Ava DuVernay is producing the first-ever Native American family drama developed for network television. Titled `Sovereign,` the potential series has received a put pilot commitment, the broadcaster said Friday.

The `When They See Us` creator will executive produce the project, with Bird Runningwater, who belongs to the Cheyenne and Mescalero Apache Tribal Nations, acting as co-executive producer. The pilot for the family drama was written by Sydney Freeland (`Drunktown's Finest`), a member of the Navajo Nation, and Shaz Bennett (`Bosch`) from a story by DuVernay.

Per NBC, `The groundbreaking project chronicles the lives, loves and loyalties of a sprawling, contemporary Indigenous family struggling to control the future of their tribe against outside forces and themselves.`

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#AvaDuVernay is working with #NBC to develop a drama about a Native American family - a first for network television. More on 'Sovereign' at the link in bio.

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An Emmy Award winner and Oscar nominee, DuVernay is best known for her Netflix limited series `When They See Us,` as well as her Oscar-winning feature `Selma,` Oscar-nominated/Emmy-winning documentary `13th,` and films `A Wrinkle in Time,` `Middle of Nowhere` and `I Will Follow.`