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ICYMI: O.J. Prosecutor Marcia Clark Is Getting Her Own Legal Drama, Or At Least A Pilot

By Julia Wick

Published Aug 26, 2016 11:00 PM

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NBC has signed on to make a pilot for a legal drama based on former O.J. Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark's novel Blood Defense, and we are very excited.
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