MUMBAI: US broadcaster NBC has signed on filmmaker Spike Lee to develop a new drama series.

NBC Entertainment senior VP, drama development Katie O'Connell says, "Spike Lee was one of the first people that I wanted to make a priority for the network. I wanted to be aggressive about bringing in a high-profile filmmaker who fits in so well with NBC's traditional brand of challenging quality dramas."

Details of the untitled drama's concept will be announced later.

Lee's first critical breakthrough came when he directed the comedy She's Gotta Have It in 1986. Shortly after, he followed up with an explovie drama Do the Right Thing which explored inner-city racial themes