NEW YORK, March 10 (UPI) -- HBO is teaming up with The Weinstein Co. and the BBC for a new TV series based on the Botswana-set "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" novels.
Based on the popular novels by Alexander McCall Smith, the series will star Grammy Award winner Jill Scott, who also appeared in "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?" and "Hounddog."