USA Network saves rich people and fights crime

By Kimberly Nordyke

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - USA Network is developing four character-centered projects for 2008-09, including one about a doctor to the rich and famous and another about a crime-solving nanny.

"Royal Pains" (working title) focuses on a young doctor who, after losing everything based on one principled decision in the ER, takes a weekend trip to the Hamptons and ends up reviving his career as a concierge doctor to the rich -- though he's not exactly happy about it.

"The Nanny Files" centers on a 26-year-old nanny to the children of a widower police chief. Unbeknown to him, she gets involved in solving his cases using the help of her network of other nannies, dog walkers, gardeners and neighbors.

"White Collar" (working title) centers on a con man who escapes from maximum-security prison only to be tracked down by his FBI nemesis and used as a consultant to catch other criminals.

"Shirleyville" (a.k.a. "Welcome Homeland") revolves around a soldier who, after two tours of duty in Afghanistan, wants nothing more than to readjust and get reacquainted with his family. But when the mayor suddenly dies, the hometown hero finds himself sworn in as his replacement.

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