Confirm this one down the pipeline for director J.J. Abrams (“Lost”, “Fringe”, “Alias”). His next television show, “Undercovers”, has just gotten the green light from NBC for the 2010-2011 season. The one-hour pilot already in the can stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“Doctor Who”, “Bonekickers”) and Boris Kodjoe (“Soul Food”) as a CIA spy couple recently reactivated to duty.
Abrams has been hands-on with the pilot for this show, taking the helm in the director’s chair, producing, and co-writing the pilot with Josh Reims (“Brothers & Sisters”).
Jeff Gaspin, the Chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment, talks about Abrams’ new show:
“J.J. has delivered another signature series along with our partners at Warner Bros and we couldn’t be happier.”
Angela Bromstad, NBC primetime president credits Abrams and Reims for bringing the network another potentially great show:
“Having J.J. on our creative team is a great reason for celebration. J.J. and Josh have found a breakout couple that is rich in character and brimming with romance and action. We feel he’s found the perfect cast.”
The show also stars Gerald McRaney, Jessica Parker Kennedy, and Ben Schwartz.
Official pilot synopsis:
“Outwardly, Steven Bloom (Kodjoe) and his wife, Samantha (Mbatha-Raw), are a typical married couple who own a small catering company in Los Angeles and are helped by Samantha’s easily frazzled younger sister, Lizzy (Jessica Parker Kennedy). Secretly, the duo were two of the CIA’s best spies until they fell in love on the job five years ago and retired. When fellow spy and friend Nash (Carter MacIntyre) goes missing while on the trail of a Russian arms dealer, the Blooms are reinstated by boss Carlton Shaw (Gerald McRaney) to locate and rescue Nash. The pair is thrust back into the world of espionage as they follow leads that span the globe — and Steven and Samantha realize that this supercharged, undercover lifestyle provides the excitement and romance that their marriage has been missing.”
