Boston Legal will return!

After intense negotiations with show creator David E. Kelley, ABC on Sunday reached an agreement with the writer-producer to bring the critically praised legal dramedy back in the fall.

The network had originally intended to hold "Legal" for midseason.

The deal on "Boston" opens the door for a series pickup of Kelley's drama "Life on Mars."

The network has been zeroing in on a series pickup of the drama starring Jason O'Mara, with "October Road" creators Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg coming in as exec producers.

But such a deal had to be blessed by Kelley, who owns the rights to the property, an American version of the British series of the same name.

Now such a pact appears very likely.

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