
EXCLUSIVE: Lost alum Michael Emerson is set as a lead in Jonah Nolan’s CBS drama pilot Person of Interest, which is being executive produced by Lost co-creator/exec producer J.J. Abrams. The project, from Warner Bros. TV and Abrams’ Bad Robot, is a crime drama centered on an ex-CIA agent, presumed dead, who teams up with a mysterious billionaire (Emerson) to prevent violent crimes in New York City. The pilot is being directed by Heroes‘ David Semel. In addition to Person of Interest, Emerson also was offered the ABC drama pilot Once Upon a Time.
Emerson and Abrams originally reunited for a different project this development season, action drama Odd Jobs, which was to star Emerson and fellow Lost co-star Terry O’Quinn, with Abrams producing and Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec writing. The project landed at NBC in September but was recently pushed. Emerson is with Abrams and Vanguard Management.
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So does this mean no more Odd Jobs?
I think it may be delayed.
Damn I would have loved to have seen Emerson and O’Quinn together again.
I feel like JJ Abrams was the creator of LOST. Speaking of lost here is the funny parody video of the series finale of LOST with FOUR LOKO
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/d8fdb45280/lost-without-loko
This show sounds kind of like Knight Rider without the talking car.
Seems more like the Equalizer. The difference would be that there is also a moneyman and not just an ex-agent in NYC preventing crimes.
This description sounds too straightforward for Nolan’s genius. Expect a twist.