The pilot, which is being executive-produced by "Lost" co-creator/executive producer J.J. Abrams, will be directed by "Heroes"' David Semel.
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."
Michael Emerson is a two-time Emmy winner for his work on "Lost" and "The Practice." His stage credits include Gross Indecency and Bach at Leipzig and the Broadway revivals of Hedda Gabler and The Iceman Cometh.
