Robert De Niro Stars in a Crime Series called 'Bobby Meritorious'

Legendary Hollywood veteran Robert De Niro is set to feature in the upcoming drama series Bobby Meritorious for an American streaming service. According to an entertainment news outlet, the show comes from writer Billy Ray, known for his work on the series The Comey Rule, as well as movies such as Tom Hanks starrer Captain Phillips, Terminator: Dark Fate, and Gemini Man.

Bobby Meritorious is set in the US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. When Avery “The Sage” Accomando (De Niro), an informant in the office’s biggest case, is poised to tear this storied institution apart, only one man can stop him: a fabled ex-cop turned prosecutor known as Bobby Meritorious, as per the official description. With a description such as this, we expect this film would make a timeless classic for the viewers, forever etching a grand performance in our minds.

Indian-American lawyer Preet Bharara, who was the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York between 2009 and 2017, is one of the executive producers on the show. De Niro will also executively produce alongside Jane Rosenthal, Berry Welsh, and Peter Gethers, with the show being produced by Paramount Television Studios.

“Bobby Meritorious” is the second project in the streaming space to be signed by the veteran actor. He will also star in a TV Series called Zero Day, releasing on OTT platforms. On the film front, De Niro will be seen in Wise Guys 2023 by director Barry Levinson which is still filming, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, which is still in post-production, and Tony Goldwyn’s upcoming feature Inappropriate Behaviour, also in post-production. With a packed schedule like this, De Niro never fails to disappoint with his sterling list of films, entertaining generations to come when his true nature is quite the opposite of the characters he portrays on the screen. Maybe that’s what makes his films the way it is.