NBC picks up Chase

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NBC picks up Bruckheimer's 'Chase'

Scripted series from Jennifer Johnson ('Cold Case')

NBC has picked up Jerry Bruckheimer's "Chase" -- the Peacock's fifth scripted series order for fall.

"Chase" comes from executive producer Jennifer Johnson ("Cold Case").

Pickup joins previously greenlit dramas "Undercovers" and "The Event," anthology "Love Bites" and comedy "Outsourced."

"'Chase' has all the undeniable elements of a thrill ride that you would expect from a Jerry Bruckheimer action series," said NBC/Universal Media Studios primetime prexy Angela Bromstad. "Equally important, it also features a great cast. Kelli Giddish is a breakout star as the lead."

"Chase" stars Giddish as a U.S. marshal who tracks down dangerous fugitives. Cole Hauser ("K-Ville"), Amaury Nolasco ("Prison Break"), Rose Rollins ("The L Word") and Jesse Metcalfe ("Desperate Housewives") also star.

"Chase" comes from Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. Television. Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and Johnson executive producer; and KristieAnne Reed is co-executive producer. David Nutter directed and served as EP on the pilot.