter....
The Doctors, a tentatively titled spin-off of
Dr. Phil, is being eyed for a fall-2008 syndication berth.... NBC has ordered a pilot script for
Outsourced, a comedy about a customer-service manager who, when his department is outsourced to India, travels east to train his replacement.... Scribe
Zach Helm (Stranger Than Fiction) will develop with ABC
Rockville 2020, a drama about a small Oregon town that, out of fear of becoming irrelevant, bids on the 2020 Olympics.