Rodriguez, whose company I Can & I Will Productions has a production deal with CBS TV Studios, is also developing a medical drama for CBS called Have Mercy.
Rodriguez is developing a pilot for the CW called Illegal that will follow an undocumented family through the eyes of the teenage son, Deadline reports.
CBS has been criticized for a lack of diversity before, but Rodriguez and Garcia’s projects are steps in the right direction to rectify that.
Illegal will be written and co-executive produced by Jane the Virgin writer Rafael Agustin and is based on his real-life experience.