TNT announced this week that Jason Lee will be taking on the starring role in a new TNT pilot entitled Delta Blues. The new series is described as an offbeat drama about Dwight Hendricks, a Memphis police officer who lives with his mother and moonlights as an Elvis impersonator.
Lee spent four seasons playing karma king Earl Hickey in the NBC comedy My Name Is Earl. The popular comedy experienced severely declining ratings and was canceled last fall.
“Jason Lee is the ideal choice to bring the compelling, off-kilter Dwight Hendricks to life,” said Michael Wright, executive vice president and 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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