IN Mars Area Spring 2014 | Page 16

Never stop pursuing what you want. You will have hurdles every day. But you just have to go on to get to what you want. Perhaps even more impressive — and also exciting news for Pittsburgh — is her latest project. O’Neil is developing a police detective drama that will be shot entirely in Pittsburgh, using Pittsburgh actors. She just received approval from Mayor Peduto on Jan. 28 for shooting in the area. “It will have a feature film as well,” explains O’Neil, who says the drama will be very realistic, but is not a reality series. “My cowriter, Parker Reed, was a real investigator with the Pittsburgh Police Department.” His expertise will lend an air of authenticity to the drama as he will function as both a consultant and scriptwriter. The name of the series will be 1-2-Zero-3 Western Avenue, the actual address for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Investigative Branch. The series will not only focus national attention on Pittsburgh, but should be great for the region economical H\