Jonah Nolan

Logline: Pitched as a “Titanic”-like historical tragedy and love story revolving around one of the biggest disasters in American history — the Great Chicago Fire.

JJ Abrams & Jonah Nolan (yes, Christopher Nolan’s brother — and also the guy who co-wrote INCEPTION and THE DARK KNIGHT, and wrote the original story MEMENTO was based on) are currently shopping a HOT new Crime / Thriller TV project. JJ is producing, while Nolan will script and direct the pilot, with a co-created by title with JJ, who will also produce with his Bad Robot shingle.

Project just started leaking to networks, and a lot of HEAT is already buzzing from the inital meet. Look for this to become a hot priority for networks still looking for slots to fill.