Kiefer Sutherland is returning to the small display screen.
Paramount+ has handed out a sequence order for a yet-to-be-titled espionage drama starring Sutherland (24, Designated Survivor).
Sutherland will govt produce alongside writer-directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra (This Is Us, WeCrashed), Charlie Gogolak (The Sinner, WeCrashed), and Suzan Bymel (Designated Survivor).
The eight-episode season produced by CBS Studios will stream completely on Paramount+.
The sequence finds personal espionage operative James Weir (Sutherland) within the midst of a battle over the preservation of democracy in a world at odds with misinformation, behavioral manipulation, the surveillance state and the pursuits that management these extraordinary powers.
“I’ve been an admirer of John Requa and Glenn Ficarra’s distinctive physique of labor for a while, and I’m thrilled to be engaged on this thrilling new venture with them and Paramount+,” mentioned Sutherland.
“Reuniting with David Nevins makes it all of the extra particular. I can’t wait to see you all with this present in 2022.”
“Kiefer Sutherland and highly effective, heart-pounding dramas go hand in hand,” mentioned Julie McNamara, Government Vice President and Head of Programming, Paramount+.
“We’re thrilled to have him and grasp storytellers John Requa and Glenn Ficarra on the helm, taking us on a really private experience to uncover the reality.”
“We sit up for introducing the Paramount+ viewers to the service’s latest addition as we proceed to broaden our slate of unique tentpole sequence.”
“From the second we conceived this paranoid thriller, we instantly considered Kiefer,” mentioned Requa and Ficarra.
“We’re thrilled to accomplice with him, Paramount+, Charlie and Suzan to deliver this present to life.”
Sutherland is finest identified for his award-winning position as agent Jack Bauer in 24, for which he earned a Golden Globe Award, an Emmy Award,and two SAG Awards.
He additionally performed President Tom Kirkman within the hit drama sequence Designated Survivor, which was revived at Netflix following its ABC cancellation.
The actor can be well-known for Melancholia, Darkish Metropolis, A Few Good Males, Flatliners, Younger Weapons, Younger Weapons II, The Misplaced Boys, and Stand by Me.
He’s represented by CAA, Administration 360 and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler, Feldman & Clark.
The sequence joins a powerful record of in-development sequence at Paramount+, together with a Halo adaptation, in addition to a number of Yellowstone spinoffs.
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