CSI: Miamidelighted many fans over the course of ten seasons, and now CBS is currently working on a project that will include cases from real life. According toDeadline, the network is developingThe Real CSI: Miami, a docuseries that will explore real-world crimes and the forensic science that helped solve them. The premise of theCSIfranchise always includes different ways in which the detectives use technological equipment and their own instincts to solve what actually happened to the victims they are trying to help.
The Real CSI: Miamiwill be produced byAnthony Zuiker,Jerry Bruckheimer, andMagical Elves. The project will be in good hands, considering Zuiker created the franchise and Bruckheimer has served as a producer for some of the titles under the brand before. The docuseries is currently scheduled to premiere on June 26, officially becoming a part of the network’s summer schedule. AstheCSIfranchisecontinues to expand,The Real CSI: Miamiopens the door for similar projects to spawn under the banner, withGeorge Cheeks, the CEO of CBS, adding during a press conference: “That franchise is very much alive and vibrant, and you could imagine it coming back in many different ways.”
CSI: Miamifollowed the team led by Lieutenant Horatio Caine (David Caruso), the fearless officer who constantly dropped one-liners before The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” arrived with the show’s intro. Some of the team’s most famous members included Calleigh Duquesne (Emily Procter), Erick Delko (Adam Rodriguez), and Alexx Woods (Khandi Alexander), as everyone worked together to protect the community of Miami from a wide variety of dangerous criminals.CSI: Miamipremiered in 2002, and it was the first direct spin-off of the main show, which took place in Las Vegas.
The ‘CSI’ Franchise in Recent Years
The story ofCSI: Miamimight have come to a close more than a decade ago, but that doesn’t mean the franchise came to an end.The Real CSI: Miamiwill lead a new era for the IP now that the flagship television series and its spin-offs have solved their final case.CSI: Vegasmarked the return of Gil Grissom (William Petersen), with the new story serving as an epilogue for the franchise’s flagship title. The reboot wascancelled after three seasons.
The Real CSI: Miamipremieres on CBS on June 26. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
CSI: Miami
Follows the cases of the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Crime Scene Investigation unit as they try to unveil the conditions behind mysterious deaths and crimes.
