Los Angeles/Toronto – Leading independent studio Entertainment One Television (eOne) and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) announced they are moving forward on 22-episodes of John Grisham’s The Firm. Produced by eOne Television in association with SPT networks and Paramount Pictures, the series will be broadcast on Sony’s AXN networks in more than 125 territories or countries around the globe. eOne Television will retain basic and pay television, broadcast television and digital/DVD rights for the show outside of AXN markets and handle distribution of the series worldwide, including the US and Canada. Casting is currently underway, with production anticipated to begin in Canada in July. Based on the Grisham-penned novel, the two-hour pilot script for The Firm picks up 10 years after the 1993 blockbuster feature film starring Tom Cruise left off. Written by Lukas Reiter, the pilot reintroduces Mitch McDeere, the young lawyer who brought down a prestigious Memphis law firm operating as a front for the Chicago mob. McDeere and his family emerge from isolation after 10 years in the Federal Witness Protection Program. Determined to reclaim their lives and their future, the McDeeres soon find that past dangers are still lurking and new threats are everywhere.