Mike Diliberti is developing Worth, a new detective drama series for NBC and Universal Television, part of Universal Studio Group. Diliberti will write and executive produce the project.
The series follows Will Worth, a decorated Army Ranger who became a bestselling author and pop-culture celebrity. After coasting on his fame, Worth returns to his former job as a detective in Nashville.
Jake Coburn and Jack Carr are also attached as executive producers. Coburn is working with Jason Tracey on Gatsby, another police procedural in development at NBC and Universal Television. He previously served as co-showrunner and executive producer of NBC’s The Hunting Party and co-created and executive produced the crime drama The Endgame.
Carr is the bestselling author of The Terminal List, which was adapted into a Prime Video series starring Chris Pratt. A former Navy SEAL, he is also an executive producer on the adaptation. His other published works include True Believer, Savage Son, The Devil’s Hand, In the Blood, Only the Dead, Red Sky Mourning, Targeted: Beirut, Cry Havoc and The Fourth Option.
Diliberti made his feature-film debut with the 2025 action comedy Bad Man, starring Seann William Scott, Johnny Simmons and Rob Riggle. He previously wrote Sony’s action comedy 30 Minutes or Less, produced by Ben Stiller and directed by Ruben Fleischer.
Sources: Deadline.