NBC Wednesday 8:00pm
debuts Wednesday, September 22, 9pm
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Acclaimed writer/producer/director J.J. Abrams serves as co-writer, executive producer - and also directs - his first direction of a TV series pilot since "Lost" in "Undercovers" with executive producer/writer Josh Reims. "Undercovers" is a sexy, fun, action-packed spy drama that proves once and for all that marriage is still the world's most dangerous partnership. Outwardly, Steven Bloom and his wife, Samantha, 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. 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 goes missing while on the trail of a Russian arms dealer, the Blooms are reinstated by boss Carlton Shaw 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. 
guides Boris Kodjoe (Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion, Resident Evil: Afterlife), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who), Gerald McRaney (Jericho, Deadwood), Carter MacIntyre (American Heiress), Ben Schwartz (Parks & Recreation), Mekia Cox
producers Bryan Burk (Fringe, Lost), J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, Fringe, Lost, Alias), Josh Reims (Brothers & Sisters)
studio Bad Robot Productions, Bonanza Productions, Warner Bros. Television
my take
Excellent for NBC to have someone other than white people in starring roles, but I just don't care about the show. (Even if Gugu Mbatha-Raw is breathtakingly beautiful.) It's from J.J. Abrams, which is a good thing. It could turn out to be a married Alias (which wouldn't be bad at all), but I don't think so. The slot isn't bad, but this won't be around long. The J.J. factor probably keeps it from being First to Die.
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