ITV sells 'Prime Suspect' to NBC

NBC has handed a pilot commitment to a US take on ITV's Prime Suspect.

According to reports, ITV has sold the format to the US network, which will develop the project with Without A Trace creator Hank Steinberg.

"We want to carefully choose a couple of iconic titles this year to reinvent, and our intention is to create another classic television show from this brilliant original format," said NBC's Angela Bromsta.

"Hank Steinberg was key in helping us secure this project, and we are incredibly excited about his modern vision for the show."

Dame Helen Mirren, who played DCI Jane Tennison in several of the UK series, will not be involved in the US version. The lead in NBC's show is yet to be cast.