J.J. Abrams wants to take a hands-on approach to Undercovers, his pilot at NBC about a husband and wife working together as spies. The series has been described as a mix between Mr. & Mrs. Smith and The Bourne Identity.
In addition to co-writing and executive producing the project with Josh Reims, Abrams is in talks to direct the Warner Bros. TV-produced pilot.
Schedule permitting, Abrams will make Undercovers the first TV pilot he has directed since 2004’s Lost opener. ABC’s two-hour Lost opening is considered by many to be one of the best-directed pilots of all time and helped launch Abrams’ feature career into helming such films as Mission: Impossible 3 and Star Trek.
Abrams has created and produced several TV shows but is not frequently in the director’s chair. He helmed the pilot and handful of episodes of his ABC spy drama Alias but hasn’t directed an episode of his latest series, the Fox sci-fi drama Fringe, which he co-created and executive produces…
(Source: THR)
