A drama project starring Jared Padalecki that’s in development at CBS is taking another step forward.

The drama, in which Padalecki would play a doctor serving patients in rural Texas, has opened a development writers room. Development rooms, as covered under the Writers Guild of America’s 2023 contract , have three or more writers (including a showrunner) working on scripts ahead of a series order. The room will be open for a minimum of 10 weeks, per the WGA contract.

The CBS project, first announced in January, reunites Padalecki and his Anna Fricke, who was the showrunner of Walker at The CW. The untitled drama comes from Walker producer CBS Studios, where Fricke has an overall deal and Padalecki has a first-look producing deal. The show is not yet targeted for any specifc s

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