ABC plans US 'Identity'

ABC is working on an adaptation of UK crime drama Identity.

Deadline reports that a remake of the series, which focuses on identity theft, has received a premium script order.

A pilot episode is currently being written by John Glenn, who will also executive produce alongside Mark Gordon, Deborah Spera, Paul Buccieri and Julie Meldal-Johnsen. The pilot will be co-produced by ABC Studios, ITV Studios and the Mark Gordon Company.

It was previously announced that writer Glenn is also working on new series Treadstone for CBS.

Created by Ed Whitmore, the original Identity - which starred Keeley Hawes and The Wire actor Aiden Gillen - aired earlier this year on ITV1. A report last month suggested that the future of the show was uncertain.