CBS is developing a cop drama called “Flint” with Matt LeBlanc attached to star. If greenlit, the series will be part of the network’s 2027-2028 lineup.
Per the official logline, “Flint” (working title) stars LeBlanc as “a burnt-out LAPD detective who, on the verge of retirement, is blindsided when the city extends his service by five years. Determined to get fired, he breaks rules and disobeys orders, which, to his dismay, makes him an even better cop.” LeBlanc serves as executive producer in addition to starring. The project is from writer Evan Katz, with CBS Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Television producing.
LeBlanc is best known for playing Joey in “Friends,” the iconic sitcom that ran on NBC for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004 and earned him three Emmy nominations over the years. He reprised the role in the spinoff “Joey,” which aired for two seasons from 2004 to 2006. For five seasons from 2011 to 2017, he played a fictionalized version of himself in the comedy series “Episodes,” which aired on Showtime in the U.S. and BBC Two in the U.K. The series earned him four Emmy nominations and one Golden Globe win.
Katz is best known for his work as a writer and producer on Seasons 2-8 of the Fox drama “24,” serving as showrunner on multiple seasons. His other credits include creating the UPN sci-fi comedy series “Special Unit 2,” which ran for two seasons from 2001 to 2008, and showrunning NBC’s “The Event,” which ran for one season from 2010 to 2011.
News of CBS’ development slate was announced at a press briefing in Los Angeles on Wednesday where CBS also announced three other series in development: a comedy called “Hilda! In Lights” from writer Abby Caldwell, which follows a 72-year-old widow from a small town who tries to make it as a Broadway star; a drama inspired by Barbara Rae-Venter’s 2023 book “I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime” from writer Corinne Kingsbury; and a medical spinoff of “Fire Country” and “Sherriff Country” set in the world of Edgewater, Calif., from Matt Lopez, Tony Phelan, Joan Raider, Max Terrio and Jerry Bruckheimer Television.
CBS also announced its schedule for fall 2026 as well as the greenlight of “NCIS: Los New York” starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan plus renewals for “Beyond the Gates” and “Harlan Coben’s Final Twist.”