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By Daniel Frankel
 
 Jason Lee has signed on as the lead for a George Clooney-produced pilot for TNT. “Delta Blues” will star Lee as a Memphis cop who lives with his mother and moonlights as an Elvis impersonator. The hourlong project is being produced by Clooney, Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures and Warner Horizon Television. “Cold Case” staffer Liz M. Garcia will write the pilot script, and executive producer along with Clooney and Heslov. The TNT announcement adds to a hectic week for Lee, who has also signed on to develop a live-action show for another Turner... »
- Dylan Stableford

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TNT announced today that Jason Lee will be taking on the starring role in a new TNT pilot called Delta Blues. The new series is described as an offbeat drama about Dwight Hendricks, a Memphis police office who lives with his mother and moonlights as an Elvis impersonator.
Jason Lee is returning to the small screen after his four season stint as Earl Hickey in the NBC comedy My Name Is Earl, which was just canceled this past fall.
“Jason Lee is the ideal choice to bring the compelling, off-kilter Dwight Hendricks to life,” said Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM).  “With extraordinary talent in front of and behind the camera, along with an outstanding script, Delta Blues is shaping up to be a hugely entertaining show and a great fit with our lineup of original dramas.”
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- Bryan Jones

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Just months after NBC's cancellation of "My Name Is Earl," the show's Golden Globe nominated star has found a new TV gig.   TNT announced on Wednesday (Nov. 18) that Jason Lee will play the lead in in the cable network's offbeat drama pilot "Delta Blues." The high-profile pilot comes from executive producers George Clooney and Grant Heslov and writer Liz M. Garcia ("Cold Case").   "Delta Blues," to be directed by Clark Johnson ("The Shield"), will feature Lee as Dwight Hendricks, a Memphis police officer who lives with his mother and moonlights as an Elvis impersonator.   "Jason Lee is... »
- Daniel Fienberg

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