Fox Picks Up Medical Drama Series Rosewood Starring Morris ChestnutPosted by Wilson Morales
May 11, 2015
Among the new series set to air on 20th Century Fox Television during the 2015/2015 season is the medical drama Rosewood, starring Morris Chestnut, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Gabrielle Dennis, Anna Konkle, and Maggie Elizabeth Jones.
Executive produced by Todd Harthan, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, and Richard Shepard, the series will debut in January 2016 on FOX.
Meet the Beethoven of private pathologists… From executive producer Todd Harthan (“Psych,” “Dominion”), ROSEWOOD is the story of DR. BEAUMONT ROSEWOOD, JR. (Morris Chestnut, “Nurse Jackie,” “The Best Man” franchise), the most brilliant private pathologist in Miami. Using his wildly sophisticated autopsy lab, he performs for-hire autopsies to uncover clues that the Miami PD can’t see. His new partner-in-crime is Detective VILLA (Jaina Lee Ortiz, “The After”), a Miami PD detective with attitude and demons to spare. While she’s impressed by Rosewood’s incredible abilities, his constant optimism is more annoying than it is infectious. But somehow, week-to-week, this unlikely tag team will solve many crimes together.
Joining Rosewood in his practice are his sister and “toxicology queen,” PIPPY (Gabrielle Dennis, “The Game”); and DNA specialist TARA MILLY IZIKOFF aka TMI (Anna Konkle, “Man Seeking Woman,” “Betas”), who is Pippy’s fiancée. Plagued with his own set of medical ailments, Rosewood sees that every moment of life should be embraced and lived to the fullest. And those moments of victims’ lives that will never be are what drive him the most.
Chestnut was last seen opposite Sean Bean on TNT’s “Legends,” which was renewed for a 10-episode second season. On the big screen, he will appear in the upcoming thriller “The Perfect Guy,” with Sanaa Lathan and Michael Ealy, as well as the psychological thriller “When the Bough Breaks,” joining Regina Hall and newcomer Jaz Sinclair.
