CBS nabs drama from Jon Steinberg, James Frey

Steinberg Frey "Jericho" co-creator Jon Steinberg is joining with author James Frey and DreamWorks TV for just about any legal drama that has showed up at CBS and CBS TV Art galleries getting a considerable penalty attached.Steinberg is penning the pilot for "Legacy," that involves single-term leader who, after neglecting to win re-election, returns to his hometown lawyer where he's capable of hands-choose the instances that really matter to him.The idea for "Legacy" was produced by Frey's Full FathomFive book production company, which formerly labored while using film side of DreamWorks on "I am Four.InchFrey had lately been pitching various TV skein concepts to DreamWorks TV's Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank, and concurrently happen to be talking with Steinberg about projects. The best matchmaking on "Legacy" was sleek by WME, which reps Steinberg, Frey and DreamWorks TV.The CBS pact marks the next large drama commitment DreamWorks TV has showed up in recent days, following its deal with Showtime to develop Stephen King's "Beneath the Dome," as well as the recent acquisition of crime family drama "The Raiding Party," from scribe Nick Santora, to Fox (Daily Variety, Sept. 23).Steinberg and Frey will professional produce "Legacy" as well as Falvey and Frank.Steinberg has furthermore been busy together with other development, getting signed with an ambitious fantasy project at ABC. "Beauty as well as the Animal" is known to love a dark tale getting an in-depth mythology turning across the kidnapping from the king's daughter by beastly rebels (it bears no resemblance for the Disney toon or perhaps the 1987-90 CBS series). "Legacy," however, is Steinberg's first-position project.Steinberg will be a co-creator and professional producer of CBS' cult-fave drama "Jericho," plus much more recently he developed the comicbook "Human Target" into an action-drama series for Fox and Warner Bros. TV.Furthermore to WME, Steinberg is repped with the lawyer of Nelson Davis Wetzstein. Frey's also with manager Courtney Kivowitz of Schiff Co. and attorney David Krintzman of Morris Yorn. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com