There have been many cases where real-life events have inspired films and TV shows. And a June event in New Jersey, when a family was forced to flee its home over threats made by an anonymous writer, has morphed into an idea for a creative television series by the former executive producer for Showtime's "Homeland," Alex Cary.

According to Deadline, NBC has picked up the pilot to the new series "The Watcher," which was conceived by Cary and producer Aaron Kaplan from Universal TV. The show will mirror the real-life event that took place with the New Jersey family and obviously, add more sub plot and mystery to the story to give a chilling effect on the audience.

The series has been described as a psychological drama thriller that's based on real life events. This is not the first show on NBC that has ripped stories out of the headlines and featured them as a dramatic fictional story of their own. The network's "Law and Order" franchise has always been notorious for taking that approach for their shows. Except this time, there will only be one story portrayed here.

"The Watcher" will focus on a family of four that features a young couple and their two children who make a life for themselves when they purchase and move into their dream home. But their dream life soon turns to terror when they start receiving anonymous letters that come with such ominous threats that they will eventually have a compelling horror of their own to deal with.

This may also be reminiscent of "The Amityville Horror," which was first chronicled in a novel by Jay Anson, then later immortalized on the big screen into a film. The events were inspired by the real-life accounts of the Lutz family back in the '70s, but it had a supernatural theme. There is no indication "The Watcher" will carry any supernatural theme -- at least not yet.