EXCLUSIVE: 20th Television has extended its overall deal with Liz Heldens, co-developer and executive producer of the studio’s new crime drama Will Trent, starring Ramon Rodriguez, which premiers on ABC tonight.

Under the new pact, Heldens will create, develop, write and produce new series for all platforms. Heldens started her career at 20th TV — then co-run of Disney General Entertainment Chairman Dana Walden — creating her first pilot, 2000 Fox drama Damaged Goods, and working on series Boston Public, North Shore and Pepper Dennis.

Heldens returned to the studio in 2016 and has been under an overall deal there ever since. She recently developed and is executive producing and showrunning with Dan Thomsen Will Trent, based on the book series by Karin Slaughter.

Previously, she was an executive producer on 20th TV’s award-winning limited series The Dropout for Hulu, the creator, executive producer and showrunner on two 20th TV series for Fox, The Big Leap and The Passage, and served as an executive producer on the studio’s Seth McFarlane dramedy The Orville, which ran on Fox and Hulu. “I’m really excited to continue at my home studio with Karey Burke, Carolyn Cassidy, Jenna Riley, and the whole team at 20th Television, who are such supportive, collaborative creative partners,” Heldens said. “I will always be grateful to Dana Walden for giving me my first job in television and look forward to making more shows with the studio.” Under the deal, Quinn Haberman will serve has Heldens’ development executive at 20th Television. “Liz has brought truly inspired series and characters to life over the course of her two-decade journey with our studio,” said Karey Burke, President of 20th Television. “”She’s the whole package — an

‘Will Trent’ EP Liz Heldens Re-Ups Overall Deal With 20th Television

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