HBO Orders Pilot Script From 'Breaking Bad' Producer, Oscar-Nominated Director Deadline

HBO has ordered a pilot script from "Breaking Bad" executive producer Mark Johnson and Michael R. Roskam, who received an Oscar nomination for his Belgian film "Bullhead," reports Deadline.com.

The pilot script is for a drama called "Buda Bridge," a crime story set in a future Brussels that starts when a woman is found dead on Buda Bridge, the story says. Roskam is writing the script and will direct the pilot, while Michael Mann will executive produce along with Johnson.