"L.A. Confidential," the terrific 1997 neo-noir that snagged two Oscars, is headed for the small screen.

The film trimmed James Ellroy's sprawling crime epic into a much shorter timeline and dropped a number of story lines, so there's still plenty of material to mine.

Variety reports that the series, like the film, will focus on three homicide detectives, but also a female reporter, a Hollywood actress, and the hunt for a sadistic serial killer.

Jordan Harper ("The Mentalist," "Gotham") is writing and producing the show for CBS. No casting has been announced yet.

You may not know that there was already a TV version of "L.A. Confidential" in 2003, starring Russell Crowe.

That version was filmed but never aired, but was offered as a special feature on the DVD and Blu-ray.

The film, which won an Oscar for Guy Pearce, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.