{"id":14925,"date":"2021-05-12T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/kiefer-sutherland-star-paramount-espionage-drama\/"},"modified":"2021-05-12T09:18:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T13:18:21","slug":"kiefer-sutherland-to-star-in-paramount-espionage-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/kiefer-sutherland-to-star-in-paramount-espionage-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiefer Sutherland to Star in Paramount+ Espionage Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paramount+ has given a series order to an original espionage drama starring Kiefer Sutherland (<em>24<\/em>, <em>Designated Survivor<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The series centers on private espionage operative James Weir (Sutherland), who is in the midst of a battle over the preservation of democracy in a world at odds with misinformation, behavioral manipulation, the surveillance state and the interests that control these extraordinary powers.<\/p>\n<p>Sutherland will executive produce alongside writer-directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra (<em>This Is Us<\/em>, <em>WeCrashed<\/em>), Charlie Gogolak (<em>The Sinner<\/em>, <em>WeCrashed<\/em>) and Suzan Bymel (<em>Designated Survivor<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The eight-episode season produced by CBS Studios will stream exclusively on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been an admirer of John Requa and Glenn Ficarra\u2019s unique body of work for some time, and I\u2019m thrilled to be working on this exciting new project with them and Paramount+,\u201d said Sutherland. \u201cReuniting with David Nevins makes it all the more special. I can\u2019t wait to see you all with this show in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKiefer Sutherland and powerful, heart-pounding dramas go hand in hand,\u201d said Julie McNamara, executive VP and head of programming at Paramount+. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to have him and master storytellers John Requa and Glenn Ficarra at the helm, taking us on a very personal ride to uncover the truth. We look forward to introducing the Paramount+ audience to the service\u2019s newest addition as we continue to expand our slate of original tentpole series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the moment we conceived this paranoid thriller, we immediately thought of Kiefer,\u201d said Requa and Ficarra. \u201cWe&#8217;re thrilled to partner with him, Paramount+, Charlie and Suzan to bring this show to life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paramount+ has given a series order to an original espionage drama starring Kiefer Sutherland (24, Designated Survivor).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":14165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1445,4203],"class_list":["post-14925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-kiefer-sutherland","tag-paramount","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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