Deadline has learned that ABC is developing The Order, a drama based on Yale’s Skull and Bones secret society.

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The Order will follow two timelines, a young woman who attended Yale 10 years ago, tapped as a member of an ultra-prestigious secret society, and the same woman in present day as a respected FBI agent and in the midst of the biggest case of her life, which she discovers is linked to her past in the secret society.

The backdrop of the Skull and Bones secret society will be based on Alexandra Robbins’ nonfiction book The Secrets Of The Tomb: Skull And Bones, The Ivy League And The Hidden Paths Of Power.