I'm not sure I am. FX has put into the development stage the first major series project centered on an illegal alien character. A drama about an illegal Mexican immigrant working as a private investigator.
Via Deadline.com -
It is a premise that would no doubt spark controversy. FX has put in development the first major series project centered on an illegal alien character, a drama from Changing Lanes writer Chap Taylor about an illegal Mexican immigrant working as a private investigator. TV and film director Rodrigo Garcia, born in Colombia, has come on board to direct and executive produce the project, described as "Traffic meets Chinatown." Also executive producing are Taylor, Dawn Parouse & Marti Noxon of Grady Twins and Garcia's frequent collaborator, producer Julie Lynn.
Taylor decided to look for a contemporary counterpart to Marlowe, asking himself: "Who today is on the outer fringes of Los Angeles but sees everything?" The answer – an illegal immigrant from Mexico.
In addition to relying on his own sleuthing skills, by being an illegal immigrant, the PI on the show will be able to tap into a network of other immigrants. "It's an invisible network of people we don't pay attention to who see everything," Taylor said. "They take care of our kids, they mow our lawns, they deliver our food, they mop the floors at our offices, they park our cars. They know if we recycle, and they know if we are cheating on our wives." The PI drama will be dark and authentic, and Taylor stresses that this it not turn into "the immigrant of the week" story.
The project is taking on the hot-button issue of illegal immigration, and Taylor is well aware that it would probably stir controversy and possible accusations that, with an illegal as the hero, the show glorifies people who are in this country illegally. But "in Los Angeles and in the U.S., people's lives are built on the labor of those immigrants," Taylor said.
The timing of this project is interesting. I would expect to see this series launched sometime next year. I suspect that immigration will be a very hot topic next year. Democrats have already said that they hope to divide the Latino vote against the Republicans. The sympathetic manner in which the creators of this series say they intend to depict illegal immigrants should help to advance the meme that they are all victims.
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