Oct. 2--"Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf is taking a major departure from his crime-procedural roots, backing the development of a CGI-heavy series based on the Johnny Dynamite comic-book character.

Wolf is working with writer J.H. Wyman ("Keen Eddie," "The Mexican") and "Disturbia" director D.J. Caruso on the project. Though it's not attached to a network yet, it will be produced by Universal Media Studios, Wolf's long-time studio home, Variety reports.

Johnny Dynamite first appeared in the early 1950s as a hard-boiled private eye. "Road to Perdition" author Max Allan Collins revived the character in recent years. The series would follow Collins' take on the ...

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