Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, The Gilded Age) will write and executive produce a TV adaptation of author Donna Leon's Detective Brunetti book series, which is in development at 20th Television. Deadline reported that the project was originated and set up at the studio by Fellowes's longtime friend and mentor, producer Ileen Maisel, who died last February.
She will be credited as an executive producer, along with Fellowes, Gesine Lubben, P.K. Fellowes, and Lawrence Elman. Leon will co-executive produce. Playwright Felix Legge will serve as co-writer and producer.