The Chase Is On For NBC

NBC announced today that they’ve picked up their fifth scripted series pilot for the 2010-11 season. Added to the roster is Chase, a drama from Jerry Bruckheimer (CSI, The Amazing Race and the Pirates of the Caribbean films) and Cold Case’s Jennifer Johnson.

The new series stars Past Life’s Kelli Giddish and follows a group of U.S. marshals as they hunt down dangerous fugitives. Sounds action packed. Below is NBC’s full description for the series, which joins The Event, Love Bites, Outsourced and The Undercovers on NBC’s list of upcoming new series.

“Chase is a fast-paced drama that drops viewers smack into the middle of a game of cat-and-mouse as a team of U.S. marshals hunts down America's most dangerous fugitives. Kelli Giddish (Past Life) stars as U.S. Marshal Annie Frost, a cowboy boot-wearing deputy whose sharp mind and unique Texas upbringing help her track down the violent criminals on the run.

Cole Hauser (K-Ville), Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break), Rose Rollins (The L Word) and Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives) also star as members of Frost's elite team.

Chase is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc., in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. Television. Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman (CSI franchise, The Amazing Race, Cold Case) and Johnson serve as executive producers, while KristieAnne Reed is co-executive producer. David Nutter (The Mentalist, Without a Trace, The X-Files) directed and is executive producer of the pilot which was written by Johnson.