Lenkov Signs New Deal

Executive producer Peter Lenkov has signed on for two more years with CSI: New York.

Lenkov became a co-executive producer of CSI: NY in 2005. The seven-figure deal will keep Lenkov with the show for another two years as executive producer. New York returns in the fall with its sixth season.

When CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered in 2000, Lenkov found himself drawn to the series. He approached David Stapf, who was then the head of current programming at CBS. "I told David Stapf, 'You have the best show on television,'" Lenkov shared with The Hollywood Reporter. "I was so impressed by CSI and wanted to be in involved in that franchise." Several years later, Lenkov worked with Pam Veasey on the CBS series The District. When Veasey was made executive producer of CSI: NY in 2005, she invited Lenkov to join the staff.

The writers for New York are currently on hiatus, but several senior producers, including Lenkov and Veasey, are already hard at work on the first few episodes for season six. The series will have "much more character" in the fall, Lenkov revealed. "The mystery and the science are important, but people are just as important."

The original article is from The Hollywood Reporter.

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