The executive producer of the movie "Pearl Harbor" hopes to film a television series on Oahu called "Diamondhead" that would air on CBS as early as the 2002-2003 season. TV show based in isles
being planned for CBSBy Tim Ryan
tryan@starbulletin.comWarner Bros. TV-based Bruckheimer Films sources confirmed yesterday that Jerry Bruckheimer will develop three scripts for CBS, with one guaranteed to be turned into a pilot.
CBS has already approved two "concepts" under the deal with Bruckheimer, one of which is the Hawaii-based crime-action series "Diamondhead." However, a Warner Bros. TV spokesperson yesterday said the show is in its infancy, or "concept stage," and may not happen.
The earliest the pilot would be filmed on Oahu would be in January or February, Warner Bros. officials said. Scott Glenn will star in the hourlong "Diamondhead" as retired Navy SEAL John Caine, who moves to Hawaii to set up his own private-eye business. The stories are based on Charles Knief's books. The screenwriter is Billy Devlin.
The show would reconnect Hawaii with CBS, which also aired "Hawaii Five-0" and "Magnum, P.I."
Bruckheimer told the Star-Bulletin in May he would "love to film in Hawaii again," citing the local crew as "top notch" and the assistance from state, county and military officials "better than I could have imagined."
The TV show "CSI" is produced by Bruckheimer in association with CBS Productions and Alliance Atlantis. The other concept under consideration is a missing-persons drama, "Vanished."