FX greenlights Shawn Ryan's 'Terriers'

FX has given the go-ahead for pilot Terriers, an hour-long private-eye comedy from The Shield creator Shawn Ryan.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show centres on two private investigators who work on cases while trying to manage their own immaturity.

Ocean's Eleven scribe Ted Griffin has written the pilot and will executive produce alongside Ryan, who first pitched the idea to FX head John Landgraf last summer.

"I could see his eyes brightening up," Ryan commented. "It was a lucky break because that's an area he wanted to mine next."