On the heels of Cynthia Cidre coming on board ABC/ABC Studio’s new drama series Blood And Oil as executive producer/co-showrunner, she has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios.

Cidre: Nina Tassler. A Killing in a Small Town was one of the highest-rated TV movies CBS had ever shown, so without me knowing it I was on the network’s shortlist for writers. I ended up ...