NBC gives 13-episode series pickup to drama 'Camp'

MUMBAI: US broadcaster NBC has picked up the sly new drama series ?Camp? for 13 episodes for broadcast in the summer, it was announced by NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke.

NBC says the show is in the tradition of ?Meatballs? and ?Dazed and Confused?. In the one-hour drama, parents decompress with gin while teenagers make gleeful mischief and fall in and out of love. Little Hawk Family Camp is where mother nature and human nature collide.

Salke said, "In our desire to make summer an exciting place at NBC along with our signature unscripted shows like ?America?s Got Talent?, ?The Voice? and ?American Ninja Warrior?, we developed a scripted dramedy we love with Berman Braun that has rich and dysfunctional characters in that great setting where millions of families and young people go each summer: camp. Most of us have had great experiences at camps, and this show -- created by two of our favorite producers, Liz Heldens (creator of ?Deception?) and Peter Elkoff (co-executive producer of ?Deception?) -- is sophisticated, funny, and emotional, and we think it will be the ideal summer series for us."

Casting will be named at a later date. Production is scheduled to begin in Australia in March.