The CW to bring its finely honed skills of teenage drama to shows about terrorism
Deadline reports that The CW is developing a drama about a young undercover agent who discovers a sleeper cell of terrorists at an elite New York university, becoming the focus of an investigation by the FBI and New York City Joint Terrorism Task Force. The CW—which describes this show as a cross between Alias and Homeland—is part of a family of networks that includes Showtime and CBS, two channels that have also developed their own shows about terrorism in the last few years, with mixed success: Homeland, now in its third season, and Hostages, which debuted this past fall. And clearly, The CW will not be left behind in those efforts to create as many fake terrorist plots on television as possible. The as-yet-untitled project will be helmed by the creators of the forgettable Memphis Beat, a TNT cop show starring Jason Lee.
