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Vernoff is teaming with Brockovich for an ABC drama called Rebel that focuses on what life has been life for the legal consultant some 20 years after Julia Roberts brought her story to the big screen in 2000's 'Erin Brockovich.'

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00:00So before you come back here with another lame-ass offer, I want you to think real

00:05hard about what your spine is worth, Mr. Walker.

00:08Ooh, tell him! And now Erin Brockovich is bringing her no-nonsense attitude to the

00:13small screen. Grey's Anatomy showrunner Krista Vernoff is bringing the activist life

00:17to TV for an ABC drama called Rebel, which will focus on what life has been like for

00:21the legal consultant in the last 20 years since Julia Roberts first brought her

00:25story to the big screen in 2000's Erin Brockovich. Rebel, set to be inspired

00:30by Brockovich's life today, follows Annie Rebel-Rubelski, a legal consultant who 20

00:35years after a movie made her famous, is still working without a law degree.

00:39Brockovich herself will be executive producing the drama alongside Vernoff, who is also

00:43penning the script. The film Erin Brockovich earned Roberts multiple honors including an

00:47Academy Award and a Golden Globe. The film, which was Oscar nominated for Best Picture,

00:52followed the single mother of three who was instrumental in building a case against

00:56Pacific Gas and Electric in the early 90s, doing so without any legal training.

01:00Alright, for more TV and movie updates keep it locked on THR.com and until next time,

01:05for The Hollywood Reporter News I'm Neha Joy.

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