Creator Of "The Shield" Bringing Next Show To Chicago

By Marcus Gilmer in Arts & Entertainment on Aug 10, 2009 6:40PM

Shawn Ryan, creator of cop show The Shield, is bringing a new pilot to Chicago. Variety reports today that his new show Ridealong will be set right here in the Windy City; Ryan grew up in Rockford. According to Variety:

"It's a city I'm very familiar with, and one I haven't seen photographed much, at least on TV," Ryan said, "In my opinion, Chicago has become the center of the universe: It's the place that Barack Obama comes from, it's a candidate to host the Olympics, and it's where Oprah dispels her wisdom.

"When I pitched it to the people at Fox, (Chicago was) the first character I described," Ryan said. "It's a gorgeous town and is the most interesting architectural city in America."

Ryan said Chicago is also a "city with a big crime problem at the moment," which will inform the show.

No word yet on when the pilot would start produced.