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Not too long after leaving ''The Walking Dead'', Darabont struck a deal with [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] to develop a pilot for a new series to air on their channel, titled ''L.A. Noir'', based on a book by author John Buntin.<ref name="L.A. Noir">{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/frank-darabont-la-noir-tnt-yman-146591/ |title=Frank Darabont Returns To Television With 'L.A. Noir' On TNT |work=ScreenRant|first=Frank|last=Yeoman|date=January 9, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> Darabont discovered the book at [[LAX Airport]] and, after two days straight of reading it, decided to adapt it for television.<ref name="Mob City Variety">{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/frank-darabont-looks-ahead-to-mob-city-after-tense-walking-dead-departure-1200889252/ |title=Frank Darabont Looks Ahead to 'Mob City' After Tense 'Walking Dead' Departure |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Darabont was very passionate about the project as he had always wanted to produce a [[film noir]].<ref name="L.A. Noir" />
 
Darabont cast [[Jon Bernthal]], whom he had worked with on ''The Walking Dead'', in the lead role for the series.<ref name="insidetv">{{cite webmagazine|last=Hibberd |first=James |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/10/17/frank-darabont-la-noir/|title=Frank Darabont TNT drama picked up, reunites 'Walking Dead' actors|websitemagazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 17, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> Other Darabont regulars cast included [[Jeffrey DeMunn]] and [[Alexa Davalos]].<ref name="insidetv" /> The series was given a full season order of six episodes in the fall of 2012 and the title of the series was changed to ''[[Mob City]]''.<ref name="Mob City Variety" /><ref name="insidetv" /> The series premiered in December 2013 and was met with mixed to positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mob-city|title=Mob City: Season 1|work=Metacritic.com}}</ref> The series was cancelled after one season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/10/mob-city-canceled-by-tnt/235976/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222213618/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/10/mob-city-canceled-by-tnt/235976/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2014|title='Mob City' Canceled By TNT|last=Seidman|first=Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|date=February 10, 2014|access-date=February 12, 2014}}</ref>
 
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