Way back on Sept. 17 Vulture reported that CBS was close to greenlighting a mysterious new crime thriller from screenwriter Jonathan Nolan (“The Dark Knight”) and producer J.J. Abrams (“Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol.”
Now CBS has not only confirmed the greenlight for “Persons of Interest,” it has revealed a premise that might remind some a little of Abrams’ “Fringe.” From Entertainment Weekly:
An ex-CIA hitman and a scientist team up to prevent crimes before they happen.
Until “Interest” is greenlit to series, CBS remains the only major network never to air an Abrams series. Abrams had “Felicity” at The WB, “Undercovers” at NBC and “Alias” and “Lost” at ABC, and still has “Fringe” at Fox. Nolan also co-wrote “The Prestige” and wrote the short story on which “Memento” is based.
Find EW’s story on the matter here.
