HBO gives OK to series about New Orleans

‘Treme’ creator David Simon also made ‘The Wire’ for network

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updated 11:06 p.m. ET May 10, 2009

NEW YORK - HBO has given the go-ahead to a new series about New Orleans and its ongoing effort to recover from Hurricane Katrina.

It’s called “Treme” after a Creole neighborhood with a rich musical tradition. The series creator has a rich television pedigree: He’s David Simon, who also made “The Wire” and “Homicide: Life on the Street.”

Simon is filming the series in New Orleans, after making a pilot there this spring. New Orleans residents will be included in the cast and writing team to add authenticity.

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HBO says it expects the series to start in fall 2010.

It’s the second time that post-Katrina New Orleans has been used as a backdrop for a major television series. Fox’s detective drama “K-Ville” was canceled quickly last season.

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