Prodigal Son centers on a criminal psychologist named Malcolm Bright (Jones), who knows how killers think because his father, Martin Whitly (Michael Sheen) is a notorious serial killer known as “The Surgeon.”
Sheen is set to play the father, Martin Whitly, who was once a devoted family man and a successful cardiothoracic surgeon with high-profile patients.
Lou Diamond Phillips, Aurora Perrineau, and Frank Harts are also currently attached to star.
Fox Entertainment is a co-producer. Berlanti’s other pilots this season include The CW’s Batwoman and Katy Keene.