A TV adaptation of iconic 90’s classic L.A. Confidential has been green-lit by US network CBS.

The 1997 film, directed by the late Curtis Hanson, starred Russell Crowe, Kim Basinger and Danny DeVito in the height of their careers. Loosely based on James Ellroy’s 1990 novel of the same name, the success of the film saw Basinger win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film.

The plot centred around three policemen, each with his own motives and obsessions, on their quest to tackle the corruption surrounding an unsolved murder at a downtown Los Angeles coffee shop in the early 1950s.