High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Prime Suspect is an American crime-drama television series developed by Alexandra Cunningham for NBC, based upon the British series of the same name created by Lynda La Plante. The series is executive produced by Cunningham, La Plante, Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Julie Meldal-Johnson, Paul Buccieri and John McNamara and premiered in the United States on September 22, 2011.