According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC is close to landing a drama spec script by J.J. Abrams and Josh Reims that sparked a crazy bidding war.
ABC, NBC and CBS were in pursuit of the hot property, from Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV, with NBC and ABC reportedly going down to the wire.
The show is about two spies working together who also are husband and wife, returns Abrams to the spy arena, which he mined with his ABC series "Alias."
I wonder if this series is him trying to redeem himself after the last two bad seasons of Alias? I felt if he kept the complexity of the first season and kept it going with high-octane action, it would have been a great show. unfortunately, Abrams gave into pressure by ABC to dumb down the series to attract more viewers. Also, what ever happened to the alleged Mr. & Mrs. Smith series starring Jordana Brewster that was supposed to be developed for television?
Sidebar: With Jay Leno's cornball fest of a talk show tanking in the 10 pm slot, you think NBC is realizing they made a mistake just so they could cut costs of original programming?
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