THE BATMAN Director Matt Reeves is Developing a Police Drama Called THE DIME with HELL ON WHEELS Creators

Matt Reeves, the director of the last two Planet of the Apes films and the upcoming Batman movie, has jumped on board to executive produce a new police drama for Fox called The Dime. He will be developing the project with the creators of the AMC series Hell on Wheels, Tony Gayton and Joe Gayton.

It seems like cop series are a dime a dozen these days, but with this team of talent behind this new series, there's a good chance it will rise above the rest. Variety says the series is based on the upcoming book of the same name by New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Kent. Here's a description of the story that the series will tell:

Dallas, Texas is not for the faint of heart. Good thing for Betty Rhyzyk she's from a family of take-no-prisoners Brooklyn police detectives. But her Big Apple wisdom will only get her so far when she relocates to The Big D, where Mexican drug cartels and cult leaders, deadbeat skells and society wives all battle for sunbaked turf.

Betty is as tough as the best of them, but she's deeply shaken when her first investigation goes sideways. Battling a group of unruly subordinates, a persistent stalker, a formidable criminal organization, and an unsupportive girlfriend, the unbreakable Detective Betty Rhyzyk may be reaching her limit.

The Dime certainly sounds like it could be a great cop series with a different flavor from what we are seeing or have seen in the past. I'm curious to see how this show turns out.