ABC orders new series 'Scoundrels'

ABC has ordered eight episodes of the new drama Scoundrels for its 2010 summer lineup. The series, which is based on a show from New Zealand, is about a family of small-time criminals that is uprooted when the dad is thrown into prison for an extended period of time. The mother then tries to encourage her children to go straight. The drama, written and exec produced by Richard Levine and Lyn Greene, has yet to be cast.