'Twilight's' Melissa Rosenberg to create ABC Drama

Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImageMelissa Rosenberg Twilight scribe Melissa Rosenberg provides her second drama project at ABC. The author behind Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Beginning -- Part 1 will adapt Endemol's Nederlander drama Penoza, the storyline of the assassinated criminal's widow who's instructed to dominate her late husband's shady role inside a bid to help keep her family safe. PHOTOS:'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning -- Part 1' Black Carpet Premiere Arrivals Rosenberg -- that has Marvel's Also known as Jessica Johnson setup using the network and ABC Galleries and murder-mystery drama Afterthought within the works at NBC -- will pen the pilot and function the showrunner and executive produce Penoza alongside The Naked Truth's Alon Aranya and Howard Klein. STORY: Melissa Rosenberg to create and convey 'Earthseed' for Vital Endemol's Penoza, produced by Pieter Bart Korthuis is presently in production on its second season within the Netherlands, where it airs on KRO. The project is just one of two Endemol formats setup at ABC and ABC Galleries. Endemol Galleries, released in August, also offers Spirited, which is compiled by Desperate Average women' Chris Black and Chuck's Henry Alonso Myers, which involves Suzy Darling, a recently divorced mother of two whose existence is forever transformed when she meets the ghost of the eighties British punk rock star. STORY: 'Twilight: Breaking Beginning' Could Available to $140 Million Black and Alonso will write and executive produce the project, which is dependant on Endemol's Australian format that airs on Foxtel. "We're thrilled to partner with ABC Galleries to build up a number of Endemol Galleries first scripted projects," stated Endemol Galleries Boss Philippe Maigret inside a statement announcing this news. "It's enormously exciting that people have such wealthy material to create towards the network in the Endemol teams around australia and also the Netherlands and that we anticipate dealing with Melissa on Penoza, Chris and Henry on Spirited." Endemol Galleries mind of creative matters Jeremy Gold will oversee both projects. Rosenberg's TV credits include Dexter and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Lady, amongst others. Around the feature side, Twilight: Breaking Beginning -- Part 1 hits theaters Friday, using the other half from the Billy Burke and Taylor Lautner franchise's conclusion looking for the coming year. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit ABC Melissa Rosenberg Twilight ABC Galleries Endemol Endemol USA TV Development