Deadline reports [su_fox]FOX[/su_fox] has given a put pilot commitment to the Controversy TV show pilot at 20th Century FOX TV studio. The college rape investigative drama from Sheldon Turner, Judy Smith, John Requa, and Glenn Ficarra hails from Turner and Vendetta Productions.

Here’s more from Deadline:

Written by Turner, Controversy centers on a successful crisis-management consultant brought in to advise a university when a co-ed accuses football players of gang-raping her. Facing a crisis of conscience, she partners with a lawyer for the university to seek out the truth.

Smith, who was the inspiration for the lead character in Shonda Rhimes’ Scandal, is a real-life top crisis-management consultant who has worked with a number of high-profile clients, including universities.

What do you think? How do you like the sound of the Controversy TV series pilot? Who would you cast in the potential new FOX drama? Let us know, below.

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