
EXCLUSIVE: Mason Cook, who played Eddie Munster in Bryan Fuller’s NBC pilot/special Mockingbird Lane, has been cast as the young lead opposite Rob Corddry in Spy, ABC‘s single-camera comedy pilot based on the 2011 Sky 1 comedy produced by Hat Trick Prods. Spy centers on Tim (Corddry), a well intentioned father of a highly intelligent and verbal son (Cook), who also happens to be his complete opposite, who inadvertently takes a job at the Secret Service in order to prove himself a worthy father. The original series’ creator Simeon Goulden wrote the U.S. version, produced by ABC Studios and Hat Trick and executive produced by Goulden and Hat Trick’s Jimmy Mulville. Cook is repped by Coast To Coast, Evolution and attorney Howard Fishman.TV Editor Nellie Andreeva - tip her here.


How does one “inadvertently” take a job with the Secret Service?
OH MY GOD!!! This is UN-believable news!! Mason is going to be a SUPERSTAR!!! He was absolutely mesmerizing in MOCKINGBIRD LANE!! When can I buy tickets?!?! Oh, it’s television?! I am going to Best Buy RIGHT NOW to buy TEN TVs because Mason is that good!
Mason is good. Cute actor. The american version of the pilot is kinda blah. The British version from a few years ago is blah, too. I guess this is a Paul Lee special…..considering his bloodline. ABC is just pumping out more of the same….. another banner year…
Professor Falken
Ummm…yeah. Thanks Ted.
Can you say FLOP ! These tag lines seem from worst to worker ! All these pilots are just hideous this year.
I really like the UK version, but I’m not sure if this translates well for American audiences. Depends on how much they tweak it, or if they do the usual we’re-copying-a-UK-show and basically swap out local dialect and nothing else.
Hmm interesting.. Mason is a good actor. Can’t wait for the show! It’l be nice!