Numb3rs executive producer Ken Sanzel is making a sniper drama
As reported by Deadline, European production company Gaumont TV has picked up Crosshair, a new procedural thriller from Numb3rs executive producer Ken Sanzel. Crosshair is about “a former CIA assassin” who then becomes a “freelance sniper with a CIA blessing to go anywhere and shoot for almost anyone.” Assuming this show is a true story (it’s not), does that mean the CIA is in the habit of training people to be professional killers, and then allowing them to go kill whoever they want? That’s not how this sort of thing is supposed to work. But it’s okay, because this professional murderer develops a conscience when he finds out that he has a 16-year-old daughter he’s never met. It sounds a bit like a throwback to the old Incredible Hulk-style shows from the ‘70s where a cool guy with special skills travels the world and solves problems while also feeling kinda sad about stuff.