LOS ANGELES (AP) — Renée Zellweger is coming to network TV next season in a dramatization of a murder case recounted by “Dateline NBC.” The two-time Oscar winner’s role in NBC’s “The Thing About Pam” is a sign of how broadcast networks are banking on eye-catching names and familiar stories to draw viewers in an increasingly crowded TV universe. The network announced its slate of new and returning series for the 2021-22 season Friday. It said that the “Dateline NBC” story about a wrongful conviction was one of the true-crime series most popular sagas. “This Is Us” will air in midseason so the family drama can complete its run uninterrupted by holiday or other breaks.
An Oscar winner, more ‘Law & Order’ for NBC next season
