ABC piloting secret genius drama

ABC has ordered a pilot of a drama about a basketball coach who discovers he is a genius.

The Unlimited is created by Sean Bailey, who runs a production company with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and has worked with them on several projects.

The central character discovers his father, who has recently died, was secretly an intellectual heavyweight, leading him to realise he has the same abilities.

ABC is said to have invested $500,000 (£250,000) in a pilot after fighting off competition from other networks to develop the project.

Bailey said: "I've always admired superhero origin stories. This is something like that, only a little more grounded. It's truly aspirational. Most people believe they're meant for more, but there's some bureaucracy or the man keeping them down. What if your whole life was kept from you?"