( EW.com ) -- AMC has ordered two new drama pilots with sky-high concepts and historical settings from producers of well-known shows . The first is `` Halt & Catch Fire , '' which depicts the personal computing boom in the 1980s . But instead of being set in all-too-familiar Silicon Valley , the setting is Texas ' `` Silicon Prairie '' ( which generally refers to the tech community in the Dallas and Fort Worth suburbs ) . EW.com : 'Revolution ' creator talks fall finale , says second half is better than first . Characters will include a fictional visionary , an engineer and a prodigy whose `` innovations directly confront the corporate behemoths of the time . '' The drama is created by Chris Cantwell and Chris Rodgers , with Mark Johnson and Melissa Bernstein ( `` Breaking Bad '' ) as executive producers . The second is a Revolutionary War drama called `` Turn '' that 's based on the book `` Washington 's Spies '' by Alexander Rose . It 's set in the summer of 1778 and tells the story of New York farmer Abe Woodhull , `` who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring , an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America 's fight for independence . '' `` Turn '' is written by showrunner Craig Silverstein ( `` Nikita '' ) and executive produced by Barry Josephson ( `` Bones '' ) . EW.com : 'Key & Peele ' renewed for third season , thanks to Obama . `` These additional pilot orders demonstrate AMC 's investment in our original scripted programming , '' said Susie Fitzgerald , AMC 's SVP of scripted development and current programming . `` Both of these projects take the audience into unique worlds through compelling characters told with an original voice . We are so fortunate to be working with such exceptional talent on both of these projects . '' The projects will contend for series orders against two previously announced projects , Detroit cop drama `` Low Winter Sun '' and the `` Untitled LaGravenese/Tony Goldwyn project , '' both of which recently completed production . See the full story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
AMC has ordered two new television pilots . The first depicts the personal finance crisis of the ' 80s in America . The second is a Revolutionary War drama based on the book Washington 's Patriot .