William Fichtner Joins the Cast of New ABC Drama Series THE COMPANY YOU KEEP
Actor William Fichtner (Armageddon, Crash, Mom) has joined the cast of the new ABC drama series The Company You Keep that was ordered to pilot. He will star opposite opposite Milo Ventimiglia (This is Us) and Catherine Haena Kim (Ballers, FBI). The series is being written and exec produced by Julia Cohen (A Million Little Things).
“The project, which is based on Korean format My Fellow Citizens that ran for more than 30 episodes on KBS2, follows con man Charlie (Ventimiglia) and undercover CIA officer Emma (Kim). A night of passion leads to love between the pair, who unknowingly are on a collision course professionally. While Charlie ramps up the ‘family business’ so he can get out for good, Emma’s closing in on the vengeful criminal who holds Charlie’s family debts in-hand — forcing them to reckon with the lies they’ve told so they can save themselves and their families from disastrous consequences.”
Fichtner will play Leo. A former steel worker turned grifter, Leo is a master of the sleight of hand. Cards, shell games, pick-pocketing, Leo learned the fine art of the misdirect a long time ago. A proud man who’d do anything for his family, Leo has a lifetime of regrets and soon he won’t remember any of them. In the early stage of Alzheimer’s, Leo is determined to pull off one last big score to make his family financially secure before he loses his faculties.
William Fichtner is a great actor, and one of the nicest people I’ve interviewed. I look forward to checking this new series out. Stay tuned for more info on the fall premiere of The Company You Keep on ABC.
via: Deadline