By Nellie Andreeva 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -
Christian Slater is
NBC's next drama leading man. Sources said the network is close
to handing out a series order for an untitled drama described
as "The Bourne Identity" meets "Jekyll & Hyde." Slater would
play a mild-mannered suburban dad who learns that his alter ego
is a spy.
It comes from writer-producer Jason Smilovic, who
originally developed it as a feature at Fox several years ago.
NBC declined comment.
Slater has been courted for years to do a primetime series
and was regularly offered pilot gigs. But, aside from guest
appearances on NBC's "The West Wing" and ABC's "Alias," he
largely stayed on the sidelines until last year, when he was
attached to another NBC drama, "Dirty Little Secrets," which
did not survives the development stage.
Slater, 38, rose to fame in the 1990s with such films as
"True Romance," "Interview with the Vampire" and "Broken
Arrow." His recent credits include smaller movies like "Bobby"
and "Alone in the Dark."
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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