TNT greenlights David E. Kelley’s “Monday Mornings” medical drama series

Ving Rhames in "Monday Mornings" - TNT Photo

TNT has given the greenlight to the new medical drama series “Monday Mornings” from award-winning producer David E. Kelley (“Ally McBeal,” “Chicago Hope”) and practicing neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, M.D., according to a news release.

“Monday Mornings,” based on Gupta’s book, stars Ving Rhames (“Pulp Fiction”), Alfred Molina (“Spider-Man 2″), Jamie Bamber (“Battlestar Galactica”), Jennifer Finnigan (“Better with You”), Bill Irwin (“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Keong Sim (“Glee”), Sarayu Rao (“Lions for Lambs” and Emily Swallow (“Southland.”)

The series, formerly known as “Chelsea General,” is produced by TNT Originals and David E. Kelley Productions, with Kelley and Gupta serving as executive producers.

The pilot episode was written by Kelley and directed and executive produced by Bill D’Elia (“Boston Legal, “The West Wing”).

The 10-episode first season of “Monday Mornings” is scheduled to premiere in summer 2013.