Brothers and Sisters star Rob Lowe is to team up with Commander in Chief writer Alison Cross to create a new crime drama for ABC Studios.

Variety reports that the hour-long show will be set in the anti-stalking unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. It is understood that Lowe had planned to star in the drama but decided to become an executive producer once he became a cast regular on Brothers and Sisters.

"Unfortunately, the idea of stalking is something many people can relate to," Lowe told the trade mag.