Today, CBS has given a straight-to-series order for 13 episodes of Zoo, a drama based on the bestselling novel of the same name by James Patterson, for broadcast in summer 2015.
Zoo is a global thriller about a wave of violent animal attacks against humans across the planet. As the assaults become more cunning, coordinated and ferocious, a young renegade biologist is thrust into the race to unlock the pandemic's mystery before there's no place left for people to hide.
Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg all share credit for writing the pilot script. All four will also serve as executive producers with James Mangold, Cathy Konrad, James Patterson, Bill Robinson, Leopoldo Gout and Steve Bowen. CBS Television Studios, Midnight Radio and Tree Line Films will produce.
"Zoo further demonstrates our commitment to high-quality, year-round programming and to high-concept series that play to summer audiences in the U.S. as well as on a global scale," said Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS Entertainment. "With this #1 bestseller coming to television, we're excited to give our viewers a thrill ride with another blockbuster summer event."
The straight-to-series pickup for a summer run is the same strategy CBS utilized for last year's breakout hit Under the Dome and this year's upcoming Extant.
