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" The Shield creator Shawn Ryan has sold a new pilot to ABC alongside writer Karl Gajdusek. Set in the near future, The Last Resort will focus on the crew of a US nuclear submarine who become fugitives when they refuse to fire the craft&amp;#039;s missiles, according to Deadline. Hiding out at a NATO listening output, the crew declare themselves to be the world&amp;#039;s smallest nuclear nation, armed with 24 warheads. &amp;quot;[The plot] allows us to examine what is going on in this country in micro form,&amp;quot; explained Ryan. The showrunner recently produced cop drama The Chicago Code for Fox, but the series was axed after one season. In addition to his ABC project, Ryan is also working on a CBS drama pilot with Criminal Minds producer Simon Mirren. The Last Resort will be produced by Sony Pictures Television, while Ryan and Dead Like Me scribe Gasjdusek will co-write the pilot. &amp;amp;gt;  The Shield creator &amp;#039;still open to film&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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