Undercovers
NBC has opted against ordering the back nine episodes of Undercovers, effectively canceling the freshman drama.
Undercovers drew notice for both its behind-the-camera pedigree -- J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost) and Josh Reims (Felicity) — as well as its cast...
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Undercovers
They've traveled to Tuscany to capture a biological weapon formula and to England to recover an important hard drive. But now Undercovers' married spy team, Steven and Samantha Bloom, will face their biggest mission yet: finding out the real reason they were recruited back to the CIA.
Starting in Wednesday's episode, airing at 8/7c on NBC, the spy drama will diverge from its mission-of-the-week format to explore this new serialized storyline. Although the Blooms were supposedly brought back for a very specific assignment, they will soon discover their boss, Shaw, has a very different agenda....
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J.J. Abrams
NBC has picked up J.J. Abrams' Undercovers as its first new drama series for the 2010-11 season.
Abrams — who's been behind Alias, Felicity, Lost and Fringe — co-wrote, produced and directed the pilot. British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Bonekickers) and Boris Kodjoe (Resident Evil: Afterlife) will star as ...
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J.J. Abrams
J.J. Abrams is bringing a second show to life next season, this time on NBC, according to Variety.
After Fox bought Abrams' script for a half-hour medical comedy, a bidding war between ABC, NBC and CBS raged for his new action-adventure series. Wednesday night, NBC came out the victor.
J.J. Abrams going for laughs with Fox sitcom
Abrams has partnered with...
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Question: What About Brian?
Answer: The Josh Reims-led overhaul continues. Rosanna Arquette's on-screen hubby, played by Raoul Bova, has been let go, and three new characters are being introduced: a happily married couple in their early to mid-thirties, and a younger sister to Barry Watson.
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Question: What's the scoop on What About Brian?
Answer: ABC is bringing in a whole new writing staff, headed by Everwood's Josh Reims — which basically means we should give the show another shot next fall.
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Question: Any chance Everwood could get picked up by another network?
Answer: Sadly, no. And even if there were, the writing staff has already moved on. As I reported last week, Rina Mimoun is now on the Gilmore Girls payroll as a consultant. And executive producer Josh Reims (who got his start as a Felicity scribe) has been named the new boss over at ABC's What About Brian.
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