# ‘Gatsby’ Police Procedural With Gender Twist In Works At NBC From Jake Coburn & Jason Tracey

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gatsby-police-procedural-with-gender-twist-in-works-at-nbc-from-jake-coburn-jason-tracey/
- Published: 2026-10-30T17:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T17:14:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/gatsby-police-procedural-nbc-development-1237209502/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- NBC is developing a modern police procedural inspired by *The Great Gatsby*.
- Nicky Carraway is reimagined as a New York State Police detective.
- Jake Coburn and Jason Tracey are writing and executive producing.

## Summary

NBC is developing *Gatsby*, a modern-day police procedural inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s *The Great Gatsby*. The adaptation recasts Nick Carraway as Nicky, a New York State Police detective who dreams of writing, and centres on her partnership with the charismatic investigator Jay Gatsby.

Jake Coburn and Jason Tracey are writing and executive producing the project with Universal Television. The article describes it as being in development, with no cast or release date announced. Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel has had several screen adaptations, including films released in 1974 and 2013.

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