NBC There may be a legal drama in the future for Conan O'Brien and NBC after all.
The funnyman's former network has picked up the pilot of a one-hour show called Justice from O'Brien's production company, Conaco, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Aside from being prohibited to come within 500 yards of 11:30 and the embargo on badmouthing NBC, another clause in O'Brien's $45 million exit deal you may not have known about was that his production shingle would stay with NBC Universal until the end of development season (when networks pick up shows for the coming fall).
O'Brien signed off Friday after less than eight months hosting The Tonight Show, paving the way for Jay Leno to reclaim the job on March 1.
So from the people who brought you Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and the Walker, Texas Ranger lever, here's Justice. (We're thinking Tilda Swinton for lead counsel.)
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If Justice becomes a hit, we wonder if Conan will ever be Snapped on the Set like these stars.